Township 28S Range 33W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 207.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 28S33W

Median depth went from 203.5 ft before development to 412.5 ft — a change of 207.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 01 at 216.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 07 at 188.1 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 33W — 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	182.5 ft	398.8 ft	+216.4
02	191.8 ft	405.9 ft	+214.1
03	201.9 ft	413.3 ft	+211.4
04	216.1 ft	420.7 ft	+204.7
05	220.1 ft	416.7 ft	+196.6
06	236.9 ft	426.3 ft	+189.4
07	235.3 ft	423.4 ft	+188.1
08	225.9 ft	421.9 ft	+196.1
09	216.9 ft	420.8 ft	+203.9
10	204.8 ft	414.5 ft	+209.6
11	203.5 ft	416.2 ft	+212.7
12	192.1 ft	406.8 ft	+214.8
13	193.9 ft	403.9 ft	+210.0
14	200.7 ft	409.1 ft	+208.4
15	205.8 ft	413.1 ft	+207.3
16	210.1 ft	418.5 ft	+208.5
17	218.0 ft	419.7 ft	+201.8
18	221.2 ft	413.0 ft	+191.8
19	209.1 ft	411.7 ft	+202.5
20	208.4 ft	421.3 ft	+212.9
21	199.1 ft	415.2 ft	+216.1
22	210.1 ft	412.5 ft	+202.4
23	202.1 ft	405.7 ft	+203.6
24	195.6 ft	400.8 ft	+205.2
25	196.8 ft	399.4 ft	+202.6
26	201.0 ft	403.1 ft	+202.1
27	207.6 ft	411.2 ft	+203.6
28	201.4 ft	414.9 ft	+213.5
29	199.1 ft	413.0 ft	+213.9
30	201.7 ft	410.4 ft	+208.6
31	193.9 ft	404.6 ft	+210.8
32	194.9 ft	407.7 ft	+212.8
33	201.7 ft	411.5 ft	+209.8
34	205.6 ft	409.7 ft	+204.1
35	205.4 ft	406.7 ft	+201.4
36	199.8 ft	400.8 ft	+201.0

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 33W

131 wells in township 28S range 33W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC, 54. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 540.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (71), domestic (24), oil field water supply (17), feedlot (14).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 33W, 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	54	1975–2009	594.0 ft	320.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	11	1976–2001	483.0 ft	325.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	8	1999–2003	475.0 ft	388.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	7	1994–2006	420.0 ft	346.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	4	2017–2018	780.0 ft	415.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	4	1984–2002	500.0 ft	340.0 ft
Southwest Windmill	4	2000–2004	440.0 ft	350.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	4	2016–2018	596.0 ft	433.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service	3	2017	531.0 ft	450.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	3	2013–2016	623.0 ft	415.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	2	1986–1987	520.0 ft	330.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	2	1976–1986	530.0 ft	345.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	2	2023–2024	745.0 ft	494.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply	2	1999	743.0 ft	350.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	2	2012–2014	540.0 ft	352.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	2	2023–2024	710.0 ft	492.0 ft
Leon Birney Construction	2	2024–2025	538.0 ft	420.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	2	1988–1989	420.0 ft	320.0 ft
Well Owner	2	1990–2018	492.0 ft	0.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	1	2008	570.0 ft	0.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	1	1989	782.0 ft	374.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #748	1	2021	690.0 ft	470.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	1	1990	762.0 ft	420.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	1	1981	500.0 ft	333.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	2020	500.0 ft	230.0 ft
L & N Pump	1	2023	608.0 ft	460.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	1	2020	580.0 ft	416.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	1	2019	624.0 ft	431.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2013	540.0 ft	235.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	1	2009	515.0 ft	380.0 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	29	545.0 ft	295.0 ft
1980s	27	592.0 ft	333.0 ft
1990s	25	600.0 ft	353.0 ft
2000s	21	500.0 ft	380.0 ft
2010s	19	540.0 ft	415.0 ft
2020s	10	608.0 ft	470.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	71	596.0 ft
Domestic	24	475.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	17	515.0 ft
Feedlot	14	608.0 ft
Industrial	4	570.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	1	523.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 33W, 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
497843	2016	807.0 ft	425.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
520087	2018	790.0 ft	418.0 ft	Feedlot	Downey Drilling, INC
28526	1989	782.0 ft	374.0 ft	Irrigation	Donald Fulton Drilling CO
505508	2017	780.0 ft	400.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
28531	1991	770.0 ft	369.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
28535	1985	770.0 ft	347.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
28553	1982	770.0 ft	340.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
28527	1990	762.0 ft	420.0 ft	Irrigation	Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair
28547	1992	750.0 ft	368.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
1053417421	2023	745.0 ft	494.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 33W?

The median section here has moved 207.3 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. Haskell County, on 100 % of 131 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S24W 33.4 ft
28S25W 37.5 ft
28S26W 51.3 ft
28S29W 97.5 ft
28S30W 145.7 ft
28S31W 151.9 ft
28S32W 193.9 ft
28S34W 176.7 ft
28S35W 164.1 ft
28S36W 180.1 ft
28S37W 192.3 ft
28S39W 253.9 ft
28S40W 198.8 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.