Township 27S Range 18W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 16.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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16.9 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 27S18W

Median depth went from 40.1 ft before development to 55.6 ft — a change of 16.9 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 02 at 20.9 ft; the smallest fall is section 25 at 12.1 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 18W — 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	25.6 ft	45.4 ft	+19.8
02	30.3 ft	51.2 ft	+20.9
03	33.8 ft	54.5 ft	+20.7
04	35.5 ft	55.7 ft	+20.2
05	41.6 ft	59.3 ft	+17.7
06	44.0 ft	60.5 ft	+16.5
07	43.9 ft	59.7 ft	+15.8
08	40.1 ft	57.0 ft	+16.9
09	35.3 ft	55.6 ft	+20.2
10	28.4 ft	48.4 ft	+20.1
11	29.2 ft	48.0 ft	+18.7
12	25.6 ft	43.9 ft	+18.3
13	30.9 ft	48.1 ft	+17.2
14	30.1 ft	48.0 ft	+17.9
15	29.6 ft	47.2 ft	+17.7
16	32.3 ft	50.6 ft	+18.4
17	36.5 ft	50.4 ft	+14.0
18	42.9 ft	56.6 ft	+13.7
19	40.3 ft	53.1 ft	+12.8
20	41.3 ft	54.9 ft	+13.6
21	39.1 ft	55.2 ft	+16.2
22	34.3 ft	51.2 ft	+16.9
23	39.1 ft	54.1 ft	+14.9
24	35.6 ft	49.2 ft	+13.6
25	39.8 ft	51.9 ft	+12.1
26	50.7 ft	64.4 ft	+13.7
27	42.0 ft	59.0 ft	+17.0
28	45.0 ft	61.8 ft	+16.8
29	41.9 ft	57.0 ft	+15.1
30	52.7 ft	67.3 ft	+14.6
31	50.2 ft	66.0 ft	+15.9
32	50.5 ft	67.2 ft	+16.7
33	44.9 ft	63.4 ft	+18.5
34	55.6 ft	72.6 ft	+17.0
35	58.6 ft	73.3 ft	+14.7
36	46.1 ft	59.0 ft	+12.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 18W

241 wells in township 27S range 18W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Kelly's Water Well Service, INC, 78. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 138.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (97), domestic (53), irrigation (36), domestic, livestock (32).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 18W, 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
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	78	1977–2018	117.0 ft	60.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	33	1975–1998	80.0 ft	40.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	27	1975–2025	138.0 ft	38.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	23	1975–2015	144.0 ft	34.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	20	1999–2014	114.0 ft	47.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	18	2006–2024	139.0 ft	56.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	8	1978–1985	100.0 ft	46.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	6	1997–2011	113.0 ft	48.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	5	1976–1979	80.0 ft	26.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	3	2022–2023	140.0 ft	56.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	3	1980–1985	90.0 ft	37.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	3	1990–1992	133.0 ft	55.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment INC	2	2008	170.0 ft	49.0 ft
Crowdis Ww Srvc	2	2020–2024	155.0 ft	59.0 ft
Michael Woofter Drlg. INC	2	1976–1977	155.0 ft	20.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	2	2023	140.0 ft	63.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	1	1980	164.0 ft	24.0 ft
Clarke Well & Equipment, INC	1	2021	146.0 ft	71.1 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	1994	108.0 ft	43.0 ft
Lehl's Water Well Service	1	1981	120.0 ft	85.0 ft
Lyman's, INC	1	1994	62.0 ft	21.0 ft
Pratt Well Service	1	2015	145.0 ft	68.0 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	47	130.0 ft	32.0 ft
1980s	37	100.0 ft	42.0 ft
1990s	26	108.0 ft	51.0 ft
2000s	35	110.0 ft	46.4 ft
2010s	78	120.0 ft	60.0 ft
2020s	18	140.0 ft	57.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	97	116.0 ft
Domestic	53	100.0 ft
Irrigation	36	147.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	32	120.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	20	117.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	2	150.0 ft
Feedlot	1	80.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 18W, 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
112442	1997	200.0 ft	50.0 ft	Domestic	Bartel Well Drilling, INC
33619	1977	182.0 ft	45.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
484395	2015	179.0 ft	67.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
475359	2014	178.0 ft	74.5 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
473917	2014	176.0 ft	63.0 ft	Domestic	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
33626	1978	175.0 ft	41.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
33684	1989	175.0 ft	90.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
33614	1975	172.0 ft	26.5 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
33617	1976	172.0 ft	38.5 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
33623	1977	172.0 ft	37.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 18W?

The median section here has moved 16.9 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. Kiowa County, on 100 % of 241 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

26S37W 135.1 ft
27S10W 0.0 ft
27S11W -4.5 ft
27S12W 0.8 ft
27S13W 6.0 ft
27S14W 15.2 ft
27S15W 12.3 ft
27S19W 23.5 ft
27S20W 17.2 ft
27S21W -0.4 ft
27S22W 24.2 ft
27S23W 48.0 ft
27S24W 34.9 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.