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Township 28S Range 40W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 198.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
198.8 ftMedian change
StantonCounty

What has happened in township 28S40W

Median depth went from 96.4 ft before development to 308.3 ft — a change of 198.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 35 at 269.7 ft; the smallest fall is section 06 at 161.8 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 40W — 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
0159.0 ft251.3 ft+192.2
0267.6 ft257.6 ft+189.9
0371.2 ft258.9 ft+187.7
0490.2 ft269.8 ft+179.6
05108.9 ft275.3 ft+166.5
06107.8 ft269.6 ft+161.8
07127.0 ft294.5 ft+167.5
08115.8 ft291.2 ft+175.3
0987.8 ft276.6 ft+188.8
1077.0 ft271.0 ft+194.0
1176.8 ft269.2 ft+192.4
1274.9 ft262.5 ft+187.6
1383.6 ft285.8 ft+202.2
1484.6 ft289.4 ft+204.8
1588.3 ft290.1 ft+201.8
1696.4 ft289.6 ft+193.2
17121.3 ft301.4 ft+180.1
18139.0 ft304.4 ft+165.4
19143.4 ft315.8 ft+172.4
20128.6 ft316.8 ft+188.2
21109.5 ft308.3 ft+198.8
2294.7 ft312.2 ft+217.5
2385.8 ft316.6 ft+230.8
2483.0 ft313.4 ft+230.3
2579.8 ft334.1 ft+254.3
2678.5 ft338.5 ft+260.0
2797.0 ft336.6 ft+239.6
28115.2 ft330.9 ft+215.6
29129.3 ft331.3 ft+202.0
30146.9 ft330.1 ft+183.3
31143.9 ft344.6 ft+200.8
32129.0 ft342.7 ft+213.7
33123.2 ft350.8 ft+227.5
34110.9 ft359.4 ft+248.5
3591.9 ft361.6 ft+269.7
3685.2 ft352.2 ft+267.0

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 40W

103 wells in township 28S range 40W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC, 26. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 590.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (65), domestic (26), feedlot (4), oil field water supply (3).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 40W, 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
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC261976–2008615.0 ft297.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO161975–1997408.0 ft189.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC112010–2025632.0 ft378.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC72002–2004586.0 ft333.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC52017–2024640.0 ft388.0 ft
James Ray Smith Pump Service41979–1982410.0 ft265.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply31999617.0 ft280.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC31993–2001400.0 ft300.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC32016–2025600.0 ft382.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC32010–2012590.0 ft0.0 ft
Well Owner32014423.0 ft375.0 ft
James Puyear Contractors, INC21992611.0 ft255.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC22009–2010645.0 ft369.0 ft
Josserand Farms INC22010398.0 ft292.0 ft
Layne Christensen CO22013645.0 ft375.0 ft
Martin's Well Service22013660.0 ft370.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC21986–2004490.0 ft270.0 ft
Tarbet Construction22008423.0 ft380.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC11983450.0 ft228.0 ft
K.i. Drilling CO11976400.0 ft167.0 ft
Martin's Well Srvc12023388.0 ft294.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc12002600.0 ft370.0 ft
Oakland Development Corp12008621.0 ft357.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s11405.7 ft185.0 ft
1980s18430.0 ft200.0 ft
1990s18611.0 ft297.0 ft
2000s23615.0 ft338.0 ft
2010s24624.0 ft371.0 ft
2020s9640.0 ft382.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation65615.0 ft
Domestic26520.0 ft
Feedlot4539.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply3400.0 ft
Public Water Supply3624.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock1360.0 ft
Test Hole, Cased1645.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 40W, 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
10569000282025672.0 ft390.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
5107302017670.0 ft397.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
10558645322024670.0 ft394.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
5151852018665.0 ft380.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
3361292003661.0 ft333.0 ftIrrigationRichard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
4720412013660.0 ft370.0 ftDomesticMartin's Well Service
4659462013657.0 ft370.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
4413222010652.0 ft340.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
3551052004650.0 ft338.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
10548133082024650.0 ft402.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 40W?

The median section here has moved 198.8 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 103 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.