Township 11S Range 33W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 15.7 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 11S33W

Median depth went from 113.5 ft before development to 127.8 ft — a change of 15.7 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 31. Shallower: 3. Sharpest fall, section 01 at 28.2 ft; largest rise, section 31 at 1.0 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 11S Range 33W — 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	111.7 ft	139.9 ft	+28.2
02	114.7 ft	140.5 ft	+25.8
03	115.9 ft	139.3 ft	+23.5
04	117.3 ft	138.6 ft	+21.3
05	116.8 ft	136.4 ft	+19.5
06	117.4 ft	134.8 ft	+17.4
07	122.4 ft	138.0 ft	+15.7
08	123.6 ft	141.9 ft	+18.3
09	114.5 ft	134.0 ft	+19.6
10	107.2 ft	127.8 ft	+20.5
11	98.0 ft	120.5 ft	+22.6
12	94.8 ft	119.6 ft	+24.8
13	100.7 ft	120.1 ft	+19.4
14	117.4 ft	135.6 ft	+18.2
15	129.3 ft	147.4 ft	+18.1
16	132.7 ft	150.4 ft	+17.8
17	125.9 ft	143.1 ft	+17.2
18	118.2 ft	132.2 ft	+14.0
19	102.8 ft	103.3 ft	+0.5
20	113.5 ft	115.8 ft	+2.3
21	128.9 ft	134.4 ft	+5.5
22	134.4 ft	141.6 ft	+7.2
23	127.6 ft	138.4 ft	+10.8
24	105.6 ft	121.4 ft	+15.8
25	105.4 ft	116.7 ft	+11.3
26	105.2 ft	112.5 ft	+7.2
27	105.2 ft	109.2 ft	+4.0
28	96.1 ft	98.3 ft	+2.2
29	84.2 ft	84.7 ft	0
30	86.9 ft	86.0 ft	−0.9
31	127.6 ft	126.7 ft	−1.0
32	100.9 ft	99.9 ft	−1.0
33	77.1 ft	77.2 ft	0
34	75.5 ft	78.8 ft	+3.3
35	68.6 ft	74.1 ft	+5.5
36	73.8 ft	82.4 ft	+8.6

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 11S range 33W

77 wells in township 11S range 33W have a completion record. Busiest driller: B & B Drilling, 18. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 198.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (31), domestic (30), irrigation (7), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (4).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 11S range 33W, 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
B & B Drilling	18	1980–2023	204.0 ft	120.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	12	1995–2010	198.0 ft	0.0 ft
Bartell Drilling & Machine Works	11	1978–1999	202.0 ft	135.0 ft
Walter Woofter Pump & Well	5	1986–1991	184.0 ft	124.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	4	1984–1991	230.0 ft	150.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	4	1999–2025	215.0 ft	139.0 ft
Terracon Consultants, INC	2	2013	153.0 ft	145.0 ft
Western Sprinklers, INC	2	1989	255.0 ft	0.0 ft
Western Well & Pump, INC	2	1978–1979	222.0 ft	142.0 ft
White and Ellis Drilling, INC	2	1984–1985	218.0 ft	170.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	2	2005–2009	200.0 ft	130.0 ft
Aqua Pump LLC	1	2016	208.0 ft	125.0 ft
Bartell Drilling	1	2007	144.0 ft	0.0 ft
Blue Jay Drilling Co., INC	1	1975	170.0 ft	105.0 ft
Cascade Drilling	1	2019	177.2 ft	150.0 ft
D & R Pump Service, LLC	1	2015	125.0 ft	0.0 ft
Kdot	1	1988	150.0 ft	0.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	1	1991	185.0 ft	145.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	1977	205.0 ft	105.0 ft
Struckhoff Sons	1	1975	240.0 ft	155.0 ft
Victor Vogler	1	1988	120.0 ft	118.0 ft
Ward Dumler	1	1986	190.0 ft	0.0 ft
Well Owner	1	1988	150.0 ft	0.0 ft
William D Zerr	1	2009	141.0 ft	116.0 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	6	209.0 ft	142.0 ft
1980s	32	202.0 ft	125.0 ft
1990s	18	198.0 ft	135.0 ft
2000s	12	180.0 ft	0.0 ft
2010s	8	208.0 ft	145.0 ft
2020s	2	240.0 ft	155.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	31	200.0 ft
Domestic	30	202.0 ft
Irrigation	7	220.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	4	153.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	3	125.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	2	144.0 ft
Other	1	177.2 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 11S range 33W, 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
36385	1989	255.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Western Sprinklers, INC
36359	1975	240.0 ft	155.0 ft	Domestic	Struckhoff Sons
36362	1981	240.0 ft	155.0 ft	Domestic	B & B Drilling
1053577896	2023	240.0 ft	155.0 ft	Domestic	B & B Drilling
36363	1981	239.0 ft	120.0 ft	Domestic	B & B Drilling
36364	1985	235.0 ft	158.0 ft	Domestic	Bartell Drilling & Machine Works
36357	1994	233.0 ft	147.0 ft	Domestic	B & B Drilling
36353	1987	230.0 ft	150.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
36378	1984	230.0 ft	170.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
36368	1991	225.0 ft	162.0 ft	Domestic	Bartell Drilling & Machine Works

Buying or drilling in township 11S range 33W?

The median section here has moved 15.7 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 78 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

10S28W 2.1 ft
10S30W 12.0 ft
10S32W 32.1 ft
10S33W 37.8 ft
11S31W 13.5 ft
11S32W 24.5 ft
12S22W -12.7 ft
12S25W -3.3 ft
16S33W 22.3 ft
16S36W 78.9 ft
17S28W 27.5 ft
17S29W 26.0 ft
17S30W 27.3 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.