Township 32S Range 30W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 115.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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36Measured

115.3 ftMedian change

MeadeCounty

What has happened in township 32S30W

Median depth went from 153.4 ft before development to 271.3 ft — a change of 115.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 131.3 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 100.4 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 32S Range 30W — 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	139.0 ft	248.7 ft	+109.7
02	148.2 ft	263.9 ft	+115.7
03	149.3 ft	270.1 ft	+120.8
04	146.6 ft	271.5 ft	+125.0
05	144.0 ft	272.6 ft	+128.6
06	150.6 ft	281.9 ft	+131.3
07	155.0 ft	281.7 ft	+126.7
08	150.4 ft	274.6 ft	+124.2
09	149.6 ft	270.7 ft	+121.1
10	146.8 ft	264.9 ft	+118.1
11	148.7 ft	263.5 ft	+114.8
12	133.7 ft	244.5 ft	+110.8
13	132.2 ft	246.3 ft	+114.1
14	148.4 ft	263.6 ft	+115.2
15	155.7 ft	271.8 ft	+116.0
16	157.8 ft	275.0 ft	+117.2
17	161.0 ft	280.4 ft	+119.4
18	162.5 ft	283.4 ft	+120.9
19	169.2 ft	284.9 ft	+115.7
20	166.9 ft	281.8 ft	+114.9
21	159.5 ft	273.4 ft	+113.9
22	154.5 ft	268.6 ft	+114.1
23	146.7 ft	262.2 ft	+115.5
24	130.5 ft	248.6 ft	+118.1
25	130.1 ft	249.4 ft	+119.3
26	145.0 ft	259.4 ft	+114.4
27	157.4 ft	269.2 ft	+111.8
28	163.5 ft	273.5 ft	+110.0
29	169.0 ft	278.2 ft	+109.2
30	169.6 ft	279.6 ft	+110.0
31	175.7 ft	276.1 ft	+100.4
32	170.5 ft	272.3 ft	+101.8
33	164.9 ft	269.3 ft	+104.3
34	163.3 ft	271.3 ft	+108.0
35	153.4 ft	264.0 ft	+110.6
36	131.3 ft	246.6 ft	+115.3

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 32S range 30W

90 wells in township 32S range 30W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC, 10. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 425.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (26), domestic (21), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (21), oil field water supply (15).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 32S range 30W, 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
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	10	2001	250.0 ft	223.9 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	9	1975–1983	300.0 ft	182.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	8	2013–2019	460.0 ft	275.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	7	1975–2009	320.0 ft	180.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	7	1975–1993	450.0 ft	200.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	5	1982–2001	400.0 ft	205.0 ft
Geotechnical Services, INC	4	2004	240.0 ft	233.2 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	4	1992–2007	360.0 ft	200.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	4	2011–2013	310.0 ft	221.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	3	1976–1982	392.0 ft	185.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	3	2023–2025	520.0 ft	242.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	3	1976–1977	435.0 ft	179.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	3	1981–1989	340.0 ft	178.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	2	2019	505.0 ft	273.0 ft
Env. Priority Srvc	2	2023	310.0 ft	249.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	2	2011	425.0 ft	270.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	2	2000	510.0 ft	244.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	2	2012	506.0 ft	296.0 ft
Chas. Sargent Irrigation, INC	1	2017	532.0 ft	265.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	1	2003	400.0 ft	238.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #748	1	2021	528.0 ft	306.0 ft
Environmental Priority Service, INC	1	2014	240.0 ft	0.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2023	456.0 ft	238.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145	1	2021	525.0 ft	282.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1976	411.0 ft	176.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	1	1998	380.0 ft	235.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC	1	2022	467.0 ft	278.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	1	2023	462.0 ft	280.0 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	411.0 ft	181.0 ft
1980s	16	340.0 ft	183.0 ft
1990s	11	360.0 ft	186.0 ft
2000s	21	250.0 ft	227.3 ft
2010s	20	456.0 ft	270.0 ft
2020s	10	467.0 ft	278.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	26	456.0 ft
Domestic	21	401.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	21	245.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	15	300.0 ft
Public Water Supply	6	372.0 ft
Test Hole, Cased	1	450.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 32S range 30W, 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
529060	2019	582.0 ft	272.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1056637644	2025	555.0 ft	227.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
494445	2016	550.0 ft	275.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
511905	2017	532.0 ft	265.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Chas. Sargent Irrigation, INC
39842	1988	531.0 ft	200.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
541364	2021	528.0 ft	306.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, Inc. #748
548531	2021	525.0 ft	282.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145
470226	2013	520.0 ft	251.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1056637592	2025	520.0 ft	280.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
39814	1981	515.0 ft	181.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 32S range 30W?

The median section here has moved 115.3 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 90 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

31S33W 120.3 ft
31S34W 108.0 ft
31S35W 102.1 ft
31S36W 66.5 ft
31S37W 150.2 ft
32S28W 25.8 ft
32S29W 92.0 ft
32S31W 114.2 ft
32S32W 99.5 ft
32S33W 81.3 ft
32S34W 96.5 ft
32S35W 111.1 ft
32S36W 166.2 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.