Township 31S Range 31W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 130.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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130.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 31S31W

Median depth went from 159.3 ft before development to 289.3 ft — a change of 130.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 139.3 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 119.4 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 31S Range 31W — 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	153.3 ft	290.4 ft	+137.2
02	154.7 ft	286.3 ft	+131.6
03	155.1 ft	283.8 ft	+128.6
04	163.1 ft	293.2 ft	+130.1
05	163.1 ft	298.0 ft	+134.9
06	161.8 ft	301.1 ft	+139.3
07	166.1 ft	300.6 ft	+134.5
08	164.1 ft	295.5 ft	+131.4
09	159.4 ft	286.8 ft	+127.4
10	151.4 ft	277.8 ft	+126.4
11	154.5 ft	286.6 ft	+132.1
12	152.2 ft	290.3 ft	+138.0
13	147.2 ft	285.7 ft	+138.5
14	154.4 ft	288.3 ft	+133.8
15	162.6 ft	292.4 ft	+129.8
16	163.7 ft	292.9 ft	+129.2
17	169.8 ft	300.1 ft	+130.3
18	170.9 ft	302.4 ft	+131.5
19	176.0 ft	303.7 ft	+127.7
20	167.2 ft	295.9 ft	+128.7
21	163.8 ft	293.1 ft	+129.3
22	159.3 ft	289.8 ft	+130.4
23	155.2 ft	288.5 ft	+133.3
24	148.1 ft	285.2 ft	+137.1
25	149.8 ft	284.4 ft	+134.6
26	153.2 ft	284.7 ft	+131.5
27	157.5 ft	287.2 ft	+129.7
28	156.8 ft	285.1 ft	+128.3
29	162.6 ft	289.3 ft	+126.8
30	178.2 ft	301.5 ft	+123.3
31	177.0 ft	296.4 ft	+119.4
32	159.5 ft	283.3 ft	+123.8
33	149.9 ft	276.3 ft	+126.4
34	158.2 ft	286.4 ft	+128.2
35	152.2 ft	282.2 ft	+130.0
36	151.1 ft	283.9 ft	+132.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 31S range 31W

90 wells in township 31S range 31W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC, 22. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 411.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (42), oil field water supply (26), domestic (20), industrial (2).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 31S range 31W, 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
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	22	1976–2009	510.0 ft	222.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	16	1989–2009	380.0 ft	220.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	11	1975–1989	300.0 ft	190.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	7	2013–2020	526.0 ft	282.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	5	1975–1980	402.0 ft	178.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	5	1981–2013	485.0 ft	260.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	4	2013–2019	430.0 ft	280.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	3	2020–2025	525.0 ft	300.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	3	1985–1987	340.0 ft	220.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	2	1997–2007	390.0 ft	215.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	2	2012–2015	420.0 ft	285.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	2	2000	490.0 ft	249.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	1	1983	411.0 ft	243.0 ft
Cramer Drilling CO	1	1998	400.0 ft	229.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	2008	0.0 ft	285.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service	1	2013	405.0 ft	276.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	1	2005	335.0 ft	0.0 ft
L & N Pump	1	2026	386.0 ft	330.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1976	418.0 ft	184.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2004	535.0 ft	295.0 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	16	410.0 ft	185.0 ft
1980s	21	350.0 ft	200.0 ft
1990s	16	380.0 ft	226.0 ft
2000s	18	445.0 ft	266.0 ft
2010s	14	505.0 ft	280.0 ft
2020s	5	520.0 ft	300.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	42	510.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	26	335.0 ft
Domestic	20	396.0 ft
Industrial	2	360.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 31S range 31W, 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
1056902318	2025	570.0 ft	319.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
361451	2004	555.0 ft	281.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
77692	1977	547.0 ft	210.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
525247	2019	540.0 ft	293.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
529061	2019	540.0 ft	296.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
347925	2004	535.0 ft	295.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
398458	2006	533.0 ft	278.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
77670	1980	530.0 ft	200.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
77674	1976	530.0 ft	212.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
514022	2018	526.0 ft	278.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC

Buying or drilling in township 31S range 31W?

The median section here has moved 130.3 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. Seward County, on 100 % of 90 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

30S34W 146.6 ft
30S35W 137.5 ft
30S36W 143.6 ft
30S37W 200.1 ft
31S27W 63.4 ft
31S29W 112.8 ft
31S30W 134.6 ft
31S32W 129.6 ft
31S33W 120.3 ft
31S34W 108.0 ft
31S35W 102.1 ft
31S36W 66.5 ft
31S37W 150.2 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.