ks-water-table

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.

36Sections
36Measured
131.1 ftMedian change
SewardCounty

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.

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.Before2022–24Change
01148.0 ft236.2 ft+88.2
02146.0 ft240.7 ft+94.8
03135.5 ft239.8 ft+104.3
04125.1 ft238.7 ft+113.6
05122.1 ft242.6 ft+120.4
06117.2 ft238.0 ft+120.8
07122.7 ft257.4 ft+134.7
08113.1 ft246.2 ft+133.1
09115.4 ft242.7 ft+127.3
10124.8 ft243.2 ft+118.4
11135.7 ft242.0 ft+106.3
12154.3 ft246.3 ft+92.0
13152.0 ft247.4 ft+95.4
14124.7 ft245.0 ft+120.3
15117.0 ft250.5 ft+133.5
16106.4 ft247.6 ft+141.2
1799.3 ft249.8 ft+150.5
18101.7 ft257.2 ft+155.5
19101.1 ft274.0 ft+172.9
20108.6 ft271.6 ft+163.1
21103.5 ft251.1 ft+147.6
22109.8 ft250.4 ft+140.6
23114.5 ft242.4 ft+127.9
24149.5 ft246.6 ft+97.1
25154.7 ft248.9 ft+94.2
26127.4 ft246.4 ft+119.0
27127.5 ft263.0 ft+135.6
28117.0 ft266.3 ft+149.3
29114.1 ft280.0 ft+165.8
30109.3 ft287.0 ft+177.7
31107.3 ft286.9 ft+179.5
32111.4 ft280.3 ft+168.9
33111.6 ft260.6 ft+149.0
34125.9 ft257.0 ft+131.1
35134.7 ft247.8 ft+113.1
36144.2 ft237.3 ft+93.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

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.

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 recordWellsYearsMedian depthMedian water level
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC421976–1984280.0 ft124.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC161991–2010400.0 ft180.0 ft
Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC81978–1995552.0 ft126.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO51975–1989250.0 ft118.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC52011–2019405.0 ft205.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC42002–2008300.0 ft0.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC41981–1986280.0 ft160.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #14532021–2025540.0 ft254.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC31989–2004460.0 ft200.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO22023380.0 ft205.0 ft
Noel E. Clemens Irrigation Drlg., INC21976512.0 ft165.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO21996–2001320.0 ft200.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC22021560.0 ft290.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC22012–2013480.0 ft246.0 ft
Elite Drilling Co. LLC12019600.0 ft0.0 ft
Elite Irrigation & Drlg12019575.0 ft280.0 ft
H.d.c. Ag, LLC12000370.0 ft169.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC12004560.0 ft180.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC12014613.0 ft270.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #14512020568.0 ft230.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC12006175.0 ft0.0 ft
Neal Combs Engineering11977300.0 ft155.0 ft
Talon/lpe12012660.0 ft220.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s23260.0 ft125.0 ft
1980s37280.0 ft126.0 ft
1990s17420.0 ft165.0 ft
2000s11370.0 ft180.0 ft
2010s13480.0 ft220.0 ft
2020s8540.0 ft254.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Oil Field Water Supply55280.0 ft
Irrigation22540.0 ft
Domestic19320.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock9500.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden1300.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer1175.0 ft
Test hole/well1600.0 ft
Industrial1550.0 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.
RecordYearDepthWater levelPurposeDriller
4527752012660.0 ft220.0 ftIrrigationTalon/lpe
783421994637.0 ft161.0 ftIrrigationArnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC
4785132014613.0 ft270.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
3590672004610.0 ft210.0 ftIrrigationMinter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
5300352019600.0 ft0.0 ftTest hole/wellElite Drilling Co. LLC
5300292019575.0 ft280.0 ftIrrigationElite Irrigation & Drlg
5312912020568.0 ft230.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145
783171981560.0 ft132.0 ftIrrigationArnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC
3545292004560.0 ft180.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
4595262012560.0 ft272.0 ftDomesticSouthwest 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.

This township sits in Far western Kansas. Seward County, on 100 % of 109 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.