Township 27S Range 12W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 0.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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What has happened in township 27S12W

Median depth went from 34.1 ft before development to 31.2 ft — a change of 0.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 18. Shallower: 14. Sharpest fall, section 21 at 6.3 ft; largest rise, section 06 at 12.2 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 12W — 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	52.7 ft	50.7 ft	−2.0
02	47.9 ft	47.2 ft	−0.7
03	51.9 ft	52.1 ft	0
04	29.2 ft	28.9 ft	0
05	34.1 ft	29.4 ft	−4.7
06	40.1 ft	27.8 ft	−12.2
07	38.7 ft	31.2 ft	−7.5
08	35.3 ft	36.0 ft	+0.8
09	17.2 ft	19.4 ft	+2.3
10	42.5 ft	45.8 ft	+3.3
11	58.7 ft	59.9 ft	+1.2
12	54.5 ft	54.2 ft	0
13	65.2 ft	68.2 ft	+2.9
14	52.6 ft	57.3 ft	+4.7
15	30.5 ft	36.4 ft	+6.0
16	17.5 ft	22.5 ft	+5.0
17	38.0 ft	39.9 ft	+1.9
18	33.0 ft	29.1 ft	−3.9
19	52.5 ft	46.3 ft	−6.3
20	27.6 ft	28.6 ft	+1.0
21	31.6 ft	37.9 ft	+6.3
22	22.6 ft	28.6 ft	+6.0
23	45.2 ft	50.5 ft	+5.3
24	42.6 ft	46.1 ft	+3.4
25	6.8 ft	10.5 ft	+3.7
26	15.9 ft	21.6 ft	+5.7
27	0.1 ft	4.4 ft	+4.3
28	13.3 ft	17.7 ft	+4.5
29	30.1 ft	29.1 ft	−1.0
30	62.0 ft	57.9 ft	−4.1
31	54.4 ft	49.9 ft	−4.5
32	29.5 ft	26.6 ft	−2.9
33	0.0 ft	0.0 ft	≥ 0
34	15.1 ft	12.9 ft	−2.2
35	10.3 ft	9.6 ft	−0.7
36	4.8 ft	1.0 ft	−3.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 12W

277 wells in township 27S range 12W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC, 62. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 94.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (105), domestic (71), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (28), domestic, livestock (22).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 12W, 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
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	62	1975–2025	118.0 ft	48.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	36	1978–2013	122.0 ft	38.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	32	2003–2024	91.0 ft	44.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	30	1977–1986	82.0 ft	36.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	18	1977–1979	80.0 ft	35.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	17	1988–1994	101.0 ft	34.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	16	1975–2000	97.0 ft	51.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	12	2018–2026	110.0 ft	50.0 ft
Hank Bruse Water Well Service	10	1975–1986	88.0 ft	42.0 ft
Dean L. Lyman, INC	7	1975–2009	65.0 ft	34.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	7	2005–2009	75.0 ft	27.0 ft
Kgs	5	1982–1983	151.0 ft	30.3 ft
Big Bend Gmd 5	4	1982	94.0 ft	0.4 ft
Leon Weber Well Service	3	1984–1997	70.0 ft	26.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	3	1981–1985	75.0 ft	5.0 ft
Usgs	3	2010	138.0 ft	11.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	2	1976	70.0 ft	16.0 ft
Premier Pump & Well Service, INC	2	2023	105.0 ft	51.0 ft
W.k. Black, INC	2	1985–1986	100.0 ft	42.0 ft
Clt INC	1	2002	75.0 ft	20.0 ft
Duke Drilling CO	1	1991	93.0 ft	43.0 ft
Harp Well & Pump Service, INC	1	1989	105.0 ft	44.0 ft
Pratt Well Service	1	2014	94.0 ft	19.0 ft
Premier Pump and Well Service, INC	1	2018	90.0 ft	30.0 ft
Timberline Oil and Gas Corp	1	1989	125.0 ft	0.0 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	35	80.0 ft	34.0 ft
1980s	82	100.0 ft	34.5 ft
1990s	66	120.0 ft	44.4 ft
2000s	40	91.0 ft	37.0 ft
2010s	28	102.0 ft	48.0 ft
2020s	26	105.0 ft	45.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	105	102.0 ft
Domestic	71	80.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	28	109.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	22	106.0 ft
Irrigation	21	105.0 ft
Test hole/well	18	151.0 ft
Public Water Supply	2	70.0 ft
Other	2	130.0 ft
Feedlot/Livestock/Windmill	2	93.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	2	65.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	2	115.0 ft
Test Hole, Cased	1	80.0 ft
Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation	1	90.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 12W, 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
423589	1982	215.0 ft	33.5 ft	Test hole/well	Kgs
304350	1999	198.0 ft	51.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
423590	1982	196.0 ft	30.3 ft	Test hole/well	Kgs
436955	1998	183.0 ft	60.0 ft	Domestic	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
434271	2010	179.0 ft	51.3 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Usgs
306786	1999	170.0 ft	30.0 ft	Test hole/well	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
47729	1991	169.0 ft	85.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Sam's Water Well Service
436938	1998	168.0 ft	44.0 ft	Test hole/well	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
47642	1985	165.0 ft	50.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
47689	1975	160.0 ft	66.0 ft	Test hole/well	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 12W?

The median section here has moved 0.8 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 Central and western Kansas. Pratt County, on 100 % of 277 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

26S32W 191.8 ft
26S33W 211.3 ft
26S35W 183.6 ft
26S36W 167.7 ft
26S37W 135.1 ft
27S10W 0.0 ft
27S11W -4.5 ft
27S13W 6.0 ft
27S14W 15.2 ft
27S15W 12.3 ft
27S18W 16.9 ft
27S19W 23.5 ft
27S20W 17.2 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.