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Township 28S Range 41W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 126.2 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
126.2 ftMedian change
StantonCounty

What has happened in township 28S41W

Median depth went from 160.0 ft before development to 280.2 ft — a change of 126.2 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 36 at 176.6 ft; the smallest fall is section 06 at 93.4 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 28S Range 41W — 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
0179.8 ft236.8 ft+157.0
02111.8 ft244.7 ft+132.9
03137.8 ft239.4 ft+101.6
04145.9 ft246.5 ft+100.6
05145.3 ft243.3 ft+98.0
06157.8 ft251.2 ft+93.4
07160.6 ft259.7 ft+99.1
08151.4 ft253.5 ft+102.0
09159.5 ft264.0 ft+104.5
10156.7 ft270.5 ft+113.8
11116.0 ft262.2 ft+146.2
12116.8 ft283.8 ft+167.0
13160.9 ft313.7 ft+152.8
14140.5 ft282.6 ft+142.1
15160.1 ft282.5 ft+122.4
16169.2 ft278.3 ft+109.1
17160.0 ft271.3 ft+111.3
18162.0 ft277.3 ft+115.3
19147.1 ft285.3 ft+138.2
20149.9 ft266.9 ft+117.0
21167.0 ft280.2 ft+113.2
22160.4 ft287.0 ft+126.6
23167.8 ft310.9 ft+143.2
24155.6 ft311.4 ft+155.7
25167.9 ft331.2 ft+163.3
26182.1 ft327.3 ft+145.2
27190.4 ft321.8 ft+131.4
28201.7 ft323.2 ft+121.6
29149.1 ft269.8 ft+120.7
30105.7 ft240.7 ft+134.9
31131.9 ft244.3 ft+112.4
32176.8 ft292.2 ft+115.4
33187.4 ft313.5 ft+126.2
34182.7 ft320.8 ft+138.1
35185.2 ft331.9 ft+146.7
36165.5 ft342.1 ft+176.6

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 28S range 41W

75 wells in township 28S range 41W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC, 15. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 495.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (31), domestic (19), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (9), public water supply (5).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 28S range 41W, 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. INC151975–1998554.0 ft255.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO91975–1998380.0 ft234.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC81999–2003628.0 ft330.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC61998–2004525.0 ft311.0 ft
James Ray Smith Pump Service51979–1982360.0 ft192.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC41975–1999350.0 ft261.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC31995–1996445.0 ft290.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC31999353.0 ft0.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC32016–2025440.0 ft258.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC31997–1998353.0 ft335.0 ft
City of Johnson City21996–1999580.0 ft327.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC22011–2026614.0 ft298.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC21999–2012590.0 ft345.0 ft
A.f. Dreiling, Dreiling, INC11976505.0 ft0.0 ft
Ace Drilling LLC12019615.0 ft302.0 ft
Associated Environmental, INC12012375.0 ft0.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service12005495.0 ft320.0 ft
Downey Drlg #74812024710.0 ft345.0 ft
H.d.c. Ag, LLC12000577.0 ft213.0 ft
K.i. Drilling CO11975334.0 ft180.0 ft
Martin's Well Service12013540.0 ft245.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC11990300.0 ft190.0 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC12010350.0 ft0.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s14360.0 ft225.0 ft
1980s5360.0 ft190.0 ft
1990s33445.0 ft310.0 ft
2000s12589.0 ft330.0 ft
2010s8540.0 ft259.0 ft
2020s3614.0 ft298.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation31554.0 ft
Domestic19380.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer9353.0 ft
Public Water Supply5600.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock4540.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply4445.0 ft
Other1340.0 ft
Feedlot1540.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden1540.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 28S range 41W, 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
10558649072024710.0 ft345.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748
3768601998643.0 ft252.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
3336092002641.0 ft348.0 ftPublic Water SupplyRichard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
855431975635.0 ft205.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
949131994635.0 ft332.0 ftPublic Water SupplyHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
3419802003635.0 ft235.0 ftIrrigationRichard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
3176852000632.0 ft331.0 ftIrrigationRichard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
855611992631.0 ft319.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
3115201999628.0 ft287.0 ftIrrigationRichard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
855541992625.0 ft327.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 28S range 41W?

The median section here has moved 126.2 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 75 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.