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Township 34S Range 38W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 144.0 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
144.0 ftMedian change
StevensCounty

What has happened in township 34S38W

Median depth went from 157.1 ft before development to 293.1 ft — a change of 144.0 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 01 at 169.7 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 102.4 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 34S 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.Before2022–24Change
01103.0 ft272.8 ft+169.7
02118.7 ft277.2 ft+158.6
03147.0 ft293.1 ft+146.1
04157.5 ft292.7 ft+135.2
05148.4 ft272.1 ft+123.8
06143.7 ft253.9 ft+110.2
07157.1 ft270.5 ft+113.4
08164.8 ft291.2 ft+126.4
09171.6 ft309.0 ft+137.5
10160.6 ft308.3 ft+147.7
11129.0 ft284.8 ft+155.8
12117.7 ft279.5 ft+161.8
13134.8 ft289.8 ft+154.9
14139.4 ft292.2 ft+152.8
15173.8 ft321.7 ft+148.0
16187.6 ft327.5 ft+139.9
17191.9 ft318.3 ft+126.3
18187.6 ft300.3 ft+112.7
19202.7 ft313.4 ft+110.7
20213.2 ft340.5 ft+127.3
21186.1 ft328.2 ft+142.0
22162.8 ft308.1 ft+145.2
23143.6 ft292.1 ft+148.5
24137.5 ft287.7 ft+150.2
25134.0 ft282.6 ft+148.6
26136.0 ft283.1 ft+147.1
27150.7 ft294.7 ft+144.0
28174.9 ft314.1 ft+139.2
29218.2 ft342.1 ft+123.9
30209.6 ft317.7 ft+108.1
31203.8 ft306.2 ft+102.4
32188.1 ft308.5 ft+120.3
33155.6 ft293.4 ft+137.7
34143.3 ft287.5 ft+144.2
35133.5 ft280.2 ft+146.7
36134.9 ft282.8 ft+147.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 34S range 38W

106 wells in township 34S range 38W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC, 25. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 486.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (35), oil field water supply (29), domestic (24), domestic, livestock (9).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 34S 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 recordWellsYearsMedian depthMedian water level
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC251990–2010420.0 ft220.0 ft
Ktm Drilling, INC131975–1997558.0 ft167.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC91995–2003570.0 ft200.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC61982–1989340.0 ft169.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service42004–2010480.0 ft190.0 ft
Houck Bros. Drilling41999520.0 ft236.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC42014–2019593.0 ft280.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO41998–2001203.0 ft190.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC42013–2019603.0 ft256.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC41987–1989345.0 ft200.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC42011–2013495.0 ft265.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO31985–1997590.0 ft168.0 ft
Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling31975–1979340.0 ft160.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc32021–2024590.0 ft300.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC22011–2013480.0 ft282.0 ft
Layne-western CO21981–1996509.0 ft350.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC21998–2002525.0 ft230.0 ft
Stout's Water Well Service, INC21997–2001112.0 ft0.0 ft
Blue Sage Services12024600.0 ft261.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO11992440.0 ft215.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #54812025590.0 ft348.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #14512021432.0 ft203.0 ft
Jim's Water Well Drlg11996370.0 ft210.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC12003486.0 ft267.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO11987260.0 ft175.0 ft
Sure Energy Service12019273.0 ft200.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s8558.0 ft160.0 ft
1980s15345.0 ft171.0 ft
1990s35505.0 ft201.0 ft
2000s25420.0 ft220.0 ft
2010s17495.0 ft256.0 ft
2020s6590.0 ft300.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation35554.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply29400.0 ft
Domestic24420.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock9420.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer5520.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned2240.0 ft
Feedlot1420.0 ft
Industrial1273.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 34S 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.
RecordYearDepthWater levelPurposeDriller
1155181997685.0 ft192.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
1173571996657.0 ft182.0 ftIrrigationKtm Drilling, INC
3849761998657.0 ft187.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
1176521997649.0 ft190.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
865961976635.0 ft135.0 ftIrrigationKtm Drilling, INC
1081931995627.0 ft155.0 ftIrrigationKtm Drilling, INC
993281995620.0 ft180.0 ftIrrigationKtm Drilling, INC
5261092019607.0 ft298.0 ftDomestic, LivestockSouthwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC
865891985603.0 ft168.0 ftMonitoring well/observation/piezometerGerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO
4693472013603.0 ft256.0 ftDomesticSouthwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 34S range 38W?

The median section here has moved 144.0 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 106 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

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.