Township 28S Range 20W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 10.2 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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10.2 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 28S20W

Median depth went from 61.4 ft before development to 73.3 ft — a change of 10.2 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 01 at 20.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 1.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 20W — 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	60.5 ft	80.9 ft	+20.4
02	55.0 ft	74.1 ft	+19.2
03	44.0 ft	59.9 ft	+16.0
04	47.5 ft	61.5 ft	+14.0
05	42.9 ft	57.7 ft	+14.8
06	44.1 ft	57.2 ft	+13.1
07	45.9 ft	56.8 ft	+10.9
08	53.8 ft	65.3 ft	+11.6
09	55.4 ft	66.8 ft	+11.4
10	55.5 ft	68.7 ft	+13.2
11	58.4 ft	73.9 ft	+15.6
12	56.9 ft	71.9 ft	+15.0
13	68.5 ft	79.5 ft	+11.0
14	53.9 ft	66.4 ft	+12.5
15	60.3 ft	72.1 ft	+11.9
16	61.8 ft	72.0 ft	+10.2
17	60.3 ft	69.6 ft	+9.3
18	61.4 ft	71.2 ft	+9.7
19	64.7 ft	73.3 ft	+8.6
20	48.2 ft	56.4 ft	+8.2
21	57.7 ft	66.8 ft	+9.1
22	55.2 ft	65.9 ft	+10.7
23	72.3 ft	82.8 ft	+10.6
24	86.8 ft	96.6 ft	+9.8
25	104.8 ft	112.9 ft	+8.1
26	96.4 ft	105.1 ft	+8.8
27	80.0 ft	89.5 ft	+9.5
28	83.8 ft	93.2 ft	+9.4
29	79.5 ft	88.3 ft	+8.8
30	61.4 ft	67.2 ft	+5.8
31	104.4 ft	105.6 ft	+1.2
32	112.6 ft	119.0 ft	+6.4
33	107.3 ft	115.4 ft	+8.1
34	101.3 ft	109.3 ft	+8.0
35	124.1 ft	130.2 ft	+6.1
36	130.6 ft	133.7 ft	+3.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 20W

89 wells in township 28S range 20W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Carl Hayse Water Well Service, 20. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 108.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (28), domestic (28), domestic, livestock (14), irrigation (13).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 20W, 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	20	1975–1996	102.0 ft	70.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	16	1977–2024	140.0 ft	70.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	10	1977–2019	91.0 ft	80.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	6	1975–1984	86.0 ft	41.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	5	2022–2025	118.0 ft	76.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	4	2007–2009	115.0 ft	63.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	3	1983–1985	120.0 ft	90.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	3	1976–1977	105.0 ft	50.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	3	1993–2015	110.0 ft	62.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	3	1986–2006	170.0 ft	79.0 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	2	1981	105.0 ft	65.0 ft
Lehl's Water Well Service	2	1990–1992	85.0 ft	58.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	2	1990–1992	118.0 ft	40.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	2	2011–2025	142.0 ft	127.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	2004	100.0 ft	51.0 ft
Brau Drlg Co., INC	1	1988	100.0 ft	85.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	1	1979	108.0 ft	52.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	1	2025	124.0 ft	85.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	1	2015	92.0 ft	62.0 ft
Env. Works	1	2022	70.0 ft	0.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	1	2007	260.0 ft	70.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	1982	105.0 ft	60.0 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	105.0 ft	52.5 ft
1980s	24	110.0 ft	60.0 ft
1990s	17	102.0 ft	58.0 ft
2000s	11	125.0 ft	63.0 ft
2010s	8	142.0 ft	111.0 ft
2020s	10	120.0 ft	81.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	28	110.0 ft
Domestic	28	109.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	14	117.0 ft
Irrigation	13	110.0 ft
Industrial	2	160.0 ft
Road Construction	1	125.0 ft
Cathodic Protection Borehole	1	286.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	88.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	1	70.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 20W, 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
425124	2004	286.0 ft	0.0 ft	Cathodic Protection Borehole	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
406341	2007	260.0 ft	70.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC
34336	1977	203.0 ft	120.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
488299	1986	200.0 ft	102.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
457736	2012	195.0 ft	111.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
466699	2013	185.0 ft	111.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
34346	1979	175.0 ft	128.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
1057061016	2025	174.0 ft	136.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	4 Brothers LLC
385031	2006	170.0 ft	79.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
34343	1976	168.0 ft	143.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Carl Hayse Water Well Service

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 20W?

The median section here has moved 10.2 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 89 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S11W -2.0 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
28S21W -1.6 ft
28S22W 5.2 ft
28S23W 27.0 ft
28S24W 33.4 ft
28S25W 37.5 ft
28S26W 51.3 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.