Township 22S Range 33W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 118.0 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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118.0 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 22S33W

Median depth went from 18.0 ft before development to 137.7 ft — a change of 118.0 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 32 at 153.5 ft; the smallest fall is section 06 at 93.1 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 22S 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	16.1 ft	119.9 ft	+103.8
02	12.9 ft	116.2 ft	+103.4
03	20.2 ft	121.2 ft	+101.0
04	12.9 ft	112.5 ft	+99.6
05	12.2 ft	111.2 ft	+99.0
06	18.3 ft	111.4 ft	+93.1
07	18.2 ft	119.1 ft	+100.9
08	18.0 ft	122.5 ft	+104.4
09	18.4 ft	122.0 ft	+103.6
10	15.3 ft	120.4 ft	+105.1
11	24.3 ft	132.6 ft	+108.4
12	19.3 ft	128.7 ft	+109.4
13	17.0 ft	133.3 ft	+116.4
14	20.4 ft	135.9 ft	+115.5
15	24.1 ft	137.7 ft	+113.6
16	19.7 ft	132.1 ft	+112.4
17	24.4 ft	134.5 ft	+110.0
18	23.0 ft	131.8 ft	+108.8
19	35.1 ft	153.7 ft	+118.7
20	35.2 ft	153.2 ft	+118.0
21	17.0 ft	148.1 ft	+131.2
22	13.3 ft	145.6 ft	+132.3
23	16.6 ft	148.4 ft	+131.8
24	4.7 ft	134.3 ft	+129.6
25	2.2 ft	138.7 ft	+136.5
26	10.3 ft	151.3 ft	+141.0
27	13.7 ft	154.9 ft	+141.1
28	17.1 ft	159.4 ft	+142.4
29	28.7 ft	171.4 ft	+142.7
30	37.8 ft	174.6 ft	+136.8
31	53.0 ft	201.3 ft	+148.3
32	21.8 ft	175.3 ft	+153.5
33	12.5 ft	162.4 ft	+150.0
34	11.7 ft	159.2 ft	+147.5
35	8.8 ft	157.5 ft	+148.7
36	4.3 ft	146.1 ft	+141.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 22S range 33W

115 wells in township 22S range 33W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Midwest Well & Pump, INC, 26. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 205.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (59), domestic (33), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (16), oil field water supply (6).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 22S 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
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	26	1985–2019	167.0 ft	116.0 ft
Geocore Services INC	16	1995–2005	50.0 ft	34.4 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	11	1976–2025	235.0 ft	161.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	11	1983–2017	225.0 ft	143.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	6	1976–1979	190.0 ft	88.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	5	2000–2002	205.0 ft	138.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service LLC	3	1982–2018	218.0 ft	142.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	3	1980–1996	195.0 ft	128.0 ft
Swearengen Drlg CO	3	1975	209.0 ft	70.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	2	2015	215.0 ft	0.0 ft
Finnup Foundation	2	2024	200.0 ft	180.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	2	1976–1977	190.0 ft	68.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	2	2001–2002	203.0 ft	140.0 ft
Kansas Water Wells	2	2022	208.0 ft	172.0 ft
Layne-western CO	2	1978–1980	180.0 ft	112.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	2	2023–2024	240.0 ft	161.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	2	1988	235.0 ft	135.0 ft
Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC	2	1976–1981	157.0 ft	65.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service	1	2016	243.0 ft	141.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply	1	1998	258.0 ft	115.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2007	223.0 ft	114.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145	1	2021	310.0 ft	217.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	1	2004	228.0 ft	188.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	1998	205.0 ft	120.0 ft
Jonagon Drilling CO	1	1997	185.0 ft	155.0 ft
Kansas Well-cam	1	2014	197.0 ft	153.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1977	176.0 ft	112.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump	1	2022	215.0 ft	147.0 ft
Mw Drilling	1	1976	160.0 ft	78.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2012	185.0 ft	160.0 ft
Well Owner	1	1995	180.0 ft	65.0 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	17	180.0 ft	78.0 ft
1980s	14	209.0 ft	135.0 ft
1990s	39	175.0 ft	113.0 ft
2000s	21	174.0 ft	117.0 ft
2010s	14	215.0 ft	142.0 ft
2020s	13	235.0 ft	164.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	59	210.0 ft
Domestic	33	195.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	16	50.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	6	192.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	2	167.0 ft
Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	1	200.0 ft
Dewatering	1	50.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 22S 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
17475	1983	319.0 ft	202.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
550628	2021	310.0 ft	217.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145
17474	1982	271.0 ft	169.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
304701	1998	258.0 ft	115.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply
17482	1990	245.0 ft	139.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
500079	2016	243.0 ft	141.0 ft	Domestic	Gspf Irrigation Service
1056587715	2025	243.0 ft	164.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
1054813668	2023	242.0 ft	161.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
17483	1990	240.0 ft	139.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1053400789	2023	240.0 ft	144.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Ww Srvc

Buying or drilling in township 22S range 33W?

The median section here has moved 118.0 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. Finney County, on 100 % of 118 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

21S12W 1.0 ft
21S13W 0.5 ft
21S33W 87.1 ft
22S11W 0.0 ft
22S12W -4.5 ft
22S13W 5.9 ft
22S14W 12.8 ft
22S34W 101.2 ft
23S10W 11.0 ft
23S12W 7.3 ft
23S13W 5.8 ft
23S14W 11.7 ft
23S30W 9.4 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.