Township 32S Range 35W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 111.1 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 32S35W

Median depth went from 143.8 ft before development to 265.1 ft — a change of 111.1 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 167.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 26 at 78.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 32S Range 35W — 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	188.6 ft	283.8 ft	+95.2
02	193.8 ft	290.2 ft	+96.4
03	186.2 ft	287.7 ft	+101.4
04	164.7 ft	279.7 ft	+115.0
05	143.8 ft	277.7 ft	+134.0
06	135.8 ft	280.5 ft	+144.7
07	119.8 ft	266.9 ft	+147.1
08	120.9 ft	248.9 ft	+128.0
09	147.1 ft	259.6 ft	+112.5
10	162.0 ft	263.3 ft	+101.3
11	169.4 ft	265.1 ft	+95.7
12	158.3 ft	252.7 ft	+94.4
13	195.8 ft	288.9 ft	+93.2
14	175.3 ft	265.8 ft	+90.5
15	156.9 ft	255.7 ft	+98.9
16	143.5 ft	254.6 ft	+111.1
17	126.1 ft	250.2 ft	+124.1
18	118.5 ft	266.3 ft	+147.8
19	129.6 ft	280.7 ft	+151.1
20	139.9 ft	271.6 ft	+131.6
21	148.4 ft	261.3 ft	+112.8
22	154.4 ft	249.8 ft	+95.4
23	173.6 ft	259.7 ft	+86.1
24	192.5 ft	284.1 ft	+91.7
25	169.9 ft	259.5 ft	+89.6
26	154.8 ft	233.0 ft	+78.2
27	133.2 ft	224.9 ft	+91.7
28	139.6 ft	256.5 ft	+116.9
29	138.4 ft	277.4 ft	+139.0
30	128.2 ft	286.3 ft	+158.1
31	117.0 ft	284.4 ft	+167.4
32	120.4 ft	270.7 ft	+150.3
33	107.6 ft	237.6 ft	+130.0
34	109.7 ft	213.8 ft	+104.1
35	124.6 ft	211.3 ft	+86.8
36	129.4 ft	226.7 ft	+97.3

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 32S range 35W

150 wells in township 32S range 35W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC, 71. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 460.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (78), irrigation (42), domestic (22), domestic, livestock (6).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 32S range 35W, 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	71	1976–1989	380.0 ft	176.0 ft
Ktm Drilling, INC	11	1989–1997	522.0 ft	210.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	10	1991–2008	380.0 ft	180.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	8	1991–2001	500.0 ft	252.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	7	2016–2025	539.0 ft	285.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	7	2013–2026	420.0 ft	260.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	4	2006–2008	390.0 ft	190.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	4	1997–2010	528.0 ft	244.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	3	1995	292.0 ft	0.0 ft
Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling	3	1975–1978	350.0 ft	255.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	3	1999–2003	460.0 ft	240.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	3	1975–1988	420.0 ft	225.0 ft
Well Owner	3	1999	560.0 ft	160.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	2	1979	382.0 ft	177.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	2	1992	600.0 ft	180.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	2	2013–2020	500.0 ft	295.0 ft
Layne-western	2	1975	438.0 ft	241.0 ft
3-b Drilling	1	2023	545.0 ft	240.0 ft
Cramer Drilling CO	1	2000	140.0 ft	0.0 ft
D & D Service	1	1988	260.0 ft	165.0 ft
M and T Pump Service LLC	1	2017	473.0 ft	275.0 ft
Noel E. Clemens Irrigation Drlg., INC	1	1976	474.0 ft	250.0 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	13	360.0 ft	240.0 ft
1980s	71	380.0 ft	176.0 ft
1990s	34	517.0 ft	186.0 ft
2000s	13	390.0 ft	194.0 ft
2010s	8	473.0 ft	264.0 ft
2020s	11	544.0 ft	284.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	78	380.0 ft
Irrigation	42	522.0 ft
Domestic	22	360.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	6	544.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	220.0 ft
Industrial	1	320.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 32S range 35W, 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
86000	1991	635.0 ft	123.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
85947	1992	600.0 ft	180.0 ft	Irrigation	Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair
1053431207	2023	581.0 ft	179.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
85948	1992	580.0 ft	177.0 ft	Irrigation	Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair
303432	1999	576.0 ft	155.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
118048	1997	561.0 ft	210.0 ft	Irrigation	Ktm Drilling, INC
306019	1999	560.0 ft	160.0 ft	Irrigation	Well Owner
306020	1999	560.0 ft	160.0 ft	Irrigation	Well Owner
306021	1999	560.0 ft	160.0 ft	Irrigation	Well Owner
549572	2021	560.0 ft	284.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC

Buying or drilling in township 32S range 35W?

The median section here has moved 111.1 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 150 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

32S28W 25.8 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
32S36W 166.2 ft
32S37W 98.9 ft
32S38W 125.0 ft
32S39W 110.8 ft
33S29W 82.8 ft
33S30W 85.4 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.