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Township 28S Range 34W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 176.7 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
176.7 ftMedian change
HaskellCounty

What has happened in township 28S34W

Median depth went from 225.6 ft before development to 409.0 ft — a change of 176.7 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 35 at 217.3 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 160.0 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 34W — 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.Before2022–24Change
01250.8 ft433.8 ft+183.0
02251.8 ft426.5 ft+174.6
03252.3 ft421.3 ft+168.9
04242.9 ft413.8 ft+171.0
05232.3 ft406.3 ft+174.0
06223.6 ft400.3 ft+176.7
07224.9 ft398.3 ft+173.4
08234.1 ft408.6 ft+174.5
09235.9 ft410.3 ft+174.4
10239.7 ft412.4 ft+172.7
11244.1 ft421.3 ft+177.2
12239.4 ft423.6 ft+184.2
13222.3 ft408.1 ft+185.8
14228.4 ft408.3 ft+179.9
15237.9 ft412.8 ft+174.9
16236.9 ft409.0 ft+172.1
17227.6 ft397.8 ft+170.2
18221.6 ft388.9 ft+167.3
19215.9 ft378.0 ft+162.1
20225.6 ft393.8 ft+168.3
21240.9 ft411.0 ft+170.1
22237.9 ft416.3 ft+178.4
23217.4 ft405.5 ft+188.1
24212.8 ft408.4 ft+195.6
25205.2 ft410.1 ft+204.9
26207.5 ft408.6 ft+201.1
27220.8 ft411.5 ft+190.6
28232.1 ft412.5 ft+180.4
29216.1 ft388.7 ft+172.6
30205.0 ft366.0 ft+161.0
31201.1 ft361.0 ft+160.0
32204.9 ft381.7 ft+176.8
33220.1 ft411.9 ft+191.7
34207.7 ft412.5 ft+204.8
35199.6 ft416.9 ft+217.3
36194.5 ft408.3 ft+213.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 34W

107 wells in township 28S range 34W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC, 29. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 495.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (45), irrigation (32), domestic (24), feedlot (2).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 34W, 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 recordWellsYearsMedian depthMedian water level
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC291975–1988460.0 ft298.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO101976–1990500.0 ft300.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC101976–2008535.0 ft331.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC81975–2009520.0 ft282.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC81990–2009480.0 ft340.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC72012–2025430.0 ft403.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC71984–1991420.0 ft300.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC52016–2019427.0 ft270.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO31980–1984495.0 ft260.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO31976–1977463.0 ft298.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO22011–2019520.0 ft340.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC21994380.0 ft283.0 ft
Layne-western21975532.0 ft264.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC21982515.0 ft0.0 ft
Southwest Windmill22000490.0 ft405.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC22011–2013710.0 ft350.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC12004585.0 ft334.0 ft
Marin's Well Service12016348.0 ft340.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC12025740.0 ft460.0 ft
Prairie Land Environmental Remed12003300.0 ft0.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO11997520.0 ft372.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s21480.0 ft279.0 ft
1980s40480.0 ft295.0 ft
1990s17440.0 ft310.0 ft
2000s11520.0 ft350.0 ft
2010s12520.0 ft340.0 ft
2020s7430.0 ft403.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Oil Field Water Supply45440.0 ft
Irrigation32510.0 ft
Domestic24500.0 ft
Feedlot2565.0 ft
Public Water Supply1420.0 ft
Industrial1585.0 ft
Dewatering1348.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock1567.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer1740.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 34W, 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.
RecordYearDepthWater levelPurposeDriller
10571287412025740.0 ft460.0 ftMonitoring well/observation/piezometerNash Water Well Service, LLC
4517232011710.0 ft0.0 ftDomesticTyler Water Well, INC
4597582012690.0 ft490.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
286051986585.0 ft293.0 ftOil Field Water SupplyBernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC
3558162004585.0 ft334.0 ftDomesticJoe's Well Service, INC
4659692013585.0 ft350.0 ftIndustrialTyler Water Well, INC
286061987580.0 ft285.0 ftOil Field Water SupplyBernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC
286071987580.0 ft285.0 ftOil Field Water SupplyBernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC
1066321996570.0 ft290.0 ftIrrigationMinter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
5259552019567.0 ft380.0 ftDomestic, LivestockSouthwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 34W?

The median section here has moved 176.7 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. Haskell County, on 100 % of 108 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

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.