Township 32S Range 37W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 98.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 32S37W

Median depth went from 125.7 ft before development to 222.5 ft — a change of 98.9 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 120.3 ft; the smallest fall is section 23 at 71.9 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 32S Range 37W — 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	132.9 ft	208.3 ft	+75.4
02	120.4 ft	204.2 ft	+83.8
03	126.3 ft	220.0 ft	+93.7
04	147.9 ft	251.7 ft	+103.9
05	145.9 ft	258.0 ft	+112.1
06	137.7 ft	258.0 ft	+120.3
07	136.2 ft	248.9 ft	+112.7
08	150.0 ft	254.8 ft	+104.8
09	138.9 ft	234.6 ft	+95.7
10	125.3 ft	211.8 ft	+86.5
11	125.2 ft	207.8 ft	+82.6
12	132.7 ft	218.4 ft	+85.7
13	130.6 ft	221.2 ft	+90.6
14	124.4 ft	203.7 ft	+79.3
15	121.2 ft	200.6 ft	+79.4
16	135.8 ft	226.3 ft	+90.5
17	141.5 ft	240.8 ft	+99.3
18	134.6 ft	241.8 ft	+107.2
19	131.2 ft	239.5 ft	+108.3
20	129.3 ft	229.8 ft	+100.5
21	132.5 ft	222.5 ft	+90.0
22	120.0 ft	194.2 ft	+74.2
23	120.5 ft	192.4 ft	+71.9
24	127.0 ft	219.2 ft	+92.2
25	125.0 ft	223.9 ft	+98.9
26	118.5 ft	193.9 ft	+75.5
27	114.5 ft	194.1 ft	+79.6
28	118.3 ft	214.7 ft	+96.5
29	125.7 ft	231.7 ft	+106.0
30	122.4 ft	235.7 ft	+113.3
31	120.9 ft	240.7 ft	+119.8
32	118.9 ft	233.8 ft	+114.9
33	106.8 ft	216.3 ft	+109.5
34	108.8 ft	208.8 ft	+100.0
35	121.8 ft	222.3 ft	+100.5
36	119.7 ft	236.2 ft	+116.5

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 32S range 37W

125 wells in township 32S range 37W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO, 15. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 320.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (58), oil field water supply (25), irrigation (16), domestic, livestock (12).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 32S range 37W, 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	15	1975–1989	320.0 ft	126.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	15	1978–1998	245.0 ft	132.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	13	2003–2009	285.0 ft	130.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	12	2013–2024	385.0 ft	180.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	11	1979–2010	335.0 ft	180.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	11	1987–2008	340.0 ft	160.0 ft
Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling	9	1977–1980	220.0 ft	120.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	8	2013–2026	362.0 ft	230.0 ft
Ktm Drilling, INC	4	1977–1995	370.0 ft	188.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	4	2000–2002	162.0 ft	130.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	4	1988–1990	320.0 ft	170.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	4	2011–2014	420.0 ft	205.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	3	1981–1990	270.0 ft	128.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	2	2016–2020	320.0 ft	198.0 ft
James Ray Smith Pump Service	2	1979–1981	240.0 ft	115.0 ft
Well Owner	2	2006	390.0 ft	180.0 ft
3-b Drilling	1	2023	590.0 ft	367.0 ft
B & M Services Swk, LLC	1	2025	500.0 ft	255.0 ft
C.o. Water Well Drlg	1	1989	335.0 ft	190.0 ft
Cramer Drilling CO	1	2000	40.0 ft	162.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	1	1994	250.0 ft	151.0 ft
Stout's Water Well Service, INC	1	1997	218.0 ft	175.0 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	15	280.0 ft	121.0 ft
1980s	33	300.0 ft	126.0 ft
1990s	17	340.0 ft	160.0 ft
2000s	31	285.0 ft	150.0 ft
2010s	17	418.0 ft	173.0 ft
2020s	12	363.0 ft	230.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	58	285.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	25	320.0 ft
Irrigation	16	370.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	12	277.0 ft
Feedlot	11	332.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	180.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	1	522.0 ft
Industrial	1	380.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 32S range 37W, 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
1053232061	2023	590.0 ft	367.0 ft	Domestic	3-b Drilling
86080	1977	570.0 ft	115.0 ft	Irrigation	Ktm Drilling, INC
1053323530	2023	564.0 ft	268.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
418397	2008	535.0 ft	0.0 ft	Domestic	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
446397	2011	535.0 ft	0.0 ft	Domestic	Tyler Water Well, INC
435852	2010	525.0 ft	246.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
468985	2013	525.0 ft	254.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
86062	1982	522.0 ft	185.0 ft	Irrigation	Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO
396140	1982	522.0 ft	185.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO
484538	2014	502.0 ft	206.0 ft	Domestic	Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 32S range 37W?

The median section here has moved 98.9 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 125 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

32S30W 115.3 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
32S38W 125.0 ft
32S39W 110.8 ft
33S29W 82.8 ft
33S30W 85.4 ft
33S31W 56.6 ft
33S32W 46.5 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.