Township 28S Range 25W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 37.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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37.5 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 28S25W

Median depth went from 121.3 ft before development to 157.5 ft — a change of 37.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 08 at 66.3 ft; the smallest fall is section 14 at 24.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 25W — 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	128.5 ft	173.0 ft	+44.5
02	138.1 ft	180.2 ft	+42.1
03	139.0 ft	180.9 ft	+41.9
04	136.9 ft	176.8 ft	+40.0
05	128.3 ft	163.6 ft	+35.3
06	125.1 ft	162.1 ft	+37.0
07	89.6 ft	138.6 ft	+49.0
08	73.0 ft	139.3 ft	+66.3
09	99.0 ft	149.9 ft	+51.0
10	126.5 ft	166.4 ft	+40.0
11	129.5 ft	160.6 ft	+31.1
12	125.4 ft	160.8 ft	+35.5
13	117.0 ft	145.5 ft	+28.5
14	111.5 ft	135.8 ft	+24.2
15	103.2 ft	129.9 ft	+26.7
16	77.5 ft	114.8 ft	+37.2
17	56.3 ft	117.8 ft	+61.6
18	81.0 ft	138.2 ft	+57.2
19	103.5 ft	157.5 ft	+54.1
20	97.8 ft	149.0 ft	+51.2
21	103.8 ft	140.5 ft	+36.7
22	109.8 ft	138.6 ft	+28.7
23	93.2 ft	120.2 ft	+27.0
24	80.2 ft	108.5 ft	+28.2
25	102.2 ft	132.1 ft	+29.9
26	121.3 ft	152.2 ft	+30.9
27	129.2 ft	162.0 ft	+32.9
28	127.9 ft	165.9 ft	+38.0
29	109.4 ft	157.0 ft	+47.6
30	132.9 ft	184.6 ft	+51.7
31	130.3 ft	178.8 ft	+48.6
32	126.2 ft	167.9 ft	+41.6
33	145.6 ft	183.1 ft	+37.5
34	141.3 ft	177.6 ft	+36.3
35	130.9 ft	165.9 ft	+35.0
36	121.2 ft	154.1 ft	+32.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 25W

114 wells in township 28S range 25W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC, 18. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 220.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (38), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (35), irrigation (27), public water supply (6).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 25W, 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
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	18	2004–2006	228.0 ft	148.0 ft
Roy Senior, Western Well & Pump, INC	17	1983–1984	240.0 ft	116.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	13	1988–2011	205.0 ft	144.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	11	2003–2004	262.0 ft	150.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	6	2010–2015	310.0 ft	175.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	5	1984–1990	190.0 ft	142.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	5	2004–2009	320.0 ft	158.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	4	1976–1980	191.0 ft	96.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	4	1994–2010	203.0 ft	136.0 ft
J.o. Johnson Drilling Company	4	1975–1976	237.0 ft	117.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	3	1977–1984	180.0 ft	110.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	2	1976–1989	205.0 ft	110.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	2	2015–2017	255.0 ft	160.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well Repair	2	1998–1999	160.0 ft	128.0 ft
Michael Woofter Drlg. INC	2	1977	281.0 ft	148.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	2	2022	166.0 ft	164.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	2	2013	262.0 ft	150.0 ft
U.s. Geological Survey	2	2000	157.3 ft	136.5 ft
Blue Sage Services	1	2024	200.0 ft	151.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	1	2011	232.0 ft	169.5 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	1	2004	224.0 ft	147.0 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	1	1981	200.0 ft	75.0 ft
Jag Construction	1	2005	220.0 ft	159.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	1	2009	156.0 ft	98.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	1979	185.0 ft	83.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	1984	160.0 ft	86.0 ft
Thomas G. Schnittker Revocable Trust	1	2004	220.0 ft	160.0 ft
Western Well & Pump, INC	1	1983	360.0 ft	141.0 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	12	205.0 ft	96.0 ft
1980s	31	200.0 ft	120.0 ft
1990s	8	200.0 ft	142.0 ft
2000s	47	228.0 ft	147.0 ft
2010s	13	260.0 ft	162.0 ft
2020s	3	166.0 ft	164.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	38	205.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	35	248.0 ft
Irrigation	27	212.0 ft
Public Water Supply	6	267.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	4	220.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	2	194.0 ft
Industrial	1	180.0 ft
Feedlot	1	224.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 25W, 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
414530	2007	480.0 ft	232.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
20997	1994	470.0 ft	242.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
459040	2011	465.0 ft	176.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
21024	1983	420.0 ft	116.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Roy Senior, Western Well & Pump, INC
21030	1983	410.0 ft	117.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Roy Senior, Western Well & Pump, INC
408744	1997	385.0 ft	227.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
21027	1983	380.0 ft	105.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Roy Senior, Western Well & Pump, INC
463862	2012	365.0 ft	177.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
21031	1983	360.0 ft	141.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Western Well & Pump, INC
21041	1983	355.0 ft	178.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Roy Senior, Western Well & Pump, INC

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 25W?

The median section here has moved 37.5 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 Far western Kansas. Ford County, on 100 % of 114 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S18W 13.1 ft
28S19W 6.5 ft
28S20W 10.2 ft
28S21W -1.6 ft
28S22W 5.2 ft
28S23W 27.0 ft
28S24W 33.4 ft
28S26W 51.3 ft
28S29W 97.5 ft
28S30W 145.7 ft
28S31W 151.9 ft
28S32W 193.9 ft
28S33W 207.3 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.