Township 20S Range 33W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 65.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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65.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 20S33W

Median depth went from 44.2 ft before development to 111.2 ft — a change of 65.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 25 at 102.2 ft; the smallest fall is section 07 at 33.6 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 20S 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	41.5 ft	96.9 ft	+55.3
02	47.0 ft	105.3 ft	+58.3
03	53.6 ft	110.5 ft	+56.8
04	59.1 ft	106.2 ft	+47.1
05	67.1 ft	105.6 ft	+38.5
06	70.2 ft	103.8 ft	+33.6
07	68.5 ft	102.1 ft	+33.6
08	63.5 ft	105.4 ft	+41.9
09	59.1 ft	112.0 ft	+53.0
10	53.6 ft	118.4 ft	+64.8
11	42.8 ft	111.2 ft	+68.4
12	43.2 ft	108.4 ft	+65.3
13	32.9 ft	110.7 ft	+77.8
14	36.7 ft	114.5 ft	+77.8
15	51.7 ft	128.6 ft	+76.9
16	56.6 ft	123.5 ft	+66.9
17	59.4 ft	109.9 ft	+50.5
18	63.5 ft	99.5 ft	+36.0
19	57.8 ft	95.6 ft	+37.9
20	52.3 ft	108.3 ft	+56.0
21	44.2 ft	123.1 ft	+78.9
22	41.1 ft	128.3 ft	+87.2
23	40.7 ft	128.9 ft	+88.2
24	31.4 ft	123.6 ft	+92.1
25	30.7 ft	132.9 ft	+102.2
26	35.8 ft	128.5 ft	+92.7
27	40.4 ft	124.8 ft	+84.5
28	42.9 ft	114.9 ft	+72.0
29	46.8 ft	101.9 ft	+55.1
30	51.8 ft	89.5 ft	+37.7
31	43.7 ft	79.6 ft	+35.9
32	41.9 ft	94.4 ft	+52.5
33	44.0 ft	111.3 ft	+67.3
34	40.0 ft	120.2 ft	+80.2
35	33.2 ft	123.5 ft	+90.3
36	32.3 ft	126.8 ft	+94.6

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 20S range 33W

129 wells in township 20S range 33W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC, 25. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 160.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (57), domestic (35), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (11), domestic, livestock (6).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 20S 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
Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC	25	1975–1987	165.0 ft	102.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	23	1984–2018	153.0 ft	119.0 ft
Albert Savolt Jr	14	1992–1993	158.0 ft	115.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	7	1988–2005	180.0 ft	120.0 ft
Henkle Drilling and Supply	7	1977–1997	118.0 ft	75.0 ft
Gsi Engineering, LLC	5	2020	140.0 ft	130.7 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	5	2004	140.0 ft	126.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump	5	2020–2022	144.0 ft	124.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	5	1975–1979	182.0 ft	90.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	4	1975–1978	161.0 ft	68.0 ft
Layne-western	4	1975–1976	160.0 ft	101.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	4	1990–2013	164.0 ft	132.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	3	2015–2023	190.0 ft	150.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	3	1976	148.0 ft	74.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	2	2026	235.0 ft	146.0 ft
Well Owner	2	1993	155.0 ft	126.0 ft
Abraham Well Serv	1	1984	185.0 ft	103.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	1	1981	160.0 ft	114.0 ft
Dallas Savolt	1	2021	139.0 ft	120.0 ft
Gary Head	1	2001	100.0 ft	0.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	1	2013	167.0 ft	119.0 ft
Miller Gearhead and Pump Repair, INC	1	1990	155.0 ft	124.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	1	1987	97.0 ft	73.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2002	189.0 ft	124.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	1	1987	97.0 ft	74.0 ft
Walter Woofter Pump & Well	1	1986	163.0 ft	132.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	1	1992	170.0 ft	138.0 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	34	165.0 ft	93.0 ft
1980s	18	160.0 ft	111.0 ft
1990s	36	156.0 ft	120.0 ft
2000s	15	143.0 ft	121.0 ft
2010s	11	167.0 ft	119.0 ft
2020s	15	144.0 ft	130.7 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	57	161.0 ft
Domestic	35	165.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	11	140.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	6	180.0 ft
Industrial	6	148.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	5	160.0 ft
Feedlot	3	167.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	3	57.0 ft
Other	3	74.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 20S 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
108873	1996	790.0 ft	280.0 ft	Domestic	Henkle Drilling and Supply
1057234215	2026	235.0 ft	131.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
494446	2015	224.0 ft	150.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1057234147	2026	210.0 ft	146.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
384705	2005	200.0 ft	138.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
61728	1977	198.0 ft	80.0 ft	Industrial	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
61743	1977	194.0 ft	77.0 ft	Irrigation	Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC
61693	1993	193.0 ft	140.0 ft	Domestic	Midwest Well & Pump, INC
114905	1997	191.0 ft	124.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling and Supply
307077	1999	191.0 ft	145.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 20S range 33W?

The median section here has moved 65.3 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 129 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

18S29W 17.4 ft
18S32W 57.6 ft
18S33W 55.8 ft
18S35W 44.1 ft
18S36W 49.5 ft
18S37W 70.1 ft
20S13W 2.8 ft
21S12W 1.0 ft
21S13W 0.5 ft
21S33W 87.1 ft
22S11W 0.0 ft
22S12W -4.5 ft
22S13W 5.9 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.