Township 32S Range 32W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 99.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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99.5 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 32S32W

Median depth went from 176.8 ft before development to 279.1 ft — a change of 99.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 03 at 122.3 ft; the smallest fall is section 36 at 68.9 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 32S Range 32W — 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	184.9 ft	299.5 ft	+114.6
02	175.2 ft	293.2 ft	+118.0
03	166.9 ft	289.2 ft	+122.3
04	166.0 ft	287.9 ft	+121.9
05	165.4 ft	281.3 ft	+115.9
06	171.0 ft	282.1 ft	+111.0
07	173.3 ft	279.1 ft	+105.8
08	168.3 ft	279.1 ft	+110.8
09	164.4 ft	282.1 ft	+117.7
10	166.1 ft	287.0 ft	+120.9
11	174.4 ft	291.3 ft	+116.9
12	176.5 ft	288.6 ft	+112.0
13	171.2 ft	280.7 ft	+109.4
14	176.8 ft	289.6 ft	+112.8
15	179.6 ft	293.0 ft	+113.4
16	173.9 ft	282.3 ft	+108.4
17	175.3 ft	279.1 ft	+103.9
18	180.9 ft	280.5 ft	+99.5
19	178.3 ft	271.4 ft	+93.2
20	175.7 ft	271.7 ft	+96.0
21	179.3 ft	276.0 ft	+96.8
22	184.9 ft	284.3 ft	+99.4
23	183.6 ft	282.8 ft	+99.2
24	177.3 ft	273.4 ft	+96.1
25	179.0 ft	261.6 ft	+82.6
26	183.2 ft	269.8 ft	+86.7
27	180.9 ft	267.6 ft	+86.8
28	188.5 ft	273.1 ft	+84.6
29	177.1 ft	264.0 ft	+86.9
30	113.3 ft	201.8 ft	+88.5
31	59.1 ft	134.7 ft	+75.5
32	170.8 ft	246.0 ft	+75.2
33	188.1 ft	259.5 ft	+71.4
34	190.9 ft	263.1 ft	+72.2
35	194.0 ft	265.5 ft	+71.6
36	183.0 ft	252.0 ft	+68.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 32S range 32W

101 wells in township 32S range 32W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC, 14. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 460.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (38), irrigation (30), domestic (29), domestic, livestock (1).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 32S range 32W, 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	14	1989–2008	380.0 ft	220.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	11	1975–1988	300.0 ft	210.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	11	1975–1990	340.0 ft	220.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	10	1979–2011	365.0 ft	232.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	10	1976–1992	402.0 ft	220.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	6	2014–2020	510.0 ft	270.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	6	2011–2014	415.0 ft	280.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	5	1993–1994	360.0 ft	220.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	5	1976–1980	392.0 ft	200.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	4	1991–1997	470.0 ft	238.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	3	2021–2026	535.0 ft	291.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC	3	2002–2012	428.0 ft	256.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	3	1997–2001	460.0 ft	91.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	1999–2006	472.0 ft	250.0 ft
Elite Irrigation & Drlg	1	2020	501.0 ft	269.0 ft
Ktm Drilling, INC	1	1992	546.0 ft	236.0 ft
Marvin W. Jones Drilling Company	1	1976	570.0 ft	164.0 ft
Noel E. Clemens Irrigation Drlg., INC	1	1977	472.0 ft	220.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2002	533.0 ft	234.0 ft
Talon/lpe	1	2012	540.0 ft	220.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2012	330.0 ft	290.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	1	1994	360.0 ft	0.0 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	14	396.0 ft	206.0 ft
1980s	23	320.0 ft	220.0 ft
1990s	28	376.0 ft	221.0 ft
2000s	13	400.0 ft	243.0 ft
2010s	18	415.0 ft	266.0 ft
2020s	5	510.0 ft	290.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	38	340.0 ft
Irrigation	30	472.0 ft
Domestic	29	376.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	1	396.0 ft
Industrial	1	300.0 ft
Test hole/well	1	500.0 ft
Feedlot/Livestock/Windmill	1	400.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 32S range 32W, 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
1057030902	2025	580.0 ft	289.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
77951	1976	570.0 ft	164.0 ft	Irrigation	Marvin W. Jones Drilling Company
77939	1992	546.0 ft	236.0 ft	Irrigation	Ktm Drilling, INC
452773	2012	540.0 ft	220.0 ft	Irrigation	Talon/lpe
470933	2013	540.0 ft	270.0 ft	Domestic	Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC
478906	2014	537.0 ft	284.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
541365	2021	535.0 ft	301.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
333540	2002	533.0 ft	234.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
517483	2018	523.0 ft	249.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
539269	2020	510.0 ft	290.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC

Buying or drilling in township 32S range 32W?

The median section here has moved 99.5 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. Seward County, on 100 % of 101 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

31S35W 102.1 ft
31S36W 66.5 ft
31S37W 150.2 ft
32S28W 25.8 ft
32S29W 92.0 ft
32S30W 115.3 ft
32S31W 114.2 ft
32S33W 81.3 ft
32S34W 96.5 ft
32S35W 111.1 ft
32S36W 166.2 ft
32S37W 98.9 ft
32S38W 125.0 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.