Township 28S Range 12W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 1.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 28S12W

Median depth went from 70.9 ft before development to 73.3 ft — a change of 1.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 28. Shallower: 8. Sharpest fall, section 24 at 7.4 ft; largest rise, section 01 at 6.1 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 12W — 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	31.1 ft	25.0 ft	−6.1
02	29.2 ft	28.5 ft	−0.7
03	57.8 ft	58.7 ft	+0.9
04	38.7 ft	39.9 ft	+1.2
05	3.9 ft	2.3 ft	−1.6
06	21.1 ft	18.0 ft	−3.1
07	24.8 ft	27.6 ft	+2.8
08	30.3 ft	31.8 ft	+1.5
09	61.1 ft	63.3 ft	+2.2
10	51.0 ft	52.0 ft	+1.0
11	57.0 ft	54.2 ft	−2.8
12	51.0 ft	47.6 ft	−3.4
13	72.2 ft	73.9 ft	+1.8
14	69.7 ft	72.1 ft	+2.3
15	84.8 ft	86.6 ft	+1.8
16	68.2 ft	70.5 ft	+2.3
17	46.7 ft	50.8 ft	+4.1
18	59.4 ft	63.1 ft	+3.7
19	79.8 ft	81.0 ft	+1.2
20	72.1 ft	73.3 ft	+1.1
21	78.2 ft	80.0 ft	+1.8
22	77.7 ft	83.6 ft	+5.9
23	78.8 ft	85.9 ft	+7.2
24	70.9 ft	78.3 ft	+7.4
25	67.9 ft	70.9 ft	+2.9
26	71.6 ft	75.0 ft	+3.4
27	82.1 ft	84.8 ft	+2.7
28	87.2 ft	89.9 ft	+2.6
29	91.6 ft	93.7 ft	+2.1
30	95.2 ft	94.3 ft	−0.9
31	77.1 ft	77.7 ft	+0.6
32	87.0 ft	89.8 ft	+2.7
33	95.3 ft	98.1 ft	+2.8
34	93.2 ft	95.6 ft	+2.4
35	84.5 ft	85.0 ft	+0.5
36	66.9 ft	65.2 ft	−1.7

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 12W

188 wells in township 28S range 12W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Kelly's Water Well Service, INC, 37. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 122.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (66), domestic (60), irrigation (19), domestic, livestock (15).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 12W, 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
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	37	1976–2018	155.0 ft	80.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	23	1976–2019	155.0 ft	71.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	18	1977–1986	122.0 ft	63.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	17	2002–2018	120.0 ft	51.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	13	2001–2015	84.0 ft	47.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	12	1976–2000	226.0 ft	97.1 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	9	1979–1989	131.0 ft	75.0 ft
Leon Weber Well Service	8	1975–1997	90.0 ft	70.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	7	2021–2025	112.0 ft	45.0 ft
Hank Bruse Water Well Service	7	1975–1983	94.0 ft	52.0 ft
Kgs	7	1983	27.0 ft	9.5 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	4	2020–2025	105.0 ft	50.0 ft
Dal Wells Drilling CO	4	1991–2002	156.0 ft	62.0 ft
Pratt Well Service	4	2013–2016	152.0 ft	81.0 ft
Lyman's, INC	3	1994–1998	90.0 ft	46.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	3	1986–1987	131.0 ft	80.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	3	1981–1984	100.0 ft	58.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	2	1991–1992	110.0 ft	82.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	2	1974–1978	165.0 ft	60.0 ft
Clt INC	1	2005	200.0 ft	0.0 ft
Crescent Services	1	2015	95.0 ft	35.0 ft
H-30 Drilling INC	1	1987	185.0 ft	90.0 ft
Harp Well & Pump Service, INC	1	1982	175.0 ft	61.0 ft
Premier Pump & Well Srvc #238	1	2023	122.0 ft	62.0 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	120.0 ft	59.0 ft
1980s	74	125.0 ft	65.0 ft
1990s	34	171.0 ft	79.8 ft
2000s	22	115.0 ft	47.9 ft
2010s	27	127.0 ft	75.0 ft
2020s	12	112.0 ft	50.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	66	140.0 ft
Domestic	60	110.0 ft
Irrigation	19	176.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	15	105.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	11	33.0 ft
Test hole/well	5	220.0 ft
Industrial	4	130.0 ft
Other	3	100.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	3	95.0 ft
Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation	1	100.0 ft
Feedlot	1	118.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 12W, 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
116632	1997	277.0 ft	109.5 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
116353	1997	259.0 ft	97.1 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
464012	2013	256.0 ft	95.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Pratt Well Service
302196	1999	251.0 ft	101.7 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
302197	1999	245.0 ft	96.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
116631	1997	238.0 ft	101.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
48370	1981	226.0 ft	92.0 ft	Irrigation	Central Well & Pump, INC
309910	1999	226.0 ft	99.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
115246	1997	223.0 ft	79.8 ft	Test hole/well	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
115247	1997	223.0 ft	79.8 ft	Test hole/well	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 12W?

The median section here has moved 1.8 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 188 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

27S33W 210.1 ft
27S34W 183.3 ft
27S35W 192.2 ft
27S36W 174.7 ft
27S37W 186.3 ft
28S10W -1.5 ft
28S11W -2.0 ft
28S13W 3.4 ft
28S14W 3.3 ft
28S16W 9.3 ft
28S18W 13.1 ft
28S19W 6.5 ft
28S20W 10.2 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.