Township 30S Range 19W

16 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 1.2 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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16Measured

1.2 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 30S19W

Median depth went from 103.0 ft before development to 99.7 ft — a change of 1.2 ft, over 16 of 36 sections. Deeper: 8. Shallower: 8. Sharpest fall, section 02 at 28.5 ft; largest rise, section 01 at 26.7 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 30S Range 19W — 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	126.1 ft	99.4 ft	−26.7
02	70.2 ft	98.6 ft	+28.5
03	101.8 ft	120.6 ft	+18.8
04	124.9 ft	133.5 ft	+8.6
05	133.1 ft	131.6 ft	−1.5
06	102.5 ft	92.1 ft	−10.4
07	63.1 ft	—	—
08	111.3 ft	103.1 ft	−8.2
09	103.0 ft	108.0 ft	+5.0
10	78.9 ft	96.4 ft	+17.5
11	75.6 ft	99.7 ft	+24.2
12	104.8 ft	82.8 ft	−22.1
13	80.6 ft	62.9 ft	−17.7
14	69.5 ft	77.2 ft	+7.8
15	101.4 ft	102.6 ft	+1.2
16	136.0 ft	—	—
17	107.7 ft	—	—
18	37.6 ft	—	—
19	31.8 ft	—	—
20	113.0 ft	—	—
21	125.2 ft	—	—
22	128.9 ft	—	—
23	104.5 ft	94.2 ft	−10.3
24	119.4 ft	103.9 ft	−15.5
25	111.4 ft	—	—
26	111.4 ft	—	—
27	129.0 ft	—	—
28	113.6 ft	—	—
29	108.6 ft	—	—
30	47.8 ft	—	—
31	52.7 ft	—	—
32	60.8 ft	—	—
33	82.9 ft	—	—
34	92.9 ft	—	—
35	106.0 ft	—	—
36	112.4 ft	—	—

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 30S range 19W

46 wells in township 30S range 19W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Kelly's Water Well Service, INC, 9. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 180.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic, livestock (18), domestic (12), oil field water supply (12), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (3).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 30S range 19W, 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
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	9	1978–1982	217.0 ft	109.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	7	1975–1992	144.0 ft	106.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	5	2006–2015	178.0 ft	87.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	3	1999–2006	180.0 ft	105.0 ft
Lehl's Water Well Service	3	1985–1993	125.0 ft	75.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	2	2023–2025	190.0 ft	107.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	2	2003–2010	200.0 ft	112.0 ft
Env. Works	2	2022	125.0 ft	95.2 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	2	2001–2008	180.0 ft	65.0 ft
Brau Drlg Co., INC	1	1983	140.0 ft	35.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	1	1982	165.0 ft	124.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	1	2011	192.0 ft	111.6 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	1	1978	113.0 ft	35.0 ft
Cramer Drilling Company	1	1999	220.0 ft	148.0 ft
Environmental Works, INC	1	2020	120.0 ft	91.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	1	1982	140.0 ft	105.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	1993	180.0 ft	79.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	1	2011	138.0 ft	76.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	1	2022	182.0 ft	90.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	2013	180.0 ft	77.0 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	8	217.0 ft	110.0 ft
1980s	12	144.0 ft	105.0 ft
1990s	6	180.0 ft	106.0 ft
2000s	6	180.0 ft	95.0 ft
2010s	8	180.0 ft	87.0 ft
2020s	6	170.0 ft	95.2 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic, Livestock	18	170.0 ft
Domestic	12	180.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	12	200.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	3	125.0 ft
Irrigation	1	180.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 30S range 19W, 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
311186	1999	260.0 ft	125.0 ft	Domestic	Bartel Well Drilling, INC
34597	1978	255.0 ft	130.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
34599	1981	240.0 ft	165.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
34596	1978	232.0 ft	140.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
34595	1979	220.0 ft	110.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
306169	1999	220.0 ft	148.0 ft	Domestic	Cramer Drilling Company
34598	1978	217.0 ft	85.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
339507	2003	200.0 ft	112.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Dan Hayse Water Well Service
444962	2010	200.0 ft	105.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Dan Hayse Water Well Service
34591	1978	195.0 ft	90.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 30S range 19W?

The median section here has moved 1.2 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 Central and western Kansas. Kiowa County, on 100 % of 46 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

34S43W 31.0 ft
32S41W 38.6 ft
29S12W 2.2 ft
25S21W 7.9 ft
29S11W 1.1 ft
35S42W 54.0 ft
19S12W 4.7 ft
30S25W 29.9 ft
25S23W -20.8 ft
35S33W 57.2 ft
35S36W 92.6 ft
35S38W 145.4 ft
29S17W 4.9 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.