# Township 27S13W, Pratt County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 27S range 13W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 6.0 ft.

## Township 27S Range 13W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 6.0 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 27S13W

Median depth went from **54.8 ft** before development to
**62.3 ft** — a change of **6.0 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 26. Shallower:
7. Sharpest fall, section 31 at
23.0 ft; largest rise, section 13 at 7.6 ft.

[Why some sections have
risen](/how-far.md).

### Section by section

*Township 27S Range 13W — 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 | 40.4 ft | 33.5 ft | −7.0 |
| 02 | 47.8 ft | 48.8 ft | +1.0 |
| 03 | 56.4 ft | 62.5 ft | +6.0 |
| 04 | 57.0 ft | 67.6 ft | +10.6 |
| 05 | 49.5 ft | 65.2 ft | +15.7 |
| 06 | 43.4 ft | 58.2 ft | +14.8 |
| 07 | 51.0 ft | 66.7 ft | +15.6 |
| 08 | 52.7 ft | 63.0 ft | +10.3 |
| 09 | 58.4 ft | 63.7 ft | +5.3 |
| 10 | 58.2 ft | 60.9 ft | +2.7 |
| 11 | 60.9 ft | 60.0 ft | −0.9 |
| 12 | 55.9 ft | 48.6 ft | −7.3 |
| 13 | 58.2 ft | 50.6 ft | −7.6 |
| 14 | 65.6 ft | 64.1 ft | −1.5 |
| 15 | 74.7 ft | 74.6 ft | 0 |
| 16 | 60.8 ft | 63.7 ft | +3.0 |
| 17 | 52.2 ft | 58.3 ft | +6.1 |
| 18 | 54.8 ft | 66.4 ft | +11.5 |
| 19 | 38.2 ft | 51.6 ft | +13.5 |
| 20 | 54.7 ft | 62.5 ft | +7.8 |
| 21 | 67.3 ft | 71.9 ft | +4.6 |
| 22 | 67.8 ft | 71.1 ft | +3.3 |
| 23 | 76.2 ft | 76.3 ft | 0 |
| 24 | 72.3 ft | 67.0 ft | −5.3 |
| 25 | 68.2 ft | 65.7 ft | −2.5 |
| 26 | 64.0 ft | 66.7 ft | +2.7 |
| 27 | 55.1 ft | 60.9 ft | +5.8 |
| 28 | 54.7 ft | 62.3 ft | +7.6 |
| 29 | 39.0 ft | 52.3 ft | +13.3 |
| 30 | 12.1 ft | 30.3 ft | +18.2 |
| 31 | 12.0 ft | 35.0 ft | +23.0 |
| 32 | 28.6 ft | 49.4 ft | +20.8 |
| 33 | 40.7 ft | 52.8 ft | +12.2 |
| 34 | 42.6 ft | 50.2 ft | +7.7 |
| 35 | 47.9 ft | 53.9 ft | +6.1 |
| 36 | 53.7 ft | 54.1 ft | 0 |

[How to read a depth-to-water figure](/how-far.md).

### Who has drilled in township 27S range 13W

**747** wells in township 27S range 13W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Coranco Great Plains, INC**, 173. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 95.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **monitoring well/observation/piezometer** (270), **domestic** (113), **environmental remediation, air sparge** (89), **environmental remediation, soil vapor extraction** (86).

[What a WWC-5 record covers](/about.md).

*Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 13W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coranco Great Plains, INC | 173 | 2000–2015 | 59.2 ft | 47.9 ft |
| Geocore Services INC | 87 | 1993–2005 | 54.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Central Well & Pump, INC | 54 | 1976–1986 | 95.0 ft | 52.0 ft |
| Coranco Great Plains | 39 | 2020–2024 | 56.9 ft | 43.8 ft |
| Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC | 32 | 1996–2006 | 55.0 ft | 43.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 31 | 1975–2026 | 126.0 ft | 60.0 ft |
| Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC | 28 | 2001–2023 | 95.0 ft | 56.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 27 | 1975–2009 | 103.0 ft | 56.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 17 | 2000–2011 | 106.3 ft | 52.8 ft |
| Groundwater Technology | 15 | 1990–1991 | 35.0 ft | 25.5 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 14 | 1976–2025 | 140.0 ft | 60.0 ft |
| Hank Bruse Water Well Service | 14 | 1975–1985 | 103.0 ft | 60.0 ft |
| Maxim Tech./kansas City | 12 | 1995 | 64.0 ft | 48.7 ft |
| Geotechnical Services, INC | 10 | 2000–2004 | 35.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Kdhe Ber | 10 | 2001–2020 | 60.0 ft | 53.7 ft |
| Carl Hayse Water Well Service | 9 | 1987–1996 | 78.0 ft | 45.0 ft |
| Roland Davis Environmental Drilling | 9 | 1997–2010 | 50.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| 4 Brothers LLC | 8 | 2023–2026 | 142.0 ft | 78.0 ft |
| Dean L. Lyman, INC | 8 | 1976–2006 | 102.0 ft | 58.0 ft |
| Geotechnology, INC | 7 | 1994 | 68.2 ft | 57.1 ft |
| Pratt Well Service | 7 | 2013–2015 | 110.0 ft | 51.0 ft |
| Ues Exploration #531 | 7 | 2005 | 60.0 ft | 56.0 ft |
| Associated Environmental, INC | 6 | 2017 | 52.4 ft | 44.7 ft |
| Big Bend Gmd 5 | 6 | 1982 | 156.0 ft | 60.2 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equipment, INC | 6 | 2021–2022 | 138.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Environmental Works, INC | 6 | 2019 | 206.0 ft | 70.2 ft |
| Funkee Drilling Service | 6 | 2002 | 57.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Kgs | 6 | 1983 | 31.0 ft | 5.0 ft |
| Psa Environmental Science and Claim Center, INC | 6 | 2001 | 64.0 ft | 49.8 ft |
| Charles C. Myers Water Well Service | 5 | 1975–1979 | 85.0 ft | 47.0 ft |
| Clt INC | 5 | 2001 | 110.0 ft | 45.0 ft |
| J & R Drilling Services, INC | 5 | 1985–2015 | 28.5 ft | 27.0 ft |
| Crescent Services | 4 | 2015 | 158.0 ft | 53.0 ft |
| Crowdis Ww Srvc | 4 | 2021–2024 | 110.0 ft | 53.0 ft |
| Davis Environmental Drilling | 4 | 1997 | 50.0 ft | 44.0 ft |
| Geocore, INC | 4 | 2012 | 44.3 ft | 43.4 ft |
| Maxim Technologies, INC | 4 | 1997 | 62.5 ft | 49.1 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 4 | 1981–1984 | 100.0 ft | 49.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 4 | 1987–1992 | 122.0 ft | 54.0 ft |
| Clarke Well & Equip | 3 | 2020–2023 | 109.0 ft | 64.8 ft |
| Dal Wells Drilling CO | 3 | 1989–2001 | 100.0 ft | 47.0 ft |
| Defenbaugh Industries, Inc. (t.e.s.t.) | 3 | 1994 | 55.0 ft | 43.3 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 3 | 1975–1985 | 127.0 ft | 25.0 ft |
| Max's Enterprises | 3 | 2004 | 65.0 ft | 39.1 ft |
| Dan Hayse Water Well Service | 2 | 2000 | 137.0 ft | 60.0 ft |
| Destal Tyler Water Well Service | 2 | 2010 | 120.0 ft | 44.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, INC | 2 | 2024 | 115.0 ft | 42.1 ft |
| Huntington Eng. and Env | 2 | 1995 | 60.0 ft | 52.0 ft |
| L & L Drilling | 2 | 1981–1982 | 100.0 ft | 68.0 ft |
| Layne Western | 2 | 1998–1999 | 152.0 ft | 60.5 ft |
| Lyman's, INC | 2 | 2009–2016 | 132.0 ft | 61.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC | 2 | 2021 | 156.0 ft | 63.0 ft |
| W.l. Peterson, Aaa Water Drilling | 2 | 1976 | 87.0 ft | 50.0 ft |
| Chase Water Well Drilling | 1 | 1999 | 93.0 ft | 40.0 ft |
| H-30 Drilling INC | 1 | 1985 | 100.0 ft | 51.0 ft |
| Heartland Drilling INC | 1 | 1984 | 82.0 ft | 59.0 ft |
| Ian Smith | 1 | 2005 | 60.0 ft | 43.5 ft |
| Just Geo Loops | 1 | 2017 | 200.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Kdhe | 1 | 2001 | 60.0 ft | 50.9 ft |
| Miller Drilling | 1 | 2008 | 108.0 ft | 59.0 ft |
| Quality Water Well Drilling | 1 | 1985 | 70.0 ft | 22.0 ft |
| Rama Operating CO | 1 | 1993 | 68.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Sterling Drlg, CO | 1 | 1984 | 95.0 ft | 65.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, Incorporated | 1 | 1999 | 95.0 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 | 36 | 102.0 ft | 54.0 ft |
| 1980s | 112 | 95.0 ft | 50.0 ft |
| 1990s | 148 | 60.0 ft | 43.3 ft |
| 2000s | 234 | 60.0 ft | 46.6 ft |
| 2010s | 138 | 62.5 ft | 48.0 ft |
| 2020s | 80 | 70.0 ft | 46.9 ft |

