Township 26S Range 27W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 69.6 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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69.6 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 26S27W

Median depth went from 47.8 ft before development to 123.2 ft — a change of 69.6 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 30 at 116.5 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 52.4 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 26S Range 27W — 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	116.1 ft	168.5 ft	+52.4
02	110.2 ft	167.8 ft	+57.6
03	122.3 ft	178.8 ft	+56.5
04	112.2 ft	170.1 ft	+57.8
05	101.6 ft	163.6 ft	+61.9
06	108.8 ft	172.0 ft	+63.2
07	23.3 ft	93.2 ft	+69.9
08	40.6 ft	104.3 ft	+63.7
09	57.1 ft	115.1 ft	+58.0
10	69.7 ft	130.8 ft	+61.1
11	77.0 ft	140.6 ft	+63.6
12	85.8 ft	149.2 ft	+63.4
13	7.3 ft	76.9 ft	+69.6
14	8.2 ft	72.6 ft	+64.4
15	6.0 ft	70.4 ft	+64.4
16	8.7 ft	75.1 ft	+66.4
17	9.1 ft	84.2 ft	+75.1
18	12.5 ft	97.3 ft	+84.7
19	36.5 ft	138.2 ft	+101.7
20	31.6 ft	120.1 ft	+88.5
21	31.7 ft	108.3 ft	+76.6
22	23.9 ft	94.3 ft	+70.5
23	19.9 ft	90.1 ft	+70.2
24	17.1 ft	89.1 ft	+72.1
25	41.0 ft	110.1 ft	+69.1
26	38.9 ft	110.0 ft	+71.1
27	41.4 ft	114.2 ft	+72.8
28	49.1 ft	130.6 ft	+81.6
29	47.6 ft	144.8 ft	+97.2
30	47.8 ft	164.3 ft	+116.5
31	59.2 ft	164.8 ft	+105.6
32	56.6 ft	146.1 ft	+89.5
33	61.0 ft	137.5 ft	+76.5
34	58.8 ft	127.0 ft	+68.2
35	56.1 ft	121.7 ft	+65.6
36	61.4 ft	123.2 ft	+61.7

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 26S range 27W

191 wells in township 26S range 27W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Joe's Well Service, INC, 53. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 218.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (84), irrigation (73), domestic, livestock (21), feedlot (6).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 26S range 27W, 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
Joe's Well Service, INC	53	1975–2010	185.0 ft	64.5 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	35	1991–2010	185.0 ft	79.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	21	1975–2014	230.0 ft	67.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	11	1976–2008	240.0 ft	73.0 ft
Dirks Farms	9	2013	200.0 ft	138.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	6	2011–2022	260.0 ft	153.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	6	2013–2020	240.0 ft	98.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	6	1980–2014	257.0 ft	125.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	4	2002–2009	253.0 ft	136.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	4	1984–1993	215.0 ft	103.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	4	1976–1978	218.0 ft	49.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	4	2016–2024	295.0 ft	182.0 ft
Ark Valley Pump and Supply	3	2001–2003	254.0 ft	130.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	3	1980–1982	140.0 ft	38.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	2	1975	176.0 ft	20.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	2	1979	207.0 ft	40.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC	2	2011–2016	240.0 ft	162.0 ft
Forget-me-not Farms	2	2008	250.0 ft	82.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well - 1046	2	2025	225.0 ft	122.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well Repair	2	1999	175.0 ft	103.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	2	1980–1982	130.0 ft	60.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	1	1989	106.0 ft	40.0 ft
Dick Grosch Lrrigating Co., INC	1	1997	180.0 ft	20.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	1	1991	192.0 ft	0.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	1	2026	171.0 ft	132.0 ft
Halling Water Well Service	1	2018	270.0 ft	240.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2003	276.0 ft	105.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC	1	2020	228.0 ft	130.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	1995	214.0 ft	84.0 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	40	216.0 ft	52.0 ft
1980s	27	180.0 ft	60.0 ft
1990s	44	180.0 ft	74.0 ft
2000s	36	225.0 ft	95.0 ft
2010s	35	200.0 ft	135.0 ft
2020s	9	225.0 ft	130.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	84	190.0 ft
Irrigation	73	220.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	21	185.0 ft
Feedlot	6	240.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	4	180.0 ft
Public Water Supply	1	120.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	185.0 ft
Industrial	1	295.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 26S range 27W, 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
464332	2012	510.0 ft	153.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
531445	2020	420.0 ft	200.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Ww Srvc
536741	2020	420.0 ft	186.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
433514	2010	405.0 ft	189.0 ft	Feedlot	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
513817	2017	320.0 ft	199.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Jantzen Water Well
95560	1993	300.0 ft	125.0 ft	Domestic	Jonagan Drilling CO
24169	1981	295.0 ft	159.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
555688	2022	295.0 ft	182.0 ft	Industrial	Nash Ww Srvc
24176	1979	285.0 ft	168.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
24175	1979	282.0 ft	160.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 26S range 27W?

The median section here has moved 69.6 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. Gray County, on 100 % of 191 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

26S17W 19.3 ft
26S18W 20.2 ft
26S20W 15.2 ft
26S21W -4.1 ft
26S22W 4.5 ft
26S25W 36.2 ft
26S26W 44.5 ft
26S28W 110.8 ft
26S29W 118.9 ft
26S30W 132.2 ft
26S31W 153.9 ft
26S32W 191.8 ft
26S33W 211.3 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.