Township 28S Range 31W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 151.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 28S31W

Median depth went from 169.4 ft before development to 332.3 ft — a change of 151.9 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 185.2 ft; the smallest fall is section 35 at 111.6 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 31W — 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	135.3 ft	319.5 ft	+184.3
02	144.3 ft	324.6 ft	+180.3
03	149.8 ft	330.3 ft	+180.5
04	151.7 ft	334.1 ft	+182.5
05	158.3 ft	340.6 ft	+182.3
06	157.6 ft	342.8 ft	+185.2
07	191.9 ft	360.3 ft	+168.4
08	190.1 ft	360.2 ft	+170.2
09	172.5 ft	351.6 ft	+179.1
10	169.4 ft	350.6 ft	+181.1
11	165.1 ft	340.0 ft	+174.8
12	149.0 ft	322.0 ft	+173.0
13	143.5 ft	305.5 ft	+162.0
14	175.1 ft	341.5 ft	+166.3
15	173.8 ft	349.7 ft	+175.9
16	178.8 ft	347.7 ft	+168.9
17	196.8 ft	348.2 ft	+151.4
18	202.5 ft	350.4 ft	+147.9
19	207.1 ft	349.8 ft	+142.8
20	195.9 ft	337.9 ft	+142.0
21	180.1 ft	331.3 ft	+151.2
22	171.7 ft	325.8 ft	+154.2
23	161.6 ft	311.9 ft	+150.2
24	129.8 ft	278.1 ft	+148.3
25	132.3 ft	265.0 ft	+132.8
26	150.9 ft	281.7 ft	+130.7
27	167.0 ft	301.4 ft	+134.4
28	174.1 ft	313.2 ft	+139.1
29	190.3 ft	332.3 ft	+142.0
30	196.7 ft	344.8 ft	+148.1
31	190.8 ft	342.7 ft	+151.9
32	179.0 ft	322.8 ft	+143.8
33	165.4 ft	298.9 ft	+133.5
34	160.8 ft	279.9 ft	+119.0
35	153.7 ft	265.3 ft	+111.6
36	147.7 ft	266.7 ft	+119.0

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 31W

153 wells in township 28S range 31W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC, 44. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 535.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (111), domestic (36), oil field water supply (5), feedlot (1).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 31W, 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	44	1975–2010	595.0 ft	250.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	14	1986–2012	600.0 ft	290.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	13	2015–2025	626.0 ft	361.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	11	1976–2009	430.0 ft	270.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	10	1984–2019	637.0 ft	361.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	10	2001–2004	634.0 ft	325.0 ft
Well Owner	7	1989–2012	312.0 ft	178.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	5	2003–2008	400.0 ft	288.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	5	1976–1978	418.0 ft	200.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	5	1976–1990	335.0 ft	240.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	4	1978–1991	396.0 ft	237.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC	3	2010–2020	620.0 ft	321.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	3	2018–2023	620.0 ft	349.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	3	2010–2011	535.0 ft	0.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	2	2008–2010	600.0 ft	0.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	2	2005–2009	600.0 ft	330.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	2	2019	580.0 ft	355.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	1	1975	465.0 ft	0.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC	1	1999	405.0 ft	231.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply	1	1998	557.0 ft	276.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	1	2023	490.0 ft	375.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	2011	515.0 ft	198.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	1	1975	390.0 ft	160.0 ft
L & N Pump, INC	1	2021	278.0 ft	278.0 ft
Layne Western CO	1	1988	657.0 ft	266.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1975	356.0 ft	170.0 ft
Noel E. Clemens Irrigation Drlg., INC	1	1977	640.0 ft	222.0 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	32	492.0 ft	217.0 ft
1980s	17	562.0 ft	248.0 ft
1990s	19	490.0 ft	250.0 ft
2000s	43	600.0 ft	289.0 ft
2010s	30	585.0 ft	324.0 ft
2020s	12	626.0 ft	400.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	111	595.0 ft
Domestic	36	495.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	5	480.0 ft
Feedlot	1	613.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 31W, 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
1057031106	2025	818.0 ft	455.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
527253	2019	786.0 ft	400.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
527251	2019	744.0 ft	386.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
445530	2011	720.0 ft	370.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
336238	2003	691.0 ft	325.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
472380	2013	677.0 ft	381.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1056637550	2025	670.0 ft	418.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
1054138822	2023	666.0 ft	361.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
28440	1981	660.0 ft	260.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
28435	1988	657.0 ft	266.0 ft	Irrigation	Layne Western CO

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 31W?

The median section here has moved 151.9 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. Haskell County, on 100 % of 153 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S22W 5.2 ft
28S23W 27.0 ft
28S24W 33.4 ft
28S25W 37.5 ft
28S26W 51.3 ft
28S29W 97.5 ft
28S30W 145.7 ft
28S32W 193.9 ft
28S33W 207.3 ft
28S34W 176.7 ft
28S35W 164.1 ft
28S36W 180.1 ft
28S37W 192.3 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.