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Township 11S Range 32W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 24.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
24.5 ftMedian change
LoganCounty

What has happened in township 11S32W

Median depth went from 88.1 ft before development to 108.9 ft — a change of 24.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 34 at 31.6 ft; the smallest fall is section 15 at 15.1 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 11S Range 32W — 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
01107.5 ft123.8 ft+16.3
02110.7 ft130.0 ft+19.3
0399.3 ft121.3 ft+22.0
04100.2 ft124.9 ft+24.6
05111.2 ft137.6 ft+26.5
06109.6 ft137.4 ft+27.8
0799.6 ft124.1 ft+24.5
08100.8 ft124.6 ft+23.8
09100.5 ft122.3 ft+21.8
1099.1 ft119.3 ft+20.2
1185.3 ft103.2 ft+17.9
12101.7 ft117.5 ft+15.8
1375.9 ft91.3 ft+15.4
1496.8 ft112.6 ft+15.7
1596.6 ft111.6 ft+15.1
1675.0 ft92.5 ft+17.5
1780.5 ft99.8 ft+19.4
1893.3 ft113.5 ft+20.2
1988.1 ft108.9 ft+20.8
2070.7 ft95.3 ft+24.5
2160.0 ft87.2 ft+27.2
2252.6 ft80.2 ft+27.6
2373.6 ft100.8 ft+27.2
2463.6 ft90.6 ft+27.0
2547.4 ft72.9 ft+25.6
2652.5 ft80.1 ft+27.6
2776.6 ft106.0 ft+29.4
2888.7 ft116.7 ft+27.9
2996.9 ft121.5 ft+24.5
30101.7 ft119.3 ft+17.6
3180.0 ft95.1 ft+15.1
3280.5 ft104.1 ft+23.6
3372.5 ft102.4 ft+29.9
3461.6 ft93.2 ft+31.6
3566.0 ft97.1 ft+31.0
3672.1 ft101.2 ft+29.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 11S range 32W

475 wells in township 11S range 32W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC, 130. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 140.0 ft deep.

Sunk for monitoring well/observation/piezometer (319), environmental remediation, soil vapor extraction (44), domestic (37), oil field water supply (16).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 11S range 32W, 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
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC1301993–2010135.0 ft117.0 ft
Milco Environmental Services682004–2010134.5 ft124.1 ft
Coranco Great Plains, INC331995–2017135.0 ft120.2 ft
Wesley G. Liehs Drilling, INC332000135.0 ft0.0 ft
Greenfield Contractors, INC322018135.0 ft0.0 ft
B & B Drilling201985–2023208.0 ft110.0 ft
Geocore Services INC181998–2005127.0 ft0.0 ft
Milco Environmental Services, INC182011126.4 ft120.8 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC171997–2011140.0 ft118.6 ft
Bartell Drilling & Machine Works151976–1991143.0 ft90.0 ft
Geocore, INC132018135.8 ft124.2 ft
Well Owner101987–200495.0 ft0.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC92014–2016145.0 ft129.1 ft
Bluestem Environmental Engineering INC82015128.0 ft0.0 ft
Rmd Drilling & Well Service, LLC82019136.7 ft129.7 ft
Walter Woofter Pump & Well71981–1989180.0 ft114.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #55451998100.0 ft0.0 ft
Max's Enterprise41999162.7 ft110.0 ft
Red Tiger Lrr. Drlg & Supply31974–1976175.0 ft100.0 ft
Western Well & Pump, INC31980–1981200.0 ft114.0 ft
Bartell Drilling2201695.0 ft68.0 ft
Blue Jay Drilling Co., INC21981–1982205.0 ft120.5 ft
D & R Pump Service, LLC22015115.0 ft0.0 ft
Milco Env. Srvc22014–2016136.4 ft129.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #88122024160.0 ft114.0 ft
B & B Drilling LLC12021199.0 ft124.0 ft
Harry E Nickelson11986225.0 ft0.0 ft
Herman Schippers11989210.0 ft130.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC11983202.0 ft130.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO11983202.0 ft135.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC11986175.0 ft137.0 ft
S & H Drilling Co., INC11976230.0 ft111.0 ft
Scott Drilling11978120.0 ft77.0 ft
Struckhoff Sons11977208.0 ft98.0 ft
Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC11977127.0 ft69.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #88112020136.0 ft92.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s16173.0 ft96.0 ft
1980s34178.0 ft104.0 ft
1990s113135.0 ft117.1 ft
2000s146132.0 ft63.0 ft
2010s128135.0 ft120.0 ft
2020s8168.0 ft121.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer319135.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction44100.0 ft
Domestic37150.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply16175.0 ft
Irrigation13198.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge12128.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock9115.0 ft
Other8138.9 ft
Environmental Remediation, Injection5133.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned3178.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden3218.0 ft
Industrial2210.0 ft
Public Water Supply2230.0 ft
Test Hole, Cased2218.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 11S range 32W, 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
363141976230.0 ft111.0 ftPublic Water SupplyS & H Drilling Co., INC
4390562009230.0 ft25.0 ftDomestic, Lawn and GardenB & B Drilling
4390572010230.0 ft146.0 ftDomesticB & B Drilling
4353001998227.0 ft148.0 ftIrrigationJay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC
363161986225.0 ft0.0 ft(unstated)/abandonedHarry E Nickelson
3955382006224.0 ft134.0 ftDomesticB & B Drilling
362961986222.0 ft110.0 ftOil Field Water SupplyB & B Drilling
5480512021222.0 ft125.0 ftDomesticB & B Drilling
363001976220.0 ft120.0 ftIrrigationRed Tiger Lrr. Drlg & Supply
4440522011218.0 ft0.0 ftTest Hole, CasedWoofter Pump & Well, INC

Buying or drilling in township 11S range 32W?

The median section here has moved 24.5 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. Logan County, on 100 % of 475 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.