Township 27S Range 21W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has barely moved 0.4 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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-0.4 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 27S21W

Median depth went from 23.7 ft before development to 26.7 ft — a change of -0.4 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 17. Shallower: 17. Sharpest fall, section 24 at 13.5 ft; largest rise, section 06 at 7.9 ft.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 21W — 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	7.3 ft	18.2 ft	+10.9
02	8.7 ft	13.2 ft	+4.5
03	13.4 ft	11.4 ft	−2.0
04	32.6 ft	27.6 ft	−5.0
05	34.3 ft	26.7 ft	−7.6
06	42.2 ft	34.3 ft	−7.9
07	58.5 ft	52.0 ft	−6.5
08	47.0 ft	41.5 ft	−5.5
09	42.0 ft	39.8 ft	−2.2
10	6.3 ft	8.5 ft	+2.2
11	6.7 ft	14.7 ft	+8.0
12	10.6 ft	23.4 ft	+12.8
13	23.2 ft	36.4 ft	+13.3
14	7.8 ft	15.9 ft	+8.1
15	7.5 ft	10.4 ft	+2.9
16	23.7 ft	23.3 ft	0
17	54.8 ft	51.8 ft	−3.0
18	66.3 ft	59.6 ft	−6.6
19	60.9 ft	56.6 ft	−4.3
20	35.3 ft	33.4 ft	−1.9
21	7.9 ft	7.5 ft	0
22	9.2 ft	11.8 ft	+2.6
23	15.1 ft	23.4 ft	+8.3
24	43.7 ft	57.2 ft	+13.5
25	50.9 ft	63.9 ft	+13.1
26	33.7 ft	41.4 ft	+7.8
27	18.4 ft	20.5 ft	+2.1
28	10.3 ft	8.8 ft	−1.6
29	12.8 ft	8.3 ft	−4.5
30	49.0 ft	42.2 ft	−6.8
31	11.6 ft	5.3 ft	−6.3
32	13.0 ft	7.9 ft	−5.0
33	21.7 ft	19.6 ft	−2.1
34	36.1 ft	37.5 ft	+1.4
35	49.1 ft	55.9 ft	+6.8
36	51.3 ft	63.4 ft	+12.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 21W

70 wells in township 27S range 21W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Dan Hayse Water Well Service, 11. Oldest record, 1976. Median well 57.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (25), oil field water supply (24), domestic, livestock (9), irrigation (8).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 21W, 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
Dan Hayse Water Well Service	11	1999–2006	30.0 ft	10.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	9	1977–2000	180.0 ft	44.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	8	1976–1995	32.0 ft	23.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	8	1977–1992	105.0 ft	9.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	5	1981–1996	110.0 ft	30.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	3	2022	30.0 ft	6.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	3	2012–2015	36.0 ft	14.0 ft
Tribal Water Well Drilling	3	2021	57.0 ft	7.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	2	1995–2011	92.0 ft	32.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	2	1981–1983	57.0 ft	39.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	2	1976–1977	354.0 ft	66.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	2	1994	22.0 ft	7.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	2	2001	156.0 ft	44.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	2	1986–1987	122.0 ft	37.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	1	1982	107.0 ft	56.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	1	1987	40.0 ft	22.0 ft
H-30 INC	1	1988	35.0 ft	5.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	2023	30.0 ft	15.0 ft
Nrcs Richard Counce	1	1995	30.0 ft	0.0 ft
Red Tiger Drilling CO	1	1986	60.0 ft	37.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	1	2025	50.0 ft	11.0 ft
Well Owner	1	1996	15.0 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	6	115.0 ft	50.0 ft
1980s	21	92.0 ft	34.0 ft
1990s	23	30.0 ft	13.0 ft
2000s	8	62.0 ft	34.0 ft
2010s	4	38.0 ft	14.0 ft
2020s	8	50.0 ft	7.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	25	56.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	24	105.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	9	30.0 ft
Irrigation	8	30.0 ft
Feedlot/Livestock/Windmill	4	31.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 21W, 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
20345	1976	354.0 ft	66.0 ft	Irrigation	High Plains Drilling & Supply
20344	1982	262.0 ft	38.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Joe's Well Service, INC
20341	1978	253.0 ft	60.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
20346	1983	240.0 ft	44.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Joe's Well Service, INC
20347	1982	240.0 ft	65.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Joe's Well Service, INC
104883	1996	203.0 ft	30.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
107144	1996	203.0 ft	30.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Kelly's Water Well Service, INC
20348	1983	180.0 ft	43.0 ft	Oil Field Water Supply	Joe's Well Service, INC
20365	1986	165.0 ft	58.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
323953	2001	156.0 ft	44.0 ft	Domestic	Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 21W?

The median section here has moved -0.4 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. Ford County, on 100 % of 70 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

27S12W 0.8 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
27S22W 24.2 ft
27S23W 48.0 ft
27S24W 34.9 ft
27S25W 39.7 ft
27S26W 48.4 ft
27S28W 93.8 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.