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Township 31S Range 29W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 112.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
112.8 ftMedian change
MeadeCounty

What has happened in township 31S29W

Median depth went from 129.8 ft before development to 238.7 ft — a change of 112.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 131.6 ft; the smallest fall is section 34 at 87.8 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 31S Range 29W — 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
01122.8 ft243.2 ft+120.5
02129.0 ft248.5 ft+119.5
03135.1 ft255.0 ft+119.9
04125.0 ft247.3 ft+122.3
05110.6 ft237.7 ft+127.1
06110.3 ft241.8 ft+131.6
07110.8 ft238.3 ft+127.5
08117.1 ft240.0 ft+122.9
09128.1 ft247.2 ft+119.1
10132.0 ft249.3 ft+117.2
11119.6 ft236.4 ft+116.8
12121.1 ft237.7 ft+116.5
13134.7 ft248.5 ft+113.7
14132.2 ft245.5 ft+113.3
15135.9 ft248.7 ft+112.8
16129.8 ft242.9 ft+113.1
17115.4 ft230.2 ft+114.8
18119.5 ft238.7 ft+119.3
19127.3 ft236.6 ft+109.3
20130.7 ft235.1 ft+104.4
21120.8 ft225.4 ft+104.6
22134.7 ft242.1 ft+107.4
23136.9 ft246.8 ft+109.9
24139.2 ft251.2 ft+111.9
25139.1 ft243.9 ft+104.7
26124.6 ft228.5 ft+103.9
27111.2 ft211.0 ft+99.8
28130.3 ft227.8 ft+97.5
29141.0 ft240.1 ft+99.1
30131.7 ft237.6 ft+105.9
31132.6 ft236.4 ft+103.8
32141.9 ft236.5 ft+94.6
33132.7 ft220.6 ft+88.0
34115.7 ft203.5 ft+87.8
35111.4 ft204.7 ft+93.3
36137.0 ft231.6 ft+94.6

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 31S range 29W

78 wells in township 31S range 29W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC, 10. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 400.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (37), domestic (25), oil field water supply (11), domestic, livestock (4).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 31S range 29W, 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
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO101975–1986295.0 ft150.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC101975–2010412.0 ft140.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC91979–2019300.0 ft169.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC71980–1988280.0 ft138.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC61978–2009508.0 ft161.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC62011–2018490.0 ft235.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #14542023–2025525.0 ft248.0 ft
Layne-western41976422.0 ft142.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC42000–2001474.0 ft196.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc32023–2025460.0 ft240.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC21991–2002400.0 ft140.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #14522020–2021595.0 ft242.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC21983–1984300.0 ft160.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC12008390.0 ft215.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC11996360.0 ft0.0 ft
Jim's Water Well Drlg1199635.0 ft0.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC11986256.0 ft183.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO11976416.0 ft142.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC12000360.0 ft190.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC11989240.0 ft180.0 ft
Southwest Windmill12002168.0 ft167.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC12011465.0 ft232.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s20412.0 ft140.0 ft
1980s20280.0 ft152.0 ft
1990s4360.0 ft140.0 ft
2000s12400.0 ft194.0 ft
2010s13425.0 ft228.0 ft
2020s9525.0 ft240.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation37442.0 ft
Domestic25295.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply11280.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock4380.0 ft
Feedlot1345.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 31S range 29W, 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
5392762020595.0 ft231.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145
5153672018542.0 ft225.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
3114272000530.0 ft188.0 ftIrrigationRichard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
10569739822025526.0 ft240.0 ftIrrigationHydro Res. Mid Continent #145
5477282021525.0 ft242.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145
10548139412024525.0 ft248.0 ftIrrigationHydro Res. Mid Continent #145
10558671642024525.0 ft248.0 ftIrrigationHydro Res. Mid Continent #145
4243982009522.0 ft224.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
4867202015516.0 ft268.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
395511985508.0 ft161.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 31S range 29W?

The median section here has moved 112.8 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 78 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.