Township 34S Range 33W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 61.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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61.5 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 34S33W

Median depth went from 144.2 ft before development to 209.5 ft — a change of 61.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 89.8 ft; the smallest fall is section 03 at 36.9 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 34S Range 33W — 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	196.9 ft	242.1 ft	+45.1
02	204.4 ft	251.1 ft	+46.7
03	216.3 ft	253.2 ft	+36.9
04	193.3 ft	239.1 ft	+45.9
05	165.1 ft	228.5 ft	+63.4
06	139.1 ft	213.9 ft	+74.8
07	133.0 ft	202.9 ft	+69.9
08	153.7 ft	224.7 ft	+71.0
09	186.5 ft	247.5 ft	+61.0
10	198.9 ft	246.4 ft	+47.4
11	209.7 ft	253.5 ft	+43.8
12	214.5 ft	255.0 ft	+40.5
13	209.5 ft	247.8 ft	+38.3
14	187.8 ft	234.2 ft	+46.4
15	152.7 ft	215.8 ft	+63.1
16	144.2 ft	223.1 ft	+79.0
17	120.9 ft	209.5 ft	+88.6
18	126.1 ft	203.6 ft	+77.4
19	117.1 ft	204.2 ft	+87.1
20	112.9 ft	198.2 ft	+85.3
21	127.4 ft	203.7 ft	+76.3
22	135.4 ft	204.2 ft	+68.8
23	175.0 ft	231.8 ft	+56.7
24	182.8 ft	228.8 ft	+46.0
25	153.6 ft	208.3 ft	+54.7
26	149.4 ft	209.2 ft	+59.8
27	134.1 ft	192.5 ft	+58.3
28	129.8 ft	191.8 ft	+62.0
29	124.7 ft	198.7 ft	+73.9
30	110.9 ft	198.6 ft	+87.7
31	98.5 ft	188.3 ft	+89.8
32	111.7 ft	181.4 ft	+69.7
33	122.9 ft	179.9 ft	+57.0
34	129.8 ft	190.5 ft	+60.8
35	132.7 ft	194.2 ft	+61.5
36	144.2 ft	194.0 ft	+49.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 34S range 33W

367 wells in township 34S range 33W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC, 38. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 280.0 ft deep.

Sunk for monitoring well/observation/piezometer (197), domestic (57), oil field water supply (32), irrigation (26).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 34S range 33W, 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
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	38	1976–2009	620.0 ft	172.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	28	1975–1989	280.0 ft	155.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	24	2008–2018	165.0 ft	0.0 ft
Milco Env. Serv. #1005	20	2023	184.5 ft	182.5 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	19	2001–2007	170.0 ft	0.0 ft
Geocore, INC	18	2016–2019	171.0 ft	0.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	18	1998–2013	185.0 ft	163.4 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	16	1975–1991	300.0 ft	175.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	15	1984–2021	340.0 ft	188.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	12	2011–2024	320.0 ft	190.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #881	12	2022–2023	200.0 ft	181.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	11	1995–2013	320.0 ft	180.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	11	1977–1993	278.0 ft	106.0 ft
Cascade Drilling	10	2018	190.0 ft	170.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	9	2007–2012	190.0 ft	169.3 ft
Coranco Great Plains, INC	8	2007	180.0 ft	0.0 ft
C and C Loop Drilling	7	2004	200.0 ft	0.0 ft
Kansas City Testing Lab	7	1994	160.0 ft	141.9 ft
Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC	6	1994–1998	645.0 ft	183.0 ft
Layne Western	6	1994	309.0 ft	146.0 ft
Solstice CO	6	2007	170.0 ft	165.3 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	6	2012–2018	422.0 ft	230.0 ft
City of Liberal	5	1998–2011	470.0 ft	175.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	5	2002–2004	640.0 ft	220.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	5	2016–2020	590.0 ft	220.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	5	1984–2004	245.0 ft	122.0 ft
Jb Environmental Drilling	4	1999	170.0 ft	152.7 ft
Geocore Services INC	3	2004	136.0 ft	0.0 ft
Hws	3	1998	98.5 ft	88.5 ft
Neal Combs Engineering	3	1980	265.0 ft	157.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well INC	3	1999	170.0 ft	141.6 ft
Woofter Pump and Well INC	3	1998–1999	170.0 ft	144.4 ft
City of Liberal Water Dept	2	2010–2011	547.0 ft	170.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	2	1992	299.0 ft	175.0 ft
Fred Craig Water Well Service	2	1975	280.0 ft	130.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	2	1987–1997	646.0 ft	134.0 ft
Noel E. Clemens Irrigation Drlg., INC	2	1976	685.0 ft	95.0 ft
Southwest Windmill	2	1998	236.0 ft	148.0 ft
Bluestem Environmental Engineering, INC	1	2008	170.0 ft	0.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	1	2017	181.3 ft	174.5 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	1	1983	306.0 ft	150.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company	1	1984	280.0 ft	150.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2024	612.0 ft	282.0 ft
Les Taylor Drilling CO	1	2006	630.0 ft	160.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump	1	2020	482.0 ft	210.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	1	2000	300.0 ft	196.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2012	640.0 ft	220.0 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	26	280.0 ft	136.0 ft
1980s	47	280.0 ft	155.0 ft
1990s	65	236.0 ft	145.0 ft
2000s	107	189.0 ft	160.0 ft
2010s	86	194.0 ft	168.0 ft
2020s	38	200.0 ft	181.9 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	197	184.0 ft
Domestic	57	300.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	32	280.0 ft
Irrigation	26	620.0 ft
Industrial	18	280.0 ft
Public Water Supply	16	590.0 ft
Air Conditioning	7	200.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	6	81.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	3	390.0 ft
Other	3	315.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	2	400.0 ft
Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation	1	245.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge	1	165.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 34S range 33W, 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
425492	2009	707.0 ft	175.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
341385	2003	690.0 ft	160.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
428507	2009	690.0 ft	160.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
78526	1976	685.0 ft	95.0 ft	Irrigation	Noel E. Clemens Irrigation Drlg., INC
419479	2008	677.0 ft	183.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
413626	1997	673.0 ft	147.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
413584	1998	670.0 ft	177.0 ft	Irrigation	Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC
413625	1978	665.0 ft	106.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Layne-christensen CO
78517	1998	663.0 ft	146.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
413645	1998	663.0 ft	152.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 34S range 33W?

The median section here has moved 61.5 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. Seward County, on 100 % of 369 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

33S34W 131.1 ft
33S35W 174.8 ft
33S36W 169.6 ft
33S37W 157.6 ft
33S38W 143.5 ft
34S30W 52.6 ft
34S32W 21.8 ft
34S34W 133.4 ft
34S35W 173.1 ft
34S36W 132.8 ft
34S37W 145.4 ft
34S38W 144.0 ft
34S39W 51.7 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.