Township 24S Range 35W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 57.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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57.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 24S35W

Median depth went from 19.4 ft before development to 85.9 ft — a change of 57.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 36 at 156.9 ft; the smallest fall is section 07 at 33.6 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 24S 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	37.5 ft	112.5 ft	+75.0
02	29.5 ft	106.5 ft	+76.9
03	28.5 ft	93.8 ft	+65.3
04	31.3 ft	87.3 ft	+56.0
05	39.9 ft	82.5 ft	+42.6
06	45.7 ft	91.5 ft	+45.8
07	37.4 ft	71.1 ft	+33.6
08	26.5 ft	60.5 ft	+34.0
09	21.9 ft	68.1 ft	+46.3
10	25.3 ft	66.9 ft	+41.6
11	19.4 ft	63.0 ft	+43.7
12	6.4 ft	57.0 ft	+50.6
13	12.4 ft	52.3 ft	+39.8
14	13.1 ft	49.7 ft	+36.7
15	3.0 ft	40.9 ft	+37.9
16	5.4 ft	48.1 ft	+42.7
17	16.6 ft	54.0 ft	+37.4
18	27.6 ft	64.2 ft	+36.6
19	6.2 ft	49.1 ft	+42.9
20	12.3 ft	60.1 ft	+47.8
21	9.2 ft	63.6 ft	+54.4
22	13.6 ft	70.9 ft	+57.3
23	18.8 ft	85.9 ft	+67.1
24	17.0 ft	95.4 ft	+78.4
25	38.3 ft	164.1 ft	+125.7
26	24.7 ft	130.3 ft	+105.6
27	16.9 ft	106.1 ft	+89.2
28	15.8 ft	97.9 ft	+82.0
29	19.1 ft	91.8 ft	+72.6
30	18.5 ft	80.9 ft	+62.3
31	21.4 ft	106.1 ft	+84.7
32	18.1 ft	121.1 ft	+103.0
33	16.6 ft	134.0 ft	+117.4
34	28.4 ft	159.6 ft	+131.2
35	43.6 ft	187.8 ft	+144.2
36	38.0 ft	194.9 ft	+156.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 24S range 35W

308 wells in township 24S range 35W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Well Owner, 79. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 280.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (174), domestic (62), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (40), domestic, livestock (8).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 24S 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
Well Owner	79	1989–2009	40.0 ft	5.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	45	1975–2014	300.0 ft	39.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	31	1975–2026	330.0 ft	52.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co, INC	24	1975–1997	387.0 ft	82.0 ft
Geocore Services INC	14	2005	17.5 ft	0.0 ft
Grogan Ebberts Drilling	11	1993–1994	16.0 ft	5.5 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	10	1991–2016	347.0 ft	57.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	7	2001–2004	325.0 ft	50.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	6	2015–2026	516.0 ft	138.0 ft
Prairie Land Environmental Remed	6	2003	13.0 ft	8.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #748	5	2020–2021	561.0 ft	177.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	5	2003–2010	267.0 ft	54.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	4	1989–1995	260.0 ft	20.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	4	2002–2005	368.0 ft	35.0 ft
Kgs	4	1997	142.0 ft	10.3 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	3	1987–1999	318.0 ft	24.8 ft
Downey Drlg #748	3	2023–2025	340.0 ft	82.0 ft
Geotechnical Services, INC	3	1996	9.0 ft	7.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	3	1975–1977	96.0 ft	18.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	3	1997–2019	330.0 ft	79.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	3	1984–2001	345.0 ft	33.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service LLC	3	1975–1985	295.0 ft	42.0 ft
Layne-western	3	1976–1977	105.0 ft	15.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	3	2020–2022	280.0 ft	74.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	3	1995–2012	15.0 ft	9.6 ft
Clarence L. Dingus Well Service & Trenching	2	2003	80.0 ft	26.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	2	1979	297.0 ft	43.0 ft
Kansas Water Wells, INC	2	2020–2021	340.0 ft	165.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	2	1988	145.0 ft	15.0 ft
B & B Drilling	1	2010	40.0 ft	0.0 ft
Dingus Well Service	1	1994	9.0 ft	0.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	1	1991	300.0 ft	40.0 ft
Garden City Coop	1	1993	40.0 ft	9.0 ft
Geocore, INC	1	2011	40.0 ft	24.6 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service	1	2016	170.0 ft	23.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	1	2005	220.0 ft	35.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2023	413.0 ft	113.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145	1	2021	402.0 ft	115.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service	1	2018	272.0 ft	108.0 ft
Kearny County Well Plugging	1	2019	40.0 ft	28.0 ft
Kent Maddux	1	1997	300.0 ft	250.0 ft
Layne Christensen CO	1	1977	352.0 ft	39.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	1	2014	300.0 ft	55.0 ft
Thad Robert	1	2002	38.0 ft	18.0 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	38	305.0 ft	33.0 ft
1980s	24	318.0 ft	40.0 ft
1990s	135	40.0 ft	9.0 ft
2000s	56	76.0 ft	16.0 ft
2010s	35	345.0 ft	74.0 ft
2020s	20	402.0 ft	115.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	174	277.0 ft
Domestic	62	290.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	40	17.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	8	260.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	6	220.0 ft
Industrial	3	271.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	3	90.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge	3	22.0 ft
Test hole/well	2	8.0 ft
Public Water Supply	2	397.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	2	13.0 ft
Feedlot	1	406.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	40.0 ft
Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation	1	107.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 24S 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
537698	2020	670.0 ft	215.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, Inc. #748
548045	2021	629.0 ft	165.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, Inc. #748
533313	2020	561.0 ft	214.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, Inc. #748
526575	2019	552.0 ft	195.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
541724	2021	535.0 ft	177.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, Inc. #748
1057192694	2026	517.0 ft	138.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
523809	2019	516.0 ft	208.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
1057030322	2025	465.0 ft	154.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
1052892336	2022	422.0 ft	88.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
31377	1985	420.0 ft	82.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 24S range 35W?

The median section here has moved 57.3 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 308 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

24S15W 6.9 ft
24S16W 22.1 ft
24S30W 68.6 ft
24S31W 80.0 ft
24S32W 87.4 ft
24S33W 127.0 ft
24S34W 130.7 ft
24S36W 46.9 ft
24S37W 33.1 ft
25S10W 4.7 ft
25S11W -1.9 ft
25S12W -1.1 ft
25S16W 18.2 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.