Township 32S Range 34W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 96.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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96.5 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 32S34W

Median depth went from 174.3 ft before development to 263.1 ft — a change of 96.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 32 at 111.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 25 at 83.8 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 32S Range 34W — 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	38.0 ft	132.2 ft	+94.2
02	82.4 ft	178.4 ft	+96.0
03	119.7 ft	216.9 ft	+97.2
04	102.4 ft	200.1 ft	+97.7
05	110.5 ft	207.1 ft	+96.6
06	137.9 ft	232.2 ft	+94.4
07	174.5 ft	272.0 ft	+97.5
08	180.3 ft	280.2 ft	+99.9
09	151.4 ft	252.1 ft	+100.7
10	172.7 ft	268.5 ft	+95.9
11	160.3 ft	253.0 ft	+92.8
12	78.4 ft	168.9 ft	+90.5
13	117.8 ft	205.1 ft	+87.3
14	170.5 ft	260.4 ft	+89.8
15	201.1 ft	294.8 ft	+93.7
16	197.8 ft	299.0 ft	+101.2
17	211.6 ft	318.4 ft	+106.8
18	213.1 ft	313.6 ft	+100.5
19	209.8 ft	310.9 ft	+101.1
20	208.0 ft	316.2 ft	+108.2
21	204.3 ft	300.8 ft	+96.5
22	197.3 ft	287.7 ft	+90.4
23	183.9 ft	270.8 ft	+86.9
24	148.4 ft	233.3 ft	+84.9
25	162.0 ft	245.8 ft	+83.8
26	176.6 ft	260.8 ft	+84.3
27	189.4 ft	278.6 ft	+89.2
28	187.6 ft	284.6 ft	+97.0
29	180.9 ft	287.4 ft	+106.5
30	176.5 ft	278.3 ft	+101.8
31	137.4 ft	246.0 ft	+108.5
32	144.9 ft	256.0 ft	+111.0
33	155.6 ft	258.7 ft	+103.2
34	170.0 ft	263.1 ft	+93.1
35	174.3 ft	259.7 ft	+85.4
36	178.9 ft	263.6 ft	+84.7

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 32S range 34W

133 wells in township 32S range 34W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC, 42. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 460.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (75), irrigation (27), domestic (25), domestic, livestock (4).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 32S range 34W, 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
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	42	1977–1989	320.0 ft	185.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	25	1983–2008	320.0 ft	220.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	15	1984–1991	380.0 ft	250.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	10	1975–1987	338.0 ft	179.0 ft
Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC	7	1975–1993	488.0 ft	205.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	6	2011–2014	505.0 ft	310.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	4	1991–2010	475.0 ft	242.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	4	1976–1979	380.0 ft	176.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	3	1979–2002	460.0 ft	163.0 ft
Cramer Drilling CO	2	1998–2000	402.0 ft	305.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	2	2012–2014	506.0 ft	328.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	2	2012	286.0 ft	270.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	1985	320.0 ft	230.0 ft
Elite Drilling Co. LLC	1	2019	520.0 ft	0.0 ft
Elite Irrigation & Drlg	1	2019	515.0 ft	280.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	1	1991	470.0 ft	248.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	1	2011	260.0 ft	158.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #548	1	2021	541.0 ft	318.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	2004	510.0 ft	280.0 ft
Les Taylor Drilling CO	1	2009	540.0 ft	263.0 ft
Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling	1	1977	380.0 ft	243.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC	1	2021	402.0 ft	308.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	1	2025	503.0 ft	348.0 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	16	380.0 ft	187.0 ft
1980s	58	320.0 ft	180.0 ft
1990s	33	340.0 ft	228.0 ft
2000s	10	450.0 ft	260.0 ft
2010s	14	498.0 ft	278.0 ft
2020s	3	503.0 ft	318.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	75	320.0 ft
Irrigation	27	473.0 ft
Domestic	25	362.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	4	307.0 ft
Other	2	400.0 ft
Test hole/well	1	520.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 32S range 34W, 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
549571	2021	541.0 ft	318.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #548
78109	1984	540.0 ft	230.0 ft	Irrigation	Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC
429067	2009	540.0 ft	263.0 ft	Irrigation	Les Taylor Drilling CO
479507	2014	536.0 ft	330.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
78064	1991	523.0 ft	236.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
473516	2014	521.0 ft	344.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
78117	1992	520.0 ft	235.0 ft	Irrigation	Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC
530034	2019	520.0 ft	0.0 ft	Test hole/well	Elite Drilling Co. LLC
530027	2019	515.0 ft	280.0 ft	Irrigation	Elite Irrigation & Drlg
367690	2004	510.0 ft	280.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 32S range 34W?

The median section here has moved 96.5 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 134 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

31S37W 150.2 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
32S35W 111.1 ft
32S36W 166.2 ft
32S37W 98.9 ft
32S38W 125.0 ft
32S39W 110.8 ft
33S29W 82.8 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.