Township 27S Range 37W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 186.3 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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186.3 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 27S37W

Median depth went from 57.2 ft before development to 251.1 ft — a change of 186.3 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 30 at 217.8 ft; the smallest fall is section 01 at 162.0 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 27S Range 37W — 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	111.7 ft	273.7 ft	+162.0
02	110.6 ft	278.3 ft	+167.7
03	80.2 ft	250.5 ft	+170.3
04	58.5 ft	229.5 ft	+171.0
05	45.4 ft	221.7 ft	+176.3
06	33.1 ft	215.4 ft	+182.3
07	38.0 ft	232.2 ft	+194.3
08	52.7 ft	239.0 ft	+186.3
09	59.7 ft	237.0 ft	+177.4
10	89.6 ft	262.5 ft	+172.9
11	106.2 ft	275.2 ft	+169.0
12	101.9 ft	267.4 ft	+165.5
13	94.6 ft	264.6 ft	+169.9
14	90.3 ft	264.5 ft	+174.2
15	82.7 ft	263.2 ft	+180.5
16	49.9 ft	237.2 ft	+187.3
17	45.8 ft	242.1 ft	+196.2
18	45.3 ft	249.6 ft	+204.3
19	38.9 ft	251.1 ft	+212.2
20	42.5 ft	246.2 ft	+203.7
21	47.0 ft	240.6 ft	+193.6
22	49.1 ft	235.1 ft	+186.1
23	54.3 ft	233.8 ft	+179.6
24	70.5 ft	244.6 ft	+174.1
25	59.5 ft	239.2 ft	+179.7
26	80.0 ft	266.1 ft	+186.1
27	59.0 ft	252.1 ft	+193.1
28	48.2 ft	248.3 ft	+200.0
29	47.0 ft	257.0 ft	+210.0
30	44.6 ft	262.4 ft	+217.8
31	50.7 ft	266.1 ft	+215.4
32	50.1 ft	261.7 ft	+211.5
33	54.5 ft	261.1 ft	+206.6
34	71.5 ft	273.7 ft	+202.2
35	94.5 ft	290.7 ft	+196.2
36	57.2 ft	245.2 ft	+188.0

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 27S range 37W

58 wells in township 27S range 37W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC, 11. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 465.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (30), domestic (19), oil field water supply (5), feedlot (2).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 27S range 37W, 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	11	1987–2010	515.0 ft	240.0 ft
Gerald Houck Bros. Drilling CO	9	1975–1996	360.0 ft	240.0 ft
Destal Tyler Water Well Service	5	2005–2010	415.0 ft	0.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	5	2011–2013	651.0 ft	270.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	4	1984–1987	400.0 ft	215.0 ft
Well Owner	4	1996–2004	300.0 ft	290.0 ft
K.i. Drilling CO	3	1975	465.0 ft	195.0 ft
Tyler Water Well, INC	3	2011	690.0 ft	0.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	2	2023–2024	659.0 ft	329.0 ft
Nash Ww Srvc	2	2022–2023	560.0 ft	327.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #748	1	2020	615.0 ft	282.0 ft
Dwayne Wagner, Wagner Drilling	1	1975	330.0 ft	0.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2008	611.0 ft	280.0 ft
Howard Drilling CO	1	2017	480.0 ft	320.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	1	2007	367.0 ft	234.0 ft
James Ray Smith Pump Service	1	1979	360.0 ft	205.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	2004	436.0 ft	308.0 ft
Martin's Well Service	1	2017	250.0 ft	244.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	1	1998	400.0 ft	267.0 ft
Steve's Drilling	1	2016	640.0 ft	305.0 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	10	361.0 ft	205.0 ft
1980s	8	400.0 ft	253.0 ft
1990s	11	405.0 ft	230.0 ft
2000s	10	436.0 ft	260.0 ft
2010s	14	641.0 ft	250.0 ft
2020s	5	578.0 ft	306.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	30	578.0 ft
Domestic	19	400.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	5	367.0 ft
Feedlot	2	615.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	1	360.0 ft
Heat Pump (Closed Loop/Disposal), Geothermal	1	200.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 27S range 37W, 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
451865	2011	700.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Tyler Water Well, INC
467668	2013	700.0 ft	296.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
442408	2011	690.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Tyler Water Well, INC
449767	2011	680.0 ft	248.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
433715	2010	670.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Destal Tyler Water Well Service
1054401697	2024	659.0 ft	329.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drlg #748
451866	2012	651.0 ft	263.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
467141	2013	641.0 ft	282.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
501958	2016	640.0 ft	305.0 ft	Domestic	Steve's Drilling
467622	2013	635.0 ft	270.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC

Buying or drilling in township 27S range 37W?

The median section here has moved 186.3 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. Grant County, on 100 % of 58 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

27S30W 172.7 ft
27S31W 186.5 ft
27S32W 211.3 ft
27S33W 210.1 ft
27S34W 183.3 ft
27S35W 192.2 ft
27S36W 174.7 ft
28S10W -1.5 ft
28S11W -2.0 ft
28S12W 1.8 ft
28S13W 3.4 ft
28S14W 3.3 ft
28S16W 9.3 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.