Township 28S Range 19W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 6.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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6.5 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 28S19W

Median depth went from 96.5 ft before development to 101.9 ft — a change of 6.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 28. Shallower: 6. Sharpest fall, section 03 at 23.4 ft; largest rise, section 20 at 12.8 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 19W — 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	58.7 ft	76.2 ft	+17.5
02	87.3 ft	106.3 ft	+19.0
03	77.0 ft	100.4 ft	+23.4
04	69.8 ft	88.1 ft	+18.3
05	75.9 ft	90.2 ft	+14.4
06	53.8 ft	70.6 ft	+16.8
07	70.6 ft	82.2 ft	+11.6
08	98.2 ft	108.7 ft	+10.5
09	81.5 ft	96.9 ft	+15.4
10	76.3 ft	97.7 ft	+21.5
11	78.6 ft	94.3 ft	+15.7
12	61.5 ft	75.7 ft	+14.2
13	70.5 ft	79.4 ft	+8.9
14	73.9 ft	84.4 ft	+10.4
15	62.7 ft	79.4 ft	+16.7
16	85.9 ft	95.2 ft	+9.3
17	108.0 ft	109.1 ft	+1.0
18	92.2 ft	98.1 ft	+5.8
19	103.3 ft	105.5 ft	+2.2
20	114.5 ft	101.7 ft	−12.8
21	107.4 ft	103.6 ft	−3.9
22	96.5 ft	105.9 ft	+9.5
23	85.8 ft	92.2 ft	+6.5
24	88.4 ft	90.8 ft	+2.3
25	110.4 ft	112.6 ft	+2.2
26	97.5 ft	101.9 ft	+4.4
27	108.3 ft	108.4 ft	0
28	125.5 ft	117.4 ft	−8.1
29	123.0 ft	113.3 ft	−9.6
30	108.0 ft	110.6 ft	+2.6
31	129.1 ft	127.9 ft	−1.2
32	129.4 ft	127.6 ft	−1.9
33	131.8 ft	131.8 ft	0
34	117.1 ft	119.4 ft	+2.3
35	115.8 ft	119.3 ft	+3.5
36	133.6 ft	136.5 ft	+2.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 19W

198 wells in township 28S range 19W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Carl Hayse Water Well Service, 31. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 150.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (53), domestic (37), irrigation (34), environmental remediation, injection (31).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 19W, 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
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	31	1975–1997	140.0 ft	97.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	30	1975–2018	164.0 ft	86.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	28	1976–2014	142.0 ft	75.0 ft
Razek Environmental	25	2020	85.0 ft	0.0 ft
Geocore, INC	24	2012–2015	85.0 ft	0.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	10	1999–2014	170.0 ft	105.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	9	1977–2017	160.0 ft	91.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	4	1982–1985	120.0 ft	67.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	3	2023–2024	154.0 ft	114.0 ft
Brau Drlg Co., INC	3	1975–1976	138.0 ft	95.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	3	1976–1979	115.0 ft	36.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	3	1975–1985	136.0 ft	85.0 ft
Darren Hayse	3	2017–2018	150.0 ft	103.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	2	2007–2010	203.0 ft	174.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	2	2010	120.0 ft	77.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	2	1976–1977	200.0 ft	99.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	2	2006–2007	133.0 ft	68.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	2	2021	169.0 ft	141.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	2	1991–1992	160.0 ft	85.0 ft
Terracon Consultants #416	2	2022	140.0 ft	118.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	1	2014	116.0 ft	57.0 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	1	2024	148.0 ft	105.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2002	199.0 ft	96.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	1	1993	520.0 ft	148.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	2018	180.0 ft	121.0 ft
Lehl's Water Well Service	1	1982	105.0 ft	85.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	1	2023	162.0 ft	91.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2013	190.0 ft	145.0 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	40	160.0 ft	87.0 ft
1980s	38	140.0 ft	75.0 ft
1990s	23	152.0 ft	103.0 ft
2000s	19	160.0 ft	95.0 ft
2010s	44	110.0 ft	0.0 ft
2020s	34	85.0 ft	0.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	53	142.0 ft
Domestic	37	140.0 ft
Irrigation	34	166.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Injection	31	85.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	20	110.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	18	160.0 ft
Test Hole, Cased	2	530.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	2	190.0 ft
Cathodic Protection Borehole	1	321.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 19W, 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
34287	1993	530.0 ft	228.0 ft	Test Hole, Cased	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
34288	1993	530.0 ft	228.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
34246	1993	520.0 ft	148.0 ft	Test Hole, Cased	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
425125	2004	321.0 ft	0.0 ft	Cathodic Protection Borehole	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
34223	1982	215.0 ft	115.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
34273	1985	212.0 ft	99.0 ft	Domestic	Carl Hayse Water Well Service
436237	2010	203.0 ft	174.0 ft	Domestic	Bartel Well Drilling, INC
34252	1977	200.0 ft	61.0 ft	Irrigation	Layne-christensen CO
34270	1978	200.0 ft	110.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
335970	2002	199.0 ft	96.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 19W?

The median section here has moved 6.5 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 Central and western Kansas. Kiowa County, on 100 % of 198 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S10W -1.5 ft
28S11W -2.0 ft
28S12W 1.8 ft
28S13W 3.4 ft
28S14W 3.3 ft
28S16W 9.3 ft
28S18W 13.1 ft
28S20W 10.2 ft
28S21W -1.6 ft
28S22W 5.2 ft
28S23W 27.0 ft
28S24W 33.4 ft
28S25W 37.5 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.