*What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 270 | 60.0 ft |
| Domestic | 113 | 98.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Air Sparge | 89 | 68.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction | 86 | 50.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 58 | 120.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 34 | 82.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Injection | 27 | 57.5 ft |
| Irrigation | 20 | 152.0 ft |
| Test hole/well | 16 | 131.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 15 | 110.0 ft |
| Public Water Supply | 4 | 152.0 ft |
| Feedlot | 3 | 115.0 ft |
| (unstated)/abandoned | 3 | 120.0 ft |
| Dewatering | 3 | 75.0 ft |
| Cathodic Protection Borehole | 2 | 130.0 ft |
| Environmental Remediation, Recovery | 1 | 64.0 ft |
| Air Conditioning | 1 | 75.0 ft |
| Feedlot/Livestock/Windmill | 1 | 40.0 ft |
| Geothermal, Closed Loop, Vertical | 1 | 200.0 ft |
| Other | 1 | 139.0 ft |
| Pond/Swimming Pool/Recreation | 1 | 110.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 13W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423593 | 1982 | 260.0 ft | 61.4 ft | Test hole/well | Big Bend Gmd 5 |
| 423594 | 1982 | 240.0 ft | 112.8 ft | Test hole/well | Big Bend Gmd 5 |
| 388745 | 2006 | 230.0 ft | 0.0 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC |
| 322516 | 2001 | 226.0 ft | 45.0 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC |
| 322524 | 2001 | 225.0 ft | 49.0 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC |
| 322520 | 2001 | 223.0 ft | 46.0 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC |
| 322514 | 2001 | 220.0 ft | 50.0 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC |
| 322518 | 2001 | 220.0 ft | 52.0 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC |
| 322552 | 2001 | 217.0 ft | 46.0 ft | Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC |
| 47782 | 1980 | 212.0 ft | 55.5 ft | Irrigation | Central Well & Pump, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 27S range 13W?

The median section here has moved 6.0 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](/privacy.md).

This township sits in [Central and western Kansas](/region/central-and-western-kansas.md). **Pratt County**, on 100 % of 749 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [26S33W](/township/26s33w.md) 211.3 ft
- [26S35W](/township/26s35w.md) 183.6 ft
- [26S36W](/township/26s36w.md) 167.7 ft
- [26S37W](/township/26s37w.md) 135.1 ft
- [27S10W](/township/27s10w.md) 0.0 ft
- [27S11W](/township/27s11w.md) -4.5 ft
- [27S12W](/township/27s12w.md) 0.8 ft
- [27S14W](/township/27s14w.md) 15.2 ft
- [27S15W](/township/27s15w.md) 12.3 ft
- [27S18W](/township/27s18w.md) 16.9 ft
- [27S19W](/township/27s19w.md) 23.5 ft
- [27S20W](/township/27s20w.md) 17.2 ft
- [27S21W](/township/27s21w.md) -0.4 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](/township.md).

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Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/township/27s13w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23