Township 28S Range 39W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 253.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 28S39W

Median depth went from 55.4 ft before development to 308.4 ft — a change of 253.9 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 28 at 285.8 ft; the smallest fall is section 07 at 190.1 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 39W — 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	54.0 ft	327.9 ft	+273.9
02	59.9 ft	313.9 ft	+253.9
03	55.1 ft	301.8 ft	+246.6
04	44.1 ft	285.8 ft	+241.7
05	46.7 ft	270.5 ft	+223.8
06	54.8 ft	255.6 ft	+200.8
07	72.7 ft	262.8 ft	+190.1
08	55.4 ft	277.3 ft	+221.9
09	45.9 ft	290.4 ft	+244.5
10	48.6 ft	296.4 ft	+247.8
11	60.3 ft	310.1 ft	+249.8
12	52.0 ft	315.8 ft	+263.7
13	45.2 ft	302.8 ft	+257.6
14	48.5 ft	308.4 ft	+259.8
15	48.7 ft	309.2 ft	+260.5
16	40.2 ft	294.5 ft	+254.4
17	57.0 ft	287.6 ft	+230.5
18	75.7 ft	278.8 ft	+203.0
19	71.4 ft	304.6 ft	+233.2
20	57.2 ft	305.8 ft	+248.6
21	49.2 ft	320.0 ft	+270.8
22	53.4 ft	325.9 ft	+272.5
23	53.4 ft	313.2 ft	+259.9
24	52.7 ft	300.4 ft	+247.6
25	55.4 ft	288.1 ft	+232.7
26	67.6 ft	316.8 ft	+249.1
27	64.2 ft	337.1 ft	+272.8
28	59.0 ft	344.7 ft	+285.8
29	62.6 ft	327.8 ft	+265.2
30	75.5 ft	329.9 ft	+254.4
31	81.0 ft	347.4 ft	+266.4
32	71.9 ft	341.4 ft	+269.5
33	77.2 ft	347.0 ft	+269.8
34	77.0 ft	334.1 ft	+257.1
35	68.0 ft	305.3 ft	+237.3
36	46.6 ft	268.7 ft	+222.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 39W

82 wells in township 28S range 39W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO, 17. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 400.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (44), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (20), domestic (14), domestic, lawn and garden (2).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 39W, 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
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	17	1975–1996	563.0 ft	171.6 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	14	1975–2009	594.0 ft	240.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	8	2013–2016	355.0 ft	284.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	7	1994	130.0 ft	114.9 ft
Aquaterra Environmental Solutions, INC	5	2011	128.7 ft	122.4 ft
Martin's Well Service	4	2013–2014	456.0 ft	238.0 ft
James Ray Smith Pump Service	3	1975–1980	320.0 ft	170.0 ft
Les Mes Environmental Support	3	2001	130.0 ft	122.8 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	3	2007	115.0 ft	0.0 ft
Welch Barber Resources	3	2010	280.0 ft	180.0 ft
K.i. Drilling CO	2	1975	626.0 ft	136.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	2	1990–1992	449.0 ft	280.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	2003	621.0 ft	250.0 ft
Well Owner	2	1987–2011	280.0 ft	0.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	1	1988	400.0 ft	170.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	1	2024	640.0 ft	321.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2023	639.0 ft	296.0 ft
James Puyear Contractors, INC	1	1991	120.0 ft	111.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	1999	425.0 ft	221.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2012	625.0 ft	260.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	1	2010	133.5 ft	120.9 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	16	575.0 ft	161.0 ft
1980s	10	566.0 ft	187.0 ft
1990s	19	255.0 ft	221.0 ft
2000s	12	594.0 ft	249.0 ft
2010s	23	280.0 ft	200.0 ft
2020s	2	640.0 ft	321.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	44	563.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	20	130.0 ft
Domestic	14	425.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	2	456.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	1	400.0 ft
Feedlot	1	621.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 39W, 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
478718	2014	660.0 ft	220.0 ft	Domestic	Martin's Well Service
500813	2016	645.0 ft	308.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
1055220935	2024	640.0 ft	321.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
1054813530	2023	639.0 ft	296.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145
85476	1976	637.0 ft	176.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
85465	1975	626.0 ft	136.0 ft	Irrigation	K.i. Drilling CO
460390	2012	625.0 ft	260.0 ft	Domestic	Tyler Water Well, INC
341977	2003	621.0 ft	249.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
341979	2003	621.0 ft	250.0 ft	Feedlot	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
85464	1981	617.1 ft	200.0 ft	Irrigation	Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 39W?

The median section here has moved 253.9 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. Stanton County, on 100 % of 82 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

28S31W 151.9 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
28S40W 198.8 ft
28S41W 126.2 ft
29S19W 0.8 ft
29S21W 8.6 ft
29S22W 8.3 ft
29S24W 20.4 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.