# Township 22S34W, Finney County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 22S range 34W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 101.2 ft.

## Township 22S Range 34W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 101.2 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 22S34W

Median depth went from **51.0 ft** before development to
**148.5 ft** — a change of **101.2 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 36 at
142.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 05 at 47.8 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

[Why some sections have
risen](/how-far.md).

### Section by section

*Township 22S Range 34W — 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 | 30.8 ft | 116.1 ft | +85.3 |
| 02 | 42.9 ft | 120.3 ft | +77.4 |
| 03 | 58.8 ft | 124.2 ft | +65.4 |
| 04 | 81.3 ft | 131.0 ft | +49.8 |
| 05 | 85.0 ft | 132.7 ft | +47.8 |
| 06 | 80.8 ft | 136.4 ft | +55.6 |
| 07 | 72.2 ft | 136.4 ft | +64.3 |
| 08 | 73.2 ft | 134.8 ft | +61.6 |
| 09 | 70.6 ft | 135.5 ft | +65.0 |
| 10 | 51.4 ft | 130.2 ft | +78.8 |
| 11 | 38.5 ft | 127.1 ft | +88.5 |
| 12 | 28.3 ft | 123.3 ft | +95.0 |
| 13 | 34.2 ft | 138.9 ft | +104.7 |
| 14 | 37.5 ft | 138.8 ft | +101.2 |
| 15 | 40.5 ft | 138.6 ft | +98.1 |
| 16 | 48.1 ft | 137.9 ft | +89.8 |
| 17 | 56.3 ft | 137.5 ft | +81.2 |
| 18 | 62.3 ft | 137.6 ft | +75.3 |
| 19 | 65.0 ft | 153.3 ft | +88.2 |
| 20 | 55.5 ft | 153.9 ft | +98.3 |
| 21 | 42.7 ft | 151.1 ft | +108.4 |
| 22 | 35.2 ft | 148.5 ft | +113.3 |
| 23 | 38.2 ft | 153.3 ft | +115.1 |
| 24 | 40.6 ft | 157.0 ft | +116.4 |
| 25 | 45.9 ft | 175.6 ft | +129.7 |
| 26 | 50.9 ft | 174.3 ft | +123.4 |
| 27 | 46.9 ft | 169.4 ft | +122.5 |
| 28 | 45.2 ft | 168.4 ft | +123.2 |
| 29 | 57.6 ft | 174.0 ft | +116.5 |
| 30 | 72.3 ft | 176.0 ft | +103.7 |
| 31 | 73.7 ft | 202.0 ft | +128.3 |
| 32 | 60.7 ft | 197.7 ft | +137.0 |
| 33 | 53.1 ft | 191.4 ft | +138.3 |
| 34 | 51.0 ft | 189.7 ft | +138.8 |
| 35 | 49.2 ft | 189.6 ft | +140.4 |
| 36 | 48.1 ft | 190.5 ft | +142.4 |

[How to read a depth-to-water figure](/how-far.md).

### Who has drilled in township 22S range 34W

**94** wells in township 22S range 34W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC**, 30. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 221.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **irrigation** (65), **domestic** (22), **oil field water supply** (9), **geothermal, closed loop, vertical** (1).

[What a WWC-5 record covers](/about.md).

