Township 23S Range 36W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 39.7 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 23S36W

Median depth went from 146.5 ft before development to 181.5 ft — a change of 39.7 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 32. Shallower: 3. Sharpest fall, section 34 at 82.4 ft; largest rise, section 05 at 10.1 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 23S Range 36W — 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	150.1 ft	181.5 ft	+31.4
02	141.6 ft	163.8 ft	+22.2
03	129.9 ft	139.8 ft	+10.0
04	136.6 ft	130.1 ft	−6.5
05	149.7 ft	139.6 ft	−10.1
06	134.2 ft	126.5 ft	−7.8
07	136.1 ft	137.3 ft	+1.2
08	127.1 ft	127.3 ft	0
09	113.3 ft	118.5 ft	+5.2
10	99.8 ft	119.3 ft	+19.6
11	95.3 ft	126.7 ft	+31.4
12	105.9 ft	144.9 ft	+39.0
13	86.0 ft	127.5 ft	+41.5
14	105.0 ft	148.4 ft	+43.4
15	146.5 ft	180.0 ft	+33.5
16	155.0 ft	178.7 ft	+23.7
17	155.0 ft	173.6 ft	+18.5
18	152.3 ft	169.2 ft	+16.9
19	181.1 ft	216.0 ft	+34.9
20	179.0 ft	217.2 ft	+38.1
21	185.9 ft	225.5 ft	+39.7
22	160.2 ft	203.5 ft	+43.4
23	136.7 ft	185.4 ft	+48.6
24	133.4 ft	178.3 ft	+44.9
25	130.9 ft	188.3 ft	+57.5
26	156.6 ft	214.9 ft	+58.3
27	165.6 ft	222.0 ft	+56.4
28	180.1 ft	236.9 ft	+56.8
29	188.2 ft	244.8 ft	+56.6
30	189.0 ft	241.4 ft	+52.4
31	185.4 ft	247.9 ft	+62.5
32	180.4 ft	248.6 ft	+68.2
33	161.5 ft	234.2 ft	+72.7
34	126.2 ft	208.6 ft	+82.4
35	131.3 ft	207.0 ft	+75.7
36	121.8 ft	188.1 ft	+66.4

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 23S range 36W

59 wells in township 23S range 36W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Midwest Well & Pump, INC, 8. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 283.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (21), domestic, livestock (18), domestic (15), oil field water supply (3).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 23S range 36W, 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	8	2005–2014	164.0 ft	132.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	7	1975–1999	300.0 ft	224.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	5	1985–2010	295.0 ft	226.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	4	2000–2003	300.0 ft	215.0 ft
Well Owner	4	1993–1996	300.0 ft	70.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #748	3	2020	318.0 ft	257.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	3	2011–2012	301.0 ft	248.0 ft
Clarence L. Dingus Well Service & Trenching	2	2006	164.0 ft	143.0 ft
Henkle Drilling and Supply	2	1980–1989	149.0 ft	109.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	2	1975	170.0 ft	120.0 ft
Kansas Water Wells	2	2022	212.0 ft	186.0 ft
Larry W. Graham	2	2017	315.0 ft	249.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	2	1995	273.0 ft	218.0 ft
Ark Valley Pump and Supply	1	1975	290.0 ft	208.0 ft
B & M Services Swk, LLC	1	2025	180.0 ft	80.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	1	2012	283.0 ft	186.4 ft
Downey Drlg #748	1	2020	328.0 ft	254.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	1	1984	267.0 ft	210.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply	1	1999	161.0 ft	110.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service LLC	1	1981	209.0 ft	105.0 ft
Larry W Graham	1	1997	130.0 ft	0.0 ft
M & D Well Service	1	2004	148.0 ft	102.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump	1	2018	397.0 ft	139.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2003	302.0 ft	229.0 ft
Steve's Irrigation Repair	1	1990	165.0 ft	153.0 ft
Thad Robert	1	1998	295.0 ft	238.0 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	5	180.0 ft	120.0 ft
1980s	6	209.0 ft	125.0 ft
1990s	14	290.0 ft	218.0 ft
2000s	16	290.0 ft	143.0 ft
2010s	11	295.0 ft	186.4 ft
2020s	7	290.0 ft	246.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	21	300.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	18	170.0 ft
Domestic	15	170.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	3	273.0 ft
Other	2	315.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 23S range 36W, 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
532130	2018	397.0 ft	139.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Midwest Well & Pump
530070	2020	328.0 ft	254.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
535628	2020	325.0 ft	258.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, Inc. #748
432097	2009	319.0 ft	244.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
530068	2020	318.0 ft	246.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, Inc. #748
447416	2011	316.0 ft	255.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
313941	2000	315.0 ft	215.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC
508414	2017	315.0 ft	249.0 ft	Other	Larry W. Graham
109700	1996	310.0 ft	289.0 ft	Domestic	Well Owner
414825	2007	307.0 ft	226.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 23S range 36W?

The median section here has moved 39.7 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 59 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

23S14W 11.7 ft
23S30W 9.4 ft
23S31W 65.6 ft
23S32W 107.5 ft
23S33W 141.7 ft
23S34W 144.7 ft
23S35W 81.9 ft
23S37W 13.1 ft
24S10W 4.9 ft
24S12W 6.1 ft
24S13W 4.4 ft
24S15W 6.9 ft
24S16W 22.1 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.