Township 32S Range 28W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 25.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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25.8 ftMedian change

MeadeCounty

What has happened in township 32S28W

Median depth went from 52.7 ft before development to 84.1 ft — a change of 25.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 34. Shallower: 2. Sharpest fall, section 05 at 82.2 ft; largest rise, section 13 at 19.8 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 32S Range 28W — 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	49.8 ft	68.7 ft	+18.9
02	13.8 ft	65.9 ft	+52.1
03	35.0 ft	94.2 ft	+59.2
04	71.2 ft	131.0 ft	+59.8
05	89.3 ft	171.6 ft	+82.2
06	114.4 ft	195.8 ft	+81.4
07	81.4 ft	145.3 ft	+63.9
08	85.1 ft	141.1 ft	+56.0
09	55.3 ft	95.3 ft	+40.0
10	38.5 ft	82.8 ft	+44.3
11	19.8 ft	54.3 ft	+34.4
12	60.4 ft	59.0 ft	−1.4
13	118.1 ft	98.3 ft	−19.8
14	17.6 ft	27.0 ft	+9.4
15	24.8 ft	50.6 ft	+25.8
16	47.1 ft	76.2 ft	+29.0
17	36.7 ft	71.5 ft	+34.8
18	52.7 ft	100.0 ft	+47.3
19	67.7 ft	104.4 ft	+36.7
20	48.7 ft	70.1 ft	+21.4
21	22.8 ft	35.6 ft	+12.8
22	24.7 ft	33.0 ft	+8.3
23	35.4 ft	42.2 ft	+6.8
24	134.6 ft	141.9 ft	+7.3
25	128.7 ft	147.1 ft	+18.4
26	85.3 ft	92.0 ft	+6.7
27	0.8 ft	3.0 ft	+2.2
28	23.9 ft	29.7 ft	+5.8
29	66.0 ft	84.1 ft	+18.1
30	97.8 ft	132.6 ft	+34.8
31	54.0 ft	96.2 ft	+42.2
32	43.8 ft	63.5 ft	+19.6
33	5.6 ft	8.2 ft	+2.6
34	49.7 ft	50.7 ft	+1.0
35	132.9 ft	140.1 ft	+7.2
36	118.1 ft	144.0 ft	+25.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 32S range 28W

435 wells in township 32S range 28W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Coranco Great Plains, INC, 104. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 195.0 ft deep.

Sunk for monitoring well/observation/piezometer (158), environmental remediation, soil vapor extraction (129), domestic (51), oil field water supply (31).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 32S range 28W, 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
Coranco Great Plains, INC	104	1996–2014	56.0 ft	46.6 ft
Bluestem Environmental	66	2014	19.8 ft	0.0 ft
Jb Environmental Drilling	61	1996	20.0 ft	11.5 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	30	1976–1991	210.0 ft	80.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	23	1978–2012	218.0 ft	67.0 ft
Geocore Services INC	17	1994–1996	50.0 ft	41.2 ft
Geotechnical Services, INC	14	1992	20.5 ft	13.8 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	13	1975–1981	200.0 ft	60.0 ft
Gsi Engineering	13	2022	56.5 ft	47.8 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	11	1997–2018	254.0 ft	79.0 ft
Psa Environmental Science and Claim Center, INC	8	2015	35.0 ft	18.8 ft
Razek Environmental, LLC	8	2013	40.0 ft	30.7 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	7	1979–1995	290.0 ft	25.0 ft
Milco Env. Serv. #1005	7	2024	26.6 ft	15.1 ft
Defenbaugh Industries, Inc. (t.e.s.t.)	6	1993	58.5 ft	42.1 ft
Env. Priority Srvc	6	2022	27.8 ft	17.3 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	5	1982–2017	392.0 ft	71.0 ft
Southwest Windmill	5	1998	35.0 ft	0.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	4	2022–2025	296.0 ft	80.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	3	1976–1977	327.0 ft	8.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	3	1994	27.0 ft	19.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	3	1981–1986	195.0 ft	82.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	2	1998	280.0 ft	165.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	2	2000–2001	246.0 ft	49.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC	2	2020–2021	240.0 ft	75.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	1	1982	240.0 ft	138.0 ft
Charles Brewer	1	2022	53.4 ft	50.8 ft
Deffenbaugh Field Services	1	2006	60.0 ft	43.3 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	1	1975	125.0 ft	10.0 ft
Enviromental Priority Services	1	2022	25.5 ft	16.5 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	1	1985	240.0 ft	80.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	1	1979	270.0 ft	55.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1981	232.0 ft	6.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	1996	315.0 ft	76.0 ft
Peterson Irrigation, INC	1	2013	200.0 ft	0.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2000	324.0 ft	59.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	1	1981	140.0 ft	10.0 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	218.0 ft	55.0 ft
1980s	41	232.0 ft	75.0 ft
1990s	134	27.0 ft	14.5 ft
2000s	58	57.5 ft	42.0 ft
2010s	146	35.0 ft	0.0 ft
2020s	34	55.0 ft	30.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	158	53.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	129	20.0 ft
Domestic	51	220.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	31	200.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Recovery	25	27.0 ft
Irrigation	16	327.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	15	205.0 ft
Public Water Supply	3	392.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge	3	60.0 ft
Feedlot	2	180.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	30.0 ft
Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	1	200.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 32S range 28W, 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
99798	1995	525.0 ft	170.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
512096	2017	450.0 ft	133.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
39740	1976	439.0 ft	8.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
39702	1982	415.0 ft	51.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
469111	2012	392.0 ft	71.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
441344	2010	387.0 ft	19.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
425164	1982	375.0 ft	48.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
39727	1989	347.0 ft	105.0 ft	Irrigation	Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO
512094	2017	344.0 ft	131.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
116628	1997	340.0 ft	171.0 ft	Domestic	Bartel Well Drilling, INC

Buying or drilling in township 32S range 28W?

The median section here has moved 25.8 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. Meade County, on 100 % of 435 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

31S31W 130.3 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
32S29W 92.0 ft
32S30W 115.3 ft
32S31W 114.2 ft
32S32W 99.5 ft
32S33W 81.3 ft
32S34W 96.5 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.