Township 30S Range 26W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 64.6 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections

36Measured

64.6 ftMedian change

MeadeCounty

What has happened in township 30S26W

Median depth went from 32.3 ft before development to 110.9 ft — a change of 64.6 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 05 at 115.2 ft; the smallest fall is section 32 at 32.4 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 30S Range 26W — 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	45.4 ft	93.8 ft	+48.4
02	32.4 ft	92.0 ft	+59.7
03	14.6 ft	90.6 ft	+76.0
04	1.7 ft	104.1 ft	+102.4
05	16.1 ft	131.3 ft	+115.2
06	18.4 ft	130.1 ft	+111.7
07	23.5 ft	127.8 ft	+104.2
08	20.4 ft	118.9 ft	+98.5
09	2.6 ft	90.1 ft	+87.5
10	21.2 ft	96.3 ft	+75.1
11	57.4 ft	121.8 ft	+64.4
12	71.9 ft	127.7 ft	+55.8
13	84.4 ft	140.6 ft	+56.2
14	87.8 ft	149.1 ft	+61.3
15	45.3 ft	113.2 ft	+67.8
16	4.1 ft	81.0 ft	+76.9
17	9.5 ft	95.3 ft	+85.7
18	18.1 ft	110.9 ft	+92.7
19	11.4 ft	91.2 ft	+79.7
20	0.0 ft	68.1 ft	≥ +68.1
21	23.8 ft	90.2 ft	+66.4
22	56.1 ft	115.2 ft	+59.2
23	99.8 ft	153.5 ft	+53.7
24	96.0 ft	148.3 ft	+52.3
25	90.2 ft	145.5 ft	+55.3
26	100.1 ft	152.9 ft	+52.8
27	60.9 ft	114.8 ft	+53.9
28	35.0 ft	89.4 ft	+54.4
29	0.0 ft	56.3 ft	≥ +56.3
30	13.7 ft	78.3 ft	+64.6
31	8.4 ft	55.1 ft	+46.7
32	9.4 ft	41.8 ft	+32.4
33	32.3 ft	68.2 ft	+36.0
34	50.8 ft	103.8 ft	+53.0
35	82.9 ft	149.9 ft	+67.0
36	85.5 ft	153.0 ft	+67.5

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 30S range 26W

99 wells in township 30S range 26W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Bartel Well Drilling, INC, 15. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 180.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (38), domestic (35), domestic, livestock (16), oil field water supply (5).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 30S range 26W, 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
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	15	1977–2014	180.0 ft	64.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	12	2011–2026	202.0 ft	82.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	9	1990–2002	265.0 ft	74.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	8	1975–1980	175.0 ft	32.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	7	1980–2009	285.0 ft	90.0 ft
Allen & Rawlins Drlg CO	5	1975–1976	176.0 ft	53.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	4	2017–2024	338.0 ft	140.0 ft
Well Owner	4	1996–1999	180.0 ft	47.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	3	1985–1998	140.0 ft	80.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	3	1979–2004	280.0 ft	32.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	2	1979	344.0 ft	31.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	2	1997	140.0 ft	39.0 ft
Clt, INC	2	2001	34.0 ft	20.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	2	1995	150.0 ft	84.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	2	1989–1990	265.0 ft	67.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	2	1983–1992	300.0 ft	65.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	2	2014–2020	140.0 ft	97.0 ft
Maxim Tech./kansas City	2	1995	39.0 ft	24.5 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	2	1977–1979	230.0 ft	90.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drilling Co., In	2	1999	330.0 ft	40.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	1	1981	160.0 ft	120.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	1	1983	180.0 ft	65.0 ft
Burton Well Drilling, INC	1	1995	23.0 ft	13.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	1	1983	80.0 ft	22.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	1	2003	165.0 ft	62.0 ft
Friesen Windmill	1	1975	200.0 ft	33.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	2001	271.0 ft	74.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2003	288.0 ft	120.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	1	1984	175.0 ft	32.0 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	19	183.0 ft	35.0 ft
1980s	14	160.0 ft	65.0 ft
1990s	29	182.0 ft	55.0 ft
2000s	13	260.0 ft	72.0 ft
2010s	17	180.0 ft	73.0 ft
2020s	7	268.0 ft	113.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	38	275.0 ft
Domestic	35	169.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	16	175.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	5	160.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	5	23.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 30S range 26W, 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
39402	1987	407.0 ft	92.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
1054401855	2024	365.0 ft	149.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
39392	1990	350.0 ft	90.0 ft	Irrigation	Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC
311425	1999	344.0 ft	47.0 ft	Irrigation	Well Owner
418300	1979	344.0 ft	31.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
510723	2017	338.0 ft	110.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
531532	2020	335.0 ft	140.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
39393	1990	334.0 ft	137.0 ft	Irrigation	Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC
304403	1999	330.0 ft	36.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drilling Co., In
1057158066	2026	328.0 ft	126.0 ft	Domestic	Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 30S range 26W?

The median section here has moved 64.6 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. Meade County, on 100 % of 99 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

29S33W 191.9 ft
29S34W 184.5 ft
29S35W 159.5 ft
29S36W 192.9 ft
29S37W 207.5 ft
29S38W 205.8 ft
29S39W 247.4 ft
30S27W 119.5 ft
30S29W 133.0 ft
30S30W 142.8 ft
30S31W 152.1 ft
30S32W 168.9 ft
30S33W 170.3 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.