Township 28S Range 21W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has risen 1.6 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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-1.6 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 28S21W

Median depth went from 80.9 ft before development to 78.4 ft — a change of -1.6 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 13. Shallower: 22. Sharpest fall, section 01 at 10.8 ft; largest rise, section 36 at 8.4 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 21W — 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	51.1 ft	61.9 ft	+10.8
02	53.6 ft	59.4 ft	+5.8
03	46.0 ft	46.8 ft	+0.9
04	42.4 ft	40.3 ft	−2.1
05	27.5 ft	23.4 ft	−4.1
06	16.9 ft	12.9 ft	−4.0
07	52.4 ft	48.6 ft	−3.8
08	56.3 ft	52.6 ft	−3.7
09	65.9 ft	63.7 ft	−2.2
10	62.1 ft	62.4 ft	0
11	56.0 ft	60.9 ft	+4.9
12	50.8 ft	60.3 ft	+9.6
13	77.5 ft	87.3 ft	+9.8
14	73.0 ft	79.4 ft	+6.5
15	69.9 ft	70.9 ft	+1.0
16	68.5 ft	66.2 ft	−2.3
17	74.3 ft	70.5 ft	−3.8
18	73.2 ft	70.3 ft	−2.9
19	99.5 ft	96.3 ft	−3.2
20	101.0 ft	96.5 ft	−4.6
21	106.6 ft	103.8 ft	−2.8
22	92.2 ft	93.7 ft	+1.6
23	81.6 ft	90.6 ft	+9.0
24	86.6 ft	96.5 ft	+10.0
25	81.4 ft	84.2 ft	+2.7
26	95.3 ft	97.7 ft	+2.4
27	106.8 ft	105.9 ft	−0.9
28	105.2 ft	101.8 ft	−3.4
29	103.0 ft	97.4 ft	−5.6
30	107.4 ft	103.7 ft	−3.7
31	117.2 ft	116.0 ft	−1.2
32	105.5 ft	103.9 ft	−1.6
33	93.6 ft	92.3 ft	−1.3
34	80.9 ft	78.4 ft	−2.6
35	83.9 ft	77.6 ft	−6.3
36	82.1 ft	73.6 ft	−8.4

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 21W

94 wells in township 28S range 21W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC, 24. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 120.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (38), domestic, livestock (19), irrigation (19), domestic (18).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 21W, 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	24	1976–2017	100.0 ft	53.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	13	1975–1982	130.0 ft	45.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	13	1976–1999	120.0 ft	83.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	8	1999–2010	90.0 ft	59.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	6	1980–1986	132.0 ft	85.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	4	1976–2017	109.0 ft	60.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	2	2004–2009	100.0 ft	55.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	1995–1996	150.0 ft	95.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	2	2010–2013	165.0 ft	98.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	2	1992	120.0 ft	52.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	2	1991	80.0 ft	56.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	2	1984–1985	185.0 ft	105.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	2	1984–1985	185.0 ft	100.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	1	1978	60.0 ft	23.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	1	1984	120.0 ft	81.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	1	2010	82.0 ft	56.0 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	1	2025	138.0 ft	104.0 ft
Darren Hayse	1	2018	104.0 ft	58.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	1	1977	151.0 ft	56.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	1	1992	160.0 ft	80.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	1	2016	100.0 ft	65.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	1	2024	105.0 ft	60.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	1	2021	163.0 ft	96.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	1	2022	165.0 ft	107.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	1	1987	120.0 ft	65.0 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	22	110.0 ft	45.0 ft
1980s	28	120.0 ft	80.0 ft
1990s	13	120.0 ft	56.0 ft
2000s	12	100.0 ft	59.0 ft
2010s	15	104.0 ft	64.0 ft
2020s	4	163.0 ft	104.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	38	119.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	19	100.0 ft
Irrigation	19	130.0 ft
Domestic	18	120.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 21W, 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
20867	1985	185.0 ft	100.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Red Tiger Drilling CO
20868	1985	185.0 ft	105.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
511375	2017	173.0 ft	92.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
444873	2010	170.0 ft	98.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Dan Hayse Water Well Service
330013	2002	166.0 ft	89.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Dan Hayse Water Well Service
472935	2013	165.0 ft	98.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
1053000998	2022	165.0 ft	107.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc
546552	2021	163.0 ft	96.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC
20870	1977	162.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC
20871	1992	160.0 ft	80.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 21W?

The median section here has moved -1.6 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. Ford County, on 100 % of 94 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S12W 1.8 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
28S22W 5.2 ft
28S23W 27.0 ft
28S24W 33.4 ft
28S25W 37.5 ft
28S26W 51.3 ft
28S29W 97.5 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.