Township 18S Range 33W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 55.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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55.8 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 18S33W

Median depth went from 61.7 ft before development to 113.8 ft — a change of 55.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 01 at 82.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 15.1 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 18S 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	57.2 ft	139.2 ft	+82.0
02	62.8 ft	134.9 ft	+72.1
03	64.0 ft	128.3 ft	+64.4
04	74.5 ft	132.5 ft	+58.1
05	74.5 ft	128.8 ft	+54.3
06	81.4 ft	134.9 ft	+53.5
07	84.7 ft	132.1 ft	+47.4
08	76.2 ft	126.1 ft	+49.8
09	70.1 ft	125.9 ft	+55.8
10	61.7 ft	124.4 ft	+62.7
11	50.5 ft	119.3 ft	+68.8
12	47.6 ft	127.2 ft	+79.6
13	49.2 ft	123.6 ft	+74.4
14	47.9 ft	113.7 ft	+65.8
15	49.6 ft	108.5 ft	+58.9
16	65.0 ft	113.8 ft	+48.8
17	76.8 ft	121.6 ft	+44.7
18	83.9 ft	125.4 ft	+41.5
19	76.2 ft	112.9 ft	+36.8
20	75.3 ft	115.2 ft	+39.9
21	63.2 ft	102.7 ft	+39.5
22	35.2 ft	91.8 ft	+56.6
23	41.2 ft	111.5 ft	+70.3
24	51.3 ft	127.0 ft	+75.7
25	37.0 ft	110.8 ft	+73.8
26	39.7 ft	107.7 ft	+68.0
27	43.8 ft	97.5 ft	+53.7
28	54.0 ft	94.4 ft	+40.4
29	70.1 ft	101.1 ft	+31.0
30	82.5 ft	107.9 ft	+25.3
31	72.5 ft	87.6 ft	+15.1
32	57.9 ft	81.7 ft	+23.8
33	43.7 ft	79.4 ft	+35.7
34	32.6 ft	79.4 ft	+46.8
35	17.5 ft	77.2 ft	+59.7
36	21.3 ft	86.9 ft	+65.7

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 18S range 33W

242 wells in township 18S range 33W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Woofter Pump & Well, INC, 46. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 162.0 ft deep.

Sunk for monitoring well/observation/piezometer (123), domestic (73), irrigation (14), domestic, livestock (8).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 18S 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
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	46	1998–2014	171.0 ft	0.0 ft
Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC	34	1975–1988	170.0 ft	97.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	31	1986–2017	164.0 ft	107.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #881	15	2022–2023	169.0 ft	148.0 ft
Coranco Great Plains, INC	14	1996–2005	140.0 ft	130.8 ft
Kurtz Environmental Service	13	1996	30.0 ft	0.0 ft
Geocore, INC	7	2011–2018	222.0 ft	0.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	7	2009	160.0 ft	0.0 ft
Associated Environmental, INC	6	2012	159.1 ft	149.2 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	6	1994–2010	200.0 ft	100.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	6	2000–2005	153.0 ft	130.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	5	1994–2013	135.0 ft	115.0 ft
Barker Lemar	4	2001	138.0 ft	121.3 ft
Midwest Well & Pump	4	2019–2020	200.0 ft	97.0 ft
Milco Environmental Services, INC	4	2014–2019	154.4 ft	149.6 ft
Sager's Pump Service	4	1999–2002	153.0 ft	136.0 ft
Abc Drilling, INC	3	1975–1979	162.0 ft	95.0 ft
Abraham Well Serv	3	1976–1987	128.0 ft	90.0 ft
Flint Hills Drilling #914	3	2020	169.0 ft	148.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	2	1985	220.0 ft	140.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	2	1989	224.0 ft	127.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	2	1990–2010	202.0 ft	138.0 ft
Prairie Land Environmental Remed	2	2000	138.0 ft	120.4 ft
Bartell Drilling & Machine Works	1	1979	138.0 ft	108.0 ft
Blue Jay Drilling Co., INC	1	1983	155.0 ft	105.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	1	2007	227.0 ft	134.7 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	1	1989	140.0 ft	92.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	1	2023	175.0 ft	101.0 ft
Ewbank Geo Service	1	2009	200.0 ft	0.0 ft
Floyd M Krebs	1	1994	110.0 ft	90.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	1	1975	181.0 ft	107.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC	1	2024	235.0 ft	151.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well Reair	1	2002	180.0 ft	115.0 ft
Jb Environmental Drilling	1	1996	155.0 ft	135.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	1	1999	139.0 ft	115.0 ft
Kirk Grain CO	1	2000	80.0 ft	0.0 ft
Milco Environmental Services	1	2021	228.8 ft	155.6 ft
Peters Farm	1	2001	133.0 ft	0.0 ft
Robert V Mulch	1	1994	125.0 ft	121.0 ft
Scott County Cemetery	1	1999	107.0 ft	0.0 ft
Whinery Drilling	1	1975	185.0 ft	115.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #881	1	2022	210.0 ft	150.0 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	20	181.0 ft	95.0 ft
1980s	32	160.0 ft	101.0 ft
1990s	48	140.0 ft	103.0 ft
2000s	42	150.0 ft	106.0 ft
2010s	76	172.0 ft	0.0 ft
2020s	24	169.0 ft	148.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	123	169.0 ft
Domestic	73	159.0 ft
Irrigation	14	165.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	8	153.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	6	214.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	4	133.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	4	204.0 ft
Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	3	200.0 ft
Other	2	235.0 ft
Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	2	200.0 ft
Feedlot	1	119.0 ft
Road Construction	1	139.0 ft
Air Conditioning	1	200.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 18S 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
484337	2014	250.0 ft	100.0 ft	Domestic	Midwest Well & Pump, INC
538651	2020	243.0 ft	97.0 ft	Domestic	Midwest Well & Pump
93322	1994	236.0 ft	139.0 ft	Irrigation	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
1055313183	2024	235.0 ft	151.0 ft	Other	Jantzen Water Well LLC
61437	1982	231.0 ft	79.0 ft	Domestic	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC
450247	2011	230.0 ft	141.3 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Woofter Pump & Well, INC
450249	2011	230.0 ft	149.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Woofter Pump & Well, INC
450251	2011	230.0 ft	149.2 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Woofter Pump & Well, INC
541524	2021	228.8 ft	155.6 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Milco Environmental Services
403926	2007	227.0 ft	134.7 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC

Buying or drilling in township 18S range 33W?

The median section here has moved 55.8 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. Scott County, on 100 % of 242 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

17S29W 26.0 ft
17S30W 27.3 ft
17S33W 57.8 ft
17S35W 70.3 ft
17S36W 81.3 ft
18S29W 17.4 ft
18S32W 57.6 ft
18S35W 44.1 ft
18S36W 49.5 ft
18S37W 70.1 ft
20S13W 2.8 ft
20S33W 65.3 ft
21S12W 1.0 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.