Township 31S Range 34W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 108.0 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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108.0 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 31S34W

Median depth went from 119.7 ft before development to 223.1 ft — a change of 108.0 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 05 at 149.3 ft; the smallest fall is section 30 at 84.0 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 31S Range 34W — 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	197.0 ft	329.8 ft	+132.9
02	204.8 ft	331.3 ft	+126.5
03	160.5 ft	287.6 ft	+127.1
04	58.7 ft	200.4 ft	+141.7
05	31.0 ft	180.2 ft	+149.3
06	110.9 ft	245.2 ft	+134.3
07	139.3 ft	259.3 ft	+120.0
08	62.6 ft	192.3 ft	+129.7
09	66.9 ft	193.8 ft	+126.9
10	168.1 ft	285.3 ft	+117.2
11	195.1 ft	311.6 ft	+116.5
12	194.3 ft	315.9 ft	+121.7
13	186.5 ft	299.1 ft	+112.6
14	191.5 ft	302.1 ft	+110.6
15	162.0 ft	272.8 ft	+110.8
16	52.7 ft	165.2 ft	+112.5
17	67.4 ft	176.9 ft	+109.5
18	154.7 ft	256.3 ft	+101.6
19	118.0 ft	203.0 ft	+84.9
20	81.9 ft	177.6 ft	+95.7
21	34.4 ft	137.8 ft	+103.4
22	115.3 ft	223.1 ft	+107.8
23	150.6 ft	258.7 ft	+108.0
24	168.0 ft	274.9 ft	+107.0
25	119.7 ft	222.0 ft	+102.3
26	73.2 ft	176.8 ft	+103.6
27	44.1 ft	146.6 ft	+102.4
28	45.2 ft	143.3 ft	+98.1
29	128.9 ft	220.3 ft	+91.4
30	184.2 ft	268.2 ft	+84.0
31	181.4 ft	271.4 ft	+90.0
32	149.7 ft	242.8 ft	+93.1
33	77.0 ft	173.6 ft	+96.6
34	41.2 ft	140.3 ft	+99.0
35	19.7 ft	119.2 ft	+99.5
36	43.4 ft	141.6 ft	+98.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 31S range 34W

125 wells in township 31S range 34W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC, 32. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 315.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (53), domestic (41), irrigation (16), domestic, livestock (13).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 31S range 34W, 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	32	1991–2010	300.0 ft	170.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	19	1975–1991	242.0 ft	107.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	12	1979–2010	400.0 ft	185.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	12	1985–1991	290.0 ft	146.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	8	1978–1988	320.0 ft	196.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	8	2011–2021	380.0 ft	219.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	3	1983–2005	315.0 ft	230.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	3	2013–2025	547.0 ft	258.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	3	1976–2001	535.0 ft	224.0 ft
Southwest Windmill	3	1998	95.0 ft	0.0 ft
B & M Srvcs. Swk	2	2026	336.0 ft	308.0 ft
Cramer Drilling CO	2	1999	420.0 ft	255.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	2	1991	290.0 ft	175.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	2	1995–1996	312.0 ft	165.0 ft
Layne-western	2	1975–1976	387.0 ft	193.0 ft
Marvin W. Jones Drilling Company	2	1976	451.0 ft	212.0 ft
Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling	2	1977–1979	300.0 ft	128.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	2	1997–2000	360.0 ft	170.0 ft
C.o. Water Well Drlg	1	1989	250.0 ft	105.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	1	2001	300.0 ft	186.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	2022	460.0 ft	250.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	1995	307.0 ft	170.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1977	198.0 ft	41.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	1999	268.0 ft	112.0 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	22	284.0 ft	107.0 ft
1980s	28	290.0 ft	142.0 ft
1990s	49	290.0 ft	161.0 ft
2000s	11	378.0 ft	193.0 ft
2010s	10	380.0 ft	184.0 ft
2020s	6	500.0 ft	293.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	53	300.0 ft
Domestic	41	295.0 ft
Irrigation	16	455.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	13	263.0 ft
Feedlot	2	95.0 ft
Industrial	1	180.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 31S range 34W, 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
1056620049	2025	578.0 ft	292.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
438213	2010	552.0 ft	279.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
324464	2001	550.0 ft	251.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
1053323315	2023	547.0 ft	258.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
414807	2008	540.0 ft	284.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
77806	1977	535.0 ft	224.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
77837	1990	530.0 ft	229.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
542984	2021	500.0 ft	293.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC
449241	2011	498.0 ft	0.0 ft	Domestic	Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC
325753	2001	460.0 ft	254.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC

Buying or drilling in township 31S range 34W?

The median section here has moved 108.0 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 126 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

30S37W 200.1 ft
31S27W 63.4 ft
31S29W 112.8 ft
31S30W 134.6 ft
31S31W 130.3 ft
31S32W 129.6 ft
31S33W 120.3 ft
31S35W 102.1 ft
31S36W 66.5 ft
31S37W 150.2 ft
32S28W 25.8 ft
32S29W 92.0 ft
32S30W 115.3 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.