# Township 24S34W, Finney County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 24S range 34W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 130.7 ft.

## Township 24S Range 34W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 130.7 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 24S34W

Median depth went from **32.2 ft** before development to
**160.6 ft** — a change of **130.7 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 36 at
186.5 ft; the smallest fall is section 07 at 55.6 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

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

### Section by section

*Township 24S 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 | 17.2 ft | 130.3 ft | +113.2 |
| 02 | 13.1 ft | 130.5 ft | +117.4 |
| 03 | 14.2 ft | 130.7 ft | +116.5 |
| 04 | 18.0 ft | 119.3 ft | +101.3 |
| 05 | 17.4 ft | 106.6 ft | +89.3 |
| 06 | 27.3 ft | 107.6 ft | +80.3 |
| 07 | 3.4 ft | 59.0 ft | +55.6 |
| 08 | 10.7 ft | 82.0 ft | +71.3 |
| 09 | 10.2 ft | 111.5 ft | +101.3 |
| 10 | 7.5 ft | 122.9 ft | +115.4 |
| 11 | 11.2 ft | 127.2 ft | +116.0 |
| 12 | 11.3 ft | 133.4 ft | +122.0 |
| 13 | 25.6 ft | 161.3 ft | +135.7 |
| 14 | 29.1 ft | 159.8 ft | +130.7 |
| 15 | 27.8 ft | 155.3 ft | +127.5 |
| 16 | 16.3 ft | 132.6 ft | +116.3 |
| 17 | 14.3 ft | 104.5 ft | +90.2 |
| 18 | 14.6 ft | 71.7 ft | +57.2 |
| 19 | 32.2 ft | 128.3 ft | +96.0 |
| 20 | 40.8 ft | 160.6 ft | +119.9 |
| 21 | 46.7 ft | 182.6 ft | +135.9 |
| 22 | 49.9 ft | 195.4 ft | +145.5 |
| 23 | 42.9 ft | 196.2 ft | +153.3 |
| 24 | 39.2 ft | 198.8 ft | +159.6 |
| 25 | 40.0 ft | 219.8 ft | +179.7 |
| 26 | 56.3 ft | 228.3 ft | +171.9 |
| 27 | 62.4 ft | 226.5 ft | +164.1 |
| 28 | 44.2 ft | 201.0 ft | +156.7 |
| 29 | 46.7 ft | 195.6 ft | +148.9 |
| 30 | 49.5 ft | 187.0 ft | +137.5 |
| 31 | 54.0 ft | 221.3 ft | +167.4 |
| 32 | 69.9 ft | 244.5 ft | +174.6 |
| 33 | 66.6 ft | 246.3 ft | +179.8 |
| 34 | 66.3 ft | 248.8 ft | +182.5 |
| 35 | 44.9 ft | 230.1 ft | +185.2 |
| 36 | 43.3 ft | 229.8 ft | +186.5 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 24S range 34W

