Township 35S Range 38W

18 of the 20 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 145.4 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 35S38W

Median depth went from 153.0 ft before development to 297.1 ft — a change of 145.4 ft, over 18 of 20 sections. Deeper: 18. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 13 at 156.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 06 at 113.3 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 35S 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.	Before	2022–24	Change
01	134.6 ft	283.0 ft	+148.4
02	138.1 ft	283.5 ft	+145.4
03	139.8 ft	286.1 ft	+146.3
04	151.8 ft	292.8 ft	+141.0
05	174.7 ft	301.4 ft	+126.8
06	184.2 ft	297.5 ft	+113.3
07	183.1 ft	310.3 ft	+127.2
08	176.8 ft	312.1 ft	+135.3
09	153.0 ft	297.1 ft	+144.0
10	145.5 ft	293.3 ft	+147.8
11	134.7 ft	283.1 ft	+148.3
12	127.3 ft	279.2 ft	+152.0
13	126.8 ft	282.8 ft	+156.0
14	138.8 ft	290.7 ft	+151.9
15	158.6 ft	307.3 ft	+148.7
16	167.4 ft	312.8 ft	+145.4
17	189.5 ft	328.5 ft	+139.1
18	191.5 ft	327.5 ft	+136.0
19	—	—	—
20	—	—	—

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 35S range 38W

50 wells in township 35S range 38W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO, 10. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 513.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (22), oil field water supply (9), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (8), domestic (5).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 35S 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 record	Wells	Years	Median depth	Median water level
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	10	1996–1999	560.0 ft	179.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	9	1994–2005	400.0 ft	238.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	6	1997–2010	632.0 ft	196.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	3	1978–1990	320.0 ft	180.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	2	2012–2019	653.0 ft	292.0 ft
Ktm Drilling, INC	2	1996–1997	531.0 ft	252.0 ft
Layne-western	2	1975	390.0 ft	167.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	2	1981–1985	540.0 ft	180.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	2	2012–2016	400.0 ft	260.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	2008	355.0 ft	226.0 ft
Db&e Co, LLC	1	2024	513.0 ft	313.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	1	2005	490.0 ft	0.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply	1	1999	587.0 ft	227.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	1	2013	580.0 ft	200.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	1	1986	280.0 ft	168.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1978	440.0 ft	158.0 ft
Les Taylor Drilling CO	1	1998	676.0 ft	170.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump	1	2022	704.0 ft	280.0 ft
Paul Slocum Water Well Drilling	1	1980	400.0 ft	220.0 ft
Stout's Water Well Service, INC	1	1996	155.0 ft	0.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	1	2023	600.0 ft	291.0 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	4	390.0 ft	158.0 ft
1980s	5	400.0 ft	180.0 ft
1990s	24	546.0 ft	190.0 ft
2000s	8	490.0 ft	238.0 ft
2010s	6	580.0 ft	251.0 ft
2020s	3	600.0 ft	291.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	22	546.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	9	325.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	8	560.0 ft
Domestic	5	400.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	5	400.0 ft
Feedlot	1	631.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 35S 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.
Record	Year	Depth	Water level	Purpose	Driller
556736	2022	704.0 ft	280.0 ft	Irrigation	Midwest Well & Pump
384818	1998	676.0 ft	170.0 ft	Irrigation	Les Taylor Drilling CO
113992	1997	668.0 ft	186.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
336195	2003	660.0 ft	196.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
460742	2012	653.0 ft	251.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
424938	2009	632.0 ft	250.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
115520	1997	631.0 ft	182.0 ft	Feedlot	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
523075	2019	620.0 ft	292.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1053402253	2023	600.0 ft	291.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc
384819	1998	595.0 ft	226.0 ft	Irrigation	Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO

Buying or drilling in township 35S range 38W?

The median section here has moved 145.4 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
35S36W 92.6 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.