Township 23S Range 37W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 13.1 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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13.1 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 23S37W

Median depth went from 202.0 ft before development to 215.9 ft — a change of 13.1 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 33. Shallower: 2. Sharpest fall, section 36 at 45.8 ft; largest rise, section 01 at 10.3 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 23S Range 37W — 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	156.3 ft	145.9 ft	−10.3
02	182.3 ft	174.6 ft	−7.7
03	177.8 ft	178.6 ft	+0.8
04	191.7 ft	191.7 ft	0
05	198.3 ft	199.6 ft	+1.3
06	202.5 ft	204.1 ft	+1.6
07	210.1 ft	215.9 ft	+5.8
08	207.0 ft	212.1 ft	+5.1
09	202.4 ft	207.7 ft	+5.4
10	196.5 ft	200.6 ft	+4.2
11	191.8 ft	193.7 ft	+1.9
12	182.0 ft	182.6 ft	+0.7
13	165.4 ft	180.4 ft	+15.0
14	189.0 ft	201.0 ft	+12.0
15	194.4 ft	203.5 ft	+9.0
16	202.8 ft	211.9 ft	+9.1
17	211.1 ft	219.8 ft	+8.7
18	213.9 ft	222.9 ft	+9.0
19	214.7 ft	226.9 ft	+12.2
20	210.0 ft	223.1 ft	+13.1
21	205.9 ft	220.2 ft	+14.3
22	190.7 ft	207.0 ft	+16.3
23	179.3 ft	200.8 ft	+21.5
24	176.1 ft	205.8 ft	+29.7
25	189.4 ft	228.3 ft	+38.9
26	196.1 ft	224.5 ft	+28.4
27	202.0 ft	225.0 ft	+23.0
28	210.5 ft	230.2 ft	+19.6
29	217.6 ft	234.9 ft	+17.3
30	219.7 ft	235.4 ft	+15.7
31	207.6 ft	227.5 ft	+19.9
32	207.8 ft	228.9 ft	+21.2
33	206.6 ft	230.6 ft	+24.1
34	202.4 ft	230.3 ft	+27.9
35	199.0 ft	232.8 ft	+33.8
36	193.9 ft	239.7 ft	+45.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 23S range 37W

50 wells in township 23S range 37W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Well Owner, 10. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 285.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (21), domestic (17), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (6), domestic, livestock (3).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 23S range 37W, 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
Well Owner	10	1991–1997	270.0 ft	239.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	7	1975–2007	297.0 ft	238.0 ft
Alva Howard, H.d.c. Ag, LLC	3	2000	200.0 ft	169.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	3	2023	330.0 ft	254.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	3	1992–2020	300.0 ft	215.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	2	1990–1992	330.0 ft	250.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	2004	220.0 ft	165.0 ft
Henkle Drilling and Supply	2	1980	527.0 ft	210.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	2	1976–1977	295.0 ft	260.0 ft
Kansas Geological Survey	2	—	350.0 ft	0.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	2	1991–2001	245.0 ft	215.0 ft
Steve's Irrigation Repair	2	1990–1991	460.0 ft	258.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	1	1989	324.0 ft	256.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	2010	256.0 ft	192.0 ft
Kearny County Well Plugging	1	2018	233.0 ft	192.0 ft
Ksu	1	1991	208.0 ft	0.0 ft
Terracon, INC	1	2000	70.0 ft	0.0 ft
Thad Robert	1	1998	308.0 ft	240.0 ft
Thad Robert T&t	1	1999	104.0 ft	0.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2013	205.0 ft	170.0 ft
Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC	1	1977	285.0 ft	250.0 ft
Whinery Drilling	1	1980	265.0 ft	225.0 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	8	295.0 ft	238.0 ft
1980s	4	510.0 ft	225.0 ft
1990s	20	282.0 ft	239.0 ft
2000s	9	200.0 ft	169.0 ft
2010s	3	233.0 ft	192.0 ft
2020s	4	330.0 ft	254.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	21	304.0 ft
Domestic	17	220.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	6	200.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	3	270.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	3	300.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 23S range 37W, 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
455247	1980	527.0 ft	191.0 ft	Domestic	Henkle Drilling and Supply
455248	1980	510.0 ft	210.0 ft	Domestic	Henkle Drilling and Supply
31364	1991	460.0 ft	250.0 ft	Irrigation	Steve's Irrigation Repair
501414	—	350.0 ft	0.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Kansas Geological Survey
1054143154	2023	347.0 ft	252.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
31367	1992	330.0 ft	240.0 ft	Irrigation	Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair
1054146246	2023	330.0 ft	254.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
1054142433	2023	329.0 ft	262.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
31362	1989	324.0 ft	256.0 ft	Irrigation	Donald Fulton Drilling CO
31361	1990	323.0 ft	250.0 ft	Irrigation	Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair

Buying or drilling in township 23S range 37W?

The median section here has moved 13.1 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 50 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

23S30W 9.4 ft
23S31W 65.6 ft
23S32W 107.5 ft
23S33W 141.7 ft
23S34W 144.7 ft
23S35W 81.9 ft
23S36W 39.7 ft
24S10W 4.9 ft
24S12W 6.1 ft
24S13W 4.4 ft
24S15W 6.9 ft
24S16W 22.1 ft
24S30W 68.6 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.