Township 31S Range 18W

28 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has risen 89.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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28Measured

-89.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 31S18W

Median depth went from 193.1 ft before development to 98.8 ft — a change of -89.3 ft, over 28 of 36 sections. Deeper: 1. Shallower: 27. Sharpest fall, section 01 at 7.2 ft; largest rise, section 31 at 122.2 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 31S Range 18W — 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	90.8 ft	98.1 ft	+7.2
02	90.6 ft	—	—
03	67.3 ft	—	—
04	72.6 ft	—	—
05	102.7 ft	—	—
06	139.4 ft	—	—
07	164.2 ft	—	—
08	148.5 ft	—	—
09	111.7 ft	—	—
10	82.0 ft	55.1 ft	−26.9
11	92.0 ft	71.6 ft	−20.4
12	88.1 ft	69.9 ft	−18.3
13	76.3 ft	29.0 ft	−47.3
14	93.8 ft	39.7 ft	−54.1
15	130.9 ft	69.7 ft	−61.3
16	169.5 ft	100.0 ft	−69.6
17	202.8 ft	124.1 ft	−78.8
18	193.1 ft	105.3 ft	−87.8
19	190.2 ft	85.9 ft	−104.4
20	223.6 ft	126.8 ft	−96.8
21	216.3 ft	127.0 ft	−89.3
22	177.6 ft	92.8 ft	−84.8
23	148.3 ft	68.3 ft	−80.0
24	151.6 ft	76.6 ft	−75.0
25	222.5 ft	125.4 ft	−97.1
26	219.4 ft	120.4 ft	−99.0
27	211.2 ft	109.2 ft	−101.9
28	238.4 ft	134.2 ft	−104.2
29	218.3 ft	109.8 ft	−108.4
30	179.2 ft	65.3 ft	−113.9
31	179.2 ft	57.0 ft	−122.2
32	220.1 ft	101.5 ft	−118.6
33	226.8 ft	109.6 ft	−117.2
34	216.5 ft	98.8 ft	−117.8
35	212.6 ft	96.8 ft	−115.8
36	228.6 ft	115.4 ft	−113.2

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 31S range 18W

91 wells in township 31S range 18W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Kelly's Water Well Service, INC, 18. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 192.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (41), domestic (21), domestic, livestock (17), irrigation (12).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 31S range 18W, 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
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	18	1976–1989	235.0 ft	120.0 ft
Ronald Lehl's Water Well Service	14	1984–2003	125.0 ft	70.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	12	1975–1978	267.0 ft	78.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	6	1977–1984	210.0 ft	106.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	5	1988–1994	167.0 ft	80.0 ft
Lehl & Son Water Well Drilling	4	1975–1981	141.0 ft	60.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	4	1975–1987	240.0 ft	105.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	3	1980–1992	220.0 ft	82.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	3	2012–2019	170.0 ft	81.0 ft
Dalen Dee Graff, Ashland Well Serv., INC	3	1994	85.0 ft	80.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	3	2003–2011	260.0 ft	83.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	3	1983–1984	222.0 ft	95.0 ft
Associated Drilling, INC	2	2007	280.0 ft	121.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	2	1976–1978	170.0 ft	68.0 ft
H-30 Drilling INC	2	1988	275.0 ft	160.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	1	2025	75.0 ft	15.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	1	1987	160.0 ft	82.0 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	1	2022	166.0 ft	124.0 ft
Lehl's Water Well Service	1	1999	140.0 ft	100.0 ft
Pratt Well Service	1	2013	192.0 ft	120.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	1	2011	246.0 ft	88.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	1	2020	140.0 ft	71.0 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	20	266.0 ft	78.0 ft
1980s	39	220.0 ft	105.0 ft
1990s	16	140.0 ft	85.0 ft
2000s	6	260.0 ft	83.0 ft
2010s	7	192.0 ft	88.0 ft
2020s	3	140.0 ft	71.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	41	217.0 ft
Domestic	21	141.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	17	125.0 ft
Irrigation	12	271.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 31S range 18W, 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
9205	1977	310.0 ft	106.0 ft	Irrigation	Central Well & Pump, INC
446093	2011	300.0 ft	124.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC
9214	1976	297.0 ft	113.3 ft	Irrigation	Layne-christensen CO
9217	1975	295.0 ft	76.0 ft	Irrigation	Layne-christensen CO
9225	1975	294.0 ft	80.0 ft	Irrigation	Layne-christensen CO
9190	1988	293.0 ft	160.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
9227	1978	288.0 ft	109.0 ft	Irrigation	Layne-christensen CO
407685	2007	280.0 ft	121.0 ft	Domestic	Associated Drilling, INC
9189	1989	275.0 ft	120.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
9200	1988	275.0 ft	160.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	H-30 Drilling INC

Buying or drilling in township 31S range 18W?

The median section here has moved -89.3 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 Central and western Kansas. Comanche County, on 100 % of 91 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

30S10W -3.0 ft
16S25W 0.0 ft
29S42W 114.7 ft
32S18W -137.2 ft
29S13W 2.9 ft
31S26W 21.3 ft
10S26W -15.2 ft
23S17W 11.2 ft
28S27W 77.1 ft
29S14W 1.7 ft
19S13W 2.3 ft
26S23W 36.5 ft
29S27W 116.7 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.