# Township 27S15W, Pratt County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 27S range 15W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 12.3 ft.

## Township 27S Range 15W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 12.3 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 27S15W

Median depth went from **45.7 ft** before development to
**59.3 ft** — a change of **12.3 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 02 at
16.3 ft; the smallest fall is section 06 at 4.3 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

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

### Section by section

*Township 27S Range 15W — 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 | 34.4 ft | 50.0 ft | +15.5 |
| 02 | 33.6 ft | 49.9 ft | +16.3 |
| 03 | 37.2 ft | 51.8 ft | +14.5 |
| 04 | 31.4 ft | 42.5 ft | +11.0 |
| 05 | 33.7 ft | 38.6 ft | +4.9 |
| 06 | 34.4 ft | 38.7 ft | +4.3 |
| 07 | 36.5 ft | 42.8 ft | +6.4 |
| 08 | 32.1 ft | 38.5 ft | +6.5 |
| 09 | 30.5 ft | 40.2 ft | +9.7 |
| 10 | 35.1 ft | 49.4 ft | +14.4 |
| 11 | 35.3 ft | 50.7 ft | +15.4 |
| 12 | 37.2 ft | 51.7 ft | +14.5 |
| 13 | 45.7 ft | 59.3 ft | +13.6 |
| 14 | 42.3 ft | 56.8 ft | +14.5 |
| 15 | 46.1 ft | 60.0 ft | +13.9 |
| 16 | 38.8 ft | 50.0 ft | +11.2 |
| 17 | 34.0 ft | 43.4 ft | +9.4 |
| 18 | 35.4 ft | 44.3 ft | +8.9 |
| 19 | 40.4 ft | 51.8 ft | +11.4 |
| 20 | 41.0 ft | 51.8 ft | +10.8 |
| 21 | 56.8 ft | 68.8 ft | +12.0 |
| 22 | 65.3 ft | 77.3 ft | +12.0 |
| 23 | 54.2 ft | 67.5 ft | +13.3 |
| 24 | 52.7 ft | 65.0 ft | +12.3 |
| 25 | 59.6 ft | 71.3 ft | +11.7 |
| 26 | 56.1 ft | 68.0 ft | +11.9 |
| 27 | 64.0 ft | 76.1 ft | +12.1 |
| 28 | 55.8 ft | 68.2 ft | +12.4 |
| 29 | 49.4 ft | 62.8 ft | +13.4 |
| 30 | 54.8 ft | 68.3 ft | +13.5 |
| 31 | 66.9 ft | 82.6 ft | +15.7 |
| 32 | 46.1 ft | 60.7 ft | +14.6 |
| 33 | 55.2 ft | 68.3 ft | +13.2 |
| 34 | 63.5 ft | 76.2 ft | +12.8 |
| 35 | 69.7 ft | 81.9 ft | +12.2 |
| 36 | 69.3 ft | 79.8 ft | +10.5 |

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

### Who has drilled in township 27S range 15W

**193** wells in township 27S range 15W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Central Well & Pump, INC**, 40. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 111.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **oil field water supply** (85), **irrigation** (47), **domestic, livestock** (28), **domestic** (20).

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

*Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 15W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Well & Pump, INC | 40 | 1978–1986 | 100.0 ft | 40.0 ft |
| Kelly's Water Well Service, INC | 38 | 1977–1987 | 115.0 ft | 38.0 ft |
| Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC | 26 | 1975–2025 | 140.0 ft | 54.0 ft |
| Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC | 21 | 2003–2026 | 111.0 ft | 68.0 ft |
| Clarke Well and Equipment, INC | 20 | 1975–2013 | 146.6 ft | 37.0 ft |
| Carl Hayse Water Well Service | 14 | 1975–1996 | 100.0 ft | 37.0 ft |
| Big Bend Gmd 5 | 6 | 1996 | 130.0 ft | 40.0 ft |
| Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC | 4 | 1980–1981 | 100.0 ft | 39.0 ft |
| Dan Hayse Water Well Service | 3 | 1999–2000 | 100.0 ft | 35.0 ft |
| Harp Well & Pump Service, INC | 3 | 1989–1990 | 213.0 ft | 67.0 ft |
| Pratt Well Service, INC | 3 | 2010–2012 | 140.0 ft | 67.0 ft |
| Txo Production Corp | 3 | 1984 | 100.0 ft | 51.0 ft |
| Hank Bruse Water Well Service | 2 | 1976–1982 | 101.0 ft | 45.0 ft |
| Layne-christensen CO | 2 | 1976–1977 | 185.0 ft | 60.0 ft |
| Red Tiger Drilling CO | 2 | 1983–1987 | 170.0 ft | 90.0 ft |
| Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC | 1 | 1981 | 103.0 ft | 40.0 ft |
| Clt INC | 1 | 2005 | 95.0 ft | 30.0 ft |
| Dean L. Lyman, INC | 1 | 2005 | 92.0 ft | 44.0 ft |
| Leon Weber Well Service | 1 | 1991 | 100.0 ft | 80.0 ft |
| Nash Water Well Service, LLC | 1 | 2016 | 120.0 ft | 82.0 ft |
| Sam's Water Well Service | 1 | 1986 | 123.0 ft | 62.0 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 | 140.0 ft | 40.0 ft |
| 1980s | 100 | 105.0 ft | 40.0 ft |
| 1990s | 20 | 102.0 ft | 40.0 ft |
| 2000s | 11 | 98.0 ft | 38.7 ft |
| 2010s | 18 | 132.0 ft | 67.0 ft |
| 2020s | 9 | 150.0 ft | 69.0 ft |

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

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Oil Field Water Supply | 85 | 102.0 ft |
| Irrigation | 47 | 150.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 28 | 104.0 ft |
| Domestic | 20 | 95.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 12 | 130.0 ft |
| Other | 1 | 160.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 15W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48161 | 1990 | 217.0 ft | 67.0 ft | Irrigation | Harp Well & Pump Service, INC |
| 48162 | 1990 | 213.0 ft | 67.0 ft | Irrigation | Harp Well & Pump Service, INC |
| 48164 | 1975 | 212.0 ft | 65.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 48153 | 1981 | 205.0 ft | 30.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 48029 | 1977 | 200.0 ft | 37.0 ft | Irrigation | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 48165 | 1977 | 200.0 ft | 73.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 1056834913 | 2025 | 195.0 ft | 39.0 ft | Irrigation | Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC |
| 48095 | 1975 | 190.0 ft | 36.5 ft | Irrigation | Clarke Well and Equipment, INC |
| 48148 | 1977 | 185.0 ft | 60.0 ft | Irrigation | Layne-christensen CO |
| 48146 | 1983 | 182.0 ft | 61.0 ft | Irrigation | Central Well & Pump, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 27S range 15W?

The median section here has moved 12.3 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 193 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [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
- [27S13W](/township/27s13w.md) 6.0 ft
- [27S14W](/township/27s14w.md) 15.2 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
- [27S22W](/township/27s22w.md) 24.2 ft
- [27S23W](/township/27s23w.md) 48.0 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).

---

Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/township/27s15w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23