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Township 28S Range 36W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 180.1 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
180.1 ftMedian change
GrantCounty

What has happened in township 28S36W

Median depth went from 149.0 ft before development to 325.1 ft — a change of 180.1 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 35 at 208.7 ft; the smallest fall is section 15 at 157.6 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 36W — 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
01216.7 ft389.1 ft+172.3
02207.3 ft376.2 ft+168.9
03185.7 ft352.9 ft+167.2
04176.7 ft343.2 ft+166.5
05147.3 ft320.2 ft+172.8
0689.3 ft272.3 ft+182.9
0787.0 ft270.2 ft+183.2
08149.0 ft319.7 ft+170.7
09172.4 ft332.7 ft+160.3
10183.8 ft343.2 ft+159.4
11200.6 ft365.2 ft+164.6
12203.4 ft375.1 ft+171.7
13193.3 ft372.6 ft+179.2
14190.8 ft358.9 ft+168.1
15177.1 ft334.7 ft+157.6
16161.7 ft325.2 ft+163.6
17152.4 ft325.1 ft+172.7
1895.5 ft276.1 ft+180.6
19105.2 ft285.3 ft+180.1
20139.7 ft318.3 ft+178.6
21142.8 ft319.1 ft+176.3
22150.4 ft327.3 ft+176.9
23158.7 ft342.8 ft+184.1
24174.1 ft363.6 ft+189.6
25149.0 ft340.4 ft+191.4
26128.5 ft327.6 ft+199.1
27121.4 ft316.4 ft+195.0
28118.2 ft308.4 ft+190.2
29132.8 ft318.4 ft+185.6
30116.7 ft297.7 ft+181.1
31125.6 ft309.9 ft+184.3
32120.8 ft313.2 ft+192.4
33105.8 ft309.6 ft+203.9
34103.3 ft310.9 ft+207.6
35104.9 ft313.6 ft+208.7
36129.6 ft316.3 ft+186.7

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 36W

60 wells in township 28S range 36W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC, 11. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 460.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (19), domestic (19), oil field water supply (14), domestic, livestock (4).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 36W, 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, INC111976–1988420.0 ft270.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO91975–1996410.0 ft238.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC61988–2008380.0 ft240.0 ft
K.i. Drilling CO41975–1976480.0 ft245.0 ft
Well Owner41989–1996400.0 ft300.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC31979–2006512.0 ft305.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC32012–2013410.0 ft295.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service22005–2008640.0 ft0.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc22023–2025465.0 ft296.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC21991420.0 ft290.0 ft
B & M Services Swk, LLC12025455.0 ft310.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC12017735.0 ft379.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #74812021644.0 ft376.0 ft
Downey Drlg #74812024735.0 ft389.0 ft
Floyd Norden Brothers, INC11977435.0 ft275.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #14512022711.0 ft381.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC12019767.0 ft387.0 ft
James Ray Smith Pump Service11979400.0 ft240.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC12008566.0 ft227.0 ft
Martin's Well Service12002110.0 ft90.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC11994359.0 ft234.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC11995500.0 ft345.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc12023460.0 ft336.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC12013380.0 ft247.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s13435.0 ft245.0 ft
1980s14420.0 ft270.0 ft
1990s11380.0 ft234.0 ft
2000s8440.0 ft227.0 ft
2010s6475.0 ft302.0 ft
2020s7465.0 ft336.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation19510.0 ft
Domestic19395.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply14420.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock4460.0 ft
Industrial3340.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned1110.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 36W, 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
5290552019767.0 ft387.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
5127892017735.0 ft379.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10558648492024735.0 ft389.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748
10529575432022711.0 ft381.0 ftIrrigationHydro Res. Mid Continent #145
5427252021644.0 ft376.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, Inc. #748
232831984640.0 ft305.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
232841989640.0 ft305.0 ftIrrigationWell Owner
3751632005640.0 ft0.0 ftDomesticDestal Tyler Water Well Service
4217442008566.0 ft227.0 ftDomesticJoe's Well Service, INC
233011978554.0 ft176.0 ftIrrigationGerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 36W?

The median section here has moved 180.1 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 60 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.