Township 34S Range 30W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 52.6 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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36Measured

52.6 ftMedian change

MeadeCounty

What has happened in township 34S30W

Median depth went from 176.8 ft before development to 239.3 ft — a change of 52.6 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 34. Shallower: 1. Sharpest fall, section 01 at 79.4 ft; largest rise, section 31 at 0.5 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 34S Range 30W — 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	157.3 ft	236.7 ft	+79.4
02	170.1 ft	248.2 ft	+78.1
03	170.3 ft	245.9 ft	+75.6
04	176.8 ft	250.1 ft	+73.3
05	181.2 ft	247.6 ft	+66.4
06	186.5 ft	240.5 ft	+54.0
07	183.9 ft	233.4 ft	+49.5
08	189.9 ft	248.3 ft	+58.4
09	191.1 ft	255.3 ft	+64.2
10	180.5 ft	248.9 ft	+68.3
11	169.7 ft	242.0 ft	+72.2
12	161.9 ft	238.0 ft	+76.2
13	171.6 ft	242.1 ft	+70.5
14	180.5 ft	244.1 ft	+63.6
15	187.8 ft	247.1 ft	+59.3
16	188.7 ft	246.6 ft	+57.9
17	189.8 ft	242.4 ft	+52.6
18	155.3 ft	196.1 ft	+40.7
19	87.4 ft	111.5 ft	+24.1
20	151.4 ft	195.8 ft	+44.4
21	186.7 ft	235.4 ft	+48.6
22	200.3 ft	245.7 ft	+45.5
23	196.9 ft	247.5 ft	+50.6
24	155.8 ft	220.4 ft	+64.7
25	145.3 ft	203.0 ft	+57.7
26	201.5 ft	239.3 ft	+37.8
27	213.3 ft	244.4 ft	+31.1
28	178.4 ft	205.2 ft	+26.8
29	154.1 ft	162.9 ft	+8.8
30	39.6 ft	42.2 ft	+2.6
31	17.9 ft	17.4 ft	−0.5
32	94.9 ft	94.9 ft	0
33	136.5 ft	147.2 ft	+10.8
34	200.0 ft	221.0 ft	+21.0
35	167.1 ft	198.0 ft	+30.9
36	118.0 ft	161.5 ft	+43.5

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 34S range 30W

70 wells in township 34S range 30W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC, 13. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 355.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (29), domestic (17), irrigation (14), domestic, livestock (7).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 34S range 30W, 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	13	1975–1987	280.0 ft	175.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	12	1984–2003	340.0 ft	180.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	10	1975–2011	320.0 ft	197.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	4	1981–1988	294.0 ft	209.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	4	1981–1984	270.0 ft	120.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	3	1986–1996	472.0 ft	195.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	3	1993–1995	288.0 ft	185.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	3	2012–2016	303.0 ft	227.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	2	1993–1995	400.0 ft	200.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply	2	1999	600.0 ft	215.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	2	2010–2023	280.0 ft	218.0 ft
Marvin W. Jones Drilling Company	2	1976	375.0 ft	185.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	2003	622.0 ft	243.0 ft
Allen & Rawlins Drlg CO	1	1976	355.0 ft	0.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	1	2017	545.0 ft	223.0 ft
Elite Irrigation & Drilling	1	2021	552.0 ft	282.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	1	2014	473.0 ft	224.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1976	458.0 ft	191.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	2002	515.0 ft	237.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	1991	255.0 ft	190.0 ft
Southwest Windmill INC	1	1996	181.0 ft	0.0 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	12	320.0 ft	175.0 ft
1980s	18	293.0 ft	175.0 ft
1990s	21	340.0 ft	195.0 ft
2000s	10	400.0 ft	209.0 ft
2010s	7	319.0 ft	223.0 ft
2020s	2	552.0 ft	282.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	29	280.0 ft
Domestic	17	304.0 ft
Irrigation	14	492.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	7	294.0 ft
Feedlot	2	420.0 ft
Industrial	1	260.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 34S range 30W, 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
336225	2003	622.0 ft	243.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
303236	1999	600.0 ft	215.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply
108878	1996	578.0 ft	213.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
545408	2021	552.0 ft	282.0 ft	Irrigation	Elite Irrigation & Drilling
510744	2017	545.0 ft	223.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
333541	2002	515.0 ft	237.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
492554	2015	500.0 ft	237.0 ft	Domestic	Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC
348839	2003	492.0 ft	204.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
479550	2014	473.0 ft	224.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
40155	1993	472.0 ft	195.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 34S range 30W?

The median section here has moved 52.6 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. Meade County, on 100 % of 70 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

33S32W 46.5 ft
33S33W 59.8 ft
33S34W 131.1 ft
33S35W 174.8 ft
33S36W 169.6 ft
33S37W 157.6 ft
33S38W 143.5 ft
34S32W 21.8 ft
34S33W 61.5 ft
34S34W 133.4 ft
34S35W 173.1 ft
34S36W 132.8 ft
34S37W 145.4 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.