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Township 27S Range 35W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 192.2 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

36Sections
36Measured
192.2 ftMedian change
GrantCounty

What has happened in township 27S35W

Median depth went from 163.6 ft before development to 357.1 ft — a change of 192.2 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 16 at 213.2 ft; the smallest fall is section 31 at 177.4 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 35W — 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
01108.8 ft295.8 ft+187.1
02104.7 ft297.2 ft+192.5
03109.4 ft306.1 ft+196.7
04127.0 ft318.2 ft+191.2
05129.8 ft317.3 ft+187.5
06128.6 ft324.3 ft+195.7
07149.0 ft346.1 ft+197.1
08143.2 ft343.7 ft+200.4
09128.1 ft333.4 ft+205.3
10119.1 ft322.8 ft+203.7
11110.2 ft307.6 ft+197.4
12114.8 ft305.7 ft+190.8
13121.3 ft313.1 ft+191.8
14134.2 ft333.1 ft+198.9
15147.5 ft356.9 ft+209.3
16154.6 ft367.8 ft+213.2
17177.4 ft378.8 ft+201.4
18177.0 ft369.8 ft+192.8
19195.2 ft383.8 ft+188.6
20185.0 ft379.4 ft+194.4
21165.7 ft368.4 ft+202.7
22169.1 ft369.7 ft+200.6
23158.9 ft352.8 ft+193.8
24156.7 ft345.8 ft+189.0
25163.6 ft348.0 ft+184.4
26168.9 ft357.1 ft+188.2
27183.0 ft374.3 ft+191.3
28183.9 ft376.2 ft+192.2
29191.0 ft378.2 ft+187.2
30204.6 ft386.6 ft+182.0
31216.0 ft393.5 ft+177.4
32204.9 ft387.0 ft+182.1
33192.4 ft378.5 ft+186.0
34187.7 ft374.4 ft+186.6
35184.3 ft369.5 ft+185.2
36186.7 ft368.7 ft+182.0

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 35W

94 wells in township 27S range 35W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC, 18. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 520.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (54), domestic (24), oil field water supply (11), public water supply (2).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 35W, 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
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC181976–2010395.0 ft260.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC141975–2010520.0 ft275.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC131990–2004440.0 ft211.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO71975–1981410.0 ft190.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service52006–2009555.0 ft0.0 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC42002–2004509.0 ft293.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #74832020–2021735.0 ft322.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC32014–2016700.0 ft336.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO21976–1977407.0 ft168.0 ft
Downey Drlg #74822023–2024760.0 ft363.0 ft
Gspf Irrigation Service22015526.0 ft351.0 ft
Hull, Howard21997325.0 ft0.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well21995–2014535.0 ft326.0 ft
Jay C. Woofter Pump & Well, INC21992380.0 ft250.0 ft
K.i. Drilling CO21976525.0 ft220.0 ft
Martin's Well Service22014–2018515.0 ft355.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC22018–2025700.0 ft403.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC22011–2013680.0 ft350.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC12017692.0 ft294.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO12011505.0 ft345.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #14512025364.0 ft325.0 ft
Mh Drilling12025536.0 ft382.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc12021650.0 ft387.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO11997420.0 ft277.0 ft
Tarbet Construction12016404.0 ft370.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s18407.0 ft191.0 ft
1980s8485.0 ft246.0 ft
1990s17380.0 ft234.0 ft
2000s26509.0 ft281.0 ft
2010s16535.0 ft336.0 ft
2020s9700.0 ft363.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation54505.0 ft
Domestic24500.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply11380.0 ft
Public Water Supply2360.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock2407.0 ft
Industrial1700.0 ft
The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 35W, 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
5058492016770.0 ft336.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
5341362020770.0 ft322.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, Inc. #748
10552211152024760.0 ft363.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748
10541457862023747.0 ft362.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748
5427292021735.0 ft320.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, Inc. #748
4889612015700.0 ft368.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
10571231252025700.0 ft403.0 ftIndustrialNash Water Well Service, LLC
5498272021695.0 ft369.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, Inc. #748
5089802017692.0 ft294.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drilling, INC
4645062013680.0 ft350.0 ftIrrigationTyler Water Well, INC

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 35W?

The median section here has moved 192.2 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. Grant County, on 100 % of 94 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.