Township 23S Range 35W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 81.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 23S35W

Median depth went from 61.0 ft before development to 149.7 ft — a change of 81.9 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 13 at 129.7 ft; the smallest fall is section 06 at 35.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 23S Range 35W — 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	71.7 ft	184.9 ft	+113.2
02	73.6 ft	168.1 ft	+94.4
03	76.4 ft	155.8 ft	+79.4
04	84.4 ft	144.3 ft	+60.0
05	118.2 ft	159.1 ft	+40.9
06	143.5 ft	178.8 ft	+35.2
07	106.8 ft	149.7 ft	+42.9
08	99.3 ft	150.7 ft	+51.4
09	67.4 ft	140.9 ft	+73.5
10	59.5 ft	153.2 ft	+93.7
11	68.6 ft	175.9 ft	+107.3
12	62.6 ft	183.9 ft	+121.3
13	61.0 ft	190.7 ft	+129.7
14	58.0 ft	180.7 ft	+122.8
15	50.0 ft	159.0 ft	+109.0
16	55.8 ft	134.3 ft	+78.5
17	78.5 ft	129.2 ft	+50.7
18	83.9 ft	122.8 ft	+38.9
19	94.8 ft	133.4 ft	+38.6
20	61.4 ft	116.7 ft	+55.3
21	48.9 ft	130.8 ft	+81.9
22	50.6 ft	155.0 ft	+104.4
23	54.7 ft	170.4 ft	+115.7
24	54.4 ft	174.2 ft	+119.8
25	54.5 ft	150.8 ft	+96.3
26	52.4 ft	147.5 ft	+95.1
27	45.5 ft	137.2 ft	+91.7
28	43.8 ft	125.8 ft	+82.0
29	40.7 ft	112.3 ft	+71.6
30	94.6 ft	153.2 ft	+58.6
31	77.4 ft	139.5 ft	+62.1
32	29.7 ft	98.3 ft	+68.5
33	42.2 ft	108.5 ft	+66.3
34	34.2 ft	111.3 ft	+77.1
35	41.6 ft	127.5 ft	+85.9
36	49.1 ft	131.9 ft	+82.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 23S range 35W

163 wells in township 23S range 35W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC, 50. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 340.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (109), domestic (31), oil field water supply (10), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (5).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 23S range 35W, 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	50	1975–2018	346.0 ft	133.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	16	1991–2004	355.0 ft	130.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	14	1991–2008	375.0 ft	144.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	10	1995–2018	269.0 ft	157.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	10	1975–2006	340.0 ft	120.0 ft
Well Owner	9	1992–1997	300.0 ft	150.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	5	2021–2025	334.0 ft	188.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	4	1993–1995	400.0 ft	140.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	4	2001	150.0 ft	105.2 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service LLC	3	1979–1987	374.0 ft	135.0 ft
Thad Robert	3	1999–2002	235.0 ft	75.0 ft
Thad Robert T & T	3	1999	202.0 ft	84.0 ft
Alva Howard, H.d.c. Ag, LLC	2	2000	340.0 ft	80.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	2	1989	270.0 ft	135.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #748	2	2020–2021	416.0 ft	176.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply	2	1998	185.0 ft	130.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	2	1976–1977	364.0 ft	140.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145	2	2021	392.0 ft	177.0 ft
Kansas Well-cam	2	2014	0.0 ft	190.0 ft
Layne Christensen CO	2	1976–1978	384.0 ft	98.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump	2	2020	321.0 ft	136.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	2	1998	255.0 ft	105.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	1	2025	367.0 ft	164.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service	1	2014	249.0 ft	171.0 ft
Gt Water Well Drilling LLC	1	2025	360.0 ft	112.0 ft
Gt Water Well Drlg	1	2025	135.0 ft	0.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	1	1994	280.0 ft	110.0 ft
Huff Puff Pork LLC	1	2011	65.0 ft	142.0 ft
Kgs	1	—	190.0 ft	0.0 ft
Larry Graham, Larry's Well Service	1	2008	355.0 ft	120.0 ft
Lewis Molz	1	1993	240.0 ft	162.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	1	2022	360.0 ft	212.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2015	398.0 ft	165.0 ft
Underground Specialists, INC	1	2006	360.0 ft	124.0 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	23	353.0 ft	90.0 ft
1980s	15	344.0 ft	120.0 ft
1990s	49	321.0 ft	130.0 ft
2000s	38	353.0 ft	119.0 ft
2010s	22	339.0 ft	172.0 ft
2020s	15	360.0 ft	164.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	109	348.0 ft
Domestic	31	346.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	10	300.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	5	150.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	3	160.0 ft
Feedlot	3	300.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	2	255.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 23S range 35W, 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
1055782717	2024	427.0 ft	176.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
531537	2020	416.0 ft	176.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, Inc. #748
1053323987	2023	409.0 ft	150.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
454858	1976	407.0 ft	102.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
418235	2008	406.0 ft	157.0 ft	Domestic	Midwest Well & Pump, INC
31347	1991	404.0 ft	145.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
31345	1993	400.0 ft	140.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Howard Drilling CO
100059	1994	400.0 ft	140.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Howard Drilling CO
401195	2007	400.0 ft	92.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
395076	2006	399.0 ft	165.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 23S range 35W?

The median section here has moved 81.9 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. Kearny County, on 100 % of 163 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

23S13W 5.8 ft
23S14W 11.7 ft
23S30W 9.4 ft
23S31W 65.6 ft
23S32W 107.5 ft
23S33W 141.7 ft
23S34W 144.7 ft
23S36W 39.7 ft
23S37W 13.1 ft
24S10W 4.9 ft
24S12W 6.1 ft
24S13W 4.4 ft
24S15W 6.9 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.