Township 31S Range 37W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 150.2 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 31S37W

Median depth went from 111.7 ft before development to 267.9 ft — a change of 150.2 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 08 at 218.7 ft; the smallest fall is section 24 at 42.0 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 31S Range 37W — 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	95.4 ft	219.7 ft	+124.3
02	84.7 ft	240.6 ft	+155.9
03	71.9 ft	252.9 ft	+181.0
04	92.5 ft	298.3 ft	+205.8
05	67.0 ft	279.5 ft	+212.4
06	60.8 ft	267.1 ft	+206.3
07	102.3 ft	304.8 ft	+202.5
08	112.0 ft	330.7 ft	+218.7
09	98.0 ft	305.3 ft	+207.3
10	83.0 ft	260.3 ft	+177.3
11	91.1 ft	231.5 ft	+140.4
12	99.3 ft	191.8 ft	+92.5
13	102.4 ft	154.7 ft	+52.2
14	97.1 ft	221.4 ft	+124.4
15	96.9 ft	274.1 ft	+177.2
16	108.2 ft	314.7 ft	+206.5
17	124.3 ft	325.2 ft	+200.9
18	113.9 ft	300.2 ft	+186.2
19	129.8 ft	298.2 ft	+168.4
20	138.9 ft	320.8 ft	+181.8
21	123.9 ft	324.9 ft	+200.9
22	111.7 ft	278.9 ft	+167.2
23	102.6 ft	210.9 ft	+108.2
24	107.1 ft	149.1 ft	+42.0
25	113.1 ft	165.4 ft	+52.3
26	109.5 ft	201.9 ft	+92.4
27	121.3 ft	249.7 ft	+128.4
28	130.1 ft	280.3 ft	+150.2
29	145.9 ft	292.3 ft	+146.4
30	141.9 ft	288.7 ft	+146.8
31	138.4 ft	267.9 ft	+129.5
32	150.5 ft	273.2 ft	+122.6
33	142.1 ft	258.5 ft	+116.4
34	123.2 ft	228.6 ft	+105.4
35	114.7 ft	200.1 ft	+85.4
36	121.6 ft	185.0 ft	+63.4

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 31S range 37W

113 wells in township 31S range 37W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC, 28. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 420.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (57), domestic (28), oil field water supply (23), domestic, livestock (3).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 31S range 37W, 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	28	1979–2010	489.0 ft	254.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	23	1988–2004	360.0 ft	210.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	14	2010–2024	512.0 ft	326.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	12	1975–2006	412.0 ft	186.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	6	2000–2008	440.0 ft	290.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	5	1976–1998	395.0 ft	185.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	5	2011–2015	450.0 ft	240.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	4	2019–2023	487.0 ft	330.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	2	1988	360.0 ft	182.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	2	1998–1999	540.0 ft	268.0 ft
B & M Srvcs. Swk	1	2026	502.0 ft	368.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	1	1986	320.0 ft	180.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	1	2025	545.0 ft	343.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1975	420.0 ft	160.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	1	2000	290.0 ft	270.0 ft
Noel E. Clemens Irrigation Drlg., INC	1	1977	510.0 ft	162.0 ft
Stout's Water Well Service, INC	1	1997	113.0 ft	0.0 ft
Sure Energy Service	1	2019	430.0 ft	350.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	1	1990	380.0 ft	224.0 ft
Wagner Drilling	1	1975	400.0 ft	180.0 ft
Weber Supply CO	1	1995	348.0 ft	228.0 ft
Well Owner	1	1999	320.0 ft	260.0 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	12	430.0 ft	180.0 ft
1980s	14	360.0 ft	200.0 ft
1990s	33	360.0 ft	237.0 ft
2000s	26	477.0 ft	275.0 ft
2010s	19	490.0 ft	300.0 ft
2020s	8	514.0 ft	343.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	57	490.0 ft
Domestic	28	400.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	23	360.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	3	464.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	290.0 ft
Industrial	1	430.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 31S range 37W, 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
520349	2018	551.0 ft	375.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1056902352	2025	545.0 ft	343.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
396263	1998	540.0 ft	268.0 ft	Domestic	Ray Cramer Drilling CO
495886	2016	535.0 ft	325.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
389782	2006	533.0 ft	292.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
311910	2000	526.0 ft	290.0 ft	Domestic	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
479282	2014	524.0 ft	345.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1053324118	2023	524.0 ft	352.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
425883	2009	522.0 ft	297.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
479287	2014	520.0 ft	335.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC

Buying or drilling in township 31S range 37W?

The median section here has moved 150.2 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 113 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

31S30W 134.6 ft
31S31W 130.3 ft
31S32W 129.6 ft
31S33W 120.3 ft
31S34W 108.0 ft
31S35W 102.1 ft
31S36W 66.5 ft
32S28W 25.8 ft
32S29W 92.0 ft
32S30W 115.3 ft
32S31W 114.2 ft
32S32W 99.5 ft
32S33W 81.3 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.