# Township 33S34W, Seward County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 33S range 34W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 131.1 ft.

## Township 33S Range 34W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 131.1 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 33S34W

Median depth went from **122.1 ft** before development to
**247.8 ft** — a change of **131.1 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 31 at
179.5 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 88.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

[Why some sections have
risen](/how-far.md).

### Section by section

*Township 33S Range 34W — 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 | 148.0 ft | 236.2 ft | +88.2 |
| 02 | 146.0 ft | 240.7 ft | +94.8 |
| 03 | 135.5 ft | 239.8 ft | +104.3 |
| 04 | 125.1 ft | 238.7 ft | +113.6 |
| 05 | 122.1 ft | 242.6 ft | +120.4 |
| 06 | 117.2 ft | 238.0 ft | +120.8 |
| 07 | 122.7 ft | 257.4 ft | +134.7 |
| 08 | 113.1 ft | 246.2 ft | +133.1 |
| 09 | 115.4 ft | 242.7 ft | +127.3 |
| 10 | 124.8 ft | 243.2 ft | +118.4 |
| 11 | 135.7 ft | 242.0 ft | +106.3 |
| 12 | 154.3 ft | 246.3 ft | +92.0 |
| 13 | 152.0 ft | 247.4 ft | +95.4 |
| 14 | 124.7 ft | 245.0 ft | +120.3 |
| 15 | 117.0 ft | 250.5 ft | +133.5 |
| 16 | 106.4 ft | 247.6 ft | +141.2 |
| 17 | 99.3 ft | 249.8 ft | +150.5 |
| 18 | 101.7 ft | 257.2 ft | +155.5 |
| 19 | 101.1 ft | 274.0 ft | +172.9 |
| 20 | 108.6 ft | 271.6 ft | +163.1 |
| 21 | 103.5 ft | 251.1 ft | +147.6 |
| 22 | 109.8 ft | 250.4 ft | +140.6 |
| 23 | 114.5 ft | 242.4 ft | +127.9 |
| 24 | 149.5 ft | 246.6 ft | +97.1 |
| 25 | 154.7 ft | 248.9 ft | +94.2 |
| 26 | 127.4 ft | 246.4 ft | +119.0 |
| 27 | 127.5 ft | 263.0 ft | +135.6 |
| 28 | 117.0 ft | 266.3 ft | +149.3 |
| 29 | 114.1 ft | 280.0 ft | +165.8 |
| 30 | 109.3 ft | 287.0 ft | +177.7 |
| 31 | 107.3 ft | 286.9 ft | +179.5 |
| 32 | 111.4 ft | 280.3 ft | +168.9 |
| 33 | 111.6 ft | 260.6 ft | +149.0 |
| 34 | 125.9 ft | 257.0 ft | +131.1 |
| 35 | 134.7 ft | 247.8 ft | +113.1 |
| 36 | 144.2 ft | 237.3 ft | +93.1 |

[How to read a depth-to-water figure](/how-far.md).

### Who has drilled in township 33S range 34W

**109** wells in township 33S range 34W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC**, 42. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 460.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **oil field water supply** (55), **irrigation** (22), **domestic** (19), **domestic, livestock** (9).

[What a WWC-5 record covers](/about.md).

*Who filed well completion records in township 33S range 34W, 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 | 42 | 1976–1984 | 280.0 ft | 124.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 16 | 1991–2010 | 400.0 ft | 180.0 ft |
| Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC | 8 | 1978–1995 | 552.0 ft | 126.0 ft |
| Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO | 5 | 1975–1989 | 250.0 ft | 118.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC | 5 | 2011–2019 | 405.0 ft | 205.0 ft |
| Bartel Well Drilling, INC | 4 | 2002–2008 | 300.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| T & W Water Well Serv., INC | 4 | 1981–1986 | 280.0 ft | 160.0 ft |
| Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 | 3 | 2021–2025 | 540.0 ft | 254.0 ft |
| Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC | 3 | 1989–2004 | 460.0 ft | 200.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling CO | 2 | 2023 | 380.0 ft | 205.0 ft |
| Noel E. Clemens Irrigation Drlg., INC | 2 | 1976 | 512.0 ft | 165.0 ft |
| Ray Cramer Drilling CO | 2 | 1996–2001 | 320.0 ft | 200.0 ft |
| Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC | 2 | 2021 | 560.0 ft | 290.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 2 | 2012–2013 | 480.0 ft | 246.0 ft |
| Elite Drilling Co. LLC | 1 | 2019 | 600.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Elite Irrigation & Drlg | 1 | 2019 | 575.0 ft | 280.0 ft |
| H.d.c. Ag, LLC | 1 | 2000 | 370.0 ft | 169.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 1 | 2004 | 560.0 ft | 180.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 1 | 2014 | 613.0 ft | 270.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145 | 1 | 2020 | 568.0 ft | 230.0 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 1 | 2006 | 175.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Neal Combs Engineering | 1 | 1977 | 300.0 ft | 155.0 ft |
| Talon/lpe | 1 | 2012 | 660.0 ft | 220.0 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 | 23 | 260.0 ft | 125.0 ft |
| 1980s | 37 | 280.0 ft | 126.0 ft |
| 1990s | 17 | 420.0 ft | 165.0 ft |
| 2000s | 11 | 370.0 ft | 180.0 ft |
| 2010s | 13 | 480.0 ft | 220.0 ft |
| 2020s | 8 | 540.0 ft | 254.0 ft |

*What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Oil Field Water Supply | 55 | 280.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 22 | 540.0 ft |
| Domestic | 19 | 320.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 9 | 500.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 1 | 300.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 1 | 175.0 ft |
| Test hole/well | 1 | 600.0 ft |
| Industrial | 1 | 550.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 33S range 34W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452775 | 2012 | 660.0 ft | 220.0 ft | Irrigation | Talon/lpe |
| 78342 | 1994 | 637.0 ft | 161.0 ft | Irrigation | Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC |
| 478513 | 2014 | 613.0 ft | 270.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 359067 | 2004 | 610.0 ft | 210.0 ft | Irrigation | Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC |
| 530035 | 2019 | 600.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Test hole/well | Elite Drilling Co. LLC |
| 530029 | 2019 | 575.0 ft | 280.0 ft | Irrigation | Elite Irrigation & Drlg |
| 531291 | 2020 | 568.0 ft | 230.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145 |
| 78317 | 1981 | 560.0 ft | 132.0 ft | Irrigation | Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC |
| 354529 | 2004 | 560.0 ft | 180.0 ft | Irrigation | Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC |
| 459526 | 2012 | 560.0 ft | 272.0 ft | Domestic | Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 33S range 34W?

The median section here has moved 131.1 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](/privacy.md).

This township sits in [Far western Kansas](/region/far-western-kansas.md). **Seward County**, on 100 % of 109 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [32S38W](/township/32s38w.md) 125.0 ft
- [32S39W](/township/32s39w.md) 110.8 ft
- [33S29W](/township/33s29w.md) 82.8 ft
- [33S30W](/township/33s30w.md) 85.4 ft
- [33S31W](/township/33s31w.md) 56.6 ft
- [33S32W](/township/33s32w.md) 46.5 ft
- [33S33W](/township/33s33w.md) 59.8 ft
- [33S35W](/township/33s35w.md) 174.8 ft
- [33S36W](/township/33s36w.md) 169.6 ft
- [33S37W](/township/33s37w.md) 157.6 ft
- [33S38W](/township/33s38w.md) 143.5 ft
- [34S30W](/township/34s30w.md) 52.6 ft
- [34S32W](/township/34s32w.md) 21.8 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](/township.md).

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Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/township/33s34w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23