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Township 33S Range 31W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 56.6 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
56.6 ftMedian change
SewardCounty

What has happened in township 33S31W

Median depth went from 191.0 ft before development to 247.9 ft — a change of 56.6 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 04 at 108.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 10.7 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 33S Range 31W — 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
01191.0 ft269.3 ft+78.3
02194.2 ft265.8 ft+71.5
03191.7 ft267.2 ft+75.5
04150.4 ft258.5 ft+108.0
05153.8 ft254.8 ft+101.1
06184.9 ft255.6 ft+70.7
07171.9 ft242.8 ft+71.0
08149.2 ft244.6 ft+95.5
09165.6 ft253.0 ft+87.5
10192.8 ft256.6 ft+63.9
11207.8 ft264.2 ft+56.4
12210.7 ft274.5 ft+63.8
13200.3 ft260.8 ft+60.5
14202.4 ft258.4 ft+56.0
15191.3 ft247.9 ft+56.6
16181.0 ft241.6 ft+60.6
17169.0 ft241.1 ft+72.1
18148.2 ft224.1 ft+76.0
19107.4 ft177.3 ft+69.9
20180.0 ft233.5 ft+53.6
21188.9 ft239.5 ft+50.5
22191.0 ft245.6 ft+54.5
23199.5 ft252.9 ft+53.4
24200.2 ft257.9 ft+57.7
25195.5 ft249.6 ft+54.1
26199.2 ft248.0 ft+48.8
27192.7 ft240.5 ft+47.9
28191.6 ft234.6 ft+43.0
29147.9 ft186.6 ft+38.6
3041.8 ft86.2 ft+44.3
3126.2 ft36.9 ft+10.7
32118.8 ft135.2 ft+16.4
33171.4 ft203.4 ft+32.0
34205.5 ft248.2 ft+42.8
35200.9 ft246.8 ft+45.9
36188.9 ft242.2 ft+53.3

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 33S range 31W

117 wells in township 33S range 31W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Woofter Pump and Well, INC, 18. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 400.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (42), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (22), domestic (17), oil field water supply (12).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 33S range 31W, 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
Woofter Pump and Well, INC182018245.0 ft0.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC151976–2008485.0 ft218.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC111974–1987300.0 ft193.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC101984–2009360.0 ft211.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC72011–2025525.0 ft260.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC71995–2004440.0 ft220.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC61983–2013280.0 ft217.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC51999–2002498.0 ft218.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC52013–2023245.0 ft0.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO41976–1978410.0 ft190.0 ft
Milco Env. Serv. #100542024290.3 ft276.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC41976–1983320.0 ft203.0 ft
Blue Sage Services32024–2025390.0 ft251.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service31998–2000495.0 ft212.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC21994–1997370.0 ft210.0 ft
Layne-western21976418.0 ft192.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO21998–2000400.0 ft215.0 ft
City of Kismet11985242.0 ft210.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO11983380.0 ft211.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC12015567.0 ft169.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO12017480.0 ft250.0 ft
Ktm Drilling, INC11986436.0 ft219.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump12022519.0 ft279.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC12026500.0 ft298.0 ft
Unknown12015325.0 ft235.0 ft
Well Owner11991327.0 ft199.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s17360.0 ft192.0 ft
1980s13320.0 ft210.0 ft
1990s27445.0 ft212.0 ft
2000s15440.0 ft220.0 ft
2010s33280.0 ft217.0 ft
2020s12298.8 ft275.4 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation42488.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer22257.0 ft
Domestic17360.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply12320.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock9320.0 ft
Industrial7320.0 ft
Public Water Supply4436.0 ft
Feedlot3327.0 ft
Other1363.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 33S range 31W, 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
4932512015567.0 ft169.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
3300172002564.0 ft228.0 ftIrrigationRichard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
4723912013562.0 ft250.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
3867001998561.0 ft212.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
3038591998557.0 ft218.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
3867051998557.0 ft219.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
10571161782025549.0 ft246.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
3153652000540.0 ft210.0 ftIrrigationDestal Tyler Water Well Service
781501989533.0 ft212.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
4785182014526.0 ft295.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC

Buying or drilling in township 33S range 31W?

The median section here has moved 56.6 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. Seward County, on 100 % of 117 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.