Township 27S Range 29W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 141.9 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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141.9 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 27S29W

Median depth went from 74.9 ft before development to 218.2 ft — a change of 141.9 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 161.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 36 at 100.5 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 29W — 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	94.3 ft	235.0 ft	+140.7
02	75.7 ft	216.5 ft	+140.8
03	96.0 ft	237.9 ft	+141.9
04	84.3 ft	227.7 ft	+143.4
05	76.5 ft	222.1 ft	+145.6
06	73.9 ft	220.9 ft	+147.0
07	64.6 ft	218.2 ft	+153.6
08	70.6 ft	220.4 ft	+149.8
09	65.2 ft	211.6 ft	+146.4
10	79.9 ft	223.8 ft	+143.9
11	77.5 ft	220.1 ft	+142.6
12	85.1 ft	227.4 ft	+142.3
13	81.3 ft	216.8 ft	+135.5
14	68.1 ft	206.4 ft	+138.4
15	65.2 ft	205.9 ft	+140.7
16	63.6 ft	208.4 ft	+144.9
17	67.2 ft	218.2 ft	+151.0
18	66.7 ft	225.3 ft	+158.6
19	72.8 ft	233.6 ft	+160.8
20	71.8 ft	221.3 ft	+149.5
21	63.2 ft	202.2 ft	+139.1
22	66.9 ft	199.1 ft	+132.2
23	73.6 ft	201.9 ft	+128.3
24	72.7 ft	195.6 ft	+122.9
25	74.9 ft	185.6 ft	+110.8
26	77.0 ft	193.8 ft	+116.8
27	76.5 ft	197.2 ft	+120.8
28	71.3 ft	201.9 ft	+130.6
29	79.7 ft	225.7 ft	+146.0
30	70.9 ft	232.1 ft	+161.2
31	72.5 ft	233.9 ft	+161.4
32	80.3 ft	222.0 ft	+141.6
33	84.0 ft	206.6 ft	+122.5
34	96.3 ft	207.6 ft	+111.3
35	97.6 ft	203.5 ft	+105.9
36	95.7 ft	196.2 ft	+100.5

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 29W

200 wells in township 27S range 29W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC, 51. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 264.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (84), domestic (78), oil field water supply (22), domestic, livestock (9).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 29W, 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
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	51	1975–2012	270.0 ft	106.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	32	1975–2009	227.0 ft	98.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	22	1991–2007	264.0 ft	132.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	14	2012–2022	480.0 ft	220.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	11	1976–1983	246.0 ft	85.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	10	1975–2002	240.0 ft	120.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	6	1976–2008	296.0 ft	126.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	6	2013–2017	334.0 ft	223.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	5	1979–1987	225.0 ft	78.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	5	2020–2022	284.0 ft	222.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC	5	2024	500.0 ft	246.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	5	1983–1989	257.0 ft	115.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	3	2004–2005	243.0 ft	168.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	3	2016–2026	305.0 ft	231.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	3	2014	280.0 ft	190.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well Repair	3	1998	220.0 ft	154.0 ft
Layne-western	2	1975–1976	292.0 ft	73.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	2	2014–2015	590.0 ft	264.0 ft
Sam's Water Well Service	2	1987	200.0 ft	112.0 ft
Well Owner	2	1990–2004	171.0 ft	155.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	1	1977	220.0 ft	90.0 ft
Central Well & Pump, INC	1	1986	140.0 ft	90.0 ft
Geocore, INC	1	2017	140.0 ft	0.0 ft
K and K Water Wells, LLC	1	2016	320.0 ft	227.0 ft
Layne Western	1	1999	295.0 ft	136.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	1981	220.0 ft	119.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2015	242.0 ft	170.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	1	2011	300.0 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	50	248.0 ft	82.0 ft
1980s	35	220.0 ft	105.0 ft
1990s	40	256.0 ft	127.0 ft
2000s	31	275.0 ft	151.0 ft
2010s	30	315.0 ft	209.0 ft
2020s	14	330.0 ft	242.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	84	284.0 ft
Domestic	78	257.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	22	210.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	9	205.0 ft
Test Hole, Uncased	3	280.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	75.0 ft
Public Water Supply	1	264.0 ft
Environmental Remediation, Soil Vapor Extraction	1	140.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	1	260.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 29W, 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
496849	2015	590.0 ft	264.0 ft	Domestic	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
472784	2013	560.0 ft	270.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
498036	2015	560.0 ft	229.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
545987	2021	515.0 ft	234.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
498034	2015	510.0 ft	220.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
1054928844	2024	506.0 ft	242.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well LLC
516718	2018	505.0 ft	230.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well
1054781805	2024	505.0 ft	246.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well LLC
1055267681	2024	500.0 ft	253.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well LLC
464334	2012	490.0 ft	195.0 ft	Domestic	Jantzen Water Well

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 29W?

The median section here has moved 141.9 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 Far western Kansas. Gray County, on 100 % of 200 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

27S21W -0.4 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
27S30W 172.7 ft
27S31W 186.5 ft
27S32W 211.3 ft
27S33W 210.1 ft
27S34W 183.3 ft
27S35W 192.2 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.