*Who filed well completion records in township 22S range 34W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 30 | 1975–2023 | 296.0 ft | 179.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 13 | 1975–2009 | 254.0 ft | 154.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump, INC | 8 | 1985–2020 | 200.0 ft | 180.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 5 | 1975–1986 | 182.0 ft | 110.0 ft |
| Skip Crist | 5 | 1999 | 152.0 ft | 145.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling CO | 4 | 1992–1994 | 320.0 ft | 130.0 ft |
| Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC | 3 | 1985–1986 | 240.0 ft | 158.0 ft |
| Dingus Well Service & Trenching | 2 | 1992 | 127.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply | 2 | 1998–1999 | 290.0 ft | 170.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling and Supply | 2 | 1977–1990 | 319.0 ft | 200.0 ft |
| Jonagan Water Well Service LLC | 2 | 1979 | 130.0 ft | 105.0 ft |
| Ken Horton | 2 | 2008 | 136.0 ft | 106.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 2 | 1978–1980 | 180.0 ft | 133.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 2 | 1989–1990 | 310.0 ft | 199.0 ft |
| Carlile Water Well Service, In | 1 | 1981 | 260.0 ft | 165.0 ft |
| Clarence L. Dingus Well Service & Trenching | 1 | 1992 | 136.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| High Plains Drilling & Supply | 1 | 1976 | 221.0 ft | 167.0 ft |
| Horton, Ken | 1 | 2008 | 112.5 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Kearny County Well Plugging | 1 | 2018 | 201.0 ft | 182.0 ft |
| Layne-western | 1 | 1975 | 130.0 ft | 66.0 ft |
| Martin's Well Service | 1 | 2014 | 830.0 ft | 275.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump | 1 | 1989 | 145.0 ft | 122.0 ft |
| Mw Drilling | 1 | 1991 | 270.0 ft | 178.0 ft |
| Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 1 | 1994 | 302.0 ft | 180.0 ft |
| Weninger Drilling, LLC | 1 | 2026 | 655.0 ft | 240.0 ft |
| Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 1 | 1996 | 220.0 ft | 175.0 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 | 22 | 228.0 ft | 110.0 ft |
| 1980s | 15 | 240.0 ft | 158.0 ft |
| 1990s | 28 | 225.0 ft | 145.0 ft |
| 2000s | 13 | 198.0 ft | 154.0 ft |
| 2010s | 10 | 296.0 ft | 190.0 ft |
| 2020s | 8 | 319.0 ft | 210.0 ft |

*What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Irrigation | 65 | 254.0 ft |
| Domestic | 22 | 198.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 9 | 260.0 ft |
| Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 1 | 200.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 22S range 34W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 487644 | 2014 | 830.0 ft | 275.0 ft | Domestic | Martin's Well Service |
| 1057254505 | 2026 | 655.0 ft | 240.0 ft | Domestic | Weninger Drilling, LLC |
| 17538 | 1979 | 650.0 ft | 164.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 114894 | 1997 | 523.0 ft | 167.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 486737 | 2014 | 418.0 ft | 184.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 529070 | 2020 | 332.0 ft | 203.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 17527 | 1989 | 330.0 ft | 189.0 ft | Irrigation | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC |
| 550631 | 2021 | 325.0 ft | 208.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 17531 | 1992 | 320.0 ft | 130.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Howard Drilling CO |
| 17533 | 1992 | 320.0 ft | 130.0 ft | Oil Field Water Supply | Howard Drilling CO |

### Buying or drilling in township 22S range 34W?

The median section here has moved 101.2 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](/privacy.md).

This township sits in [Far western Kansas](/region/far-western-kansas.md). **Finney County**, on 100 % of 97 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [21S13W](/township/21s13w.md) 0.5 ft
- [21S33W](/township/21s33w.md) 87.1 ft
- [22S11W](/township/22s11w.md) 0.0 ft
- [22S12W](/township/22s12w.md) -4.5 ft
- [22S13W](/township/22s13w.md) 5.9 ft
- [22S14W](/township/22s14w.md) 12.8 ft
- [22S33W](/township/22s33w.md) 118.0 ft
- [23S10W](/township/23s10w.md) 11.0 ft
- [23S12W](/township/23s12w.md) 7.3 ft
- [23S13W](/township/23s13w.md) 5.8 ft
- [23S14W](/township/23s14w.md) 11.7 ft
- [23S30W](/township/23s30w.md) 9.4 ft
- [23S31W](/township/23s31w.md) 65.6 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](/township.md).

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Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/township/22s34w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23