Township 28S Range 26W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 51.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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51.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 28S26W

Median depth went from 142.5 ft before development to 193.8 ft — a change of 51.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 90.8 ft; the smallest fall is section 05 at 27.9 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 26W — 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	116.7 ft	153.2 ft	+36.5
02	120.9 ft	158.3 ft	+37.4
03	127.9 ft	163.9 ft	+36.0
04	129.3 ft	161.2 ft	+31.9
05	143.4 ft	171.3 ft	+27.9
06	153.2 ft	187.1 ft	+33.9
07	155.4 ft	214.3 ft	+59.0
08	162.8 ft	209.4 ft	+46.6
09	144.7 ft	183.5 ft	+38.9
10	121.0 ft	159.7 ft	+38.7
11	109.2 ft	147.8 ft	+38.6
12	96.4 ft	134.2 ft	+37.9
13	116.1 ft	161.8 ft	+45.7
14	142.4 ft	186.2 ft	+43.7
15	138.1 ft	183.0 ft	+44.9
16	160.1 ft	209.1 ft	+49.0
17	180.7 ft	238.7 ft	+58.0
18	176.0 ft	240.3 ft	+64.3
19	164.5 ft	227.9 ft	+63.4
20	177.4 ft	238.2 ft	+60.8
21	163.2 ft	217.6 ft	+54.4
22	156.5 ft	205.2 ft	+48.7
23	155.2 ft	202.5 ft	+47.3
24	127.3 ft	176.8 ft	+49.4
25	141.5 ft	193.1 ft	+51.7
26	156.9 ft	208.2 ft	+51.3
27	143.6 ft	196.7 ft	+53.1
28	142.8 ft	202.2 ft	+59.4
29	142.5 ft	209.2 ft	+66.7
30	136.1 ft	208.3 ft	+72.2
31	105.8 ft	196.6 ft	+90.8
32	117.4 ft	193.8 ft	+76.4
33	113.6 ft	179.9 ft	+66.3
34	111.0 ft	170.8 ft	+59.8
35	142.8 ft	198.5 ft	+55.8
36	122.7 ft	175.5 ft	+52.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 26W

53 wells in township 28S range 26W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Bartel Well Drilling, INC, 9. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 210.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (26), irrigation (15), domestic, livestock (6), feedlot (2).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 26W, 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
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	9	1975–2010	172.0 ft	149.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	6	1975–1983	200.0 ft	170.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	6	2013–2019	550.0 ft	195.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	5	1977–1978	199.0 ft	93.0 ft
Michael Woofter Drlg. INC	3	1976–1977	244.0 ft	104.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	2	1985	220.0 ft	160.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	1976–2004	210.0 ft	153.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	2	2024–2025	748.0 ft	374.0 ft
J.o. Johnson Drilling Company	2	1976	215.0 ft	131.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well Repair	2	1999	180.0 ft	146.0 ft
Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC	2	1995–1996	500.0 ft	195.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	2	2000	158.0 ft	104.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	2002	165.0 ft	116.0 ft
Jack Cline Drilling CO	1	1985	195.0 ft	82.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	2012	205.0 ft	112.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	1979	225.0 ft	136.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	1	1982	231.0 ft	125.0 ft
Lorraine F. Johnson Drilling Company	1	1976	224.0 ft	140.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	2007	250.0 ft	141.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2003	194.0 ft	101.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	1	1987	202.0 ft	127.0 ft
Well Owner	1	2006	174.0 ft	15.0 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	19	210.0 ft	118.0 ft
1980s	7	200.0 ft	147.0 ft
1990s	5	180.0 ft	160.5 ft
2000s	12	174.0 ft	111.0 ft
2010s	8	525.0 ft	166.0 ft
2020s	2	748.0 ft	374.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	26	195.0 ft
Irrigation	15	215.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	6	525.0 ft
Feedlot	2	200.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	2	194.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	1	202.0 ft
Industrial	1	200.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 26W, 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
1056871900	2024	748.0 ft	374.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
465945	2013	585.0 ft	215.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
524583	2019	560.0 ft	239.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
477301	2014	550.0 ft	166.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
477306	2014	525.0 ft	195.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
109507	1995	500.0 ft	195.0 ft	Domestic	Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC
109506	1996	485.0 ft	190.0 ft	Domestic	Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC
1056885151	2025	280.0 ft	182.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
21047	1976	257.0 ft	115.0 ft	Irrigation	Michael Woofter Drlg. INC
401821	2007	250.0 ft	141.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 26W?

The median section here has moved 51.3 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 53 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S19W 6.5 ft
28S20W 10.2 ft
28S21W -1.6 ft
28S22W 5.2 ft
28S23W 27.0 ft
28S24W 33.4 ft
28S25W 37.5 ft
28S29W 97.5 ft
28S30W 145.7 ft
28S31W 151.9 ft
28S32W 193.9 ft
28S33W 207.3 ft
28S34W 176.7 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.