Township 28S Range 24W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 33.4 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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33.4 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 28S24W

Median depth went from 105.1 ft before development to 140.5 ft — a change of 33.4 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 28 at 43.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 36 at 23.0 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 24W — 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	86.1 ft	119.5 ft	+33.4
02	91.9 ft	127.4 ft	+35.5
03	107.4 ft	144.6 ft	+37.2
04	113.0 ft	149.2 ft	+36.2
05	120.6 ft	157.9 ft	+37.3
06	140.6 ft	180.0 ft	+39.4
07	135.4 ft	170.0 ft	+34.6
08	133.3 ft	168.7 ft	+35.4
09	120.0 ft	156.6 ft	+36.5
10	126.1 ft	159.9 ft	+33.8
11	115.3 ft	151.2 ft	+35.9
12	106.8 ft	141.6 ft	+34.8
13	122.7 ft	157.9 ft	+35.2
14	111.5 ft	144.4 ft	+32.8
15	114.0 ft	143.1 ft	+29.2
16	119.5 ft	149.9 ft	+30.5
17	118.9 ft	151.0 ft	+32.1
18	127.2 ft	157.8 ft	+30.6
19	79.2 ft	109.2 ft	+30.0
20	77.6 ft	108.8 ft	+31.2
21	95.4 ft	123.0 ft	+27.6
22	95.4 ft	124.8 ft	+29.5
23	95.7 ft	128.2 ft	+32.5
24	104.6 ft	140.5 ft	+35.8
25	55.6 ft	86.2 ft	+30.6
26	53.6 ft	85.5 ft	+31.8
27	54.0 ft	92.2 ft	+38.2
28	55.8 ft	99.2 ft	+43.4
29	80.2 ft	115.8 ft	+35.6
30	96.0 ft	127.0 ft	+31.1
31	105.1 ft	135.7 ft	+30.5
32	119.2 ft	151.4 ft	+32.2
33	102.9 ft	138.3 ft	+35.4
34	80.2 ft	112.8 ft	+32.6
35	83.6 ft	108.9 ft	+25.3
36	97.0 ft	120.0 ft	+23.0

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 24W

94 wells in township 28S range 24W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Joe's Well Service, INC, 22. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 260.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (49), irrigation (35), domestic, livestock (5), oil field water supply (4).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 24W, 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
Joe's Well Service, INC	22	1980–2005	224.0 ft	98.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	8	1975–1978	275.0 ft	121.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	8	1997–2021	240.0 ft	140.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	5	1997–2003	180.0 ft	115.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	5	1977–1981	170.0 ft	119.0 ft
J.o. Johnson Drilling Company	4	1976	261.0 ft	140.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	4	1988–2012	420.0 ft	145.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	4	2016–2023	360.0 ft	180.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	3	1999–2003	439.0 ft	122.0 ft
Well Owner	3	1994–2006	120.0 ft	90.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	2	1977–1988	245.0 ft	140.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	2	2002–2004	240.0 ft	120.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	2	2006	282.0 ft	170.0 ft
Gt Water Well Drilling LLC	2	2026	251.0 ft	0.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	2	2022–2023	398.0 ft	300.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	2	2019–2020	300.0 ft	144.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	2	1976–1981	421.0 ft	99.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	2	1984–2016	260.0 ft	128.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling INC	1	1998	160.0 ft	94.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	1	1994	220.0 ft	115.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	1	1978	267.0 ft	141.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	1	2024	485.0 ft	158.0 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	1	1978	220.0 ft	142.0 ft
Halling Water Well Service, LLC	1	2026	240.0 ft	120.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	1997	363.0 ft	101.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	1	2008	260.0 ft	110.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	1	1980	200.0 ft	90.0 ft
Leo Knoefler Drilling	1	1988	195.0 ft	90.0 ft
Michael Woofter Drlg. INC	1	1977	175.0 ft	39.0 ft
Spohr Farm	1	2006	285.0 ft	154.0 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	21	245.0 ft	125.0 ft
1980s	11	218.0 ft	99.0 ft
1990s	21	180.0 ft	98.0 ft
2000s	22	240.0 ft	137.0 ft
2010s	8	350.0 ft	145.0 ft
2020s	10	297.0 ft	158.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	49	218.0 ft
Irrigation	35	285.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	5	205.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	4	260.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	140.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 24W, 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
1053400726	2023	500.0 ft	255.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
1054401787	2024	485.0 ft	158.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
444397	2011	480.0 ft	145.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
310226	1999	453.0 ft	122.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
310225	1999	439.0 ft	110.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
20994	1976	421.0 ft	97.0 ft	Irrigation	Layne-christensen CO
462057	2012	420.0 ft	136.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
20984	1989	404.0 ft	115.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
1053324238	2023	398.0 ft	300.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
341934	2003	385.0 ft	145.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 24W?

The median section here has moved 33.4 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

28S16W 9.3 ft
28S18W 13.1 ft
28S19W 6.5 ft
28S20W 10.2 ft
28S21W -1.6 ft
28S22W 5.2 ft
28S23W 27.0 ft
28S25W 37.5 ft
28S26W 51.3 ft
28S29W 97.5 ft
28S30W 145.7 ft
28S31W 151.9 ft
28S32W 193.9 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.