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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.

36Sections
36Measured
174.7 ftMedian change
GrantCounty

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.

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.Before2022–24Change
01141.0 ft325.4 ft+184.3
02140.9 ft306.3 ft+165.5
03157.0 ft319.1 ft+162.2
04151.6 ft317.7 ft+166.1
05127.4 ft301.7 ft+174.3
06114.8 ft284.6 ft+169.8
07120.6 ft292.4 ft+171.9
08132.4 ft310.4 ft+178.0
09156.2 ft327.8 ft+171.5
10163.1 ft330.6 ft+167.6
11159.5 ft331.3 ft+171.8
12160.2 ft346.2 ft+186.0
13171.6 ft355.7 ft+184.1
14170.4 ft346.3 ft+175.9
15169.3 ft342.2 ft+172.9
16171.9 ft346.5 ft+174.5
17131.6 ft307.2 ft+175.6
18106.5 ft277.1 ft+170.7
1986.0 ft259.3 ft+173.3
20128.8 ft304.8 ft+176.0
21178.9 ft354.1 ft+175.2
22176.2 ft350.9 ft+174.7
23182.6 ft359.1 ft+176.4
24191.8 ft374.5 ft+182.6
25212.6 ft391.4 ft+178.8
26195.0 ft370.2 ft+175.2
27171.3 ft344.6 ft+173.4
28189.1 ft363.6 ft+174.5
29142.1 ft317.3 ft+175.2
3077.7 ft254.3 ft+176.6
3182.0 ft262.7 ft+180.7
32151.3 ft326.6 ft+175.3
33179.9 ft351.8 ft+171.9
34177.8 ft348.2 ft+170.4
35216.3 ft388.4 ft+172.1
36229.4 ft404.3 ft+174.8

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

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.

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 recordWellsYearsMedian depthMedian water level
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC401975–2009430.0 ft226.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO91975–1996457.0 ft244.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #14592022–2025455.0 ft346.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC72002–2008440.0 ft294.0 ft
K.i. Drilling CO71975–1976420.0 ft155.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC51974–1989320.0 ft193.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC51984–2008400.0 ft280.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC52011–2019571.0 ft320.0 ft
Downey Drlg #74842022–2024790.0 ft336.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service32004–2009440.0 ft0.0 ft
Martin's Well Service22013–2017535.0 ft365.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc22022–2023600.0 ft359.0 ft
Donald Fulton Drilling CO11987471.0 ft0.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC12018544.0 ft286.0 ft
Dwayne Wagner, Wagner Drilling11977400.0 ft160.0 ft
Henkle Drilling and Supply11998390.0 ft285.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO12011485.0 ft295.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #14512022755.0 ft341.0 ft
James Ray Smith Pump Service11982396.0 ft110.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well12010460.0 ft294.0 ft
Martin's Well Srvc12023396.0 ft387.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO11997460.0 ft274.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC12011534.0 ft0.0 ft
Wagner Drilling11976470.0 ft180.0 ft
Wells by decade drilled, with the median depth reached and the median water level the driller measured on arrival.
DecadeWellsMedian depthMedian level
1970s31420.0 ft189.0 ft
1980s10400.0 ft221.0 ft
1990s15405.0 ft274.0 ft
2000s26440.0 ft294.0 ft
2010s11534.0 ft295.0 ft
2020s17600.0 ft341.0 ft
What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
PurposeWellsMedian depth
Irrigation69472.0 ft
Domestic27400.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply10400.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock2250.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer1470.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden1535.0 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.
RecordYearDepthWater levelPurposeDriller
10530182742022799.0 ft336.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748
10528828682022790.0 ft428.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748
10548137902024766.0 ft322.0 ftIrrigationHydro Res. Mid Continent #145
10528971652022757.0 ft346.0 ftIrrigationHydro Res. Mid Continent #145
5522792022755.0 ft341.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, Inc. #145
10552212892024755.0 ft311.0 ftIrrigationDowney Drlg #748
5568362022727.0 ft340.0 ftIrrigationHydro Res. Mid Continent #145
5174362018692.0 ft320.0 ftIrrigationHydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
10528846482022692.0 ft322.0 ftIrrigationHydro Res. Mid Continent #145
4794762014690.0 ft243.0 ftIrrigationHydro 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.

This township sits in Far western Kansas. Grant County, on 100 % of 110 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.