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Township 27S Range 30W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 172.7 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
172.7 ftMedian change
GrayCounty

What has happened in township 27S30W

Median depth went from 71.6 ft before development to 241.5 ft — a change of 172.7 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 31 at 186.6 ft; the smallest fall is section 05 at 139.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 30W — 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.Before2022–24Change
0171.4 ft219.4 ft+148.0
0268.6 ft217.0 ft+148.4
0362.5 ft209.0 ft+146.5
0466.3 ft208.7 ft+142.4
0564.1 ft203.4 ft+139.2
0665.0 ft212.2 ft+147.1
0770.7 ft225.2 ft+154.5
0866.7 ft218.6 ft+151.8
0965.2 ft219.6 ft+154.4
1065.3 ft223.9 ft+158.6
1166.9 ft225.8 ft+158.9
1270.1 ft226.4 ft+156.2
1371.6 ft237.0 ft+165.4
1463.5 ft236.2 ft+172.7
1565.7 ft240.7 ft+175.1
1667.3 ft236.5 ft+169.2
1770.1 ft235.5 ft+165.4
1875.6 ft241.5 ft+165.9
1992.2 ft268.9 ft+176.7
2087.6 ft264.1 ft+176.5
2190.4 ft270.1 ft+179.7
2282.4 ft268.6 ft+186.1
2366.3 ft248.0 ft+181.7
2467.8 ft239.0 ft+171.1
2584.2 ft256.5 ft+172.3
2693.5 ft273.6 ft+180.1
27104.4 ft287.3 ft+182.9
28101.6 ft283.5 ft+181.9
29105.3 ft287.9 ft+182.7
30110.5 ft295.4 ft+185.0
31128.9 ft315.6 ft+186.6
32109.2 ft292.2 ft+183.0
33101.7 ft282.2 ft+180.5
3496.3 ft275.8 ft+179.5
3598.4 ft276.3 ft+177.9
3688.8 ft262.6 ft+173.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 30W

180 wells in township 27S range 30W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC, 37. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 295.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (118), domestic (52), domestic, livestock (8), oil field water supply (2).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 30W, 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 recordWellsYearsMedian depthMedian water level
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC371975–2009273.0 ft165.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC231976–2010367.0 ft168.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC231976–2005335.0 ft128.0 ft
Well Owner121986–2018206.0 ft190.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair111995–2009235.0 ft154.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC91975–1993158.0 ft79.0 ft
Don Dentor819910.0 ft0.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC82012–2020374.0 ft265.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC81975–1991220.0 ft105.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC61999–2002321.0 ft176.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC41998–2013410.0 ft296.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC42014–2015231.0 ft191.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO32000–2009240.0 ft163.0 ft
Dick Grosch Lrrigating Co., INC21997–1998260.0 ft173.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC22016–2019335.0 ft270.0 ft
Dunham Drilling INC21998–1999231.0 ft145.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #14522023412.0 ft355.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well22012–2017345.0 ft247.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC22015–2019500.0 ft220.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC11975305.0 ft0.0 ft
C.o. Water Well Drlg11989295.0 ft145.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO11984335.0 ft185.0 ft
Downey Drlg #74812023360.0 ft260.0 ft
Eugene Nally11997150.0 ft143.0 ft
Everett Miller Gearhead & Pump Repair11992262.0 ft111.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well - 104612025430.0 ft313.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC12026490.0 ft293.0 ft
Layne-western11976255.0 ft82.0 ft
Max Davidson12005263.0 ft159.0 ft
Nally Land & Cattle12000215.0 ft203.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc12024520.0 ft239.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s30262.0 ft98.0 ft
1980s19295.0 ft132.0 ft
1990s60235.0 ft145.0 ft
2000s41297.0 ft188.0 ft
2010s23335.0 ft241.0 ft
2020s7412.0 ft292.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation118297.0 ft
Domestic52255.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock8153.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply2280.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 30W, 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.
RecordYearDepthWater levelPurposeDriller
5174422018560.0 ft248.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
4773172014545.0 ft241.0 ftDomesticNash Water Well Service, LLC
3193542001540.0 ft223.0 ftIrrigationRichard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
10554863272024520.0 ft239.0 ftDomesticNash Ww Srvc
1148921997501.0 ft141.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
5259502019500.0 ft220.0 ftDomesticSouthwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC
10575459762026490.0 ft293.0 ftDomesticJantzen Water Well LLC
3291802002480.0 ft160.0 ftIrrigationRichard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
3985822006480.0 ft188.0 ftDomesticEd Jantzen Water Well Repair
247601984461.0 ft110.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 30W?

The median section here has moved 172.7 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 180 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

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.