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Township 31S Range 36W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 66.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
66.5 ftMedian change
StevensCounty

What has happened in township 31S36W

Median depth went from 123.8 ft before development to 177.7 ft — a change of 66.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 30. Shallower: 6. Sharpest fall, section 36 at 135.3 ft; largest rise, section 17 at 56.6 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 31S Range 36W — 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.Before2022–24Change
01163.5 ft255.9 ft+92.4
02140.0 ft221.9 ft+81.9
03106.6 ft180.8 ft+74.2
04107.2 ft171.6 ft+64.4
05108.6 ft177.3 ft+68.7
06101.3 ft194.8 ft+93.5
0794.2 ft142.8 ft+48.6
08101.6 ft125.8 ft+24.2
09100.8 ft124.7 ft+23.9
10123.8 ft168.0 ft+44.3
11149.1 ft215.6 ft+66.5
12169.9 ft254.8 ft+85.0
13163.2 ft255.9 ft+92.7
14150.4 ft217.7 ft+67.2
15135.4 ft166.1 ft+30.7
16107.0 ft93.6 ft−13.3
1791.2 ft34.6 ft−56.6
1894.2 ft68.1 ft−26.1
1999.6 ft66.5 ft−33.0
2093.2 ft40.1 ft−53.1
21108.8 ft105.2 ft−3.6
22137.2 ft177.7 ft+40.6
23143.2 ft224.1 ft+80.9
24157.8 ft266.8 ft+109.0
25156.3 ft279.1 ft+122.9
26141.4 ft236.9 ft+95.6
27134.3 ft201.7 ft+67.4
28121.9 ft157.6 ft+35.7
29107.4 ft115.9 ft+8.5
30104.1 ft118.8 ft+14.7
31114.2 ft160.9 ft+46.7
32118.1 ft171.0 ft+53.0
33126.1 ft201.1 ft+75.0
34125.6 ft234.1 ft+108.5
35143.9 ft269.9 ft+126.0
36150.8 ft286.0 ft+135.3

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 31S range 36W

120 wells in township 31S range 36W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC, 16. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 472.1 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (37), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (23), oil field water supply (22), domestic (21).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 31S range 36W, 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 recordWellsYearsMedian depthMedian water level
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC161997–2010260.0 ft197.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC151990–2007440.0 ft210.0 ft
Bluestem Environmental Engineering, INC142009–201060.8 ft0.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC111975–2010510.0 ft230.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC91987–1989420.0 ft207.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC61975–1997470.0 ft220.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC61998205.0 ft182.8 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO31975–1981472.1 ft179.0 ft
Ktm Drilling, INC31975–1993567.0 ft170.0 ft
Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling31976–1977324.0 ft175.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC32011–2012490.0 ft250.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC22017–2019595.0 ft308.0 ft
Downey Drlg #74822020–2023577.0 ft342.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO22010–2013520.0 ft305.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #54822025576.0 ft328.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO21977534.0 ft171.0 ft
Marvin W. Jones Drilling Company21975–1976560.0 ft196.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC22011–2018470.0 ft249.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC21988–1991390.0 ft265.0 ft
3-b Drilling12025515.0 ft316.0 ft
Bluestem Environmental Engineering INC1200939.0 ft0.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO11984330.0 ft0.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service12003460.0 ft315.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #14512022514.0 ft303.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC12012512.0 ft228.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC12024560.0 ft340.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC12008405.0 ft182.0 ft
L & N Pump12020431.0 ft340.0 ft
Layne-western CO11976519.0 ft172.0 ft
Les Taylor Drilling CO12006521.0 ft240.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC11984397.0 ft205.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO12002380.0 ft170.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc12020502.0 ft259.0 ft
Well Owner11999437.0 ft193.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s15498.0 ft171.0 ft
1980s17420.0 ft205.0 ft
1990s35405.0 ft200.0 ft
2000s26205.0 ft63.0 ft
2010s18470.0 ft234.7 ft
2020s9515.0 ft316.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation37512.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer23210.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply22405.0 ft
Domestic21460.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction1256.1 ft
Industrial1420.0 ft
Feedlot1370.0 ft
Public Water Supply1530.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned1200.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge1205.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 31S range 36W, 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.
RecordYearDepthWater levelPurposeDriller
5234052019595.0 ft308.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
858321993577.0 ft235.0 ftIrrigationKtm Drilling, INC
10532775692023577.0 ft342.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748
10566300852025576.0 ft328.0 ftIrrigationHydro Res. Mid Continent #548
3963231977567.0 ft170.0 ftIrrigationKtm Drilling, INC
858331976560.0 ft155.0 ftIrrigationMarvin W. Jones Drilling Company
1112011996560.0 ft220.0 ftIrrigationMinter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
10553023362024560.0 ft340.0 ftDomesticJantzen Water Well LLC
4339782010557.0 ft280.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
3963041975551.0 ft220.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 31S range 36W?

The median section here has moved 66.5 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. Stevens County, on 100 % of 120 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

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.