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Township 27S Range 34W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 183.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
183.3 ftMedian change
HaskellCounty

What has happened in township 27S34W

Median depth went from 156.9 ft before development to 335.4 ft — a change of 183.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 01 at 195.1 ft; the smallest fall is section 27 at 158.3 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 34W — 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
01131.5 ft326.6 ft+195.1
02125.5 ft316.6 ft+191.1
03123.0 ft311.2 ft+188.2
04105.1 ft289.4 ft+184.3
05110.2 ft292.3 ft+182.2
06117.2 ft300.5 ft+183.3
07108.0 ft294.3 ft+186.3
08111.6 ft295.5 ft+183.9
09109.1 ft294.0 ft+184.9
10115.8 ft302.7 ft+186.9
11117.4 ft305.9 ft+188.5
12124.5 ft316.2 ft+191.7
13150.2 ft338.1 ft+187.9
14135.0 ft319.7 ft+184.7
15123.4 ft305.4 ft+182.0
16123.5 ft305.3 ft+181.9
17122.2 ft305.4 ft+183.2
18123.8 ft310.1 ft+186.3
19161.9 ft345.2 ft+183.3
20156.9 ft335.4 ft+178.6
21157.8 ft332.2 ft+174.3
22165.8 ft339.0 ft+173.3
23171.7 ft351.4 ft+179.6
24172.9 ft358.3 ft+185.3
25202.7 ft386.9 ft+184.2
26198.0 ft371.5 ft+173.5
27197.5 ft355.7 ft+158.3
28187.9 ft347.3 ft+159.5
29180.1 ft351.5 ft+171.4
30166.1 ft345.2 ft+179.1
31190.9 ft368.4 ft+177.5
32203.1 ft374.2 ft+171.1
33212.7 ft375.7 ft+163.1
34232.4 ft392.8 ft+160.4
35223.7 ft395.1 ft+171.4
36218.6 ft402.2 ft+183.5

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 34W

147 wells in township 27S range 34W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC, 34. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 420.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (65), oil field water supply (32), domestic (25), domestic, livestock (12).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 34W, 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
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC341975–2008446.0 ft209.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC301979–2002410.0 ft160.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC241990–2006360.0 ft201.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC162013–2018575.0 ft373.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO81976–1981400.0 ft155.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC61982–1988420.0 ft217.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC31999–2003580.0 ft245.0 ft
Southwest Windmill32000215.0 ft0.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc32020–2025498.0 ft320.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply21999563.0 ft326.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO22011500.0 ft285.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC21996360.0 ft190.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO21976–1979336.0 ft163.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC22013–2015540.0 ft324.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC22012690.0 ft290.0 ft
Darvin Koehn12017420.0 ft390.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service11993566.0 ft242.0 ft
Layne-western11975340.0 ft185.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC12018540.0 ft320.0 ft
Southwest Windmil12000255.0 ft0.0 ft
T & W Water Well Serv., INC11990320.0 ft182.0 ft
Thad Robert12001381.0 ft340.0 ft
Triple A Ranch, INC12006284.0 ft0.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s33380.0 ft163.0 ft
1980s36430.0 ft175.0 ft
1990s32360.0 ft202.0 ft
2000s19380.0 ft242.0 ft
2010s24560.0 ft355.0 ft
2020s3498.0 ft320.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation65435.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply32360.0 ft
Domestic25365.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock12430.0 ft
Feedlot11565.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned1480.0 ft
Test Hole, Cased1780.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 34W, 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
4989072014790.0 ft380.0 ftDomestic, LivestockHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
4939012013780.0 ft420.0 ftTest Hole, CasedHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
4967132016780.0 ft353.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
5140162018780.0 ft391.0 ftFeedlotHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
5120862017775.0 ft355.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
4519532012690.0 ft0.0 ftIrrigationTyler Water Well, INC
4148162008655.0 ft284.0 ftIrrigationHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
284001983625.0 ft234.0 ftFeedlotHenkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
4967152016624.0 ft337.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
4820592014611.0 ft386.0 ftDomestic, LivestockHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 34W?

The median section here has moved 183.3 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 147 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.