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Township 30S Range 30W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 142.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
142.8 ftMedian change
MeadeCounty

What has happened in township 30S30W

Median depth went from 149.0 ft before development to 297.2 ft — a change of 142.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 04 at 162.8 ft; the smallest fall is section 36 at 133.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 30S Range 30W — 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.Before2022–24Change
01157.1 ft297.2 ft+140.1
02153.2 ft300.9 ft+147.7
03132.9 ft288.5 ft+155.6
04135.7 ft298.6 ft+162.8
05138.9 ft300.8 ft+161.9
06143.6 ft303.4 ft+159.7
07142.9 ft303.8 ft+160.9
08143.2 ft302.9 ft+159.8
09145.7 ft302.4 ft+156.8
10151.8 ft303.2 ft+151.4
11158.7 ft304.6 ft+145.8
12159.8 ft300.8 ft+140.9
13154.7 ft294.2 ft+139.5
14156.1 ft298.9 ft+142.8
15151.4 ft297.4 ft+146.0
16149.7 ft298.9 ft+149.2
17148.7 ft301.8 ft+153.1
18145.8 ft300.9 ft+155.1
19151.8 ft299.6 ft+147.8
20153.5 ft298.9 ft+145.5
21149.0 ft291.2 ft+142.2
22140.1 ft281.2 ft+141.1
23149.9 ft289.2 ft+139.3
24143.4 ft279.7 ft+136.2
25132.6 ft266.0 ft+133.4
26137.0 ft273.8 ft+136.8
27134.2 ft272.7 ft+138.6
28149.2 ft288.4 ft+139.3
29153.4 ft295.2 ft+141.9
30150.3 ft293.6 ft+143.4
31152.1 ft292.8 ft+140.7
32151.8 ft292.3 ft+140.4
33147.6 ft286.9 ft+139.3
34131.1 ft269.7 ft+138.6
35118.7 ft255.6 ft+136.9
36122.5 ft255.7 ft+133.2

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 30S range 30W

104 wells in township 30S range 30W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC, 28. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 440.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (81), domestic (13), oil field water supply (7), domestic, livestock (2).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 30S range 30W, 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 recordWellsYearsMedian depthMedian water level
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC281975–2014420.0 ft182.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC201977–2010415.0 ft237.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC72013–2015527.0 ft288.0 ft
Downey Drlg #74862022–2025525.0 ft306.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC51978–1995438.0 ft193.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC51995–2005380.0 ft227.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC42003–2022455.0 ft304.0 ft
Well Owner32003–2021390.0 ft270.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO21978–1990350.0 ft180.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC22017–2019537.0 ft306.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #74822020509.0 ft292.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC22011475.0 ft274.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO22014–2018440.0 ft294.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well22013–2023475.0 ft287.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC22024410.0 ft270.0 ft
L & N Pump22023361.0 ft292.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC21975–1980350.0 ft200.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC11977280.0 ft170.0 ft
Gt Water Well Drilling LLC12025458.0 ft304.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #14512023506.0 ft290.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #14512021537.0 ft282.0 ft
L & N Pump, INC12020405.0 ft314.0 ft
Marvin W. Jones Drilling Company11976421.0 ft126.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc12024460.0 ft248.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC12000517.0 ft225.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s19421.0 ft175.0 ft
1980s7400.0 ft193.0 ft
1990s12405.0 ft229.0 ft
2000s23420.0 ft240.0 ft
2010s22441.0 ft280.0 ft
2020s21460.0 ft292.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation81420.0 ft
Domestic13424.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply7380.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock2458.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer1460.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 30S range 30W, 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.
RecordYearDepthWater levelPurposeDriller
4821332014566.0 ft296.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
4936122015560.0 ft304.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
10569026012025545.0 ft305.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748
4190311980543.0 ft193.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
10530187932022541.0 ft292.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748
4907792015540.0 ft290.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
5068722017537.0 ft300.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
5435562021537.0 ft282.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145
4676262013527.0 ft262.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
10544016612024525.0 ft306.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748

Buying or drilling in township 30S range 30W?

The median section here has moved 142.8 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. Meade County, on 100 % of 104 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

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.