Township 27S Range 26W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 48.4 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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48.4 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 27S26W

Median depth went from 126.6 ft before development to 178.0 ft — a change of 48.4 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 04 at 61.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 32 at 28.6 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 26W — 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	62.7 ft	99.3 ft	+36.6
02	77.6 ft	115.1 ft	+37.5
03	76.5 ft	127.4 ft	+50.9
04	86.2 ft	147.6 ft	+61.4
05	84.3 ft	141.7 ft	+57.5
06	87.7 ft	142.0 ft	+54.3
07	108.4 ft	167.1 ft	+58.7
08	99.4 ft	159.0 ft	+59.7
09	86.8 ft	145.0 ft	+58.2
10	98.3 ft	150.7 ft	+52.4
11	92.6 ft	139.2 ft	+46.7
12	91.3 ft	136.3 ft	+45.0
13	105.4 ft	153.7 ft	+48.3
14	110.5 ft	163.6 ft	+53.1
15	116.7 ft	172.5 ft	+55.8
16	109.0 ft	165.5 ft	+56.5
17	102.9 ft	158.6 ft	+55.8
18	123.5 ft	179.4 ft	+55.9
19	153.7 ft	202.7 ft	+48.9
20	126.6 ft	174.9 ft	+48.4
21	135.0 ft	187.8 ft	+52.8
22	140.3 ft	194.2 ft	+53.8
23	144.2 ft	196.2 ft	+52.0
24	130.7 ft	178.0 ft	+47.3
25	158.6 ft	203.2 ft	+44.6
26	162.4 ft	209.5 ft	+47.1
27	164.1 ft	212.3 ft	+48.2
28	167.2 ft	212.4 ft	+45.1
29	164.7 ft	202.5 ft	+37.8
30	175.8 ft	216.7 ft	+40.9
31	163.2 ft	194.6 ft	+31.4
32	155.7 ft	184.3 ft	+28.6
33	151.6 ft	187.8 ft	+36.2
34	153.5 ft	194.3 ft	+40.8
35	143.8 ft	185.4 ft	+41.5
36	143.2 ft	183.3 ft	+40.0

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 26W

93 wells in township 27S range 26W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Joe's Well Service, INC, 19. Oldest record, 1971. Median well 230.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (41), irrigation (36), domestic, livestock (10), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (3).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 26W, 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	19	1975–1999	206.0 ft	100.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	8	1977–1989	180.0 ft	121.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	6	1977–2009	290.0 ft	190.0 ft
Michael Woofter Drlg. INC	6	1977	285.0 ft	164.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	5	1976–1979	164.0 ft	55.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	5	2011–2016	186.0 ft	183.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	4	2000–2004	170.0 ft	143.0 ft
J.o. Johnson Drilling Company	4	1975–1976	225.0 ft	68.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	4	1976–1981	210.0 ft	140.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	4	1976–2012	264.0 ft	165.0 ft
Alan C. Eaton	3	2000	65.0 ft	0.0 ft
Lorraine F. Johnson Drilling Company	3	1976	165.0 ft	90.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	2	1999–2013	220.0 ft	134.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	2	2010–2011	323.0 ft	204.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	2	2011–2023	298.0 ft	222.5 ft
Livingston	2	1971	231.0 ft	166.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	2	2021–2022	380.0 ft	180.0 ft
Ark Valley Pump and Supply	1	2001	220.0 ft	103.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	1	1986	285.0 ft	162.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC	1	2014	160.0 ft	113.0 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	1	1982	235.0 ft	135.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	1	1977	245.0 ft	130.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2022	179.0 ft	0.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145	1	2020	270.0 ft	185.0 ft
Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC	1	1996	425.0 ft	122.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	1	1987	350.0 ft	147.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	1	2012	425.0 ft	280.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2002	176.0 ft	114.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	2012	230.0 ft	126.0 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	32	209.0 ft	96.0 ft
1980s	19	193.0 ft	108.0 ft
1990s	10	240.0 ft	122.0 ft
2000s	13	176.0 ft	117.0 ft
2010s	13	217.0 ft	183.0 ft
2020s	5	200.0 ft	155.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	41	206.0 ft
Irrigation	36	220.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	10	183.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	3	290.0 ft
Test hole/well	2	231.0 ft
Domestic, changed from Oil Field Water Supply	1	230.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 26W, 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
492436	2015	507.0 ft	213.0 ft	Domestic	Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC
308712	1999	434.0 ft	214.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
109504	1996	425.0 ft	122.0 ft	Domestic	Joe L. Crick, Joe's Well Service, INC
465977	2012	425.0 ft	280.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
20805	1986	400.0 ft	139.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
1053258296	2022	380.0 ft	180.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Ww Srvc
20807	1987	350.0 ft	147.0 ft	Domestic	Jonagan Drilling CO
20795	1993	345.0 ft	130.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC
323463	2001	330.0 ft	143.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
305760	1999	325.0 ft	126.0 ft	Domestic	Joe's Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 26W?

The median section here has moved 48.4 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 Far western Kansas. Ford County, on 100 % of 93 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

27S19W 23.5 ft
27S20W 17.2 ft
27S21W -0.4 ft
27S22W 24.2 ft
27S23W 48.0 ft
27S24W 34.9 ft
27S25W 39.7 ft
27S28W 93.8 ft
27S29W 141.9 ft
27S30W 172.7 ft
27S31W 186.5 ft
27S32W 211.3 ft
27S33W 210.1 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.