Township 29S Range 38W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 205.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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205.8 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 29S38W

Median depth went from 55.8 ft before development to 257.7 ft — a change of 205.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 25 at 221.7 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 184.6 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 38W — 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.	Before	2022–24	Change
01	45.2 ft	229.8 ft	+184.6
02	58.4 ft	249.8 ft	+191.4
03	56.9 ft	253.7 ft	+196.8
04	65.7 ft	268.6 ft	+202.9
05	60.5 ft	266.3 ft	+205.8
06	46.4 ft	254.2 ft	+207.8
07	55.8 ft	252.4 ft	+196.6
08	62.6 ft	260.8 ft	+198.2
09	62.6 ft	259.6 ft	+197.0
10	61.0 ft	257.5 ft	+196.6
11	54.2 ft	248.8 ft	+194.5
12	22.2 ft	212.4 ft	+190.2
13	18.9 ft	219.9 ft	+201.0
14	35.2 ft	236.4 ft	+201.2
15	57.2 ft	256.9 ft	+199.6
16	58.8 ft	256.0 ft	+197.1
17	58.9 ft	258.8 ft	+199.9
18	62.9 ft	266.1 ft	+203.2
19	60.9 ft	271.4 ft	+210.5
20	57.4 ft	261.9 ft	+204.5
21	59.1 ft	261.7 ft	+202.5
22	39.9 ft	246.4 ft	+206.4
23	19.6 ft	230.3 ft	+210.6
24	52.5 ft	266.4 ft	+213.9
25	77.8 ft	299.5 ft	+221.7
26	54.6 ft	272.0 ft	+217.4
27	19.2 ft	231.4 ft	+212.2
28	55.2 ft	261.5 ft	+206.2
29	51.9 ft	257.7 ft	+205.8
30	44.6 ft	259.8 ft	+215.2
31	44.3 ft	258.2 ft	+213.9
32	25.5 ft	235.0 ft	+209.5
33	24.0 ft	234.2 ft	+210.2
34	30.5 ft	243.5 ft	+213.0
35	69.0 ft	285.8 ft	+216.8
36	94.3 ft	314.7 ft	+220.4

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 38W

97 wells in township 29S range 38W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC, 24. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 440.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (37), domestic (17), oil field water supply (15), feedlot (12).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 38W, 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 record	Wells	Years	Median depth	Median water level
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	24	1975–2012	505.0 ft	232.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	23	1987–1995	400.0 ft	160.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	9	1977–1989	503.3 ft	140.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	8	2000–2020	304.0 ft	225.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	6	1976–1998	510.0 ft	267.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	5	2000–2010	455.0 ft	205.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	5	2011–2012	470.0 ft	260.0 ft
Well Owner	3	1999–2002	198.0 ft	0.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	2	1988	380.0 ft	153.0 ft
Dwayne Wagner, Wagner Drilling	2	1975–1976	330.0 ft	90.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	1	2020	552.0 ft	274.0 ft
Grant County Feeders	1	2000	523.0 ft	200.0 ft
Houck Brothers Drilling CO	1	1999	159.0 ft	129.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145	1	2021	602.0 ft	374.0 ft
James Ray Smith Pump Service	1	1979	440.0 ft	200.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	1	1997	95.0 ft	85.0 ft
Johnson & Johnson L.l.c	1	1999	265.0 ft	260.0 ft
K.i. Drilling CO	1	1975	480.0 ft	140.0 ft
Martiins Well Service	1	2003	210.0 ft	190.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2015	427.0 ft	0.0 ft

Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
Decade	Wells	Median depth	Median level
1970s	13	485.0 ft	139.0 ft
1980s	11	475.0 ft	192.0 ft
1990s	38	500.0 ft	220.0 ft
2000s	19	445.0 ft	210.0 ft
2010s	14	465.0 ft	260.0 ft
2020s	3	552.0 ft	274.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	37	505.3 ft
Domestic	17	440.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	15	340.0 ft
Feedlot	12	530.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	6	210.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	4	304.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	3	490.0 ft
Industrial	2	453.0 ft
Public Water Supply	1	505.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	200.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 38W, 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.
Record	Year	Depth	Water level	Purpose	Driller
545384	2021	602.0 ft	374.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145
332613	2002	555.0 ft	297.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
529073	2020	552.0 ft	274.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
23571	1993	550.0 ft	220.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
23566	1977	545.0 ft	265.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
23569	1979	545.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
23594	1992	542.0 ft	219.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
23572	1986	530.0 ft	255.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
23603	1991	530.0 ft	220.0 ft	Feedlot	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC
23604	1991	530.0 ft	294.0 ft	Feedlot	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 38W?

The median section here has moved 205.8 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 98 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

29S31W 155.1 ft
29S32W 174.0 ft
29S33W 191.9 ft
29S34W 184.5 ft
29S35W 159.5 ft
29S36W 192.9 ft
29S37W 207.5 ft
29S39W 247.4 ft
30S26W 64.6 ft
30S27W 119.5 ft
30S29W 133.0 ft
30S30W 142.8 ft
30S31W 152.1 ft

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.