Township 27S Range 24W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 34.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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34.9 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 27S24W

Median depth went from 72.5 ft before development to 106.3 ft — a change of 34.9 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 08 at 42.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 35 at 22.8 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 24W — 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	78.9 ft	111.4 ft	+32.5
02	56.2 ft	83.5 ft	+27.3
03	25.3 ft	52.3 ft	+27.0
04	11.2 ft	47.7 ft	+36.5
05	9.9 ft	50.5 ft	+40.6
06	22.0 ft	60.1 ft	+38.1
07	50.8 ft	90.3 ft	+39.5
08	39.1 ft	81.2 ft	+42.0
09	35.1 ft	76.0 ft	+41.0
10	21.5 ft	55.4 ft	+33.9
11	5.3 ft	33.0 ft	+27.7
12	4.6 ft	38.0 ft	+33.4
13	16.5 ft	48.0 ft	+31.4
14	35.5 ft	63.0 ft	+27.4
15	55.6 ft	88.5 ft	+32.9
16	67.6 ft	106.3 ft	+38.7
17	64.9 ft	105.4 ft	+40.5
18	69.9 ft	110.7 ft	+40.8
19	86.6 ft	128.3 ft	+41.6
20	95.2 ft	134.4 ft	+39.2
21	89.1 ft	125.0 ft	+35.9
22	74.5 ft	105.4 ft	+30.9
23	72.5 ft	99.9 ft	+27.4
24	58.7 ft	90.6 ft	+31.9
25	80.4 ft	111.4 ft	+31.1
26	90.6 ft	115.2 ft	+24.7
27	87.3 ft	117.2 ft	+30.0
28	91.0 ft	125.9 ft	+34.9
29	93.1 ft	131.7 ft	+38.6
30	96.6 ft	137.4 ft	+40.8
31	123.9 ft	164.4 ft	+40.5
32	104.0 ft	142.3 ft	+38.4
33	89.6 ft	125.3 ft	+35.7
34	94.6 ft	126.9 ft	+32.3
35	93.8 ft	116.6 ft	+22.8
36	83.9 ft	113.2 ft	+29.3

