Township 28S Range 23W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 27.0 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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27.0 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 28S23W

Median depth went from 80.1 ft before development to 108.7 ft — a change of 27.0 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 19 at 39.2 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 11.8 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 23W — 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	45.7 ft	57.5 ft	+11.8
02	62.7 ft	84.4 ft	+21.8
03	76.4 ft	108.7 ft	+32.4
04	86.8 ft	121.5 ft	+34.6
05	90.6 ft	123.8 ft	+33.2
06	90.3 ft	124.7 ft	+34.4
07	120.3 ft	149.4 ft	+29.1
08	113.3 ft	131.7 ft	+18.3
09	86.1 ft	109.6 ft	+23.5
10	65.6 ft	95.3 ft	+29.7
11	59.9 ft	82.7 ft	+22.8
12	37.3 ft	51.3 ft	+14.0
13	67.5 ft	82.5 ft	+15.0
14	43.9 ft	66.5 ft	+22.6
15	56.3 ft	83.3 ft	+27.0
16	80.1 ft	102.2 ft	+22.2
17	107.9 ft	130.7 ft	+22.8
18	132.5 ft	166.1 ft	+33.6
19	105.7 ft	144.8 ft	+39.2
20	70.2 ft	96.9 ft	+26.8
21	42.7 ft	67.4 ft	+24.7
22	63.8 ft	90.9 ft	+27.2
23	77.7 ft	101.1 ft	+23.4
24	101.8 ft	118.0 ft	+16.2
25	121.1 ft	140.1 ft	+18.9
26	110.0 ft	136.1 ft	+26.2
27	94.3 ft	127.2 ft	+32.9
28	65.0 ft	100.0 ft	+35.0
29	45.8 ft	78.6 ft	+32.9
30	64.5 ft	97.3 ft	+32.8
31	74.5 ft	101.0 ft	+26.5
32	54.5 ft	86.6 ft	+32.1
33	84.9 ft	123.8 ft	+38.9
34	109.2 ft	144.3 ft	+35.1
35	130.2 ft	157.7 ft	+27.4
36	132.1 ft	153.6 ft	+21.5

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 23W

110 wells in township 28S range 23W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC, 46. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 170.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (41), domestic (33), domestic, changed from oil field water supply (15), domestic, livestock (11).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 23W, 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	46	2008–2022	200.0 ft	110.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	13	1981–2012	150.0 ft	85.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	10	1977–1995	150.0 ft	92.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	5	1976–1985	177.0 ft	77.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	4	1975–1989	150.0 ft	90.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	4	2020–2022	180.0 ft	98.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	4	1999–2001	188.0 ft	82.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	3	2012–2026	215.0 ft	147.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	2	1976–1979	247.0 ft	125.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	2	2007–2008	240.0 ft	150.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	2	1982–1994	115.0 ft	66.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	2	1980–1990	178.0 ft	90.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	2	1981	158.0 ft	71.0 ft
Michael Woofter Drlg. INC	2	—	224.0 ft	95.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	2005	110.0 ft	48.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2006	245.0 ft	95.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	2019	145.0 ft	52.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC	1	2022	170.0 ft	83.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	1	1977	140.0 ft	45.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	1978	177.0 ft	40.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	1	2023	160.0 ft	94.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	1	1992	142.0 ft	64.0 ft
Unknown	1	2012	0.0 ft	0.0 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	8	192.0 ft	113.0 ft
1980s	15	152.0 ft	72.0 ft
1990s	14	138.0 ft	80.0 ft
2000s	17	196.0 ft	110.0 ft
2010s	45	195.0 ft	104.0 ft
2020s	9	170.0 ft	94.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	41	192.0 ft
Domestic	33	150.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	15	195.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	11	140.0 ft
Irrigation	10	220.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 23W, 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
555673	2022	260.0 ft	130.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
20942	1979	247.0 ft	113.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
398441	2006	245.0 ft	95.0 ft	Domestic	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
457229	2012	245.0 ft	168.0 ft	Domestic	Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC
20952	1976	240.0 ft	125.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
419836	2008	240.0 ft	150.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC
475345	2014	240.0 ft	155.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
475562	2010	236.0 ft	135.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Bartel Well Drilling, INC
312413	—	224.0 ft	95.0 ft	Irrigation	Michael Woofter Drlg. INC
484680	2014	223.0 ft	112.0 ft	Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 23W?

The median section here has moved 27.0 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 110 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S14W 3.3 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
28S24W 33.4 ft
28S25W 37.5 ft
28S26W 51.3 ft
28S29W 97.5 ft
28S30W 145.7 ft
28S31W 151.9 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.