Township 27S Range 23W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 48.0 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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48.0 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 27S23W

Median depth went from 36.6 ft before development to 85.9 ft — a change of 48.0 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 08 at 82.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 36 at 9.5 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 23W — 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	34.3 ft	85.9 ft	+51.7
02	43.4 ft	92.1 ft	+48.7
03	65.9 ft	98.7 ft	+32.8
04	74.1 ft	121.2 ft	+47.1
05	76.0 ft	128.9 ft	+52.9
06	86.0 ft	123.1 ft	+37.1
07	5.9 ft	60.7 ft	+54.9
08	7.2 ft	89.6 ft	+82.4
09	55.7 ft	113.2 ft	+57.5
10	56.3 ft	106.6 ft	+50.3
11	25.4 ft	92.1 ft	+66.7
12	22.2 ft	83.1 ft	+60.9
13	29.0 ft	71.6 ft	+42.6
14	36.6 ft	80.5 ft	+44.0
15	33.9 ft	78.0 ft	+44.1
16	6.3 ft	55.9 ft	+49.6
17	0.0 ft	46.2 ft	≥ +46.2
18	4.0 ft	47.6 ft	+43.6
19	35.9 ft	81.0 ft	+45.1
20	18.8 ft	74.8 ft	+56.0
21	15.0 ft	71.7 ft	+56.7
22	6.4 ft	53.5 ft	+47.1
23	6.0 ft	31.1 ft	+25.1
24	13.2 ft	36.3 ft	+23.1
25	2.5 ft	14.2 ft	+11.7
26	18.4 ft	37.0 ft	+18.6
27	36.9 ft	88.6 ft	+51.6
28	52.6 ft	115.3 ft	+62.8
29	46.0 ft	104.1 ft	+58.1
30	52.1 ft	100.1 ft	+48.0
31	81.5 ft	124.0 ft	+42.5
32	69.0 ft	121.5 ft	+52.4
33	62.5 ft	113.7 ft	+51.2
34	55.0 ft	95.2 ft	+40.2
35	46.2 ft	66.0 ft	+19.8
36	37.7 ft	47.2 ft	+9.5

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 23W

75 wells in township 27S range 23W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Joe's Well Service, INC, 10. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 200.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (39), irrigation (16), oil field water supply (10), feedlot (3).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 23W, 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
Joe's Well Service, INC	10	1982–2010	305.0 ft	54.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	8	2008–2016	195.0 ft	81.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	7	1989–2017	147.0 ft	55.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	5	1981–1983	133.0 ft	17.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	4	1976–1977	169.0 ft	54.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	4	1977	66.0 ft	36.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	3	1997–2002	100.0 ft	64.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	3	1980	148.0 ft	58.0 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	3	1984–1986	400.0 ft	82.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	2	1976–1985	112.0 ft	26.0 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	2	1975–1977	210.0 ft	75.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	1991–2006	270.0 ft	95.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	2	2006–2007	200.0 ft	76.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	2	2001–2020	300.0 ft	77.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	2	1976–1979	150.0 ft	20.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	2	2016–2018	500.0 ft	116.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	2	2002	38.0 ft	30.6 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	2	2014	240.0 ft	75.0 ft
Ark Valley Pump and Supply	1	1987	365.0 ft	80.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	1	1982	60.0 ft	32.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	1	1976	253.0 ft	38.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2022	244.0 ft	118.0 ft
J.o. Johnson Drilling Company	1	1975	161.0 ft	0.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	1998	80.0 ft	15.0 ft
Kent Travel	1	2006	48.0 ft	0.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	1	2021	280.0 ft	81.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2001	337.0 ft	94.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent	1	2022	300.0 ft	96.0 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	15	150.0 ft	30.4 ft
1980s	21	148.0 ft	44.0 ft
1990s	5	210.0 ft	53.0 ft
2000s	16	132.0 ft	63.0 ft
2010s	14	195.0 ft	78.0 ft
2020s	4	300.0 ft	96.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	39	172.0 ft
Irrigation	16	155.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	10	195.0 ft
Feedlot	3	280.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	3	108.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	2	38.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	48.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	1	94.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 23W, 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
521887	2018	500.0 ft	116.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
20436	1984	400.0 ft	128.0 ft	Domestic	Midwest Well & Pump, INC
20437	1986	400.0 ft	82.0 ft	Feedlot	Midwest Well & Pump, INC
415820	2007	385.0 ft	120.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
20443	1987	365.0 ft	80.0 ft	Domestic	Ark Valley Pump and Supply
20432	1988	345.0 ft	195.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
321780	2001	337.0 ft	94.0 ft	Irrigation	Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
508531	2017	318.0 ft	78.0 ft	Domestic	Bartel Well Drilling, INC
20430	1992	315.0 ft	145.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
20431	1982	305.0 ft	74.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 23W?

The median section here has moved 48.0 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.

This township sits in Central and western Kansas. Ford County, on 100 % of 75 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

27S14W 15.2 ft
27S15W 12.3 ft
27S18W 16.9 ft
27S19W 23.5 ft
27S20W 17.2 ft
27S21W -0.4 ft
27S22W 24.2 ft
27S24W 34.9 ft
27S25W 39.7 ft
27S26W 48.4 ft
27S28W 93.8 ft
27S29W 141.9 ft
27S30W 172.7 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.