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Township 28S Range 35W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 164.1 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
164.1 ftMedian change
GrantCounty

What has happened in township 28S35W

Median depth went from 209.5 ft before development to 374.2 ft — a change of 164.1 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 03 at 182.8 ft; the smallest fall is section 32 at 135.4 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 35W — 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
01208.9 ft389.9 ft+181.0
02202.1 ft384.8 ft+182.7
03209.0 ft391.9 ft+182.8
04221.8 ft402.3 ft+180.5
05232.9 ft410.7 ft+177.8
06225.1 ft399.5 ft+174.4
07209.8 ft384.3 ft+174.5
08225.7 ft398.9 ft+173.1
09225.6 ft398.7 ft+173.1
10210.8 ft385.3 ft+174.6
11214.1 ft388.8 ft+174.7
12218.7 ft392.8 ft+174.1
13217.8 ft381.8 ft+164.1
14207.2 ft371.3 ft+164.0
15198.9 ft363.7 ft+164.8
16215.3 ft379.1 ft+163.8
17217.1 ft385.4 ft+168.3
18201.0 ft378.1 ft+177.1
19196.8 ft374.6 ft+177.8
20211.3 ft374.2 ft+162.9
21204.5 ft361.3 ft+156.7
22198.3 ft354.1 ft+155.8
23208.4 ft362.4 ft+154.1
24213.9 ft368.3 ft+154.5
25210.7 ft359.6 ft+148.9
26209.5 ft356.8 ft+147.3
27196.2 ft345.2 ft+149.1
28199.0 ft348.0 ft+148.9
29200.7 ft352.1 ft+151.4
30188.0 ft353.2 ft+165.3
31195.4 ft332.1 ft+136.7
32200.8 ft336.2 ft+135.4
33201.4 ft341.7 ft+140.3
34199.4 ft344.0 ft+144.6
35214.7 ft360.4 ft+145.7
36215.3 ft362.4 ft+147.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 35W

100 wells in township 28S range 35W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO, 13. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 483.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (43), domestic (42), oil field water supply (11), industrial (4).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 35W, 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
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO131975–1997452.7 ft298.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC131990–2010480.0 ft316.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC131977–2000455.0 ft320.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC71986–2009530.0 ft334.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service62006–2010530.0 ft330.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC51984–1987420.0 ft296.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC52014–2026734.0 ft388.0 ft
K.i. Drilling CO51975–1976506.0 ft260.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC52010–2013570.0 ft0.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO41977–1989500.0 ft360.0 ft
James Ray Smith Pump Service31975–1981435.0 ft280.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc32022–2023700.0 ft406.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC22015–2018719.0 ft383.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO22013–2015560.0 ft330.0 ft
Steve's Drilling22015575.0 ft392.0 ft
Steves Drilling22015398.0 ft330.0 ft
Well Owner21990–1992440.0 ft331.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO11989483.0 ft322.0 ft
Dwayne Wagner, Wagner Drilling11975400.0 ft290.0 ft
Floyd Norden Brothers, INC11976400.0 ft260.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #14512024748.0 ft374.0 ft
Martin's Well Service12014580.0 ft280.0 ft
Steve's Drilling - 88812016409.0 ft390.0 ft
Swearengen Drlg CO11976483.0 ft300.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC11978440.0 ft270.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s22455.0 ft275.2 ft
1980s19475.0 ft300.0 ft
1990s20480.0 ft320.0 ft
2000s11514.0 ft351.0 ft
2010s22560.0 ft330.0 ft
2020s6734.0 ft393.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation43522.0 ft
Domestic42480.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply11460.0 ft
Industrial4416.0 ft
Test hole/well1500.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 35W, 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
10568850372024748.0 ft374.0 ftIrrigationHydro Res. Mid Continent #145
4556182012740.0 ft0.0 ftIrrigationTyler Water Well, INC
10533240282023740.0 ft388.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
4803402014735.0 ft426.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
10572425002026734.0 ft382.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
4764032014727.0 ft413.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
4659162013725.0 ft350.0 ftIrrigationTyler Water Well, INC
4944212015719.0 ft361.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10541396312023700.0 ft436.0 ftDomesticNash Ww Srvc
10541436502023700.0 ft393.0 ftDomesticNash Ww Srvc

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 35W?

The median section here has moved 164.1 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. Grant County, on 100 % of 101 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.