Township 35S Range 36W

18 of the 18 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 92.6 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 35S36W

Median depth went from 124.4 ft before development to 217.7 ft — a change of 92.6 ft, over 18 of 18 sections. Deeper: 18. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 01 at 116.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 17 at 79.0 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 35S Range 36W — 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	127.4 ft	243.4 ft	+116.0
02	129.2 ft	231.6 ft	+102.3
03	128.5 ft	223.2 ft	+94.7
04	124.7 ft	219.4 ft	+94.6
05	132.9 ft	224.4 ft	+91.5
06	124.4 ft	211.8 ft	+87.4
07	125.6 ft	211.7 ft	+86.1
08	129.8 ft	214.5 ft	+84.7
09	123.7 ft	212.2 ft	+88.5
10	126.6 ft	219.1 ft	+92.6
11	121.5 ft	220.0 ft	+98.6
12	123.5 ft	231.5 ft	+108.0
13	115.8 ft	217.7 ft	+101.9
14	110.0 ft	204.6 ft	+94.6
15	117.2 ft	205.4 ft	+88.1
16	123.4 ft	205.3 ft	+81.8
17	123.2 ft	202.2 ft	+79.0
18	117.0 ft	199.5 ft	+82.5

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 35S range 36W

50 wells in township 35S range 36W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Ktm Drilling, INC, 12. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 415.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (23), oil field water supply (14), domestic (9), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (1).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 35S range 36W, 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
Ktm Drilling, INC	12	1976–1997	657.0 ft	156.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	6	1985–1988	340.0 ft	135.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	6	1992–1996	340.0 ft	140.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	3	1975–1989	280.0 ft	110.0 ft
Cramer Drilling CO	2	1999	130.0 ft	0.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	2	2004–2006	200.0 ft	0.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	2001–2004	665.0 ft	212.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	2	2011–2024	340.0 ft	227.0 ft
Layne-western	2	1975–1976	581.0 ft	121.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	2	1993–1996	660.0 ft	156.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	2	2013–2015	415.0 ft	210.0 ft
B & M Services Swk, LLC	1	2025	550.0 ft	230.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	2010	300.0 ft	186.0 ft
Elite Drilling Co. LLC	1	2018	660.0 ft	0.0 ft
Elite Irrigation & Drlg	1	2018	636.0 ft	262.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	2006	670.0 ft	218.0 ft
Layne-western CO	1	1976	664.0 ft	97.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	1	2001	337.0 ft	170.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	1	2021	340.0 ft	220.0 ft
Well Owner	1	1990	0.0 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	8	664.0 ft	114.0 ft
1980s	9	340.0 ft	127.0 ft
1990s	18	421.0 ft	145.0 ft
2000s	6	634.0 ft	182.0 ft
2010s	6	415.0 ft	195.0 ft
2020s	3	340.0 ft	227.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	23	636.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	14	340.0 ft
Domestic	9	220.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	1	670.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	415.0 ft
Test hole/well	1	660.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	1	300.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 35S range 36W, 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
86665	1976	684.0 ft	105.0 ft	Irrigation	Ktm Drilling, INC
86655	1976	682.0 ft	101.0 ft	Irrigation	Ktm Drilling, INC
118047	1997	675.0 ft	180.0 ft	Irrigation	Ktm Drilling, INC
118053	1997	675.0 ft	160.0 ft	Irrigation	Ktm Drilling, INC
394766	2006	670.0 ft	218.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Joe's Well Service, INC
86663	1976	665.0 ft	125.0 ft	Irrigation	Ktm Drilling, INC
365101	2004	665.0 ft	182.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
86664	1976	664.0 ft	97.0 ft	Irrigation	Layne-western CO
86660	1993	660.0 ft	144.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
530036	2018	660.0 ft	0.0 ft	Test hole/well	Elite Drilling Co. LLC

Buying or drilling in township 35S range 36W?

The median section here has moved 92.6 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. Stevens County, on 100 % of 50 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

34S43W 31.0 ft
32S41W 38.6 ft
29S12W 2.2 ft
25S21W 7.9 ft
29S11W 1.1 ft
35S42W 54.0 ft
19S12W 4.7 ft
30S25W 29.9 ft
25S23W -20.8 ft
35S33W 57.2 ft
35S38W 145.4 ft
29S17W 4.9 ft
30S19W 1.2 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.