Township 28S Range 13W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 3.4 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections

36Measured

3.4 ftMedian change

PrattCounty

What has happened in township 28S13W

Median depth went from 85.3 ft before development to 84.8 ft — a change of 3.4 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 23. Shallower: 10. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 21.6 ft; largest rise, section 26 at 5.9 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 13W — 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	21.3 ft	21.7 ft	0
02	10.2 ft	16.5 ft	+6.2
03	8.3 ft	17.4 ft	+9.1
04	14.1 ft	28.1 ft	+14.0
05	0.0 ft	20.1 ft	≥ +20.1
06	7.5 ft	29.1 ft	+21.6
07	45.5 ft	60.8 ft	+15.4
08	34.8 ft	53.0 ft	+18.2
09	33.3 ft	46.6 ft	+13.3
10	59.9 ft	67.0 ft	+7.1
11	48.7 ft	51.9 ft	+3.2
12	27.7 ft	31.3 ft	+3.7
13	67.8 ft	69.1 ft	+1.4
14	78.6 ft	79.9 ft	+1.3
15	78.5 ft	84.8 ft	+6.3
16	66.6 ft	78.4 ft	+11.8
17	57.7 ft	70.8 ft	+13.1
18	69.5 ft	78.8 ft	+9.3
19	91.7 ft	97.8 ft	+6.1
20	87.7 ft	95.3 ft	+7.6
21	91.9 ft	97.8 ft	+5.9
22	100.0 ft	103.4 ft	+3.4
23	105.8 ft	103.7 ft	−2.1
24	93.1 ft	92.0 ft	−1.1
25	90.6 ft	87.0 ft	−3.6
26	104.4 ft	98.5 ft	−5.9
27	96.0 ft	94.3 ft	−1.7
28	90.7 ft	90.5 ft	0
29	89.7 ft	91.9 ft	+2.2
30	87.1 ft	90.2 ft	+3.1
31	100.9 ft	101.3 ft	0
32	97.0 ft	95.3 ft	−1.7
33	102.8 ft	98.5 ft	−4.3
34	97.2 ft	92.9 ft	−4.4
35	93.7 ft	90.7 ft	−3.0
36	85.3 ft	83.9 ft	−1.4

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 13W

756 wells in township 28S range 13W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Coranco Great Plains, INC, 182. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 97.0 ft deep.

