Township 28S Range 22W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 5.2 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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5.2 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 28S22W

Median depth went from 99.0 ft before development to 102.9 ft — a change of 5.2 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 31. Shallower: 4. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 16.5 ft; largest rise, section 12 at 2.6 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 22W — 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	11.5 ft	9.0 ft	−2.5
02	9.3 ft	10.6 ft	+1.3
03	11.3 ft	18.3 ft	+7.0
04	16.8 ft	23.2 ft	+6.4
05	32.2 ft	38.6 ft	+6.4
06	26.5 ft	31.1 ft	+4.6
07	75.2 ft	82.5 ft	+7.3
08	63.7 ft	71.1 ft	+7.4
09	51.8 ft	62.0 ft	+10.1
10	35.1 ft	47.1 ft	+11.9
11	34.2 ft	38.6 ft	+4.4
12	48.9 ft	46.3 ft	−2.6
13	73.3 ft	72.3 ft	−0.9
14	69.4 ft	72.9 ft	+3.6
15	70.6 ft	77.5 ft	+6.9
16	86.6 ft	91.7 ft	+5.2
17	99.9 ft	103.5 ft	+3.5
18	102.1 ft	109.8 ft	+7.7
19	108.4 ft	116.5 ft	+8.1
20	130.4 ft	131.7 ft	+1.2
21	125.6 ft	127.7 ft	+2.1
22	99.0 ft	102.9 ft	+3.9
23	95.0 ft	97.4 ft	+2.4
24	95.7 ft	95.2 ft	−0.6
25	116.8 ft	116.6 ft	0
26	116.7 ft	119.2 ft	+2.6
27	105.9 ft	110.6 ft	+4.6
28	113.7 ft	119.0 ft	+5.3
29	122.9 ft	129.3 ft	+6.4
30	107.9 ft	119.6 ft	+11.7
31	116.0 ft	132.5 ft	+16.5
32	125.7 ft	137.6 ft	+11.9
33	118.1 ft	128.0 ft	+9.9
34	111.5 ft	118.7 ft	+7.1
35	118.0 ft	121.2 ft	+3.2
36	120.6 ft	121.2 ft	+0.6

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 22W

106 wells in township 28S range 22W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Carl Hayse Water Well Service, 13. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 133.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (39), irrigation (25), domestic, livestock (11), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (11).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 22W, 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	13	1978–1999	133.0 ft	95.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	11	1976–1979	120.0 ft	60.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	9	1981–2012	160.0 ft	53.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	9	2011–2025	165.0 ft	94.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	6	1999–2006	170.0 ft	88.0 ft
Gsi Engineering	6	2022	101.0 ft	57.1 ft
Env. Priority Srvc	5	2022	67.0 ft	0.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	5	2012–2022	133.0 ft	122.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	4	1981–1983	196.0 ft	130.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	4	1976–1977	82.0 ft	20.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	3	1977–2008	164.0 ft	28.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	3	2017–2023	75.0 ft	41.0 ft
Well Owner	3	1999–2007	64.0 ft	58.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	2	1976–1977	193.0 ft	115.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	2	2001–2002	90.0 ft	60.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC	2	2015–2016	153.0 ft	68.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	2	1991–1992	125.6 ft	59.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	2	1975–1980	235.0 ft	108.0 ft
Ai's H20 Service and Repair	1	2008	95.0 ft	89.0 ft
B & M Services Swk, LLC	1	2026	240.0 ft	122.0 ft
Bart Services	1	2000	124.0 ft	0.0 ft
Blue Sage Services	1	2024	160.0 ft	118.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	1	1984	140.0 ft	92.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	1	1996	115.0 ft	51.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	1	2007	120.0 ft	81.0 ft
Halling Water Well Service, LLC	1	2023	180.0 ft	140.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	1990	172.0 ft	119.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	1	2007	120.0 ft	50.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	1	2014	191.0 ft	117.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1976	103.0 ft	46.8 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	1	1981	100.0 ft	50.0 ft
Mh Drilling	1	2026	170.0 ft	120.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	2001	160.0 ft	93.0 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	146.0 ft	65.0 ft
1980s	10	177.0 ft	108.0 ft
1990s	18	115.0 ft	55.0 ft
2000s	19	124.0 ft	68.0 ft
2010s	18	162.0 ft	87.0 ft
2020s	19	75.0 ft	57.1 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	39	126.0 ft
Irrigation	25	120.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	11	175.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	11	70.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	8	177.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	8	165.0 ft
Public Water Supply	2	125.6 ft
Feedlot/Livestock/Windmill	2	170.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	170.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 22W, 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
1057137381	2026	240.0 ft	122.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	B & M Services Swk, LLC
20912	1975	235.0 ft	90.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
20911	1976	206.0 ft	116.0 ft	Irrigation	High Plains Drilling & Supply
20910	1983	202.0 ft	130.0 ft	Domestic	Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO
514983	2017	200.0 ft	132.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC
426005	2009	198.0 ft	110.0 ft	Domestic	Bartel Well Drilling, INC
20921	1977	197.0 ft	130.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Joe's Well Service, INC
458086	2012	197.0 ft	50.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Bartel Well Drilling, INC
408584	1981	196.0 ft	132.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO
20920	1983	195.0 ft	178.0 ft	Domestic	Carl Hayse Water Well Service

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 22W?

The median section here has moved 5.2 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. Ford County, on 100 % of 107 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S13W 3.4 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
28S23W 27.0 ft
28S24W 33.4 ft
28S25W 37.5 ft
28S26W 51.3 ft
28S29W 97.5 ft
28S30W 145.7 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.