Township 24S Range 37W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 33.1 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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33.1 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 24S37W

Median depth went from 186.4 ft before development to 217.6 ft — a change of 33.1 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 24 at 55.1 ft; the smallest fall is section 27 at 19.7 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 24S 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	192.2 ft	239.5 ft	+47.3
02	194.5 ft	231.5 ft	+37.1
03	197.1 ft	228.4 ft	+31.3
04	201.7 ft	229.1 ft	+27.4
05	202.7 ft	226.8 ft	+24.1
06	207.8 ft	231.6 ft	+23.8
07	200.1 ft	228.4 ft	+28.4
08	200.7 ft	228.0 ft	+27.2
09	191.2 ft	221.0 ft	+29.8
10	191.2 ft	224.4 ft	+33.1
11	187.7 ft	227.0 ft	+39.3
12	182.0 ft	227.2 ft	+45.2
13	144.1 ft	193.3 ft	+49.2
14	166.4 ft	207.4 ft	+41.0
15	167.7 ft	200.9 ft	+33.2
16	189.4 ft	217.6 ft	+28.2
17	193.7 ft	223.9 ft	+30.2
18	186.4 ft	220.2 ft	+33.8
19	162.0 ft	204.1 ft	+42.1
20	185.8 ft	220.2 ft	+34.5
21	190.9 ft	220.4 ft	+29.4
22	166.3 ft	192.5 ft	+26.1
23	127.1 ft	167.0 ft	+39.9
24	104.2 ft	159.3 ft	+55.1
25	89.0 ft	131.4 ft	+42.4
26	124.9 ft	153.8 ft	+28.9
27	189.0 ft	208.7 ft	+19.7
28	190.6 ft	222.9 ft	+32.3
29	171.1 ft	209.6 ft	+38.5
30	122.6 ft	171.5 ft	+48.9
31	107.4 ft	154.3 ft	+46.9
32	145.2 ft	182.3 ft	+37.1
33	164.5 ft	192.9 ft	+28.4
34	191.8 ft	211.7 ft	+20.0
35	178.0 ft	198.6 ft	+20.5
36	125.8 ft	150.8 ft	+25.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 24S range 37W

49 wells in township 24S range 37W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Well Owner, 9. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 296.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (31), irrigation (9), oil field water supply (5), domestic, livestock (4).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 24S 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	9	1989–1997	210.0 ft	0.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	8	1975–2007	296.0 ft	220.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	6	1987–2007	302.0 ft	180.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	4	1990–1999	320.0 ft	240.0 ft
Tom Wright Iv	3	1993	41.0 ft	0.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	2	1987–1988	360.0 ft	220.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	2	1990	298.0 ft	237.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	2	1975–1976	330.0 ft	176.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	2	2014	390.0 ft	140.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	1	2009	320.0 ft	0.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	2000	290.0 ft	190.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	1	1995	160.0 ft	95.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2005	300.0 ft	0.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	2010	397.0 ft	160.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	1	1981	160.0 ft	104.0 ft
Kansas Water Wells	1	2023	196.0 ft	170.0 ft
Larry Graham, Larry's Well Service	1	2009	174.0 ft	151.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	1	1999	240.0 ft	185.0 ft
Thad Robert	1	1999	225.0 ft	183.0 ft
Thad Robert T&t	1	1999	85.0 ft	72.0 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	297.0 ft	176.0 ft
1980s	6	287.0 ft	220.0 ft
1990s	22	225.0 ft	118.0 ft
2000s	12	300.0 ft	178.0 ft
2010s	3	390.0 ft	140.0 ft
2020s	1	196.0 ft	170.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	31	220.0 ft
Irrigation	9	290.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	5	320.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	4	300.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 24S 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
436139	2010	397.0 ft	160.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
487681	2014	390.0 ft	120.0 ft	Domestic	Martin's Well Service
31524	1988	360.0 ft	220.0 ft	Domestic	Donald Fulton Drilling CO
98997	1995	330.0 ft	118.0 ft	Domestic	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
421529	1976	330.0 ft	176.0 ft	Domestic	High Plains Drilling & Supply
31515	1990	320.0 ft	160.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC
421526	1990	320.0 ft	160.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC
422199	2009	320.0 ft	0.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
402660	2007	316.0 ft	197.0 ft	Domestic	Midwest Well & Pump, INC
421525	1976	312.0 ft	220.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC

Buying or drilling in township 24S range 37W?

The median section here has moved 33.1 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 49 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

24S30W 68.6 ft
24S31W 80.0 ft
24S32W 87.4 ft
24S33W 127.0 ft
24S34W 130.7 ft
24S35W 57.3 ft
24S36W 46.9 ft
25S10W 4.7 ft
25S11W -1.9 ft
25S12W -1.1 ft
25S16W 18.2 ft
25S19W 14.9 ft
25S20W 1.5 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.