Township 33S Range 33W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 59.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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59.8 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 33S33W

Median depth went from 174.6 ft before development to 227.1 ft — a change of 59.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 84.6 ft; the smallest fall is section 25 at 25.1 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 33S Range 33W — 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	33.9 ft	97.9 ft	+64.0
02	93.7 ft	152.9 ft	+59.2
03	112.1 ft	173.9 ft	+61.8
04	131.3 ft	202.2 ft	+70.8
05	143.7 ft	224.7 ft	+81.0
06	148.2 ft	232.7 ft	+84.6
07	141.5 ft	224.7 ft	+83.2
08	130.1 ft	214.1 ft	+84.0
09	142.5 ft	214.4 ft	+71.9
10	133.8 ft	194.8 ft	+61.1
11	124.5 ft	183.0 ft	+58.5
12	43.0 ft	105.7 ft	+62.7
13	92.9 ft	141.0 ft	+48.0
14	173.0 ft	221.6 ft	+48.6
15	181.3 ft	234.8 ft	+53.5
16	178.7 ft	240.4 ft	+61.6
17	174.6 ft	243.4 ft	+68.8
18	177.0 ft	249.2 ft	+72.2
19	185.1 ft	254.3 ft	+69.2
20	179.9 ft	242.3 ft	+62.4
21	178.2 ft	234.0 ft	+55.8
22	183.5 ft	229.0 ft	+45.5
23	194.9 ft	231.2 ft	+36.4
24	190.3 ft	223.2 ft	+32.9
25	205.8 ft	230.9 ft	+25.1
26	198.2 ft	227.7 ft	+29.5
27	186.9 ft	225.1 ft	+38.2
28	170.1 ft	217.8 ft	+47.7
29	175.1 ft	234.9 ft	+59.8
30	177.0 ft	249.2 ft	+72.3
31	152.9 ft	227.1 ft	+74.2
32	163.9 ft	222.5 ft	+58.6
33	173.3 ft	215.3 ft	+42.0
34	199.8 ft	236.0 ft	+36.1
35	194.4 ft	232.8 ft	+38.4
36	197.5 ft	236.7 ft	+39.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 33S range 33W

133 wells in township 33S range 33W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC, 27. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 399.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (61), irrigation (37), oil field water supply (28), domestic, livestock (4).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 33S range 33W, 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	27	1985–2010	340.0 ft	180.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	15	1975–1989	300.0 ft	180.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	15	2011–2019	400.0 ft	227.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	11	1976–1980	360.0 ft	151.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	10	1994–2012	375.0 ft	214.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	9	1976–1992	310.0 ft	200.0 ft
Layne-western	6	1975–1981	380.0 ft	189.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	5	2011–2016	498.0 ft	219.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	4	2011–2016	465.0 ft	226.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	3	1975–1982	291.0 ft	146.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	3	2005–2008	500.0 ft	180.0 ft
Neal Combs Engineering	3	1977–1979	300.0 ft	156.0 ft
Marvin W. Jones Drilling Company	2	1975–1976	470.0 ft	184.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	2	2002–2011	460.0 ft	224.0 ft
Noel E. Clemens Irrigation Drlg., INC	2	1976	470.0 ft	184.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	2000–2004	510.0 ft	182.0 ft
Southwest Windmill	2	2002	250.0 ft	225.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	2	2011	455.0 ft	0.0 ft
Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC	1	1975	410.0 ft	180.0 ft
F. E. Cunningham	1	1977	300.0 ft	160.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	1999	399.0 ft	145.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2025	454.0 ft	243.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145	1	2021	540.0 ft	248.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	1	1992	260.0 ft	162.0 ft
Jim Rice Remodeling	1	2011	430.0 ft	224.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	2006	365.0 ft	224.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	1	2019	367.0 ft	200.0 ft
Well Owner	1	1977	250.0 ft	105.0 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	28	360.0 ft	162.0 ft
1980s	27	310.0 ft	180.0 ft
1990s	19	340.0 ft	180.0 ft
2000s	26	365.0 ft	207.0 ft
2010s	31	407.0 ft	220.0 ft
2020s	2	540.0 ft	248.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	61	348.0 ft
Irrigation	37	424.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	28	320.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	4	300.0 ft
Feedlot	1	340.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	370.0 ft
Public Water Supply	1	538.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 33S range 33W, 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
445148	2011	652.0 ft	236.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
400282	2007	540.0 ft	180.0 ft	Irrigation	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
550627	2021	540.0 ft	248.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145
496750	2016	538.0 ft	193.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
349685	2004	510.0 ft	172.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
416401	2008	500.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
500904	2016	498.0 ft	231.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
502751	2016	480.0 ft	228.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Howard Drilling CO
445151	2011	477.0 ft	212.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
78273	1976	470.0 ft	184.0 ft	Irrigation	Marvin W. Jones Drilling Company

Buying or drilling in township 33S range 33W?

The median section here has moved 59.8 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. Seward County, on 100 % of 133 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

32S37W 98.9 ft
32S38W 125.0 ft
32S39W 110.8 ft
33S29W 82.8 ft
33S30W 85.4 ft
33S31W 56.6 ft
33S32W 46.5 ft
33S34W 131.1 ft
33S35W 174.8 ft
33S36W 169.6 ft
33S37W 157.6 ft
33S38W 143.5 ft
34S30W 52.6 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.