Township 33S Range 38W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 143.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 33S38W

Median depth went from 94.8 ft before development to 237.7 ft — a change of 143.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 36 at 169.1 ft; the smallest fall is section 30 at 102.4 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 33S Range 38W — 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	106.1 ft	237.6 ft	+131.6
02	106.3 ft	239.7 ft	+133.5
03	101.8 ft	232.8 ft	+131.0
04	96.4 ft	227.8 ft	+131.4
05	88.2 ft	214.8 ft	+126.5
06	86.6 ft	201.1 ft	+114.5
07	80.8 ft	190.8 ft	+110.0
08	80.1 ft	209.4 ft	+129.3
09	84.6 ft	226.0 ft	+141.5
10	89.5 ft	236.9 ft	+147.4
11	88.2 ft	234.8 ft	+146.6
12	92.0 ft	232.9 ft	+140.9
13	85.3 ft	235.7 ft	+150.4
14	85.9 ft	237.7 ft	+151.8
15	86.9 ft	238.1 ft	+151.2
16	85.8 ft	232.0 ft	+146.3
17	79.2 ft	209.4 ft	+130.2
18	82.5 ft	189.1 ft	+106.7
19	93.8 ft	198.4 ft	+104.6
20	93.3 ft	221.1 ft	+127.9
21	94.4 ft	240.7 ft	+146.3
22	95.1 ft	247.3 ft	+152.2
23	94.8 ft	250.0 ft	+155.2
24	92.7 ft	250.7 ft	+158.1
25	99.2 ft	263.3 ft	+164.1
26	111.5 ft	269.4 ft	+157.9
27	113.4 ft	265.6 ft	+152.2
28	116.1 ft	259.7 ft	+143.5
29	115.6 ft	238.7 ft	+123.1
30	109.6 ft	212.0 ft	+102.4
31	135.9 ft	241.4 ft	+105.5
32	138.1 ft	262.7 ft	+124.5
33	138.2 ft	284.1 ft	+145.9
34	132.6 ft	283.4 ft	+150.8
35	114.8 ft	274.1 ft	+159.3
36	101.7 ft	270.9 ft	+169.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 33S range 38W

143 wells in township 33S range 38W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC, 22. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 438.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (47), irrigation (42), oil field water supply (40), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (6).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 33S range 38W, 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	22	1977–1989	265.0 ft	125.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	11	1981–1998	505.0 ft	155.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	11	1993–2006	360.0 ft	150.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	10	1996–2002	320.0 ft	180.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	9	1988–2007	455.0 ft	168.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	9	1975–1989	340.0 ft	145.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	8	1976–2003	450.0 ft	155.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	8	2005–2012	478.0 ft	190.0 ft
Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling	7	1976–1980	260.0 ft	113.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	5	2002–2009	430.0 ft	200.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	5	2010–2026	461.0 ft	234.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	4	1985–1990	385.0 ft	160.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	4	2016–2026	436.0 ft	255.0 ft
Well Owner	4	1998–1999	401.0 ft	188.0 ft
Houck Bros. Drilling	3	1998–1999	503.0 ft	166.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	3	2013–2020	420.0 ft	227.0 ft
Cramer Drilling CO	2	1999–2000	155.0 ft	0.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service	2	2015	526.0 ft	232.0 ft
H.d.c. Ag, LLC	2	1999	180.0 ft	103.0 ft
Kgs	2	—	463.0 ft	0.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	2	1976–1978	438.0 ft	164.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	2	2020–2025	500.0 ft	305.0 ft
3t Drilling, INC	1	2025	495.0 ft	284.0 ft
Db&e Co, LLC	1	2023	520.0 ft	228.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	1	1991	440.0 ft	250.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Srevice	1	2015	260.0 ft	228.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2023	375.0 ft	236.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	1996	438.0 ft	168.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1976	428.0 ft	128.0 ft
Les Taylor Drilling CO	1	1994	440.0 ft	160.0 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	20	260.0 ft	118.0 ft
1980s	32	340.0 ft	145.0 ft
1990s	42	400.0 ft	150.0 ft
2000s	20	420.0 ft	200.0 ft
2010s	17	450.0 ft	220.0 ft
2020s	10	461.0 ft	255.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	47	340.0 ft
Irrigation	42	438.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	40	340.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	6	503.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	5	265.0 ft
Test Hole, Uncased	2	463.0 ft
Public Water Supply	1	545.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 33S range 38W, 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
467139	2012	600.0 ft	230.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
100231	1995	570.0 ft	146.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO
100353	1994	566.0 ft	146.0 ft	Irrigation	Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO
86387	1980	555.0 ft	147.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
100355	1995	555.0 ft	145.0 ft	Irrigation	Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO
395216	1998	549.0 ft	179.0 ft	Irrigation	Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO
395236	1998	549.0 ft	179.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO
114965	1997	545.0 ft	140.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
550080	2021	538.0 ft	277.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
447919	2011	537.0 ft	0.0 ft	Domestic	Tyler Water Well, INC

Buying or drilling in township 33S range 38W?

The median section here has moved 143.5 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 143 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

33S31W 56.6 ft
33S32W 46.5 ft
33S33W 59.8 ft
33S34W 131.1 ft
33S35W 174.8 ft
33S36W 169.6 ft
33S37W 157.6 ft
34S30W 52.6 ft
34S32W 21.8 ft
34S33W 61.5 ft
34S34W 133.4 ft
34S35W 173.1 ft
34S36W 132.8 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.