Township 18S Range 32W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 57.6 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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57.6 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 18S32W

Median depth went from 70.1 ft before development to 118.8 ft — a change of 57.6 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 85.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 36 at 18.4 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 18S 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.	Before	2022–24	Change
01	79.7 ft	123.5 ft	+43.8
02	86.5 ft	133.9 ft	+47.4
03	76.1 ft	133.7 ft	+57.6
04	74.3 ft	144.0 ft	+69.6
05	72.9 ft	152.7 ft	+79.8
06	55.5 ft	140.5 ft	+85.0
07	58.1 ft	137.1 ft	+79.0
08	67.9 ft	147.8 ft	+79.9
09	75.7 ft	145.7 ft	+70.0
10	76.9 ft	130.0 ft	+53.1
11	86.7 ft	128.2 ft	+41.4
12	83.0 ft	118.5 ft	+35.5
13	81.2 ft	111.3 ft	+30.2
14	84.0 ft	118.8 ft	+34.8
15	75.6 ft	124.6 ft	+48.9
16	67.8 ft	134.8 ft	+67.0
17	55.7 ft	131.9 ft	+76.2
18	55.6 ft	132.5 ft	+76.9
19	45.0 ft	120.5 ft	+75.6
20	45.8 ft	116.6 ft	+70.8
21	61.4 ft	121.3 ft	+59.9
22	71.4 ft	117.2 ft	+45.8
23	82.5 ft	112.8 ft	+30.3
24	78.8 ft	108.6 ft	+29.8
25	77.0 ft	101.3 ft	+24.3
26	70.1 ft	102.4 ft	+32.3
27	59.1 ft	105.4 ft	+46.3
28	47.7 ft	107.7 ft	+60.0
29	23.1 ft	92.7 ft	+69.7
30	31.2 ft	102.4 ft	+71.2
31	15.2 ft	85.9 ft	+70.8
32	11.9 ft	76.8 ft	+65.0
33	29.3 ft	85.2 ft	+55.9
34	50.7 ft	95.8 ft	+45.1
35	64.5 ft	95.4 ft	+30.9
36	76.8 ft	95.2 ft	+18.4

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 18S range 32W

300 wells in township 18S range 32W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Milco Environmental Services, INC, 61. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 155.0 ft deep.

Sunk for monitoring well/observation/piezometer (158), domestic (36), irrigation (34), environmental remediation, injection (25).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 18S 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 record	Wells	Years	Median depth	Median water level
Milco Environmental Services, INC	61	2013–2019	150.3 ft	135.8 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	53	1999–2008	160.0 ft	81.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	26	1995–2024	152.0 ft	131.2 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	25	1989–2026	140.0 ft	108.0 ft
Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC	19	1975–1988	157.0 ft	94.0 ft
Geotechnical Services, INC	14	1995–2004	125.0 ft	110.3 ft
Coranco Great Plains, INC	13	1996–2005	150.0 ft	133.2 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	13	1990–2010	155.0 ft	126.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	12	1991–2009	140.0 ft	90.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	12	1990–2013	117.0 ft	98.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	7	1992–2025	198.0 ft	137.0 ft
Milco Environmental Services	5	2007	136.8 ft	0.0 ft
Well Owner	4	1989–1999	193.0 ft	132.0 ft
Abc Drilling, INC	3	1975–1977	178.0 ft	120.0 ft
Abraham Well Serv	3	1977–1991	165.0 ft	110.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	3	1990	108.0 ft	100.7 ft
Boart Longyear Company	2	2005	155.0 ft	145.0 ft
City of Scott City	2	1990–2005	120.0 ft	0.0 ft
Jb Environmental Drilling	2	1996	220.0 ft	133.0 ft
Northwest Drilling Co., INC	2	1976–1978	158.0 ft	92.0 ft
Prairie Land Environmental Remed	2	1995	139.5 ft	122.5 ft
Woofter Pump & Well INC	2	1998–1999	144.0 ft	135.1 ft
Aqua Pump LLC	1	2016	188.0 ft	138.0 ft
Aqua Pump LLC #489	1	2021	180.0 ft	134.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	1	1988	229.0 ft	0.0 ft
Farm Bureau/extension Demo	1	1992	115.0 ft	0.0 ft
Ground Source Systems, INC	1	2004	500.0 ft	0.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	1998	160.0 ft	118.0 ft
Just Geo Loops	1	2024	500.0 ft	25.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	1	2013	170.0 ft	107.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	1989	240.0 ft	127.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	2024	215.0 ft	150.0 ft
Sager's Pump Service	1	2001	99.0 ft	63.0 ft
Scott County Public Works	1	2012	112.0 ft	0.0 ft
Ues Exploration	1	2025	102.0 ft	0.0 ft
Wabash Energy Corporation	1	1998	150.0 ft	115.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	1	2014	270.0 ft	156.0 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	18	176.0 ft	96.0 ft
1980s	13	157.0 ft	94.0 ft
1990s	97	150.0 ft	114.0 ft
2000s	68	160.0 ft	0.0 ft
2010s	92	155.8 ft	135.8 ft
2020s	11	180.0 ft	124.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	158	149.9 ft
Domestic	36	160.0 ft
Irrigation	34	163.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Injection	25	160.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	11	152.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	10	139.6 ft
Public Water Supply	7	214.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge	6	160.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	3	188.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	2	158.0 ft
Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	2	500.0 ft
Test hole/well	2	180.0 ft
Other	1	160.0 ft
Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation	1	202.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	1	122.5 ft
Industrial	1	237.0 ft
Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	1	500.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 18S 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.
Record	Year	Depth	Water level	Purpose	Driller
345402	2004	500.0 ft	0.0 ft	Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	Ground Source Systems, INC
1055726660	2024	500.0 ft	25.0 ft	Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	Just Geo Loops
482267	2014	270.0 ft	156.0 ft	Irrigation	Woofter Pump and Well, INC
116877	1997	264.0 ft	120.0 ft	Domestic	Tyler Water Well, INC
116878	1997	264.0 ft	120.0 ft	Domestic	Tyler Water Well, INC
312992	2000	263.0 ft	135.0 ft	Irrigation	Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC
428127	2009	260.0 ft	0.0 ft	Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
61336	1989	240.0 ft	127.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
499384	2015	237.0 ft	144.0 ft	Industrial	Midwest Well & Pump, INC
61384	1992	232.0 ft	140.0 ft	Irrigation	Destal Tyler Water Well Service

Buying or drilling in township 18S range 32W?

The median section here has moved 57.6 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. Scott County, on 100 % of 301 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

17S28W 27.5 ft
17S29W 26.0 ft
17S30W 27.3 ft
17S33W 57.8 ft
17S35W 70.3 ft
17S36W 81.3 ft
18S29W 17.4 ft
18S33W 55.8 ft
18S35W 44.1 ft
18S36W 49.5 ft
18S37W 70.1 ft
20S13W 2.8 ft
20S33W 65.3 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.