Township 27S Range 31W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 186.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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186.5 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 27S31W

Median depth went from 86.9 ft before development to 280.5 ft — a change of 186.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 30 at 201.8 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 156.6 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 31W — 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	63.6 ft	220.2 ft	+156.6
02	71.7 ft	237.9 ft	+166.2
03	65.7 ft	241.1 ft	+175.4
04	63.5 ft	244.9 ft	+181.4
05	77.5 ft	263.5 ft	+186.0
06	87.5 ft	277.9 ft	+190.4
07	84.3 ft	280.8 ft	+196.6
08	76.5 ft	268.3 ft	+191.8
09	71.4 ft	259.9 ft	+188.5
10	74.6 ft	254.4 ft	+179.8
11	72.6 ft	242.7 ft	+170.1
12	68.7 ft	230.0 ft	+161.3
13	71.9 ft	241.1 ft	+169.1
14	74.1 ft	248.5 ft	+174.4
15	80.9 ft	263.3 ft	+182.4
16	85.0 ft	274.9 ft	+189.9
17	86.9 ft	280.5 ft	+193.6
18	84.2 ft	283.3 ft	+199.1
19	98.7 ft	298.8 ft	+200.0
20	97.8 ft	291.3 ft	+193.5
21	95.3 ft	284.7 ft	+189.4
22	92.2 ft	276.5 ft	+184.3
23	84.0 ft	264.1 ft	+180.1
24	82.8 ft	260.1 ft	+177.3
25	109.8 ft	296.3 ft	+186.5
26	102.9 ft	288.9 ft	+186.0
27	116.0 ft	301.6 ft	+185.6
28	125.0 ft	313.7 ft	+188.8
29	116.4 ft	310.2 ft	+193.8
30	115.7 ft	317.5 ft	+201.8
31	138.2 ft	335.5 ft	+197.3
32	137.4 ft	327.6 ft	+190.2
33	143.1 ft	329.3 ft	+186.3
34	129.5 ft	313.5 ft	+184.0
35	123.4 ft	311.6 ft	+188.2
36	126.8 ft	319.2 ft	+192.4

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 31W

270 wells in township 27S range 31W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC, 40. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 341.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (154), domestic (83), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (21), oil field water supply (7).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 31W, 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
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	40	1976–2009	320.0 ft	195.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	36	1977–2010	408.0 ft	175.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	35	1975–2012	406.0 ft	176.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC	13	1975–1991	300.0 ft	130.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	11	2011–2018	500.0 ft	269.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	11	2013–2023	465.0 ft	237.0 ft
Well Owner	11	1991–2006	200.0 ft	168.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	9	2009–2021	299.0 ft	255.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	7	1976–1987	350.0 ft	150.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	7	1975–2007	195.0 ft	110.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	6	2015–2024	645.0 ft	266.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	6	2022–2025	765.0 ft	275.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC	6	1995–2016	432.0 ft	278.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	6	1995–2006	365.0 ft	185.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well LLC	6	2024–2025	505.0 ft	360.0 ft
Environmental Geosciences and Engineering	4	2001	206.0 ft	182.6 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC	4	2003–2005	210.0 ft	0.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	4	1976–1980	371.0 ft	140.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	4	2000–2003	475.0 ft	280.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well,inc	4	1999	205.0 ft	182.5 ft
Southwest Windmill	3	2000–2003	205.0 ft	160.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	3	2011–2012	410.0 ft	0.0 ft
Woofter Pump & Well, INC	3	2013	315.0 ft	219.0 ft
Bill and Chris Heiman	2	1999–2001	193.0 ft	149.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #748	2	2021	608.0 ft	299.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	2	2013–2020	400.0 ft	265.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well - 1046	2	2026	570.0 ft	419.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	2	1975–1989	310.0 ft	136.0 ft
Kenneth Nightengale	2	2004–2012	300.0 ft	185.0 ft
Layne-western	2	1975–1976	341.0 ft	132.0 ft
Milco Environmental Services	2	2004	63.0 ft	0.0 ft
Southwest Windmill & Water Well Service, INC	2	2020–2021	548.0 ft	325.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	2	2024	328.0 ft	287.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	1	1975	361.0 ft	0.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	1	2002	344.0 ft	188.0 ft
Clarke Well and Equipment, INC	1	2007	432.0 ft	317.7 ft
Dick Grosch Lrrigating Co., INC	1	1998	250.0 ft	162.0 ft
Fire and Ice Geothermal, LLC	1	2014	200.0 ft	0.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service	1	2015	630.0 ft	265.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	1	1977	279.0 ft	81.0 ft
Nichols, Clayton	1	1990	204.0 ft	0.0 ft
Nightengale, Emil	1	1990	200.0 ft	178.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	1	1998	300.0 ft	173.0 ft
U.s. Geological Survey	1	1998	190.0 ft	164.0 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	40	330.0 ft	120.0 ft
1980s	33	350.0 ft	140.0 ft
1990s	51	290.0 ft	170.0 ft
2000s	68	361.0 ft	190.0 ft
2010s	46	470.0 ft	250.0 ft
2020s	31	510.0 ft	280.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	154	375.0 ft
Domestic	83	380.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	21	208.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	7	195.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	3	420.0 ft
Recovery/Soil Vapor Extraction/Soil Vent	2	63.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 31W, 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
492930	2015	805.0 ft	250.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
1052891544	2022	786.0 ft	286.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
1052891602	2022	770.0 ft	271.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
1055221372	2024	767.0 ft	342.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
1054143316	2023	765.0 ft	275.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
544506	2021	645.0 ft	320.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
1052901939	2022	642.0 ft	268.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
486716	2015	630.0 ft	265.0 ft	Domestic	Gspf Irrigation Service
401192	2006	616.0 ft	304.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
391216	2006	610.0 ft	240.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 31W?

The median section here has moved 186.5 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. Haskell County, on 100 % of 270 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

27S23W 48.0 ft
27S24W 34.9 ft
27S25W 39.7 ft
27S26W 48.4 ft
27S28W 93.8 ft
27S29W 141.9 ft
27S30W 172.7 ft
27S32W 211.3 ft
27S33W 210.1 ft
27S34W 183.3 ft
27S35W 192.2 ft
27S36W 174.7 ft
27S37W 186.3 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.