Township 28S Range 14W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 3.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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3.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 28S14W

Median depth went from 84.6 ft before development to 87.3 ft — a change of 3.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 30. Shallower: 2. Sharpest fall, section 01 at 15.2 ft; largest rise, section 35 at 0.8 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 14W — 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	38.6 ft	53.8 ft	+15.2
02	59.8 ft	71.1 ft	+11.3
03	73.6 ft	83.4 ft	+9.9
04	77.4 ft	87.5 ft	+10.2
05	73.0 ft	81.1 ft	+8.1
06	62.5 ft	70.2 ft	+7.7
07	91.3 ft	96.7 ft	+5.4
08	97.5 ft	102.9 ft	+5.4
09	98.7 ft	105.5 ft	+6.8
10	89.3 ft	95.0 ft	+5.7
11	74.9 ft	81.4 ft	+6.5
12	28.4 ft	39.4 ft	+10.9
13	33.3 ft	38.2 ft	+4.8
14	57.7 ft	58.5 ft	+0.8
15	83.1 ft	85.2 ft	+2.1
16	88.3 ft	91.6 ft	+3.3
17	85.1 ft	87.7 ft	+2.6
18	91.3 ft	93.3 ft	+2.0
19	94.0 ft	94.2 ft	0
20	76.0 ft	76.2 ft	0
21	69.3 ft	70.6 ft	+1.3
22	64.1 ft	64.8 ft	+0.8
23	49.8 ft	50.6 ft	+0.8
24	58.0 ft	61.7 ft	+3.7
25	89.9 ft	91.2 ft	+1.3
26	55.4 ft	56.5 ft	+1.1
27	65.7 ft	65.7 ft	0
28	84.6 ft	86.6 ft	+2.0
29	106.2 ft	108.5 ft	+2.3
30	99.0 ft	102.4 ft	+3.4
31	113.2 ft	117.1 ft	+3.9
32	111.6 ft	115.1 ft	+3.5
33	97.0 ft	98.8 ft	+1.8
34	97.9 ft	97.9 ft	0
35	88.1 ft	87.3 ft	−0.8
36	105.6 ft	104.8 ft	−0.7

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 14W

161 wells in township 28S range 14W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC, 25. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 142.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (44), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (37), domestic (35), irrigation (24).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 14W, 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	25	1976–2018	185.0 ft	90.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	18	1976–1984	150.0 ft	85.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	18	1975–2015	176.0 ft	82.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	13	1976–2010	160.0 ft	70.0 ft
Coranco Great Plains, INC	12	2001–2019	87.0 ft	80.0 ft
Impact 7g	10	2017–2019	90.0 ft	85.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	8	2002–2019	137.0 ft	73.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	6	1979–1996	140.0 ft	101.0 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	6	2019–2024	176.0 ft	114.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	5	2021–2025	140.0 ft	101.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	5	2007–2011	138.0 ft	100.5 ft
Clt INC	4	2000–2005	143.0 ft	95.0 ft
Harp Well & Pump Service, INC	3	1997	170.0 ft	85.5 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	3	1980–1984	130.0 ft	73.0 ft
Coranco Great Plains	2	2023	104.4 ft	93.2 ft
Dean L. Lyman, INC	2	2002–2007	112.0 ft	80.0 ft
H-30 Drilling INC	2	1986–1988	170.0 ft	90.0 ft
Hank Bruse Water Well Service	2	1975–1976	124.0 ft	68.0 ft
Jc Drilling Services	2	2009	100.0 ft	85.0 ft
Pratt Well Service	2	2013	120.0 ft	90.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	2	2022	160.0 ft	118.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	2	1988–1991	158.0 ft	101.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well #881	2	2021	106.0 ft	91.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	1	1977	170.0 ft	95.0 ft
Duke Drilling CO	1	1991	158.0 ft	93.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1977	240.0 ft	99.0 ft
Leon Weber Well Service	1	1976	110.0 ft	100.0 ft
Lyman's, INC	1	1992	142.0 ft	98.0 ft
Peterson Irrigation, INC	1	2010	250.0 ft	78.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	1	1988	133.0 ft	103.0 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	20	154.0 ft	77.0 ft
1980s	34	140.0 ft	85.0 ft
1990s	33	184.0 ft	86.3 ft
2000s	25	107.0 ft	80.0 ft
2010s	33	120.0 ft	85.0 ft
2020s	16	140.0 ft	100.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	44	157.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	37	100.0 ft
Domestic	35	140.0 ft
Irrigation	24	181.8 ft
Domestic, Livestock	12	128.0 ft
Test hole/well	7	235.0 ft
Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	1	250.0 ft
Industrial	1	150.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 14W, 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
440657	2010	250.0 ft	78.0 ft	Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	Peterson Irrigation, INC
116650	1997	247.0 ft	110.0 ft	Test hole/well	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
305740	1999	245.0 ft	85.0 ft	Test hole/well	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
116651	1997	244.0 ft	110.0 ft	Test hole/well	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
439152	1998	243.0 ft	90.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
48655	1977	240.0 ft	99.0 ft	Irrigation	Layne-christensen CO
116515	1997	235.0 ft	84.0 ft	Test hole/well	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
439086	1998	235.0 ft	71.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
305741	1999	230.0 ft	80.5 ft	Test hole/well	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
118877	1997	227.0 ft	85.5 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Harp Well & Pump Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 14W?

The median section here has moved 3.3 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 161 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

27S35W 192.2 ft
27S36W 174.7 ft
27S37W 186.3 ft
28S10W -1.5 ft
28S11W -2.0 ft
28S12W 1.8 ft
28S13W 3.4 ft
28S16W 9.3 ft
28S18W 13.1 ft
28S19W 6.5 ft
28S20W 10.2 ft
28S21W -1.6 ft
28S22W 5.2 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.