Sunk for monitoring well/observation/piezometer (276), domestic (197), oil field water supply (86), environmental remediation, air sparge (54).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 13W, 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
Coranco Great Plains, INC	182	1996–2015	30.5 ft	13.2 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	70	1977–2013	137.0 ft	75.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	57	1999–2025	110.0 ft	56.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	47	1977–1986	110.0 ft	55.0 ft
Hank Bruse Water Well Service	42	1976–1985	82.0 ft	45.0 ft
Coranco Great Plains	40	2022–2024	51.2 ft	43.0 ft
Geocore, INC	33	1993–1998	30.0 ft	0.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	21	1975–2025	140.0 ft	77.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	20	1975–2003	100.0 ft	50.0 ft
Larsen and Associates, INC	20	2007–2012	18.5 ft	0.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	18	2002–2011	98.0 ft	49.3 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	15	1980–2003	177.0 ft	83.5 ft
Geotechnical Services, INC	15	1998–2005	53.8 ft	0.0 ft
Geocore Services INC	14	1992–2004	25.0 ft	13.5 ft
Environmental Priority Service, INC	12	2014–2015	35.0 ft	25.3 ft
Taylor and Assoc., INC	9	1992	55.0 ft	44.0 ft
Ues Exploration #531	9	2026	35.0 ft	25.7 ft
Associated Environmental, INC	8	1999–2017	53.4 ft	43.6 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	8	2020–2024	88.0 ft	35.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	7	2022–2025	128.0 ft	74.0 ft
Clt INC	7	2000–2006	105.0 ft	50.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	7	1986–1992	119.0 ft	68.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	6	1980–1982	115.0 ft	75.0 ft
Dean L. Lyman, INC	5	1999–2006	83.0 ft	50.0 ft
J & R Drilling Services, INC	5	1991	60.0 ft	43.9 ft
Audie L. Thornburg Contract Dewatering, INC	4	2001	95.0 ft	46.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	4	1975–1979	120.0 ft	68.0 ft
L & L Drilling	4	1981	70.0 ft	38.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	4	1975–1985	162.0 ft	83.0 ft
Lyman's, INC	4	1975–1996	120.0 ft	66.0 ft
West Hazmat Drilling Corp	4	1991	54.0 ft	48.5 ft
Alan Siedel Water Well Service	3	1986	92.0 ft	42.0 ft
Big Bend Gmd 5	3	1982	162.0 ft	16.4 ft
Dal Wells Drilling CO	3	1987–2002	105.0 ft	59.0 ft
Defenbaugh Industries, Inc. (t.e.s.t.)	3	1994	53.7 ft	41.1 ft
Harp Well & Pump Service, INC	3	1991–1992	120.0 ft	70.0 ft
Heartland Drilling INC	3	1984–1985	160.0 ft	70.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	3	2000	65.0 ft	49.5 ft
Pratt Well Service	3	2014–2015	118.0 ft	60.0 ft
Professional Engineering Consultants, Pa	3	1998	99.1 ft	89.9 ft
Terracon Consultants, INC	3	1992	15.0 ft	9.3 ft
Geotechnology, INC	2	1995	69.2 ft	57.4 ft
Peterson Irrigation, INC	2	2010	200.0 ft	46.0 ft
Razek Environmental, LLC	2	2009	55.0 ft	45.9 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	2	1987–1989	175.0 ft	85.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	2	2023	160.0 ft	99.0 ft
Well Owner	2	1995–2014	45.0 ft	17.0 ft
Below Ground Surface, INC	1	2013	55.5 ft	45.7 ft
Burr Oak Plumbing & Lumber	1	2005	103.0 ft	43.0 ft
Chase Water Well Drilling	1	1999	110.0 ft	70.0 ft
Crescent Services	1	2015	97.0 ft	24.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	1	2010	110.0 ft	47.0 ft
Environmental Loop Service, INC	1	2011	280.0 ft	0.0 ft
Layne Western	1	1998	73.0 ft	42.0 ft
Leon L. Wilson Water Systems	1	1997	94.0 ft	70.0 ft
Leon Weber Well Service	1	1995	70.0 ft	58.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, Incorporated	1	1999	95.0 ft	60.0 ft
W.k. Black, INC	1	1985	140.0 ft	92.0 ft
Wells Drilling Company	1	1999	85.0 ft	22.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	1	2018	143.0 ft	57.0 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	39	120.0 ft	67.0 ft
1980s	131	102.0 ft	55.0 ft
1990s	156	63.0 ft	44.0 ft
2000s	163	52.0 ft	22.1 ft
2010s	191	45.0 ft	14.4 ft
2020s	76	52.9 ft	42.5 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	276	35.0 ft
Domestic	197	100.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	86	140.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge	54	34.2 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	38	80.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	30	16.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Injection	24	52.0 ft
Irrigation	19	175.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	14	128.0 ft
Public Water Supply	5	80.0 ft
Test hole/well	3	146.0 ft
Air Conditioning	2	128.0 ft
Industrial	2	193.0 ft
Feedlot/Livestock/Windmill	2	135.0 ft
Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	2	280.0 ft
Feedlot	1	156.0 ft
Test Hole, Cased	1	110.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 13W, 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
446339	2011	280.0 ft	0.0 ft	Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	Environmental Loop Service, INC
111312	1996	207.0 ft	103.4 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
112314	1997	202.0 ft	102.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
301760	1998	200.0 ft	89.2 ft	Test hole/well	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
432474	2010	200.0 ft	46.0 ft	Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	Peterson Irrigation, INC
48578	1977	197.0 ft	87.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
439076	1998	193.0 ft	82.6 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
518951	2018	193.0 ft	104.0 ft	Industrial	Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC
48569	1977	192.0 ft	87.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
336026	2003	192.0 ft	90.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 13W?

The median section here has moved 3.4 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 Central and western Kansas. Pratt County, on 100 % of 756 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

27S34W 183.3 ft
27S35W 192.2 ft
27S36W 174.7 ft
27S37W 186.3 ft
28S10W -1.5 ft
28S11W -2.0 ft
28S12W 1.8 ft
28S14W 3.3 ft
28S16W 9.3 ft
28S18W 13.1 ft
28S19W 6.5 ft
28S20W 10.2 ft
28S21W -1.6 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.