Township 27S Range 20W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 17.2 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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17.2 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 27S20W

Median depth went from 45.6 ft before development to 63.9 ft — a change of 17.2 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 03 at 27.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 25 at 11.1 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 20W — 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	45.0 ft	67.8 ft	+22.7
02	48.9 ft	72.8 ft	+23.8
03	32.4 ft	59.4 ft	+27.0
04	29.3 ft	55.4 ft	+26.1
05	19.3 ft	38.0 ft	+18.7
06	14.3 ft	27.1 ft	+12.8
07	24.5 ft	39.9 ft	+15.4
08	30.9 ft	51.6 ft	+20.6
09	35.1 ft	60.9 ft	+25.7
10	39.9 ft	62.6 ft	+22.7
11	53.7 ft	68.8 ft	+15.1
12	43.3 ft	63.0 ft	+19.7
13	51.1 ft	65.5 ft	+14.4
14	55.5 ft	68.6 ft	+13.1
15	52.7 ft	71.4 ft	+18.7
16	43.2 ft	64.1 ft	+20.9
17	47.2 ft	66.7 ft	+19.5
18	38.1 ft	54.2 ft	+16.1
19	48.5 ft	64.7 ft	+16.1
20	56.8 ft	75.2 ft	+18.4
21	42.2 ft	60.3 ft	+18.1
22	55.6 ft	71.8 ft	+16.3
23	51.0 ft	65.0 ft	+14.0
24	55.9 ft	68.2 ft	+12.3
25	59.4 ft	70.5 ft	+11.1
26	45.0 ft	60.2 ft	+15.2
27	45.8 ft	63.3 ft	+17.5
28	42.0 ft	59.0 ft	+17.1
29	46.7 ft	63.9 ft	+17.2
30	50.5 ft	66.5 ft	+16.0
31	45.6 ft	60.8 ft	+15.2
32	45.5 ft	62.8 ft	+17.3
33	42.3 ft	58.3 ft	+16.0
34	39.8 ft	56.7 ft	+16.9
35	46.5 ft	65.6 ft	+19.0
36	59.1 ft	74.0 ft	+14.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 20W

133 wells in township 27S range 20W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC, 33. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 101.0 ft deep.

Sunk for oil field water supply (44), irrigation (35), domestic, livestock (26), domestic (22).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 20W, 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	33	1976–2016	105.0 ft	60.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	24	1976–2014	97.0 ft	50.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	23	1976–1996	80.0 ft	44.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	18	1975–2015	101.0 ft	42.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	6	1980–1985	80.0 ft	45.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	4	2006–2009	87.0 ft	77.0 ft
Charles C. Myers Water Well Service	3	1979	80.0 ft	22.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	3	1987–1992	98.0 ft	45.0 ft
4 Brothers LLC	2	2021–2022	98.0 ft	62.0 ft
Crowdis Water Well Service, LLC	2	2014–2017	105.0 ft	63.0 ft
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	2	2008–2011	140.0 ft	59.0 ft
Pratt Well Service	2	2014–2015	125.0 ft	61.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	2	2020	110.0 ft	62.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	2005	120.0 ft	63.0 ft
Brau Drlg Co., INC	1	1975	85.0 ft	40.0 ft
Darren Hayse	1	2018	90.0 ft	58.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	2018	105.0 ft	65.5 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	1992	190.0 ft	40.5 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	1	1987	69.0 ft	43.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	1	2024	120.0 ft	69.0 ft
Rudolph J. Reiser Water Well Service, INC	1	1980	90.0 ft	40.0 ft
Wade Ewbank, INC	1	1976	163.0 ft	24.0 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	30	85.0 ft	41.7 ft
1980s	33	82.0 ft	45.0 ft
1990s	18	98.0 ft	45.0 ft
2000s	18	96.0 ft	61.0 ft
2010s	29	105.0 ft	60.0 ft
2020s	5	98.0 ft	62.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Oil Field Water Supply	44	90.0 ft
Irrigation	35	103.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	26	103.0 ft
Domestic	22	80.0 ft
Industrial	3	148.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	3	100.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 20W, 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
33863	1992	190.0 ft	40.5 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
33880	1976	163.0 ft	24.0 ft	Irrigation	Wade Ewbank, INC
33914	1976	160.0 ft	55.0 ft	Industrial	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
451427	2011	157.3 ft	55.2 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
382993	2006	148.0 ft	76.0 ft	Industrial	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
33892	1975	146.0 ft	42.0 ft	Irrigation	Clarke Well and Equipment, INC
498762	2016	145.0 ft	70.0 ft	Irrigation	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
33862	1980	140.0 ft	60.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC
33865	1988	140.0 ft	60.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
33900	1976	140.0 ft	50.0 ft	Industrial	Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 20W?

The median section here has moved 17.2 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 133 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

27S11W -4.5 ft
27S12W 0.8 ft
27S13W 6.0 ft
27S14W 15.2 ft
27S15W 12.3 ft
27S18W 16.9 ft
27S19W 23.5 ft
27S21W -0.4 ft
27S22W 24.2 ft
27S23W 48.0 ft
27S24W 34.9 ft
27S25W 39.7 ft
27S26W 48.4 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.