Township 32S Range 41W

25 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 38.6 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 32S41W

Median depth went from 81.7 ft before development to 123.0 ft — a change of 38.6 ft, over 25 of 36 sections. Deeper: 25. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 35 at 64.6 ft; the smallest fall is section 15 at 1.6 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 32S Range 41W — 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	105.7 ft	146.6 ft	+40.9
02	102.2 ft	136.4 ft	+34.2
03	106.5 ft	135.9 ft	+29.4
04	—	134.8 ft	—
05	—	134.9 ft	—
06	—	136.8 ft	—
07	—	141.8 ft	—
08	—	137.4 ft	—
09	—	120.9 ft	—
10	105.8 ft	123.0 ft	+17.2
11	74.4 ft	103.0 ft	+28.5
12	72.8 ft	112.3 ft	+39.5
13	103.3 ft	139.3 ft	+36.0
14	81.7 ft	102.4 ft	+20.6
15	66.1 ft	67.7 ft	+1.6
16	—	79.1 ft	—
17	—	132.4 ft	—
18	—	150.6 ft	—
19	—	155.9 ft	—
20	—	117.3 ft	—
21	54.0 ft	66.6 ft	+12.6
22	76.4 ft	80.7 ft	+4.2
23	106.9 ft	133.7 ft	+26.8
24	123.3 ft	162.7 ft	+39.4
25	119.5 ft	169.4 ft	+49.9
26	112.4 ft	155.7 ft	+43.3
27	78.0 ft	110.0 ft	+32.1
28	64.1 ft	96.8 ft	+32.8
29	66.4 ft	105.0 ft	+38.6
30	92.1 ft	140.6 ft	+48.5
31	63.5 ft	113.7 ft	+50.2
32	64.7 ft	111.9 ft	+47.2
33	66.0 ft	114.5 ft	+48.5
34	77.8 ft	130.1 ft	+52.4
35	111.7 ft	176.3 ft	+64.6
36	117.4 ft	179.9 ft	+62.5

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 32S range 41W

58 wells in township 32S range 41W have a completion record. Busiest driller: T & W Water Well Serv., INC, 16. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 320.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (29), domestic (18), irrigation (6), domestic, livestock (3).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 32S range 41W, 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
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	16	1975–1986	250.0 ft	100.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	13	1979–1985	280.0 ft	129.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	4	1995–2003	318.0 ft	90.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	3	1997–2000	320.0 ft	135.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	3	1998–2001	160.0 ft	100.0 ft
A.f. Dreiling, Dreiling, INC	2	1975–1976	660.0 ft	90.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	2	1979–1993	170.0 ft	104.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	2004–2007	350.0 ft	92.0 ft
James Ray Smith Pump Service	2	1979–1980	320.0 ft	62.0 ft
3-b Drilling	1	2024	332.0 ft	100.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	1	2010	160.0 ft	47.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	1	2014	400.0 ft	192.0 ft
Ktm Drilling, INC	1	1975	404.0 ft	0.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	1	2014	320.0 ft	70.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	1	2019	320.0 ft	76.0 ft
Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling	1	1976	762.0 ft	100.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2003	276.0 ft	102.0 ft
Stout's Water Well Service, INC	1	2000	50.0 ft	35.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	1	2024	405.0 ft	123.0 ft
Well Owner	1	1998	90.0 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	10	320.0 ft	90.0 ft
1980s	26	260.0 ft	128.0 ft
1990s	7	318.0 ft	106.0 ft
2000s	9	267.0 ft	90.0 ft
2010s	4	320.0 ft	76.0 ft
2020s	2	405.0 ft	123.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	29	260.0 ft
Domestic	18	170.0 ft
Irrigation	6	620.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	3	332.0 ft
Industrial	1	404.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	180.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 32S range 41W, 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
41458	1976	762.0 ft	100.0 ft	Irrigation	Ralph's Welding Shop and Irrigation Drilling
41452	1976	660.0 ft	70.0 ft	Irrigation	A.f. Dreiling, Dreiling, INC
41457	1975	620.0 ft	90.0 ft	Irrigation	A.f. Dreiling, Dreiling, INC
1055768781	2024	405.0 ft	123.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc
41444	1975	404.0 ft	0.0 ft	Industrial	Ktm Drilling, INC
476389	2014	400.0 ft	192.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
313191	2000	365.0 ft	90.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
381569	1998	360.0 ft	165.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Ray Cramer Drilling CO
414865	2007	350.0 ft	92.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
318248	2000	340.0 ft	108.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC

Buying or drilling in township 32S range 41W?

The median section here has moved 38.6 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. Morton County, on 100 % of 58 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

23S17W 11.2 ft
28S27W 77.1 ft
29S14W 1.7 ft
19S13W 2.3 ft
26S23W 36.5 ft
29S27W 116.7 ft
34S43W 31.0 ft
29S12W 2.2 ft
25S21W 7.9 ft
29S11W 1.1 ft
35S42W 54.0 ft
19S12W 4.7 ft
30S25W 29.9 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.