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.

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101.2 ftMedian change

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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.

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.

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.

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.

This township sits in Far western Kansas. Finney County, on 100 % of 97 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

21S13W 0.5 ft
21S33W 87.1 ft
22S11W 0.0 ft
22S12W -4.5 ft
22S13W 5.9 ft
22S14W 12.8 ft
22S33W 118.0 ft
23S10W 11.0 ft
23S12W 7.3 ft
23S13W 5.8 ft
23S14W 11.7 ft
23S30W 9.4 ft
23S31W 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.