Township 31S Range 32W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 129.6 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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129.6 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 31S32W

Median depth went from 171.1 ft before development to 302.2 ft — a change of 129.6 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 147.6 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 115.1 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 31S Range 32W — 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	159.0 ft	301.9 ft	+142.9
02	159.9 ft	304.6 ft	+144.6
03	157.7 ft	302.2 ft	+144.5
04	164.3 ft	309.8 ft	+145.5
05	173.2 ft	320.7 ft	+147.5
06	177.4 ft	325.0 ft	+147.6
07	171.3 ft	313.5 ft	+142.2
08	170.4 ft	314.2 ft	+143.8
09	169.0 ft	311.3 ft	+142.3
10	165.8 ft	302.2 ft	+136.4
11	166.3 ft	299.3 ft	+133.0
12	164.2 ft	299.2 ft	+134.9
13	169.7 ft	299.7 ft	+129.9
14	181.1 ft	305.6 ft	+124.4
15	178.0 ft	307.7 ft	+129.6
16	170.9 ft	309.2 ft	+138.3
17	171.0 ft	308.9 ft	+137.9
18	166.7 ft	300.3 ft	+133.6
19	169.8 ft	296.0 ft	+126.2
20	171.8 ft	301.1 ft	+129.3
21	173.4 ft	303.1 ft	+129.6
22	181.7 ft	307.5 ft	+125.8
23	180.2 ft	303.4 ft	+123.2
24	179.0 ft	304.4 ft	+125.3
25	186.0 ft	306.6 ft	+120.6
26	178.4 ft	299.7 ft	+121.3
27	175.9 ft	298.6 ft	+122.7
28	169.4 ft	291.6 ft	+122.2
29	172.9 ft	294.0 ft	+121.2
30	172.1 ft	290.5 ft	+118.4
31	169.2 ft	284.3 ft	+115.1
32	169.4 ft	287.8 ft	+118.4
33	171.1 ft	292.5 ft	+121.3
34	169.2 ft	291.2 ft	+122.0
35	176.3 ft	296.0 ft	+119.6
36	188.4 ft	306.3 ft	+117.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 31S range 32W

80 wells in township 31S range 32W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC, 17. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 420.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (39), oil field water supply (28), domestic (13).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 31S range 32W, 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
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	17	1990–2007	385.0 ft	216.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	16	1975–2009	511.0 ft	250.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	10	1987–1991	320.0 ft	220.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	6	1975–1990	397.0 ft	226.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	4	2022–2024	595.0 ft	320.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	3	2022–2025	596.0 ft	324.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	3	2014–2017	575.0 ft	289.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	3	1976–1980	408.0 ft	196.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	3	1975–2001	395.0 ft	245.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC	2	2000–2010	480.0 ft	282.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	2	1993	350.0 ft	225.0 ft
L & N Pump	2	2023–2025	581.0 ft	335.0 ft
Layne-western	2	1976	528.0 ft	210.0 ft
C.o. Water Well Drlg	1	1989	355.0 ft	220.0 ft
Db&e Co, LLC	1	2023	554.0 ft	380.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	1	2023	420.0 ft	335.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2003	370.0 ft	265.0 ft
Southwest Windmill	1	2001	340.0 ft	275.0 ft
Thad Robert	1	2000	303.0 ft	263.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2012	490.0 ft	250.0 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	9	405.0 ft	206.0 ft
1980s	13	340.0 ft	220.0 ft
1990s	30	360.0 ft	225.0 ft
2000s	12	480.0 ft	263.0 ft
2010s	5	535.0 ft	282.0 ft
2020s	11	563.0 ft	324.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	39	518.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	28	350.0 ft
Domestic	13	420.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 31S range 32W, 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
1053323238	2022	607.0 ft	340.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
401625	2007	600.0 ft	268.0 ft	Domestic	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC
1052957235	2022	596.0 ft	320.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
1056893235	2025	596.0 ft	324.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
1055865225	2024	595.0 ft	324.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
370808	2005	591.0 ft	177.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
1053385352	2023	581.0 ft	320.0 ft	Irrigation	L & N Pump
483752	2014	578.0 ft	289.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
508973	2017	575.0 ft	310.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1053277964	2022	563.0 ft	304.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748

Buying or drilling in township 31S range 32W?

The median section here has moved 129.6 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 80 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

30S35W 137.5 ft
30S36W 143.6 ft
30S37W 200.1 ft
31S27W 63.4 ft
31S29W 112.8 ft
31S30W 134.6 ft
31S31W 130.3 ft
31S33W 120.3 ft
31S34W 108.0 ft
31S35W 102.1 ft
31S36W 66.5 ft
31S37W 150.2 ft
32S28W 25.8 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.