Township 33S Range 29W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 82.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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82.8 ftMedian change

MeadeCounty

What has happened in township 33S29W

Median depth went from 62.9 ft before development to 149.9 ft — a change of 82.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 04 at 148.2 ft; the smallest fall is section 13 at 17.8 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 33S Range 29W — 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	51.5 ft	95.5 ft	+44.0
02	62.4 ft	141.2 ft	+78.8
03	29.7 ft	155.8 ft	+126.1
04	46.7 ft	194.9 ft	+148.2
05	78.8 ft	207.7 ft	+128.9
06	129.6 ft	244.0 ft	+114.4
07	148.2 ft	244.9 ft	+96.6
08	113.5 ft	207.8 ft	+94.3
09	56.5 ft	145.4 ft	+88.8
10	48.7 ft	136.1 ft	+87.4
11	64.5 ft	118.4 ft	+53.9
12	59.8 ft	82.8 ft	+23.0
13	56.1 ft	73.9 ft	+17.8
14	35.0 ft	85.5 ft	+50.5
15	20.8 ft	98.8 ft	+78.1
16	73.5 ft	170.2 ft	+96.7
17	119.6 ft	224.9 ft	+105.3
18	152.5 ft	241.6 ft	+89.1
19	133.8 ft	218.4 ft	+84.6
20	90.2 ft	214.9 ft	+124.7
21	62.9 ft	180.4 ft	+117.4
22	41.3 ft	116.5 ft	+75.2
23	37.1 ft	76.4 ft	+39.3
24	33.7 ft	59.2 ft	+25.5
25	32.7 ft	62.3 ft	+29.6
26	44.9 ft	80.4 ft	+35.5
27	50.4 ft	111.9 ft	+61.4
28	72.1 ft	164.5 ft	+92.5
29	83.6 ft	185.1 ft	+101.5
30	128.6 ft	212.6 ft	+84.0
31	140.5 ft	222.5 ft	+82.1
32	89.2 ft	172.0 ft	+82.8
33	82.4 ft	149.9 ft	+67.5
34	69.6 ft	112.3 ft	+42.7
35	55.3 ft	85.0 ft	+29.7
36	37.7 ft	63.3 ft	+25.6

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 33S range 29W

92 wells in township 33S range 29W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC, 18. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 333.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (30), oil field water supply (29), irrigation (12), domestic, livestock (11).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 33S range 29W, 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	18	1974–1985	280.0 ft	122.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	17	1977–2013	236.0 ft	95.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	8	1976–1988	240.0 ft	65.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	8	1983–2001	320.0 ft	100.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	6	2010–2017	312.0 ft	129.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	4	1977–1990	340.0 ft	160.0 ft
Well Owner	4	1992–1997	100.0 ft	16.0 ft
Jim's Water Well Drlg	3	1996	42.0 ft	30.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	3	1985–1998	490.0 ft	55.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	2	1977–2003	365.0 ft	90.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	1976–1998	476.0 ft	170.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	2	2012–2014	420.0 ft	200.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	2	2000–2001	333.0 ft	217.0 ft
3t Drilling, INC	1	2025	480.0 ft	252.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	1	2022	240.0 ft	58.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	1992	210.0 ft	81.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply	1	1998	470.0 ft	170.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2024	514.0 ft	300.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1979	363.0 ft	174.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1976	370.0 ft	48.0 ft
Noel E. Clemens Irrigation Drlg., INC	1	1977	445.0 ft	95.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	1	2001	300.0 ft	140.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2000	468.0 ft	170.0 ft
Southwest Windmill INC	1	1998	310.0 ft	205.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	1	2022	317.0 ft	219.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2012	320.0 ft	190.0 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	17	300.0 ft	138.0 ft
1980s	26	280.0 ft	81.0 ft
1990s	21	238.0 ft	61.0 ft
2000s	12	320.0 ft	140.0 ft
2010s	12	312.0 ft	153.0 ft
2020s	4	480.0 ft	252.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	30	238.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	29	280.0 ft
Irrigation	12	445.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	11	301.0 ft
Industrial	3	300.0 ft
Public Water Supply	2	240.0 ft
Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation	2	490.0 ft
Other	1	310.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	17.0 ft
Feedlot/Livestock/Windmill	1	310.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 33S range 29W, 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
1056893201	2024	514.0 ft	300.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
39982	1985	490.0 ft	55.0 ft	Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
39983	1986	490.0 ft	55.0 ft	Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
1055963638	2025	480.0 ft	252.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	3t Drilling, INC
39993	1976	476.0 ft	152.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
301777	1998	470.0 ft	170.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply
310407	2000	468.0 ft	170.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
436853	1998	468.0 ft	170.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
425190	1977	445.0 ft	95.0 ft	Irrigation	Noel E. Clemens Irrigation Drlg., INC
471376	2012	420.0 ft	200.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Howard Drilling CO

Buying or drilling in township 33S range 29W?

The median section here has moved 82.8 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. Meade County, on 100 % of 92 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

32S33W 81.3 ft
32S34W 96.5 ft
32S35W 111.1 ft
32S36W 166.2 ft
32S37W 98.9 ft
32S38W 125.0 ft
32S39W 110.8 ft
33S30W 85.4 ft
33S31W 56.6 ft
33S32W 46.5 ft
33S33W 59.8 ft
33S34W 131.1 ft
33S35W 174.8 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.