Township 18S Range 28W

35 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 17.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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17.5 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 18S28W

Median depth went from 52.0 ft before development to 67.6 ft — a change of 17.5 ft, over 35 of 36 sections. Deeper: 33. Shallower: 2. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 30.0 ft; largest rise, section 18 at 15.6 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 18S Range 28W — 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	45.9 ft	49.3 ft	+3.4
02	41.4 ft	54.1 ft	+12.7
03	22.3 ft	43.9 ft	+21.6
04	28.4 ft	49.8 ft	+21.4
05	33.6 ft	56.2 ft	+22.6
06	31.1 ft	50.6 ft	+19.5
07	65.4 ft	73.3 ft	+8.0
08	53.4 ft	72.1 ft	+18.7
09	56.7 ft	79.8 ft	+23.1
10	58.6 ft	81.0 ft	+22.4
11	70.8 ft	85.0 ft	+14.2
12	78.2 ft	85.4 ft	+7.2
13	78.0 ft	86.0 ft	+8.0
14	70.1 ft	82.5 ft	+12.3
15	60.8 ft	80.7 ft	+19.9
16	47.8 ft	72.8 ft	+25.0
17	59.6 ft	74.9 ft	+15.4
18	84.1 ft	68.5 ft	−15.6
19	52.0 ft	64.3 ft	+12.4
20	52.3 ft	75.3 ft	+23.0
21	36.4 ft	61.2 ft	+24.8
22	31.5 ft	46.6 ft	+15.1
23	45.2 ft	50.9 ft	+5.7
24	64.7 ft	67.6 ft	+2.9
25	23.0 ft	17.1 ft	−5.9
26	47.2 ft	51.3 ft	+4.2
27	48.3 ft	63.1 ft	+14.9
28	30.4 ft	51.6 ft	+21.2
29	26.1 ft	51.9 ft	+25.8
30	31.7 ft	59.1 ft	+27.3
31	38.5 ft	68.5 ft	+30.0
32	56.5 ft	83.0 ft	+26.5
33	53.5 ft	75.9 ft	+22.4
34	56.5 ft	74.0 ft	+17.5
35	56.8 ft	62.3 ft	+5.5
36	67.0 ft	—	—

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 18S range 28W

157 wells in township 18S range 28W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC, 24. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 65.0 ft deep.

Sunk for monitoring well/observation/piezometer (51), domestic (37), domestic, livestock (25), feedlot (12).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 18S range 28W, 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
Weishaar Drilling & Supply, INC	24	1975–1983	74.0 ft	42.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	17	1993–2013	75.0 ft	46.7 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	14	2003–2010	65.0 ft	0.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	12	1998–2015	79.0 ft	50.0 ft
Coranco Great Plains, INC	11	2001–2010	62.0 ft	52.1 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	10	2018–2021	59.7 ft	57.1 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	6	2000	136.0 ft	70.0 ft
Geocore, INC	6	1996–2016	65.0 ft	0.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	6	1976–1996	37.0 ft	9.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	5	1977–2008	60.0 ft	22.0 ft
Associated Env	4	2020	65.0 ft	54.8 ft
Geocore Services INC	4	1996–2009	65.0 ft	0.0 ft
Well Owner	4	1995–2003	69.1 ft	17.1 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	3	1976	36.0 ft	12.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #881	3	2021	68.0 ft	57.6 ft
Aqua L.l.c	2	2008	98.0 ft	79.0 ft
Calvin Ehmke	2	1995	81.0 ft	15.0 ft
City of Dighton	2	1994	88.0 ft	63.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	2	2021–2023	80.0 ft	32.0 ft
Warren Bruner Drilling Company	2	1976	91.0 ft	58.0 ft
Abc Drilling, INC	1	1975	31.0 ft	10.0 ft
Andy Anderson Drilling	1	2005	40.0 ft	25.0 ft
Aqua Pump #489	1	2024	70.0 ft	49.0 ft
B & B Drilling	1	2005	50.0 ft	30.0 ft
Carl Mumma	1	1995	69.0 ft	54.0 ft
Charles Sager's Pump Service	1	2001	82.0 ft	53.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	1	1989	60.0 ft	14.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	1	1992	100.0 ft	78.0 ft
Gsi Engineering, LLC	1	2020	40.0 ft	31.8 ft
Judith Basinger	1	1998	62.0 ft	47.0 ft
Kdot	1	1996	46.5 ft	25.0 ft
Ksu	1	1991	91.0 ft	51.0 ft
Leon Scheck	1	2007	43.0 ft	32.0 ft
Milco Environmental Services, INC	1	2016	62.1 ft	55.9 ft
R+g Drilling - #1050	1	2025	70.0 ft	40.0 ft
Rick's Trenching Service	1	1996	36.0 ft	12.5 ft
Ricks Trenching Service	1	1996	37.0 ft	35.0 ft
Robert Hafliger	1	1998	55.0 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	19	48.0 ft	25.0 ft
1980s	17	74.0 ft	45.0 ft
1990s	33	65.0 ft	25.0 ft
2000s	48	65.0 ft	50.0 ft
2010s	27	64.7 ft	40.0 ft
2020s	13	67.8 ft	54.3 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	51	65.0 ft
Domestic	37	70.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	25	50.0 ft
Feedlot	12	47.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	9	78.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	8	26.0 ft
Public Water Supply	4	118.8 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	4	75.0 ft
Test hole/well	2	136.0 ft
Irrigation	2	140.5 ft
Environmental Remediation, Injection	2	68.2 ft
Industrial	1	79.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 18S range 28W, 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
35041	1976	1,165.0 ft	12.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
414847	2008	942.0 ft	480.0 ft	Feedlot	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
35042	1977	925.0 ft	100.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
316069	2000	140.5 ft	70.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
312474	2000	137.8 ft	70.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
316070	2000	136.0 ft	70.0 ft	Test hole/well	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
316068	2000	126.0 ft	72.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
316067	2000	121.0 ft	71.0 ft	Test hole/well	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
312475	2000	118.8 ft	66.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
449800	2011	105.0 ft	0.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Woofter Pump & Well, INC

Buying or drilling in township 18S range 28W?

The median section here has moved 17.5 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. Lane County, on 100 % of 157 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

34S37W 145.4 ft
34S38W 144.0 ft
34S39W 51.7 ft
34S40W -5.3 ft
11S26W 1.0 ft
12S23W 7.9 ft
14S40W 70.9 ft
22S16W 11.1 ft
26S24W 34.3 ft
18S40W 22.2 ft
24S19W 3.9 ft
29S10W 0.0 ft
24S18W 14.5 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.