Township 28S Range 29W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 97.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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97.5 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 28S29W

Median depth went from 113.2 ft before development to 209.7 ft — a change of 97.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 157.2 ft; the smallest fall is section 16 at 67.8 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 29W — 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	132.8 ft	227.5 ft	+94.7
02	129.9 ft	226.5 ft	+96.6
03	116.5 ft	216.0 ft	+99.5
04	104.6 ft	213.2 ft	+108.6
05	94.1 ft	223.4 ft	+129.2
06	92.6 ft	249.8 ft	+157.2
07	116.3 ft	246.6 ft	+130.3
08	121.8 ft	229.5 ft	+107.8
09	122.1 ft	209.7 ft	+87.6
10	137.8 ft	224.8 ft	+87.0
11	141.8 ft	231.9 ft	+90.1
12	137.2 ft	229.8 ft	+92.5
13	126.3 ft	220.3 ft	+93.9
14	134.5 ft	221.4 ft	+86.9
15	122.9 ft	201.3 ft	+78.5
16	117.4 ft	185.1 ft	+67.8
17	114.4 ft	204.9 ft	+90.5
18	116.5 ft	230.5 ft	+114.0
19	109.0 ft	218.8 ft	+109.8
20	99.5 ft	190.9 ft	+91.4
21	102.8 ft	181.1 ft	+78.4
22	113.2 ft	196.4 ft	+83.2
23	124.0 ft	214.2 ft	+90.2
24	114.1 ft	212.0 ft	+98.0
25	103.2 ft	203.6 ft	+100.4
26	104.6 ft	201.0 ft	+96.3
27	111.2 ft	202.8 ft	+91.6
28	100.1 ft	191.8 ft	+91.7
29	90.5 ft	190.0 ft	+99.5
30	90.3 ft	202.4 ft	+112.1
31	69.8 ft	183.9 ft	+114.1
32	82.6 ft	186.4 ft	+103.9
33	103.6 ft	201.8 ft	+98.2
34	104.5 ft	202.0 ft	+97.5
35	90.3 ft	190.9 ft	+100.6
36	103.0 ft	206.9 ft	+103.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 29W

213 wells in township 28S range 29W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair, 27. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 230.0 ft deep.

Sunk for monitoring well/observation/piezometer (74), domestic (73), irrigation (34), environmental remediation, soil vapor extraction (20).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 29W, 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
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	27	1993–2009	230.0 ft	163.0 ft
Associated Drilling, INC	20	2014	145.0 ft	121.0 ft
Geocore, INC	17	2017	140.0 ft	0.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	16	1991–1992	145.0 ft	125.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	12	1975–2011	292.0 ft	140.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	11	1976–1989	213.0 ft	127.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	10	2011–2018	485.0 ft	227.0 ft
Associated Environmental, INC	8	1998–2004	140.0 ft	122.9 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	8	1975–2004	335.0 ft	180.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	8	1977–1995	268.0 ft	149.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well	8	2016	145.0 ft	125.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	8	2014–2016	145.0 ft	125.0 ft
Defenbaugh Industries, Inc. (t.e.s.t.)	7	1992–1993	145.0 ft	122.7 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	5	1975–1994	197.0 ft	121.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	5	1976–1982	373.0 ft	145.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	4	1996–2003	280.0 ft	164.0 ft
Envirodrill	4	1999	135.0 ft	117.4 ft
Geocore Services INC	3	2006	130.1 ft	118.3 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	3	1976–1983	240.0 ft	145.0 ft
Well Owner	3	1991–1995	330.0 ft	142.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	2	2013–2024	380.0 ft	260.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	2	1984–1988	286.0 ft	153.0 ft
L & N Pump	2	2024–2026	377.0 ft	187.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	2	2020–2023	220.0 ft	124.0 ft
Prairie Land Environmental Remed	2	1994	152.0 ft	128.0 ft
Sw Env. Engineering	2	2021	144.8 ft	122.0 ft
Ues Exploration #531	2	2025	145.3 ft	121.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	1	2024	308.0 ft	198.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC	1	2015	240.0 ft	0.0 ft
Gsi Engineering, LLC	1	2015	190.0 ft	115.0 ft
Gt Water Well Drlg	1	2025	220.0 ft	118.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	1	1995	230.0 ft	0.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well - 1046	1	2026	520.0 ft	308.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC	1	2024	490.0 ft	119.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	1	2005	134.6 ft	0.0 ft
Michael Woofter Drlg. INC	1	1977	252.0 ft	142.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	1	2017	470.0 ft	188.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2000	281.0 ft	140.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2011	383.0 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	21	252.0 ft	126.0 ft
1980s	16	283.0 ft	140.0 ft
1990s	63	145.0 ft	125.0 ft
2000s	29	310.0 ft	179.0 ft
2010s	70	145.0 ft	121.0 ft
2020s	13	220.0 ft	122.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	74	145.0 ft
Domestic	73	265.0 ft
Irrigation	34	292.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	20	140.0 ft
Feedlot	3	281.0 ft
Other	3	190.0 ft
Public Water Supply	2	502.0 ft
Recovery/Soil Vapor Extraction/Soil Vent	2	60.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge	2	144.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 29W, 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
520269	2018	590.0 ft	285.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
415484	2007	545.0 ft	227.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
470200	2012	545.0 ft	280.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
376929	2005	520.0 ft	198.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
1057232964	2026	520.0 ft	308.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well - 1046
397816	2006	505.0 ft	198.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
24872	1982	502.0 ft	198.0 ft	Public Water Supply	Layne-christensen CO
454913	2011	495.0 ft	227.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
1054637228	2024	490.0 ft	119.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well LLC
470204	2012	485.0 ft	280.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 29W?

The median section here has moved 97.5 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. Gray County, on 100 % of 213 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S20W 10.2 ft
28S21W -1.6 ft
28S22W 5.2 ft
28S23W 27.0 ft
28S24W 33.4 ft
28S25W 37.5 ft
28S26W 51.3 ft
28S30W 145.7 ft
28S31W 151.9 ft
28S32W 193.9 ft
28S33W 207.3 ft
28S34W 176.7 ft
28S35W 164.1 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.