Township 32S Range 38W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 125.0 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 32S38W

Median depth went from 114.6 ft before development to 235.4 ft — a change of 125.0 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 04 at 131.6 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 115.8 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 32S Range 38W — 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	127.1 ft	252.4 ft	+125.3
02	125.6 ft	253.2 ft	+127.5
03	125.3 ft	254.8 ft	+129.5
04	102.1 ft	233.6 ft	+131.6
05	87.2 ft	218.1 ft	+130.9
06	42.4 ft	170.3 ft	+127.9
07	64.8 ft	194.6 ft	+129.8
08	85.9 ft	214.1 ft	+128.3
09	125.1 ft	252.1 ft	+127.0
10	125.8 ft	253.3 ft	+127.5
11	119.0 ft	244.8 ft	+125.8
12	122.8 ft	243.0 ft	+120.2
13	116.8 ft	234.9 ft	+118.0
14	117.9 ft	243.0 ft	+125.0
15	120.7 ft	246.0 ft	+125.3
16	123.6 ft	248.2 ft	+124.6
17	105.2 ft	231.0 ft	+125.8
18	74.6 ft	203.6 ft	+129.0
19	89.9 ft	213.7 ft	+123.8
20	114.4 ft	236.3 ft	+121.9
21	122.4 ft	243.6 ft	+121.2
22	117.8 ft	243.0 ft	+125.2
23	119.0 ft	246.3 ft	+127.3
24	116.6 ft	235.2 ft	+118.7
25	112.8 ft	233.2 ft	+120.3
26	116.0 ft	240.5 ft	+124.4
27	114.2 ft	237.8 ft	+123.6
28	112.3 ft	233.5 ft	+121.3
29	114.6 ft	235.4 ft	+120.9
30	97.0 ft	215.8 ft	+118.8
31	92.9 ft	208.7 ft	+115.8
32	97.4 ft	220.6 ft	+123.2
33	100.4 ft	224.9 ft	+124.5
34	106.8 ft	230.6 ft	+123.8
35	114.8 ft	239.9 ft	+125.1
36	107.7 ft	231.9 ft	+124.2

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 32S range 38W

78 wells in township 32S range 38W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC, 12. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 380.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (23), domestic (21), irrigation (17), domestic, livestock (14).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 32S range 38W, 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	12	1991–2004	380.0 ft	175.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	11	1975–2003	527.0 ft	150.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	10	1976–1989	320.0 ft	126.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	9	2003–2008	225.0 ft	90.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	6	1976–1998	340.0 ft	147.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	5	2019–2024	420.0 ft	143.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	4	1999–2002	290.0 ft	205.0 ft
Ktm Drilling, INC	3	1995–1997	517.0 ft	189.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	3	1982–1989	280.0 ft	147.0 ft
James Ray Smith Pump Service	2	1982	260.0 ft	90.0 ft
Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling	2	1976–1977	220.0 ft	134.0 ft
Stout's Water Well Service, INC	2	1997	240.0 ft	168.0 ft
C.o. Water Well Drlg	1	1989	325.0 ft	150.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	1	1988	510.0 ft	132.0 ft
Cramer Drilling CO	1	2000	460.0 ft	130.0 ft
Elite Irrigation & Drlg	1	2019	380.0 ft	168.0 ft
Houck Bros. Drilling	1	1998	473.0 ft	192.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	1	2017	506.0 ft	255.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2014	410.0 ft	132.0 ft
Sure Energy Service	1	2019	400.0 ft	320.0 ft
Well Owner	1	2006	200.0 ft	180.0 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	500.0 ft	135.0 ft
1980s	17	320.0 ft	126.0 ft
1990s	14	400.0 ft	168.0 ft
2000s	24	360.0 ft	180.0 ft
2010s	5	400.0 ft	168.0 ft
2020s	4	425.0 ft	268.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	23	320.0 ft
Domestic	21	328.0 ft
Irrigation	17	517.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	14	290.0 ft
Industrial	3	225.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 32S range 38W, 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
86129	1975	562.0 ft	116.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
86136	1975	555.0 ft	121.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
108118	1995	550.0 ft	189.0 ft	Irrigation	Ktm Drilling, INC
86131	1975	548.0 ft	120.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
86127	1976	540.0 ft	282.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
86128	1975	533.0 ft	160.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
421815	2008	533.0 ft	0.0 ft	Domestic	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
86148	1978	527.0 ft	135.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
396180	1998	527.0 ft	182.0 ft	Irrigation	Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO
117364	1997	517.0 ft	189.0 ft	Irrigation	Ktm Drilling, INC

Buying or drilling in township 32S range 38W?

The median section here has moved 125.0 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 78 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

32S31W 114.2 ft
32S32W 99.5 ft
32S33W 81.3 ft
32S34W 96.5 ft
32S35W 111.1 ft
32S36W 166.2 ft
32S37W 98.9 ft
32S39W 110.8 ft
33S29W 82.8 ft
33S30W 85.4 ft
33S31W 56.6 ft
33S32W 46.5 ft
33S33W 59.8 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.