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 24W

422 wells in township 27S range 24W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Joe's Well Service, INC, 69. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 152.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (184), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (111), irrigation (41), oil field water supply (29).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 24W, 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	69	1975–2011	155.0 ft	34.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	42	1979–2010	75.0 ft	15.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	27	1991–2006	150.0 ft	32.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	25	1980–2019	160.0 ft	73.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	20	1975–1984	140.0 ft	40.0 ft
Layne Western	15	1996–2001	70.0 ft	25.5 ft
Geo Core INC	14	2014	120.6 ft	0.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	11	1975–1980	170.0 ft	20.0 ft
Geotechnical Services, INC	11	1991	29.0 ft	22.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	10	1977–1991	144.0 ft	75.0 ft
Donald C. Sesso, Maxim Tech./kansas City	9	1993–1994	35.0 ft	0.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	9	1989–2004	175.0 ft	46.0 ft
Albert & Roland Brau Drlg Co., INC	8	1977–1990	150.0 ft	25.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	8	1982–2011	151.0 ft	42.0 ft
Defenbaugh Industries, Inc. (t.e.s.t.)	8	1993	31.5 ft	23.3 ft
Jantzen Water Well	7	2012–2022	155.0 ft	68.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	7	2014–2024	160.0 ft	40.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	6	1984–1999	110.0 ft	42.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair	6	1990	60.0 ft	18.0 ft
Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC	6	1976–2000	159.0 ft	38.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	6	1993–2000	150.0 ft	33.0 ft
Well Owner	6	1991–2007	149.0 ft	60.0 ft
Aquadrill, INC	5	1998	75.0 ft	46.2 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	5	2012–2024	180.0 ft	92.0 ft
Kelly's Water Well Service, INC	5	1978–1991	150.0 ft	19.0 ft
Leo Knoefler Drilling	5	1979–1983	150.0 ft	30.0 ft
Michael Woofter Drlg. INC	5	1976–1977	143.0 ft	25.0 ft
Terracon, INC	5	1989–1990	24.5 ft	16.7 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	4	1995–1997	157.0 ft	31.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	4	2004–2007	215.0 ft	118.0 ft
Geocore, LLC	4	2022	65.0 ft	49.8 ft
J.o. Johnson Drilling Company	4	1975–1979	162.0 ft	65.0 ft
Layne Christensen CO	4	2013	350.0 ft	192.7 ft
Agricultural Engineering Assoc	3	2009	35.0 ft	17.3 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	3	1976–1977	154.0 ft	30.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	3	2017–2019	180.0 ft	60.0 ft
Gt Water Well Drilling LLC	2	2026	187.0 ft	135.0 ft
Gt Water Well Drlg	2	2025	200.0 ft	125.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	2	1992–2002	190.0 ft	70.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	2003	157.0 ft	38.0 ft
Usgs	2	2000	115.0 ft	97.8 ft
4 Brothers LLC	1	2021	245.0 ft	156.0 ft
Al's H20	1	2024	0.0 ft	80.0 ft
B & M Services Swk, LLC	1	2025	215.0 ft	137.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling INC	1	1999	190.0 ft	80.0 ft
Cramer Drilling CO	1	1999	160.0 ft	13.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service	1	2018	183.0 ft	132.0 ft
Halling Water Well Service, LLC	1	2023	152.0 ft	50.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	1	1978	284.0 ft	30.0 ft
Jack Cline Drilling CO	1	1982	165.0 ft	58.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	1998	150.0 ft	15.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service	1	2019	149.0 ft	36.0 ft
Layne-western CO	1	1998	25.0 ft	16.1 ft
Midwest Well & Pump, INC	1	1996	161.0 ft	41.5 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	1988	150.0 ft	56.0 ft
Patchen Pump & Well Drlg	1	2021	212.0 ft	91.0 ft
Peterson Irrigation, INC	1	2009	205.0 ft	21.0 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	2001	150.0 ft	44.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Ent., INC	1	2022	138.0 ft	25.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	1	1990	168.0 ft	99.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC	1	2021	148.0 ft	51.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2011	200.0 ft	0.0 ft
Wilson Water Systems	1	1998	96.0 ft	66.8 ft
Woofter Pump and Well, INC	1	2009	220.0 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	62	155.0 ft	36.0 ft
1980s	79	150.0 ft	27.0 ft
1990s	149	108.3 ft	23.0 ft
2000s	48	153.0 ft	38.0 ft
2010s	62	160.0 ft	48.0 ft
2020s	23	152.0 ft	51.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	184	152.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	111	49.0 ft
Irrigation	41	170.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	29	160.0 ft
Feedlot	13	178.0 ft
Industrial	11	152.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	7	155.0 ft
Public Water Supply	6	180.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	6	160.0 ft
Other	3	155.0 ft
Recovery/Soil Vapor Extraction/Soil Vent	3	31.5 ft
Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	2	205.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	151.0 ft
Test hole/well	1	21.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Recovery	1	40.0 ft
Dewatering	1	145.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	1	31.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	181.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Injection	1	183.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 24W, 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
480985	2014	460.0 ft	129.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
20642	1977	416.0 ft	86.0 ft	Irrigation	Michael Woofter Drlg. INC
380450	2005	380.0 ft	105.0 ft	Irrigation	Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC
392070	2006	367.0 ft	105.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
20513	1980	365.0 ft	82.0 ft	Industrial	Layne-christensen CO
425376	1981	364.0 ft	158.0 ft	Industrial	Layne-christensen CO
466104	2013	350.0 ft	192.7 ft	Public Water Supply	Layne Christensen CO
467842	2013	350.0 ft	192.7 ft	Public Water Supply	Layne Christensen CO
20532	1980	349.0 ft	79.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Layne-christensen CO
20508	1980	346.0 ft	45.0 ft	Industrial	Layne-christensen CO

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 24W?

The median section here has moved 34.9 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. Ford County, on 100 % of 423 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

27S15W 12.3 ft
27S18W 16.9 ft
27S19W 23.5 ft
27S20W 17.2 ft
27S21W -0.4 ft
27S22W 24.2 ft
27S23W 48.0 ft
27S25W 39.7 ft
27S26W 48.4 ft
27S28W 93.8 ft
27S29W 141.9 ft
27S30W 172.7 ft
27S31W 186.5 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.