**416** wells in township 24S range 34W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC**, 85. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 327.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **monitoring well/observation/piezometer** (156), **irrigation** (146), **test hole/well** (38), **domestic** (32).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 24S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 85 | 1975–2014 | 365.0 ft | 74.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 62 | 2010–2017 | 92.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| L.c. Burkett Drilling | 35 | 1975 | 420.0 ft | 100.0 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 25 | 2000–2006 | 83.0 ft | 69.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 24 | 2005 | 70.0 ft | 20.1 ft |
| Mw Drilling | 21 | 1975–1997 | 390.0 ft | 77.0 ft |
| Layne-western | 18 | 1975–1978 | 409.0 ft | 79.5 ft |
| Prairie Land Environmental Remed | 18 | 1995–2004 | 38.0 ft | 31.3 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 16 | 1976–2016 | 395.0 ft | 114.0 ft |
| Minter Wilson Drilling Co., In | 11 | 1981 | 60.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Jonagan Water Well Service LLC | 10 | 1975–2017 | 305.0 ft | 75.0 ft |
| Downey Drlg #748 | 8 | 2022–2025 | 507.0 ft | 238.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 8 | 1982–2007 | 350.0 ft | 97.0 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 7 | 2013 | 156.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC | 6 | 1984–1989 | 327.0 ft | 105.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 6 | 1980–1982 | 374.0 ft | 89.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 6 | 2010–2013 | 335.0 ft | 50.0 ft |
| Gspf Irrigation Service | 5 | 2013–2015 | 52.0 ft | 43.0 ft |
| Minter Wilson Drilling Company | 5 | 1981 | 46.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Prairie Land Environmental Remediation INC | 5 | 1995–2004 | 48.0 ft | 35.0 ft |
| Midwest Well & Pump, INC | 4 | 1991–2014 | 366.0 ft | 108.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, INC | 3 | 2016–2020 | 388.0 ft | 234.0 ft |
| Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 | 3 | 1992–2023 | 40.0 ft | 25.0 ft |
| Jonagan Drilling CO | 3 | 1975–1982 | 333.0 ft | 104.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drilling Co., In | 3 | 1975–1981 | 198.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Well Owner | 3 | 1996 | 115.0 ft | 20.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 2 | 1979–1981 | 258.0 ft | 60.0 ft |
| J.r. Ham | 2 | 1992 | 70.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Jonagan Drilling | 2 | 1975 | 80.0 ft | 28.0 ft |
| Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 2 | 2001–2002 | 417.0 ft | 110.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, Inc. #748 | 1 | 2020 | 625.0 ft | 261.0 ft |
| Gt Water Well Drlg | 1 | 2025 | 360.0 ft | 131.0 ft |
| High Plains Drilling & Supply | 1 | 1975 | 100.0 ft | 60.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling CO | 1 | 1990 | 286.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145 | 1 | 2020 | 390.0 ft | 160.0 ft |
| Layne Christensen | 1 | 1980 | 390.0 ft | 75.0 ft |
| Northern Natural Gas CO | 1 | 2012 | 81.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Thad Robert | 1 | 2002 | 398.0 ft | 68.0 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 | 121 | 396.0 ft | 75.0 ft |
| 1980s | 61 | 286.0 ft | 75.0 ft |
| 1990s | 51 | 115.0 ft | 31.6 ft |
| 2000s | 68 | 100.0 ft | 39.2 ft |
| 2010s | 106 | 110.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| 2020s | 13 | 445.0 ft | 169.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 156 | 81.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 146 | 385.0 ft |
| Test hole/well | 38 | 420.0 ft |
| Domestic | 32 | 333.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 12 | 286.0 ft |
| Industrial | 10 | 328.0 ft |
| Feedlot | 8 | 395.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 7 | 122.0 ft |
| (unstated)/abandoned | 4 | 0.0 ft |
| Public Water Supply | 3 | 368.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 2 | 258.0 ft |
| Recovery/Soil Vapor Extraction/Soil Vent | 1 | 45.0 ft |
| Injection well/air sparge (AS)/shallow | 1 | 100.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 24S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327657 | 1980 | 727.0 ft | 130.0 ft | Industrial | Layne-christensen CO |
| 1056902798 | 2025 | 708.0 ft | 293.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drlg #748 |
| 1052892250 | 2022 | 702.0 ft | 244.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drlg #748 |
| 18699 | 1977 | 680.0 ft | 100.0 ft | Industrial | — |
| 506051 | 2016 | 668.0 ft | 266.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 534137 | 2020 | 625.0 ft | 261.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drilling, Inc. #748 |
| 1056902396 | 2025 | 600.0 ft | 320.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drlg #748 |
| 1056910340 | 2025 | 507.0 ft | 226.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drlg #748 |
| 500837 | 2016 | 503.0 ft | 255.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 18812 | 1975 | 480.0 ft | 92.0 ft | Irrigation | Layne-western |

### Buying or drilling in township 24S range 34W?

The median section here has moved 130.7 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](/privacy.md).

This township sits in [Far western Kansas](/region/far-western-kansas.md). **Finney County**, on 100 % of 420 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [24S13W](/township/24s13w.md) 4.4 ft
- [24S15W](/township/24s15w.md) 6.9 ft
- [24S16W](/township/24s16w.md) 22.1 ft
- [24S30W](/township/24s30w.md) 68.6 ft
- [24S31W](/township/24s31w.md) 80.0 ft
- [24S32W](/township/24s32w.md) 87.4 ft
- [24S33W](/township/24s33w.md) 127.0 ft
- [24S35W](/township/24s35w.md) 57.3 ft
- [24S36W](/township/24s36w.md) 46.9 ft
- [24S37W](/township/24s37w.md) 33.1 ft
- [25S10W](/township/25s10w.md) 4.7 ft
- [25S11W](/township/25s11w.md) -1.9 ft
- [25S12W](/township/25s12w.md) -1.1 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](/township.md).

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Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/township/24s34w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23