Township 28S Range 11W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has risen 2.0 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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-2.0 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 28S11W

Median depth went from 48.3 ft before development to 45.0 ft — a change of -2.0 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 7. Shallower: 25. Sharpest fall, section 19 at 5.4 ft; largest rise, section 04 at 15.5 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 11W — 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	34.3 ft	30.4 ft	−3.9
02	29.0 ft	26.1 ft	−2.9
03	23.6 ft	10.5 ft	−13.1
04	22.5 ft	7.0 ft	−15.5
05	17.7 ft	2.8 ft	−14.8
06	37.9 ft	25.8 ft	−12.0
07	57.1 ft	50.9 ft	−6.3
08	33.1 ft	25.6 ft	−7.5
09	44.1 ft	36.5 ft	−7.6
10	39.2 ft	32.8 ft	−6.4
11	48.4 ft	46.2 ft	−2.3
12	51.2 ft	45.0 ft	−6.3
13	48.3 ft	41.4 ft	−6.9
14	54.6 ft	54.4 ft	0
15	53.2 ft	53.7 ft	0
16	57.6 ft	56.7 ft	−0.9
17	50.1 ft	48.6 ft	−1.5
18	52.2 ft	52.4 ft	0
19	68.9 ft	74.3 ft	+5.4
20	67.1 ft	70.7 ft	+3.5
21	62.6 ft	65.0 ft	+2.3
22	42.6 ft	41.7 ft	−0.9
23	26.8 ft	25.0 ft	−1.9
24	28.0 ft	21.3 ft	−6.6
25	53.7 ft	52.2 ft	−1.6
26	44.3 ft	41.7 ft	−2.5
27	27.1 ft	25.5 ft	−1.6
28	44.4 ft	45.3 ft	+0.9
29	55.1 ft	57.2 ft	+2.1
30	51.1 ft	52.3 ft	+1.2
31	42.0 ft	39.9 ft	−2.1
32	33.8 ft	33.9 ft	0
33	32.2 ft	33.0 ft	+0.8
34	50.2 ft	48.1 ft	−2.1
35	60.9 ft	58.9 ft	−2.0
36	69.6 ft	64.0 ft	−5.6

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 11W

157 wells in township 28S range 11W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC, 39. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 120.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (79), irrigation (22), domestic (22), domestic, livestock (22).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 11W, 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
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	39	1977–2012	120.0 ft	37.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	27	1975–1992	125.0 ft	40.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	18	1976–1986	100.0 ft	48.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	8	2021–2024	115.0 ft	54.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	7	1976–1983	90.0 ft	29.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	6	2007–2019	125.0 ft	42.0 ft
Dean L. Lyman, INC	5	1975–2006	85.0 ft	39.0 ft
Crescent Services	4	2013–2015	137.7 ft	54.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	4	1975–1977	168.0 ft	35.0 ft
Leon Weber Well Service	4	1974–1992	60.0 ft	40.0 ft
Lyman's, INC	4	1998–2021	102.0 ft	43.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	3	1975–1977	196.0 ft	56.0 ft
Gmd 5	3	1980	122.0 ft	29.1 ft
Hank Bruse Water Well Service	3	1981–1983	62.0 ft	42.0 ft
Pratt Well Service	3	2013–2016	110.0 ft	55.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	3	2003–2010	97.0 ft	13.0 ft
Donald J. Darling Drilling CO	2	1975–1976	194.0 ft	70.0 ft
Kdot	2	1981–1982	98.0 ft	11.0 ft
Premier Pump and Well Service, INC	2	2010–2014	120.0 ft	45.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	2	1989–1992	121.0 ft	63.0 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	1	2021	65.0 ft	18.0 ft
Dal Wells Drilling CO	1	1992	50.0 ft	8.0 ft
Environmental Loop Service, INC	1	2012	310.0 ft	0.0 ft
Harp Well & Pump Service, INC	1	1982	130.0 ft	15.0 ft
Heartland Drilling INC	1	1984	180.0 ft	70.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	1	2016	120.0 ft	80.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	1	1989	112.0 ft	48.0 ft
Txo Production Corp	1	1984	100.0 ft	66.0 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	66	120.0 ft	38.0 ft
1980s	44	110.0 ft	43.0 ft
1990s	11	121.0 ft	40.0 ft
2000s	5	97.0 ft	16.0 ft
2010s	21	115.0 ft	40.0 ft
2020s	10	112.0 ft	45.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	79	120.0 ft
Irrigation	22	143.0 ft
Domestic	22	100.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	22	110.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	4	122.0 ft
Industrial	3	120.0 ft
Public Water Supply	3	97.0 ft
Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	1	310.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	110.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 11W, 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
461855	2012	310.0 ft	0.0 ft	Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical	Environmental Loop Service, INC
48254	1975	212.0 ft	57.6 ft	Irrigation	Layne-christensen CO
48256	1975	200.0 ft	56.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
48232	1977	196.0 ft	60.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
48233	1977	196.0 ft	62.0 ft	Irrigation	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
48230	1975	194.0 ft	64.0 ft	Irrigation	Donald J. Darling Drilling CO
48218	1980	184.0 ft	50.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
48226	1982	180.0 ft	43.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
48242	1984	180.0 ft	68.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
48246	1984	180.0 ft	70.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Heartland Drilling INC

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 11W?

The median section here has moved -2.0 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 Central and western Kansas. Pratt County, on 100 % of 157 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

27S32W 211.3 ft
27S33W 210.1 ft
27S34W 183.3 ft
27S35W 192.2 ft
27S36W 174.7 ft
27S37W 186.3 ft
28S10W -1.5 ft
28S12W 1.8 ft
28S13W 3.4 ft
28S14W 3.3 ft
28S16W 9.3 ft
28S18W 13.1 ft
28S19W 6.5 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.