ks-water-table

Township 29S Range 37W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 207.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
207.5 ftMedian change
GrantCounty

What has happened in township 29S37W

Median depth went from 67.4 ft before development to 286.5 ft — a change of 207.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 29 at 236.6 ft; the smallest fall is section 04 at 143.0 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 37W — depth to water before the aquifer was developed, against the 2022–2024 surface, in feet below ground. A plus sign means the water is deeper than it was; a minus sign means it is shallower. A dash means one of the two is missing; ≥ marks a change computed from a figure floored at ground level.
Sec.Before2022–24Change
0144.7 ft222.6 ft+177.9
0223.1 ft189.9 ft+166.8
0321.9 ft173.6 ft+151.7
0428.8 ft171.8 ft+143.0
0516.7 ft176.5 ft+159.8
064.2 ft178.3 ft+174.1
0739.3 ft223.1 ft+183.7
0867.4 ft245.7 ft+178.3
0968.4 ft245.7 ft+177.3
1033.7 ft217.5 ft+183.8
1126.7 ft213.7 ft+187.0
1213.0 ft203.0 ft+190.0
1339.8 ft244.9 ft+205.1
1459.0 ft266.5 ft+207.5
1519.9 ft230.0 ft+210.1
1650.8 ft257.1 ft+206.3
1785.4 ft287.1 ft+201.7
1871.4 ft271.8 ft+200.4
1991.1 ft315.3 ft+224.2
2080.2 ft309.2 ft+229.0
2162.3 ft287.0 ft+224.7
2240.8 ft263.7 ft+222.9
2384.6 ft306.4 ft+221.8
2480.1 ft299.0 ft+218.9
25106.2 ft317.6 ft+211.3
26106.1 ft323.5 ft+217.4
2764.1 ft286.5 ft+222.4
2865.8 ft294.7 ft+228.9
2973.0 ft309.6 ft+236.6
3090.2 ft321.9 ft+231.8
3192.7 ft318.2 ft+225.5
3277.0 ft304.1 ft+227.1
3371.9 ft296.4 ft+224.5
3481.6 ft301.5 ft+219.9
35116.5 ft323.4 ft+206.9
36117.6 ft310.6 ft+193.0

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 37W

77 wells in township 29S range 37W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO, 15. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 480.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (40), irrigation (21), oil field water supply (11), public water supply (2).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 37W, busiest first. The last column is the median depth those wells were drilled to — a driller’s own record of how far down the water was.
Driller of recordWellsYearsMedian depthMedian water level
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO151975–1989440.0 ft215.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC151991–2010440.0 ft240.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC61977–2003545.0 ft316.0 ft
Dwayne Wagner, Wagner Drilling51975–1976370.0 ft180.0 ft
Martin's Well Service42013–2014530.0 ft270.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC31978–1998487.0 ft243.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC32001–2004436.0 ft210.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service21995–2001435.0 ft278.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO22011400.0 ft0.0 ft
K.i. Drilling CO21975540.0 ft295.0 ft
Norman Patterson22004392.0 ft320.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO21997–1999520.0 ft315.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC22012–2015503.0 ft318.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc22023–2024480.0 ft297.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC11975360.0 ft210.0 ft
Cramer Drilling CO11999420.0 ft230.0 ft
Dan C. Sullivan Trust12005350.0 ft230.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC12010570.0 ft300.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC12009513.0 ft318.0 ft
Johnson & Johnson LLC11999340.0 ft260.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO11977480.0 ft174.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC12017500.0 ft263.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc12021500.0 ft282.0 ft
Rollin R. Hagerman11998530.0 ft330.0 ft
Steve's Drilling12016490.0 ft260.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC12013465.0 ft260.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s21475.0 ft210.0 ft
1980s7397.0 ft215.0 ft
1990s24480.0 ft270.0 ft
2000s9414.0 ft292.0 ft
2010s13465.0 ft260.0 ft
2020s3480.0 ft282.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Domestic40420.0 ft
Irrigation21500.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply11400.0 ft
Public Water Supply2503.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock2500.0 ft
Other1600.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 37W, by the depth the driller reached. The water level is the one measured on arrival, which is a reading at a point — unlike the surface figures above. The first column is the WWC-5 record number.
RecordYearDepthWater levelPurposeDriller
1091131996600.0 ft270.0 ftOtherHoward Drilling Company Ag, LLC
235571994570.0 ft316.0 ftIrrigationMinter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
4401752010570.0 ft300.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1071511996560.0 ft380.0 ftDomesticHoward Drilling Company Ag, LLC
4787222014560.0 ft280.0 ftDomesticMartin's Well Service
235381977550.0 ft236.0 ftIrrigationMinter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
235431991550.0 ft360.0 ftOil Field Water SupplyHoward Drilling Company Ag, LLC
235441991550.0 ft360.0 ftOil Field Water SupplyHoward Drilling Company Ag, LLC
1092801996545.0 ft321.0 ftIrrigationMinter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
235361975540.0 ft260.0 ftIrrigationK.i. Drilling CO

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 37W?

The median section here has moved 207.5 ft. What that means for one quarter section takes someone on the ground. Tell us where; we pass the request on.

We are nobody's agent and have no arrangement with any firm today. What we do with this.

This township sits in Far western Kansas. Grant County, on 100 % of 77 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

Neighbours by the count of measured sections, not a ranking: the list slides with the township, so each of the 256 township pages is reachable from the others. All of them.