# Township 27S36W, Grant County — how far the water table has fallen

> Depth to water for the 36 sections of township 27S range 36W, before development and in 2022–2024. Median change 174.7 ft.

## Township 27S Range 36W

**36** of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has **fallen 174.7 ft** since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

### What has happened in township 27S36W

Median depth went from **160.2 ft** before development to
**331.3 ft** — a change of **174.7 ft**, over
36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower:
0. Sharpest fall, section 12 at
186.0 ft; the smallest fall is section 03 at 162.2 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

[Why some sections have
risen](/how-far.md).

### Section by section

*Township 27S Range 36W — 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 | 141.0 ft | 325.4 ft | +184.3 |
| 02 | 140.9 ft | 306.3 ft | +165.5 |
| 03 | 157.0 ft | 319.1 ft | +162.2 |
| 04 | 151.6 ft | 317.7 ft | +166.1 |
| 05 | 127.4 ft | 301.7 ft | +174.3 |
| 06 | 114.8 ft | 284.6 ft | +169.8 |
| 07 | 120.6 ft | 292.4 ft | +171.9 |
| 08 | 132.4 ft | 310.4 ft | +178.0 |
| 09 | 156.2 ft | 327.8 ft | +171.5 |
| 10 | 163.1 ft | 330.6 ft | +167.6 |
| 11 | 159.5 ft | 331.3 ft | +171.8 |
| 12 | 160.2 ft | 346.2 ft | +186.0 |
| 13 | 171.6 ft | 355.7 ft | +184.1 |
| 14 | 170.4 ft | 346.3 ft | +175.9 |
| 15 | 169.3 ft | 342.2 ft | +172.9 |
| 16 | 171.9 ft | 346.5 ft | +174.5 |
| 17 | 131.6 ft | 307.2 ft | +175.6 |
| 18 | 106.5 ft | 277.1 ft | +170.7 |
| 19 | 86.0 ft | 259.3 ft | +173.3 |
| 20 | 128.8 ft | 304.8 ft | +176.0 |
| 21 | 178.9 ft | 354.1 ft | +175.2 |
| 22 | 176.2 ft | 350.9 ft | +174.7 |
| 23 | 182.6 ft | 359.1 ft | +176.4 |
| 24 | 191.8 ft | 374.5 ft | +182.6 |
| 25 | 212.6 ft | 391.4 ft | +178.8 |
| 26 | 195.0 ft | 370.2 ft | +175.2 |
| 27 | 171.3 ft | 344.6 ft | +173.4 |
| 28 | 189.1 ft | 363.6 ft | +174.5 |
| 29 | 142.1 ft | 317.3 ft | +175.2 |
| 30 | 77.7 ft | 254.3 ft | +176.6 |
| 31 | 82.0 ft | 262.7 ft | +180.7 |
| 32 | 151.3 ft | 326.6 ft | +175.3 |
| 33 | 179.9 ft | 351.8 ft | +171.9 |
| 34 | 177.8 ft | 348.2 ft | +170.4 |
| 35 | 216.3 ft | 388.4 ft | +172.1 |
| 36 | 229.4 ft | 404.3 ft | +174.8 |

[How to read a depth-to-water figure](/how-far.md).

### Who has drilled in township 27S range 36W

**110** wells in township 27S range 36W have a completion record. Busiest driller: **Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC**, 40. Oldest record, 1974. Median well 460.0 ft deep.

Sunk for **irrigation** (69), **domestic** (27), **oil field water supply** (10), **domestic, livestock** (2).

[What a WWC-5 record covers](/about.md).

*Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 36W, 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 | 40 | 1975–2009 | 430.0 ft | 226.0 ft |
| Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO | 9 | 1975–1996 | 457.0 ft | 244.0 ft |
| Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 | 9 | 2022–2025 | 455.0 ft | 346.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC | 7 | 2002–2008 | 440.0 ft | 294.0 ft |
| K.i. Drilling CO | 7 | 1975–1976 | 420.0 ft | 155.0 ft |
| Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC | 5 | 1974–1989 | 320.0 ft | 193.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC | 5 | 1984–2008 | 400.0 ft | 280.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC | 5 | 2011–2019 | 571.0 ft | 320.0 ft |
| Downey Drlg #748 | 4 | 2022–2024 | 790.0 ft | 336.0 ft |
| Destal Tyler Water Well Service | 3 | 2004–2009 | 440.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Martin's Well Service | 2 | 2013–2017 | 535.0 ft | 365.0 ft |
| Nash Ww Srvc | 2 | 2022–2023 | 600.0 ft | 359.0 ft |
| Donald Fulton Drilling CO | 1 | 1987 | 471.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Downey Drilling, INC | 1 | 2018 | 544.0 ft | 286.0 ft |
| Dwayne Wagner, Wagner Drilling | 1 | 1977 | 400.0 ft | 160.0 ft |
| Henkle Drilling and Supply | 1 | 1998 | 390.0 ft | 285.0 ft |
| Howard Drilling CO | 1 | 2011 | 485.0 ft | 295.0 ft |
| Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145 | 1 | 2022 | 755.0 ft | 341.0 ft |
| James Ray Smith Pump Service | 1 | 1982 | 396.0 ft | 110.0 ft |
| Jantzen Water Well | 1 | 2010 | 460.0 ft | 294.0 ft |
| Martin's Well Srvc | 1 | 2023 | 396.0 ft | 387.0 ft |
| Ray Cramer Drilling CO | 1 | 1997 | 460.0 ft | 274.0 ft |
| Tyler Water Well, INC | 1 | 2011 | 534.0 ft | 0.0 ft |
| Wagner Drilling | 1 | 1976 | 470.0 ft | 180.0 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 | 31 | 420.0 ft | 189.0 ft |
| 1980s | 10 | 400.0 ft | 221.0 ft |
| 1990s | 15 | 405.0 ft | 274.0 ft |
| 2000s | 26 | 440.0 ft | 294.0 ft |
| 2010s | 11 | 534.0 ft | 295.0 ft |
| 2020s | 17 | 600.0 ft | 341.0 ft |

*What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.*

| Purpose | Wells | Median depth |
|---|---|---|
| Irrigation | 69 | 472.0 ft |
| Domestic | 27 | 400.0 ft |
| Oil Field Water Supply | 10 | 400.0 ft |
| Domestic, Livestock | 2 | 250.0 ft |
| Monitoring well/observation/piezometer | 1 | 470.0 ft |
| Domestic, Lawn and Garden | 1 | 535.0 ft |

*The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 36W, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1053018274 | 2022 | 799.0 ft | 336.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drlg #748 |
| 1052882868 | 2022 | 790.0 ft | 428.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drlg #748 |
| 1054813790 | 2024 | 766.0 ft | 322.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 |
| 1052897165 | 2022 | 757.0 ft | 346.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 |
| 552279 | 2022 | 755.0 ft | 341.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145 |
| 1055221289 | 2024 | 755.0 ft | 311.0 ft | Irrigation | Downey Drlg #748 |
| 556836 | 2022 | 727.0 ft | 340.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 |
| 517436 | 2018 | 692.0 ft | 320.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |
| 1052884648 | 2022 | 692.0 ft | 322.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145 |
| 479476 | 2014 | 690.0 ft | 243.0 ft | Irrigation | Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC |

### Buying or drilling in township 27S range 36W?

The median section here has moved 174.7 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](/privacy.md).

This township sits in [Far western Kansas](/region/far-western-kansas.md). **Grant County**, on 100 % of 110 well filings — [inferred, not given](/about.md).

### Townships with a comparable number of sections

- [27S29W](/township/27s29w.md) 141.9 ft
- [27S30W](/township/27s30w.md) 172.7 ft
- [27S31W](/township/27s31w.md) 186.5 ft
- [27S32W](/township/27s32w.md) 211.3 ft
- [27S33W](/township/27s33w.md) 210.1 ft
- [27S34W](/township/27s34w.md) 183.3 ft
- [27S35W](/township/27s35w.md) 192.2 ft
- [27S37W](/township/27s37w.md) 186.3 ft
- [28S10W](/township/28s10w.md) -1.5 ft
- [28S11W](/township/28s11w.md) -2.0 ft
- [28S12W](/township/28s12w.md) 1.8 ft
- [28S13W](/township/28s13w.md) 3.4 ft
- [28S14W](/township/28s14w.md) 3.3 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](/township.md).

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Página: https://ks-water-table.pages.dev/township/27s36w/
Fonte: Kansas depth to water, predevelopment against 2022-2024 — Kansas Geological Survey, joined to WWC-5 well completion records
Recolha: 2026-08-23