Township 28S Range 30W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 145.7 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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145.7 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 28S30W

Median depth went from 100.1 ft before development to 246.2 ft — a change of 145.7 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 181.7 ft; the smallest fall is section 36 at 121.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 30W — 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	96.3 ft	268.4 ft	+172.1
02	102.3 ft	272.5 ft	+170.3
03	101.8 ft	274.4 ft	+172.6
04	100.4 ft	275.7 ft	+175.3
05	105.5 ft	283.8 ft	+178.3
06	120.9 ft	302.6 ft	+181.7
07	122.3 ft	295.4 ft	+173.1
08	110.5 ft	281.3 ft	+170.8
09	104.9 ft	271.7 ft	+166.7
10	105.7 ft	267.7 ft	+161.9
11	98.9 ft	252.1 ft	+153.2
12	101.0 ft	242.7 ft	+141.7
13	108.3 ft	238.3 ft	+130.0
14	104.5 ft	248.3 ft	+143.8
15	106.7 ft	259.7 ft	+153.0
16	100.1 ft	256.8 ft	+156.7
17	90.7 ft	250.3 ft	+159.5
18	100.8 ft	261.9 ft	+161.2
19	93.1 ft	241.0 ft	+147.9
20	70.9 ft	217.7 ft	+146.8
21	79.5 ft	225.2 ft	+145.7
22	85.3 ft	229.4 ft	+144.1
23	89.5 ft	227.4 ft	+137.9
24	96.5 ft	221.3 ft	+124.8
25	70.8 ft	193.0 ft	+122.2
26	65.4 ft	196.0 ft	+130.6
27	66.3 ft	200.6 ft	+134.3
28	68.7 ft	203.5 ft	+134.8
29	90.1 ft	224.7 ft	+134.6
30	111.6 ft	246.2 ft	+134.6
31	134.0 ft	255.5 ft	+121.4
32	118.5 ft	241.7 ft	+123.2
33	92.2 ft	217.7 ft	+125.5
34	59.6 ft	186.8 ft	+127.3
35	57.4 ft	183.7 ft	+126.3
36	47.3 ft	168.5 ft	+121.2

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 30W

138 wells in township 28S range 30W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC, 33. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 320.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (90), domestic (39), oil field water supply (5), feedlot (2).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 30W, 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
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	33	1976–2009	320.0 ft	170.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	17	1975–2009	443.0 ft	160.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	14	1976–2012	375.0 ft	126.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	8	2011–2013	511.0 ft	238.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	7	2001–2009	405.0 ft	198.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	7	1975–1991	280.0 ft	140.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	6	1983–1996	320.0 ft	161.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	6	2001–2003	537.0 ft	187.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	5	2020–2025	515.0 ft	241.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC	5	1998–2011	240.0 ft	171.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	3	1975–1979	290.0 ft	130.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	2	2024–2025	475.0 ft	300.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	2	2019–2022	500.0 ft	255.0 ft
Well Owner	2	2006	390.0 ft	205.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	1	1978	190.0 ft	95.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	1	1986	220.0 ft	162.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	1	2019	450.0 ft	233.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #748	1	2021	475.0 ft	326.0 ft
Dunham Drilling INC	1	1999	299.0 ft	217.0 ft
Gary Jantz	1	2003	300.0 ft	200.0 ft
Gierhord Wieler	1	2025	0.0 ft	0.0 ft
Gt Water Well Drilling LLC	1	2025	530.0 ft	294.0 ft
J.o. Johnson Drilling Company	1	1976	372.0 ft	136.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC	1	2024	545.0 ft	267.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	1	1990	385.0 ft	200.0 ft
L & N Pump	1	2025	310.0 ft	253.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	1	1977	408.0 ft	121.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1976	220.0 ft	130.0 ft
Michael Woofter Drlg. INC	1	1977	297.0 ft	141.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	1	2020	400.0 ft	300.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	1	1987	212.0 ft	142.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	1988	215.0 ft	155.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	1	1987	212.0 ft	140.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2011	300.0 ft	275.0 ft
Travis Isaac	1	2000	190.0 ft	175.0 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	31	280.0 ft	126.0 ft
1980s	17	315.0 ft	142.0 ft
1990s	23	320.0 ft	173.0 ft
2000s	39	402.0 ft	196.0 ft
2010s	13	450.0 ft	235.0 ft
2020s	14	475.0 ft	267.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	90	388.0 ft
Domestic	39	320.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	5	215.0 ft
Feedlot	2	468.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	1	320.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	390.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 30W, 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
415449	2008	581.0 ft	266.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
467617	2013	562.0 ft	260.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
321809	2001	545.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
321810	2001	545.0 ft	222.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
409636	2007	545.0 ft	274.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
1055860981	2024	545.0 ft	267.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well LLC
444043	2011	541.0 ft	235.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
341948	2003	537.0 ft	231.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
1057030516	2025	536.0 ft	282.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
1056561648	2025	530.0 ft	294.0 ft	Domestic	Gt Water Well Drilling LLC

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 30W?

The median section here has moved 145.7 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 138 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S21W -1.6 ft
28S22W 5.2 ft
28S23W 27.0 ft
28S24W 33.4 ft
28S25W 37.5 ft
28S26W 51.3 ft
28S29W 97.5 ft
28S31W 151.9 ft
28S32W 193.9 ft
28S33W 207.3 ft
28S34W 176.7 ft
28S35W 164.1 ft
28S36W 180.1 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.