Township 30S Range 25W

20 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 29.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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29.9 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 30S25W

Median depth went from 89.8 ft before development to 112.6 ft — a change of 29.9 ft, over 20 of 36 sections. Deeper: 17. Shallower: 3. Sharpest fall, section 19 at 49.9 ft; largest rise, section 13 at 8.4 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 30S Range 25W — 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	104.4 ft	110.9 ft	+6.5
02	99.2 ft	108.9 ft	+9.7
03	93.2 ft	113.8 ft	+20.6
04	84.7 ft	116.5 ft	+31.8
05	78.1 ft	116.4 ft	+38.3
06	67.9 ft	110.7 ft	+42.8
07	72.4 ft	119.0 ft	+46.6
08	77.4 ft	115.7 ft	+38.3
09	83.8 ft	112.6 ft	+28.8
10	93.2 ft	109.5 ft	+16.3
11	98.3 ft	102.3 ft	+4.1
12	94.4 ft	93.8 ft	−0.6
13	90.4 ft	82.0 ft	−8.4
14	100.4 ft	98.9 ft	−1.5
15	89.8 ft	105.5 ft	+15.7
16	82.3 ft	112.2 ft	+29.9
17	79.1 ft	119.1 ft	+40.0
18	79.3 ft	127.6 ft	+48.2
19	94.7 ft	144.6 ft	+49.9
20	87.6 ft	131.2 ft	+43.6
21	—	115.7 ft	—
22	—	103.1 ft	—
23	—	103.0 ft	—
24	—	81.5 ft	—
25	—	87.5 ft	—
26	—	97.5 ft	—
27	—	105.5 ft	—
28	—	122.0 ft	—
29	—	—	—
30	—	143.1 ft	—
31	—	148.0 ft	—
32	—	—	—
33	—	127.9 ft	—
34	—	113.1 ft	—
35	—	103.1 ft	—
36	—	103.2 ft	—

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 30S range 25W

121 wells in township 30S range 25W have a completion record. Busiest driller: T & W Water Well Serv., INC, 31. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 147.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (64), domestic (24), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (23), public water supply (3).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 30S range 25W, 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
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	31	1980–1985	155.0 ft	65.0 ft
Associated Environmental, INC	19	2000–2001	70.2 ft	60.1 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	17	1980–1985	180.0 ft	65.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	7	1981–1986	140.0 ft	70.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	6	1993–2020	140.0 ft	65.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	5	1985–2002	147.0 ft	70.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	4	1985–1991	140.0 ft	75.0 ft
Larsen & Associates	4	2026	70.0 ft	56.9 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	3	1989–1996	300.0 ft	70.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	3	1975–1985	145.0 ft	76.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	2	1975–1979	200.0 ft	110.0 ft
City of Minneola	2	1999	158.4 ft	77.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	2	2001–2004	140.0 ft	100.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	2	2020–2022	165.0 ft	68.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	2	1981–1984	147.0 ft	80.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	2	1981–2018	160.0 ft	95.0 ft
Al's H20 Service and Repair	1	2024	85.0 ft	60.0 ft
Clarke Well & Equip	1	2021	150.0 ft	0.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	1	2020	91.0 ft	68.0 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	1	1977	195.0 ft	95.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	2008	110.0 ft	58.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	1	1983	160.0 ft	60.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	1985	153.0 ft	77.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	1	2016	120.0 ft	58.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	1	1982	165.0 ft	87.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	1	1988	123.0 ft	57.0 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	5	145.0 ft	85.0 ft
1980s	69	155.0 ft	67.0 ft
1990s	7	144.5 ft	77.0 ft
2000s	24	70.2 ft	60.3 ft
2010s	6	140.0 ft	58.0 ft
2020s	10	91.0 ft	60.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	64	160.0 ft
Domestic	24	140.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	23	70.2 ft
Public Water Supply	3	150.0 ft
Cathodic Protection Borehole	2	300.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	2	120.0 ft
Irrigation	1	200.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	110.0 ft
Industrial	1	91.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 30S range 25W, 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
7823	1989	300.0 ft	0.0 ft	Cathodic Protection Borehole	Carl Hayse Water Well Service
442373	1989	300.0 ft	70.0 ft	Cathodic Protection Borehole	Carl Hayse Water Well Service
515537	2018	235.0 ft	56.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
7815	1985	215.0 ft	85.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	T & W Water Well Serv., INC
7771	1982	200.0 ft	110.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC
7772	1981	200.0 ft	90.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC
7774	1981	200.0 ft	96.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Central Well & Pump, INC
7775	1980	200.0 ft	110.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC
7776	1980	200.0 ft	110.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC
7812	1983	200.0 ft	80.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	T & W Water Well Serv., INC

Buying or drilling in township 30S range 25W?

The median section here has moved 29.9 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. Clark County, on 100 % of 121 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
25S23W -20.8 ft
35S33W 57.2 ft
35S36W 92.6 ft
35S38W 145.4 ft
29S17W 4.9 ft
30S19W 1.2 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.