Township 27S Range 28W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 93.8 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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93.8 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 27S28W

Median depth went from 98.7 ft before development to 191.9 ft — a change of 93.8 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 06 at 137.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 25 at 57.6 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 28W — 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	74.7 ft	166.9 ft	+92.2
02	76.2 ft	176.4 ft	+100.2
03	79.5 ft	189.0 ft	+109.4
04	72.1 ft	195.5 ft	+123.4
05	86.8 ft	219.7 ft	+132.9
06	99.5 ft	236.8 ft	+137.4
07	84.6 ft	218.7 ft	+134.1
08	89.7 ft	213.1 ft	+123.4
09	83.2 ft	195.2 ft	+112.0
10	84.1 ft	184.3 ft	+100.3
11	99.5 ft	188.6 ft	+89.1
12	95.5 ft	171.6 ft	+76.1
13	105.9 ft	173.5 ft	+67.6
14	101.8 ft	180.9 ft	+79.1
15	86.2 ft	177.4 ft	+91.2
16	76.9 ft	179.5 ft	+102.6
17	76.3 ft	190.2 ft	+114.0
18	77.0 ft	202.6 ft	+125.6
19	78.0 ft	192.2 ft	+114.2
20	81.1 ft	185.3 ft	+104.2
21	98.8 ft	192.6 ft	+93.8
22	101.4 ft	183.9 ft	+82.5
23	107.9 ft	177.4 ft	+69.5
24	118.3 ft	179.7 ft	+61.4
25	149.0 ft	206.6 ft	+57.6
26	137.6 ft	200.0 ft	+62.3
27	116.0 ft	191.9 ft	+75.9
28	102.1 ft	188.2 ft	+86.1
29	92.2 ft	186.7 ft	+94.5
30	82.3 ft	183.5 ft	+101.2
31	98.7 ft	193.0 ft	+94.3
32	111.2 ft	200.6 ft	+89.4
33	135.2 ft	218.3 ft	+83.1
34	153.9 ft	229.5 ft	+75.7
35	167.4 ft	235.4 ft	+68.0
36	159.4 ft	223.6 ft	+64.3

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 28W

131 wells in township 27S range 28W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Joe's Well Service, INC, 26. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 246.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (63), domestic (52), domestic, livestock (6), feedlot (3).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 28W, 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	26	1975–2010	246.0 ft	98.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	20	1975–2009	248.0 ft	100.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	16	2013–2026	277.0 ft	210.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	13	1991–2009	240.0 ft	131.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	9	1977–2010	265.0 ft	168.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	8	2011–2023	275.0 ft	189.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	7	2013–2024	288.0 ft	222.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	4	1974–2002	270.0 ft	230.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	3	1977–1991	242.0 ft	80.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO	3	1992	252.0 ft	160.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC	3	2024–2026	408.0 ft	221.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	3	1976–1991	225.0 ft	110.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	3	1976–1980	242.0 ft	68.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	2	1979–1983	240.0 ft	118.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	2	1977	260.0 ft	200.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	2	2000	262.0 ft	190.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	1	1975	190.0 ft	0.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	2002	216.0 ft	152.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC	1	2012	235.0 ft	190.0 ft
Rieschick Drilling CO	1	2002	205.0 ft	137.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	1982	180.0 ft	105.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2023	525.0 ft	188.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	1	1975	240.0 ft	132.0 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	31	236.0 ft	87.0 ft
1980s	17	240.0 ft	105.0 ft
1990s	30	246.0 ft	128.0 ft
2000s	15	260.0 ft	152.0 ft
2010s	25	277.0 ft	210.0 ft
2020s	13	280.0 ft	188.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	63	256.0 ft
Domestic	52	256.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	6	215.0 ft
Feedlot	3	495.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	3	240.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	3	260.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	129.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 28W, 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
473668	2013	553.0 ft	210.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
24628	1992	547.0 ft	160.0 ft	Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	Donald Fulton Drilling CO
1054139156	2023	525.0 ft	188.0 ft	Domestic	Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC
24620	1994	500.0 ft	168.0 ft	Feedlot	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
99176	1995	495.0 ft	170.0 ft	Feedlot	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
93240	1994	475.0 ft	180.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
376927	2005	460.0 ft	198.0 ft	Domestic	Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair
483349	2014	450.0 ft	189.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
450426	2011	430.0 ft	198.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
1057275954	2026	420.0 ft	223.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well LLC

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 28W?

The median section here has moved 93.8 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. Gray County, on 100 % of 131 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

27S20W 17.2 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
27S29W 141.9 ft
27S30W 172.7 ft
27S31W 186.5 ft
27S32W 211.3 ft
27S33W 210.1 ft
27S34W 183.3 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.