Township 29S Range 42W

32 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 114.7 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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114.7 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 29S42W

Median depth went from 110.1 ft before development to 223.3 ft — a change of 114.7 ft, over 32 of 36 sections. Deeper: 32. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 04 at 149.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 36 at 77.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 42W — 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	108.6 ft	223.3 ft	+114.7
02	82.7 ft	212.0 ft	+129.3
03	52.7 ft	194.8 ft	+142.1
04	35.8 ft	185.2 ft	+149.4
05	42.9 ft	175.9 ft	+133.0
06	86.1 ft	202.0 ft	+115.9
07	53.0 ft	174.2 ft	+121.1
08	59.8 ft	187.2 ft	+127.3
09	74.5 ft	210.1 ft	+135.6
10	99.3 ft	232.8 ft	+133.5
11	122.1 ft	243.1 ft	+121.0
12	144.0 ft	251.4 ft	+107.4
13	168.5 ft	265.4 ft	+96.9
14	143.7 ft	252.7 ft	+109.0
15	127.3 ft	244.4 ft	+117.2
16	103.7 ft	225.3 ft	+121.6
17	104.1 ft	224.1 ft	+120.0
18	81.6 ft	201.6 ft	+120.0
19	111.3 ft	226.7 ft	+115.5
20	110.1 ft	221.8 ft	+111.7
21	113.2 ft	221.4 ft	+108.3
22	131.8 ft	238.1 ft	+106.3
23	149.9 ft	250.4 ft	+100.5
24	173.1 ft	261.1 ft	+88.0
25	171.3 ft	253.1 ft	+81.8
26	151.8 ft	245.4 ft	+93.6
27	—	233.1 ft	—
28	—	213.7 ft	—
29	103.7 ft	207.1 ft	+103.4
30	103.8 ft	211.8 ft	+108.0
31	97.3 ft	193.0 ft	+95.7
32	—	190.8 ft	—
33	—	196.4 ft	—
34	124.7 ft	211.8 ft	+87.1
35	141.0 ft	225.1 ft	+84.0
36	137.7 ft	214.9 ft	+77.2

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 42W

170 wells in township 29S range 42W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Gsi Engineering, LLC, 41. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 245.0 ft deep.

Sunk for monitoring well/observation/piezometer (93), environmental remediation, air sparge (31), domestic (17), environmental remediation, soil vapor extraction (14).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 42W, 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
Gsi Engineering, LLC	41	2019	86.6 ft	74.7 ft
Geocore Services INC	30	1997–1999	85.0 ft	0.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	20	1998–2010	95.0 ft	50.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	19	1996–2009	90.0 ft	70.6 ft
Associated Environmental, INC	12	2002	75.0 ft	0.0 ft
Bluestem Environmental Engineering INC	9	2009	84.6 ft	0.0 ft
Scs Engineers	9	2020	86.6 ft	73.3 ft
Kansas City Testing Lab	5	1995	90.0 ft	76.4 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	4	1986–2009	245.0 ft	180.0 ft
City of Manter	2	1992	258.0 ft	226.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	2	1987–1989	312.0 ft	154.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	1975	539.0 ft	270.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	2	2025	460.0 ft	238.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	2	1998	420.0 ft	238.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	2	2011–2013	475.0 ft	250.0 ft
Bluestem Environmental Engineering, INC	1	2016	73.0 ft	0.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2023	635.0 ft	250.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145	1	2020	646.0 ft	255.0 ft
James Ray Smith Pump Service	1	1975	260.0 ft	230.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1975	603.0 ft	236.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	1	2011	150.0 ft	120.0 ft
Maxim Tech./kansas City	1	1995	88.0 ft	76.1 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	1985	50.0 ft	17.0 ft
Tarbet Construction	1	2011	400.0 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	4	539.0 ft	236.0 ft
1980s	4	87.0 ft	25.0 ft
1990s	55	88.0 ft	70.0 ft
2000s	37	85.0 ft	0.0 ft
2010s	57	89.9 ft	74.3 ft
2020s	13	87.2 ft	74.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	93	86.6 ft
Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge	31	88.0 ft
Domestic	17	380.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	14	75.0 ft
Irrigation	6	539.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	3	245.0 ft
Public Water Supply	3	258.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	2	460.0 ft
Other	1	285.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 42W, 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
534656	2020	646.0 ft	255.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145
1053323924	2023	635.0 ft	250.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
85656	1975	603.0 ft	236.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Layne-christensen CO
85659	1975	539.0 ft	220.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
85657	1975	515.0 ft	270.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
341926	2003	514.0 ft	177.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
445657	2011	475.0 ft	0.0 ft	Domestic	Tyler Water Well, INC
1057128939	2025	460.0 ft	238.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
465944	2013	438.0 ft	250.0 ft	Domestic	Tyler Water Well, INC
303429	1998	425.0 ft	250.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 42W?

The median section here has moved 114.7 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. Stanton County, on 100 % of 170 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

26S24W 34.3 ft
18S40W 22.2 ft
24S19W 3.9 ft
29S10W 0.0 ft
24S18W 14.5 ft
30S10W -3.0 ft
16S25W 0.0 ft
32S18W -137.2 ft
29S13W 2.9 ft
31S26W 21.3 ft
10S26W -15.2 ft
31S18W -89.3 ft
23S17W 11.2 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.