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Township 33S Range 30W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 85.4 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
85.4 ftMedian change
MeadeCounty

What has happened in township 33S30W

Median depth went from 169.8 ft before development to 254.3 ft — a change of 85.4 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 01 at 106.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 55.4 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 33S Range 30W — 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.Before2022–24Change
01144.3 ft250.3 ft+106.0
02155.3 ft258.2 ft+102.9
03160.3 ft263.1 ft+102.8
04163.5 ft264.2 ft+100.6
05171.3 ft265.8 ft+94.5
06184.3 ft271.5 ft+87.1
07189.5 ft266.0 ft+76.5
08174.2 ft262.1 ft+87.8
09173.7 ft271.0 ft+97.3
10164.8 ft262.9 ft+98.1
11162.4 ft257.8 ft+95.4
12153.7 ft248.3 ft+94.6
13166.9 ft252.4 ft+85.4
14170.8 ft260.2 ft+89.3
15171.6 ft264.5 ft+93.0
16176.4 ft266.1 ft+89.7
17176.5 ft257.5 ft+81.0
18188.0 ft258.7 ft+70.7
19183.1 ft249.8 ft+66.7
20168.9 ft245.9 ft+77.0
21175.0 ft260.5 ft+85.4
22169.9 ft259.9 ft+89.9
23166.7 ft253.4 ft+86.8
24163.3 ft245.4 ft+82.1
25160.6 ft242.3 ft+81.7
26166.5 ft250.6 ft+84.1
27163.9 ft249.6 ft+85.6
28170.9 ft253.5 ft+82.7
29163.7 ft237.9 ft+74.2
30177.8 ft240.0 ft+62.1
31181.3 ft236.7 ft+55.4
32169.8 ft243.1 ft+73.3
33166.4 ft247.1 ft+80.7
34165.3 ft247.0 ft+81.7
35172.6 ft254.3 ft+81.7
36159.2 ft240.7 ft+81.5

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 33S range 30W

111 wells in township 33S range 30W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC, 16. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 440.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (46), oil field water supply (29), domestic (26), domestic, livestock (5).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 33S range 30W, 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 recordWellsYearsMedian depthMedian water level
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC161976–2008468.0 ft194.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC151976–1985320.0 ft185.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO111976–1982440.0 ft178.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC71989–2005315.0 ft200.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO71975–1990324.0 ft175.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC61992–2005320.0 ft200.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC61991–2014440.0 ft220.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC52014–2019551.0 ft244.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC51999–2001523.0 ft220.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #14532023595.0 ft290.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well32017–2023465.0 ft225.0 ft
Layne-western31976453.0 ft183.0 ft
Southwest Windmill INC31996–1997168.0 ft0.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO22011–2012445.0 ft245.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company21998–1999430.0 ft209.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #14522021–2022638.0 ft312.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC21994340.0 ft221.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO21996–2002380.0 ft195.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC22015–2017520.0 ft276.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc22022–2023535.0 ft260.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC21978–1985360.0 ft200.0 ft
Edward Amerin Jr11992440.0 ft210.0 ft
Elite Irrigation & Drilling12021555.0 ft260.0 ft
Marvin W. Jones Drilling Company11976352.0 ft160.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC11980280.0 ft185.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC12013430.0 ft230.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s23416.0 ft183.0 ft
1980s22324.0 ft185.0 ft
1990s32415.0 ft194.0 ft
2000s12480.0 ft230.0 ft
2010s13490.0 ft244.0 ft
2020s9555.0 ft274.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation46478.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply29320.0 ft
Domestic26380.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock5404.0 ft
Feedlot4430.0 ft
Industrial1300.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 33S range 30W, 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.
RecordYearDepthWater levelPurposeDriller
5485332021638.0 ft312.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145
10538502262023595.0 ft290.0 ftIrrigationHydro Res. Mid Continent #145
10547999932023595.0 ft290.0 ftIrrigationHydro Res. Mid Continent #145
5290572019583.0 ft274.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
4935922015580.0 ft276.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
10547999562023580.0 ft372.0 ftIrrigationHydro Res. Mid Continent #145
1030501995578.0 ft222.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
3152172000565.0 ft305.0 ftIrrigationRichard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
4145512007561.0 ft223.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
5454092021555.0 ft260.0 ftIrrigationElite Irrigation & Drilling

Buying or drilling in township 33S range 30W?

The median section here has moved 85.4 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 111 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

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.