Township 34S Range 40W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has risen 5.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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-5.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 34S40W

Median depth went from 177.1 ft before development to 164.9 ft — a change of -5.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 12. Shallower: 24. Sharpest fall, section 36 at 37.8 ft; largest rise, section 02 at 57.0 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 34S Range 40W — 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	153.7 ft	118.7 ft	−35.0
02	177.6 ft	120.7 ft	−57.0
03	147.1 ft	114.4 ft	−32.8
04	130.4 ft	116.4 ft	−14.0
05	125.6 ft	114.2 ft	−11.4
06	128.4 ft	113.9 ft	−14.5
07	145.0 ft	130.7 ft	−14.3
08	143.5 ft	134.7 ft	−8.7
09	142.4 ft	138.7 ft	−3.7
10	151.9 ft	138.4 ft	−13.4
11	164.1 ft	142.5 ft	−21.6
12	149.0 ft	143.7 ft	−5.3
13	165.4 ft	176.5 ft	+11.1
14	164.2 ft	165.3 ft	+1.1
15	164.6 ft	164.1 ft	−0.6
16	159.5 ft	160.2 ft	+0.7
17	165.3 ft	157.5 ft	−7.8
18	161.0 ft	143.1 ft	−17.9
19	178.2 ft	158.1 ft	−20.1
20	176.7 ft	163.6 ft	−13.1
21	179.3 ft	176.6 ft	−2.6
22	177.1 ft	182.1 ft	+5.0
23	181.0 ft	191.5 ft	+10.5
24	195.2 ft	214.7 ft	+19.5
25	183.7 ft	210.9 ft	+27.2
26	195.6 ft	212.5 ft	+16.9
27	196.8 ft	205.0 ft	+8.2
28	190.5 ft	187.8 ft	−2.7
29	186.4 ft	172.9 ft	−13.5
30	185.8 ft	164.9 ft	−20.9
31	202.2 ft	181.9 ft	−20.3
32	199.4 ft	188.6 ft	−10.9
33	194.0 ft	192.5 ft	−1.6
34	195.4 ft	205.9 ft	+10.5
35	190.0 ft	213.2 ft	+23.2
36	187.8 ft	225.6 ft	+37.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 34S range 40W

72 wells in township 34S range 40W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC, 12. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 392.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic, livestock (14), oil field water supply (12), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (12), domestic (11).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 34S range 40W, 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
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	12	1995–2002	360.0 ft	160.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	9	1975–1990	300.0 ft	140.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	7	2012–2013	135.0 ft	0.0 ft
Geocore Services INC	6	1993–2005	55.0 ft	0.0 ft
Stout's Water Well Service, INC	6	1996–2001	195.0 ft	160.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	4	1987–2010	421.0 ft	137.5 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	4	2016	141.0 ft	115.2 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	3	1991–1996	376.0 ft	150.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	3	1994–1997	470.0 ft	196.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	3	2012–2013	394.0 ft	205.0 ft
Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC	2	1997–1998	458.0 ft	196.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	2	2006–2007	340.0 ft	151.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	2	2013–2014	392.0 ft	183.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	2	1995–1998	425.0 ft	189.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #548	1	2024	441.0 ft	167.0 ft
Ktm Drilling, INC	1	1997	460.0 ft	190.0 ft
M&t Pump Service LLC	1	2019	435.0 ft	122.0 ft
Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling	1	1979	355.0 ft	177.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	1	1999	320.0 ft	145.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	1	2025	465.0 ft	221.0 ft
U.s. Geological Survey	1	1999	400.0 ft	174.6 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	4	280.0 ft	155.0 ft
1980s	7	300.0 ft	140.0 ft
1990s	29	360.0 ft	160.0 ft
2000s	12	340.0 ft	137.5 ft
2010s	18	142.0 ft	113.2 ft
2020s	2	465.0 ft	221.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic, Livestock	14	360.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	12	320.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	12	141.0 ft
Domestic	11	340.0 ft
Irrigation	11	392.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	6	55.0 ft
Public Water Supply	5	421.0 ft
Industrial	1	355.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 34S range 40W, 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
41656	1994	490.0 ft	196.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
111926	1997	470.0 ft	200.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
1057034867	2025	465.0 ft	221.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc
118995	1997	460.0 ft	190.0 ft	Irrigation	Ktm Drilling, INC
382090	1998	458.0 ft	196.0 ft	Irrigation	Arnold Winter, Ktm Drilling, INC
431453	2009	448.0 ft	137.5 ft	Public Water Supply	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
1055399106	2024	441.0 ft	167.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #548
323008	2001	440.0 ft	118.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC
546952	2019	435.0 ft	122.0 ft	Public Water Supply	M&t Pump Service LLC
466443	2013	430.0 ft	205.0 ft	Domestic	Tyler Water Well, INC

Buying or drilling in township 34S range 40W?

The median section here has moved -5.3 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. Morton County, on 100 % of 72 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

34S33W 61.5 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
11S26W 1.0 ft
12S23W 7.9 ft
14S40W 70.9 ft
18S28W 17.5 ft
22S16W 11.1 ft
26S24W 34.3 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.