Township 33S Range 37W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 157.6 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 33S37W

Median depth went from 93.3 ft before development to 248.8 ft — a change of 157.6 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 35 at 193.6 ft; the smallest fall is section 03 at 121.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 33S Range 37W — 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	95.4 ft	229.3 ft	+133.8
02	110.4 ft	233.0 ft	+122.6
03	98.2 ft	219.5 ft	+121.2
04	88.9 ft	213.4 ft	+124.5
05	100.3 ft	225.1 ft	+124.8
06	106.6 ft	233.9 ft	+127.3
07	88.6 ft	226.6 ft	+138.0
08	80.6 ft	219.2 ft	+138.6
09	80.3 ft	219.8 ft	+139.5
10	88.8 ft	227.1 ft	+138.3
11	90.2 ft	230.6 ft	+140.4
12	90.5 ft	236.5 ft	+146.1
13	93.3 ft	246.4 ft	+153.2
14	86.1 ft	234.5 ft	+148.4
15	84.6 ft	231.9 ft	+147.3
16	75.4 ft	231.1 ft	+155.6
17	73.8 ft	231.4 ft	+157.6
18	77.2 ft	229.4 ft	+152.2
19	86.0 ft	248.8 ft	+162.8
20	80.2 ft	248.8 ft	+168.6
21	85.3 ft	249.6 ft	+164.2
22	104.4 ft	257.9 ft	+153.5
23	94.7 ft	252.8 ft	+158.1
24	98.6 ft	260.9 ft	+162.2
25	107.5 ft	280.8 ft	+173.4
26	96.3 ft	272.7 ft	+176.4
27	97.6 ft	273.4 ft	+175.8
28	89.3 ft	268.3 ft	+179.1
29	85.7 ft	261.9 ft	+176.2
30	93.1 ft	262.5 ft	+169.4
31	96.7 ft	270.6 ft	+173.8
32	93.7 ft	272.8 ft	+179.1
33	94.5 ft	277.7 ft	+183.2
34	97.6 ft	283.6 ft	+186.0
35	103.1 ft	296.7 ft	+193.6
36	105.6 ft	285.9 ft	+180.4

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 33S range 37W

454 wells in township 33S range 37W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC, 155. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 273.0 ft deep.

Sunk for monitoring well/observation/piezometer (276), domestic (39), environmental remediation, air sparge (38), irrigation (25).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 33S range 37W, 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
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	155	1997–2006	100.0 ft	0.0 ft
Milco Environmental Services, INC	33	2012	115.2 ft	0.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	33	2008–2019	160.0 ft	118.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	24	1998–2021	130.0 ft	111.2 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	23	1986–2005	546.0 ft	130.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	18	1975–1989	280.0 ft	105.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	15	2005–2011	180.0 ft	145.0 ft
Be&k/ Terranext	14	1999–2007	90.0 ft	0.0 ft
Associated Environmental, INC	12	1995–2009	95.0 ft	81.4 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	11	2012–2021	560.0 ft	213.0 ft
Prairie Land Environmental Remed	10	1992–1996	100.0 ft	84.3 ft
Defenbaugh Industries, Inc. (t.e.s.t.)	7	1993	91.5 ft	0.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	7	2004–2010	250.0 ft	0.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	7	1983–2005	140.0 ft	104.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	6	1990–2010	360.0 ft	140.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	6	1999–2002	272.0 ft	140.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	6	2014–2024	547.0 ft	134.0 ft
Geocore Services INC	5	1995–2004	30.0 ft	0.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	5	1981–1996	273.0 ft	90.0 ft
Hws Consulting Group, INC	5	2009	120.0 ft	92.5 ft
City of Hugoton	4	1977–1995	300.0 ft	90.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	4	2010–2017	560.0 ft	260.0 ft
Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling	4	1975–1979	220.0 ft	85.0 ft
Terracon, INC	4	1993–1994	100.0 ft	0.0 ft
Fire and Ice Geothermal, LLC	3	2010–2015	250.0 ft	0.0 ft
Gsi Engineering	3	1996–2020	138.2 ft	131.3 ft
Milco Env. Serv. #1005	3	2023	175.0 ft	0.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	3	1986–1987	240.0 ft	105.0 ft
B & M Services Swk, LLC	2	2026	360.0 ft	145.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	2	1994	316.0 ft	120.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	2	1979–1989	298.0 ft	170.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	2	2024–2025	630.0 ft	234.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply	2	1999	581.0 ft	157.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	2	1976–1985	574.0 ft	96.0 ft
3-b Drilling	1	2014	400.0 ft	107.0 ft
Basgall Geothermal Drilling	1	2013	200.0 ft	0.0 ft
Cramer Drilling CO	1	1998	320.0 ft	105.0 ft
Db&e Co, LLC	1	2024	606.0 ft	246.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2022	663.0 ft	352.0 ft
K2 Construction	1	2010	305.0 ft	60.0 ft
Ktm Drilling, INC	1	1982	557.0 ft	135.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	1	2013	540.0 ft	91.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC	1	2021	444.0 ft	328.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	1	2021	580.0 ft	244.0 ft
Well Owner	1	1996	90.0 ft	95.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #881	1	2017	200.0 ft	118.0 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	10	240.0 ft	100.0 ft
1980s	31	260.0 ft	105.0 ft
1990s	118	100.0 ft	87.0 ft
2000s	172	120.0 ft	0.0 ft
2010s	100	160.0 ft	0.0 ft
2020s	23	250.0 ft	178.2 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	276	129.5 ft
Domestic	39	272.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge	38	100.0 ft
Irrigation	25	570.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	24	300.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	20	45.0 ft
Public Water Supply	15	544.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	5	560.0 ft
Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	3	250.0 ft
Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	3	250.0 ft
Industrial	2	316.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	2	250.0 ft
Geothermal, Closed Loop, Horizontal	1	210.0 ft
Test hole/well	1	505.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 33S range 37W, 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
1052899327	2022	663.0 ft	352.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
311512	2000	653.0 ft	177.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
1055523937	2024	630.0 ft	232.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
1056902644	2025	625.0 ft	234.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
99334	1995	608.0 ft	176.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
113995	1997	608.0 ft	215.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
462959	2012	607.0 ft	210.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1054406458	2024	606.0 ft	246.0 ft	Irrigation	Db&e Co, LLC
86317	1991	603.0 ft	130.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
525287	2018	596.0 ft	226.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC

Buying or drilling in township 33S range 37W?

The median section here has moved 157.6 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. Stevens County, on 100 % of 454 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

33S30W 85.4 ft
33S31W 56.6 ft
33S32W 46.5 ft
33S33W 59.8 ft
33S34W 131.1 ft
33S35W 174.8 ft
33S36W 169.6 ft
33S38W 143.5 ft
34S30W 52.6 ft
34S32W 21.8 ft
34S33W 61.5 ft
34S34W 133.4 ft
34S35W 173.1 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.