Township 16S Range 36W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 78.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 16S36W

Median depth went from 76.4 ft before development to 152.0 ft — a change of 78.9 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 30 at 89.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 46.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 16S Range 36W — 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	81.5 ft	127.8 ft	+46.2
02	76.2 ft	133.1 ft	+56.9
03	66.8 ft	133.8 ft	+67.0
04	71.4 ft	144.7 ft	+73.3
05	70.7 ft	149.2 ft	+78.4
06	66.6 ft	147.0 ft	+80.4
07	70.1 ft	154.9 ft	+84.8
08	75.7 ft	155.8 ft	+80.1
09	76.6 ft	150.4 ft	+73.8
10	75.0 ft	144.1 ft	+69.1
11	79.9 ft	143.4 ft	+63.5
12	78.8 ft	137.6 ft	+58.8
13	78.6 ft	152.0 ft	+73.4
14	79.0 ft	150.6 ft	+71.6
15	74.3 ft	149.7 ft	+75.4
16	75.0 ft	154.2 ft	+79.2
17	61.4 ft	144.5 ft	+83.1
18	59.7 ft	146.2 ft	+86.5
19	77.6 ft	165.5 ft	+87.9
20	68.4 ft	155.1 ft	+86.7
21	57.7 ft	145.5 ft	+87.8
22	59.8 ft	145.4 ft	+85.6
23	86.2 ft	165.0 ft	+78.7
24	89.9 ft	166.3 ft	+76.4
25	87.3 ft	163.0 ft	+75.7
26	55.3 ft	134.1 ft	+78.9
27	67.8 ft	154.5 ft	+86.7
28	76.4 ft	164.2 ft	+87.8
29	83.1 ft	169.8 ft	+86.6
30	78.8 ft	167.8 ft	+89.0
31	87.9 ft	174.0 ft	+86.1
32	90.1 ft	171.5 ft	+81.3
33	85.5 ft	164.8 ft	+79.3
34	85.4 ft	162.1 ft	+76.7
35	86.9 ft	159.8 ft	+72.9
36	59.0 ft	131.4 ft	+72.4

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 16S range 36W

64 wells in township 16S range 36W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC, 14. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 198.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (41), domestic (20), domestic, livestock (3).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 16S range 36W, 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
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	14	1998–2008	200.0 ft	155.0 ft
Well Owner	12	1991–2014	145.0 ft	132.0 ft
Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC	10	1975–1981	198.0 ft	132.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	5	1999–2012	192.0 ft	156.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	3	1991–1999	213.0 ft	158.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	2	1990	140.0 ft	123.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	1980–2007	220.0 ft	167.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	2	2014	200.0 ft	168.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	2	1994–1996	210.0 ft	165.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	2	1994–2016	210.0 ft	162.0 ft
Abraham Well Serv	1	1976	170.0 ft	120.0 ft
Bartell Drilling	1	2010	117.0 ft	70.0 ft
Bartell Drilling & Machine Works	1	1978	193.0 ft	105.0 ft
Charles Sager's Pump Service	1	2000	135.0 ft	79.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	1	1989	145.0 ft	121.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	1	1984	201.0 ft	140.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	1	1977	204.0 ft	157.0 ft
Jones Construction	1	2010	172.0 ft	3.0 ft
Sager's Pump Service	1	1999	165.0 ft	110.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #881	1	2023	200.0 ft	155.0 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	10	193.0 ft	123.0 ft
1980s	6	202.0 ft	135.0 ft
1990s	22	160.5 ft	135.0 ft
2000s	15	200.0 ft	153.0 ft
2010s	10	195.0 ft	162.0 ft
2020s	1	200.0 ft	155.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	41	200.0 ft
Domestic	20	165.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	3	136.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 16S range 36W, 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
415616	2007	220.0 ft	167.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
302526	1999	215.0 ft	161.0 ft	Irrigation	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
90643	1975	214.0 ft	132.0 ft	Irrigation	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC
90646	1992	213.0 ft	158.0 ft	Irrigation	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
435412	1998	213.0 ft	156.0 ft	Irrigation	Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC
90644	1994	210.0 ft	165.0 ft	Domestic	Midwest Well & Pump, INC
90647	1980	210.0 ft	144.0 ft	Domestic	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC
90653	1994	210.0 ft	160.0 ft	Irrigation	Woofter Pump and Well, INC
90648	1980	208.0 ft	135.0 ft	Irrigation	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC
344505	2003	208.0 ft	160.0 ft	Irrigation	Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC

Buying or drilling in township 16S range 36W?

The median section here has moved 78.9 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. Wichita County, on 100 % of 64 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

10S33W 37.8 ft
11S31W 13.5 ft
11S32W 24.5 ft
11S33W 15.7 ft
12S22W -12.7 ft
12S25W -3.3 ft
16S33W 22.3 ft
17S28W 27.5 ft
17S29W 26.0 ft
17S30W 27.3 ft
17S33W 57.8 ft
17S35W 70.3 ft
17S36W 81.3 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.