Township 33S Range 35W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 174.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 33S35W

Median depth went from 105.3 ft before development to 281.1 ft — a change of 174.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 35 at 187.3 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 120.4 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 33S Range 35W — 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	110.7 ft	231.1 ft	+120.4
02	97.5 ft	226.1 ft	+128.7
03	82.9 ft	224.7 ft	+141.9
04	82.0 ft	230.9 ft	+148.9
05	88.5 ft	248.9 ft	+160.3
06	93.3 ft	266.6 ft	+173.3
07	96.5 ft	271.3 ft	+174.8
08	90.1 ft	257.0 ft	+166.9
09	83.8 ft	245.5 ft	+161.7
10	71.8 ft	233.8 ft	+162.0
11	92.6 ft	247.6 ft	+155.0
12	107.6 ft	249.8 ft	+142.2
13	104.9 ft	266.5 ft	+161.6
14	91.7 ft	262.2 ft	+170.5
15	88.2 ft	261.6 ft	+173.4
16	95.6 ft	262.6 ft	+167.1
17	98.7 ft	269.3 ft	+170.5
18	102.0 ft	277.7 ft	+175.7
19	114.6 ft	292.1 ft	+177.4
20	108.2 ft	282.5 ft	+174.3
21	107.3 ft	281.5 ft	+174.2
22	100.7 ft	282.4 ft	+181.6
23	99.9 ft	281.1 ft	+181.2
24	107.6 ft	283.8 ft	+176.2
25	110.5 ft	293.4 ft	+182.9
26	115.7 ft	301.0 ft	+185.3
27	107.8 ft	291.5 ft	+183.7
28	106.8 ft	286.4 ft	+179.6
29	111.7 ft	290.4 ft	+178.7
30	125.7 ft	304.9 ft	+179.3
31	129.7 ft	308.3 ft	+178.6
32	108.2 ft	289.9 ft	+181.8
33	108.6 ft	293.7 ft	+185.2
34	105.3 ft	292.4 ft	+187.0
35	119.0 ft	306.3 ft	+187.3
36	115.2 ft	299.5 ft	+184.3

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 33S range 35W

123 wells in township 33S range 35W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC, 31. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 460.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (38), oil field water supply (36), irrigation (30), domestic, livestock (6).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 33S range 35W, 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	31	1977–1988	340.0 ft	132.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	13	1975–2008	645.0 ft	216.0 ft
Ktm Drilling, INC	9	1976–1996	634.0 ft	168.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	7	2011–2015	205.0 ft	0.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	6	2005–2010	420.0 ft	180.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	6	1981–1990	340.0 ft	161.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	5	1977–1989	334.0 ft	127.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	5	1975–1997	595.0 ft	120.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	4	1996–1998	444.0 ft	196.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	4	1993–1995	380.0 ft	158.0 ft
Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling	4	1975–1977	350.0 ft	143.0 ft
Northern Natural Gas CO	3	1984–1985	375.0 ft	133.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	3	2013–2025	600.0 ft	253.0 ft
Ues Exploration #531	3	2025	310.0 ft	198.8 ft
Burkett Drilling	2	2003–2004	635.0 ft	220.0 ft
Cramer Drilling CO	2	1999	380.0 ft	175.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	2	2011	500.0 ft	275.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	2	1999–2002	400.0 ft	140.0 ft
Environmental Works, INC	1	2020	380.0 ft	105.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply	1	1998	640.0 ft	223.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2025	500.0 ft	276.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	1	2025	569.0 ft	298.0 ft
Jim's Water Well Drlg	1	1996	358.0 ft	145.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1976	452.0 ft	222.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1975	460.0 ft	143.0 ft
Marvin W. Jones Drilling Company	1	1975	500.0 ft	130.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	1	2020	560.0 ft	267.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC	1	2021	585.0 ft	285.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	1	2023	608.0 ft	278.0 ft
Swearengen Drlg CO	1	1976	620.0 ft	138.0 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	19	452.0 ft	130.0 ft
1980s	44	360.0 ft	133.0 ft
1990s	23	444.0 ft	174.0 ft
2000s	12	561.0 ft	200.0 ft
2010s	12	500.0 ft	195.0 ft
2020s	10	560.0 ft	267.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	38	380.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	36	340.0 ft
Irrigation	30	634.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	6	305.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	6	310.0 ft
Industrial	5	402.0 ft
Feedlot/Livestock/Windmill	1	165.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	130.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 33S range 35W, 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
78347	1985	708.0 ft	175.0 ft	Irrigation	Ktm Drilling, INC
395424	1992	707.0 ft	161.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
348937	2003	704.0 ft	235.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
86188	1978	700.0 ft	158.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
336171	2003	697.0 ft	229.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
108121	1996	695.0 ft	220.0 ft	Irrigation	Ktm Drilling, INC
414830	2008	675.0 ft	266.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
86191	1993	670.0 ft	168.0 ft	Irrigation	Ktm Drilling, INC
117088	1997	670.0 ft	110.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
395425	1998	666.0 ft	174.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 33S range 35W?

The median section here has moved 174.8 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. Stevens County, on 100 % of 123 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

32S39W 110.8 ft
33S29W 82.8 ft
33S30W 85.4 ft
33S31W 56.6 ft
33S32W 46.5 ft
33S33W 59.8 ft
33S34W 131.1 ft
33S36W 169.6 ft
33S37W 157.6 ft
33S38W 143.5 ft
34S30W 52.6 ft
34S32W 21.8 ft
34S33W 61.5 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.