Township 18S Range 37W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 70.1 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 18S37W

Median depth went from 75.5 ft before development to 150.0 ft — a change of 70.1 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 08 at 89.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 36 at 41.9 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 18S Range 37W — 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	80.5 ft	159.1 ft	+78.6
02	74.5 ft	156.3 ft	+81.7
03	83.0 ft	167.2 ft	+84.2
04	88.6 ft	173.5 ft	+84.8
05	89.5 ft	176.5 ft	+86.9
06	91.8 ft	176.0 ft	+84.2
07	83.4 ft	169.1 ft	+85.7
08	80.8 ft	169.8 ft	+89.0
09	84.3 ft	169.7 ft	+85.5
10	80.1 ft	162.8 ft	+82.7
11	72.4 ft	150.2 ft	+77.8
12	75.7 ft	150.0 ft	+74.4
13	71.2 ft	141.4 ft	+70.1
14	66.5 ft	138.8 ft	+72.2
15	71.4 ft	150.0 ft	+78.6
16	79.2 ft	160.2 ft	+81.1
17	84.4 ft	162.3 ft	+77.9
18	82.7 ft	159.5 ft	+76.7
19	68.8 ft	131.3 ft	+62.5
20	85.0 ft	150.0 ft	+65.0
21	81.0 ft	150.2 ft	+69.1
22	75.5 ft	144.4 ft	+68.9
23	64.1 ft	130.9 ft	+66.8
24	68.4 ft	134.2 ft	+65.8
25	72.4 ft	127.7 ft	+55.3
26	67.8 ft	125.3 ft	+57.5
27	75.5 ft	134.2 ft	+58.7
28	74.9 ft	133.4 ft	+58.6
29	42.2 ft	98.4 ft	+56.2
30	44.3 ft	97.0 ft	+52.8
31	76.6 ft	120.7 ft	+44.0
32	50.0 ft	96.7 ft	+46.7
33	33.6 ft	82.2 ft	+48.7
34	41.9 ft	92.1 ft	+50.2
35	64.5 ft	110.5 ft	+45.9
36	73.3 ft	115.3 ft	+41.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 18S range 37W

120 wells in township 18S range 37W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC, 21. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 180.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (48), domestic (36), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (24), public water supply (4).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 18S range 37W, 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	21	1997–2010	160.0 ft	131.0 ft
Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC	16	1975–1988	180.0 ft	125.0 ft
Jones Construction	13	1998–2015	160.0 ft	0.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	11	1991–1994	184.0 ft	147.0 ft
Layne-western CO	10	1977–1978	170.0 ft	124.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	7	2010–2012	185.0 ft	0.0 ft
Aqua Pump LLC #489	6	2020–2021	180.0 ft	140.0 ft
Milco Environmental Services	4	2009	158.1 ft	130.5 ft
Abraham Well Serv	3	1975–1976	188.0 ft	130.0 ft
D & R Pump Service, LLC	3	2012	175.0 ft	0.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	3	1992	90.0 ft	0.0 ft
J & R Drilling Services, INC	3	1995–1996	173.0 ft	0.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	2	1976–1978	211.0 ft	150.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	2	1992–2000	184.0 ft	142.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	2	1975–1976	185.0 ft	141.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #881	2	2022	160.0 ft	131.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, Inc. #881	2	2020	190.0 ft	140.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	2	2009–2010	203.0 ft	163.0 ft
Bartell Drilling & Machine Works	1	1982	173.0 ft	91.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	1986	170.0 ft	121.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	1	2015	228.0 ft	174.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	1	2022	180.0 ft	141.0 ft
Sager's Pump Service	1	2001	172.0 ft	121.0 ft
Well Owner	1	2002	150.0 ft	0.0 ft
Western Sprinklers, INC	1	1996	180.0 ft	151.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #554	1	2006	199.0 ft	164.0 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	30	180.0 ft	129.0 ft
1980s	5	155.0 ft	112.0 ft
1990s	22	178.0 ft	142.0 ft
2000s	35	158.6 ft	128.7 ft
2010s	16	175.0 ft	0.0 ft
2020s	11	180.0 ft	140.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	48	184.0 ft
Domestic	36	175.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	24	158.0 ft
Public Water Supply	4	170.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	3	180.0 ft
Test hole/well	3	166.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	2	180.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 18S range 37W, 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
90949	1978	1,050.0 ft	360.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Layne-western CO
486727	2015	228.0 ft	174.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
328791	2002	212.0 ft	140.3 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC
90913	1978	211.0 ft	146.0 ft	Irrigation	High Plains Drilling & Supply
90933	1976	210.0 ft	150.0 ft	Irrigation	High Plains Drilling & Supply
422701	2009	203.0 ft	163.0 ft	Irrigation	Woofter Pump and Well, INC
433383	2010	203.0 ft	163.0 ft	Irrigation	Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC
440439	2010	202.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Woofter Pump & Well, INC
90932	1975	200.0 ft	130.0 ft	Irrigation	Abraham Well Serv
383938	2006	200.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC

Buying or drilling in township 18S range 37W?

The median section here has moved 70.1 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 120 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

17S35W 70.3 ft
17S36W 81.3 ft
18S29W 17.4 ft
18S32W 57.6 ft
18S33W 55.8 ft
18S35W 44.1 ft
18S36W 49.5 ft
20S13W 2.8 ft
20S33W 65.3 ft
21S12W 1.0 ft
21S13W 0.5 ft
21S33W 87.1 ft
22S11W 0.0 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.