Township 29S Range 27W

26 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 116.7 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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26Measured

116.7 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 29S27W

Median depth went from 67.5 ft before development to 182.3 ft — a change of 116.7 ft, over 26 of 36 sections. Deeper: 26. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 34 at 127.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 24 at 104.5 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 29S Range 27W — 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	86.8 ft	195.3 ft	+108.5
02	100.0 ft	211.1 ft	+111.1
03	104.9 ft	225.7 ft	+120.8
04	102.9 ft	—	—
05	79.6 ft	—	—
06	77.8 ft	—	—
07	72.3 ft	—	—
08	66.8 ft	—	—
09	92.5 ft	—	—
10	91.4 ft	210.8 ft	+119.4
11	87.2 ft	200.9 ft	+113.7
12	75.2 ft	183.1 ft	+107.9
13	70.5 ft	175.2 ft	+104.7
14	72.0 ft	184.2 ft	+112.2
15	93.8 ft	210.7 ft	+116.9
16	93.8 ft	216.2 ft	+122.5
17	63.8 ft	—	—
18	70.7 ft	—	—
19	73.7 ft	—	—
20	61.6 ft	—	—
21	91.3 ft	204.9 ft	+113.6
22	71.8 ft	187.6 ft	+115.8
23	65.5 ft	178.6 ft	+113.1
24	61.8 ft	166.3 ft	+104.5
25	41.4 ft	148.5 ft	+107.1
26	44.8 ft	161.6 ft	+116.7
27	44.6 ft	168.1 ft	+123.5
28	61.4 ft	179.4 ft	+118.0
29	51.7 ft	167.0 ft	+115.4
30	67.5 ft	191.7 ft	+124.2
31	58.8 ft	182.3 ft	+123.5
32	32.3 ft	153.9 ft	+121.7
33	40.7 ft	167.3 ft	+126.6
34	24.2 ft	151.6 ft	+127.4
35	22.0 ft	142.9 ft	+121.0
36	26.3 ft	141.2 ft	+114.9

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 29S range 27W

51 wells in township 29S range 27W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Bartel Well Drilling, INC, 12. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 198.0 ft deep.

Sunk for domestic (24), irrigation (21), domestic, livestock (5), oil field water supply (1).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 29S range 27W, 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
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	12	1978–2013	160.0 ft	101.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	8	2015–2022	206.0 ft	132.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	4	1990–2008	332.0 ft	120.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	3	1977–1985	183.0 ft	98.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	3	1993–2003	140.0 ft	67.0 ft
Well Owner	3	1991–1993	149.0 ft	127.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well - 1046	2	2025	250.0 ft	137.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	2	1975–1980	165.0 ft	104.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	2	1978	140.0 ft	76.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	1	1978	220.0 ft	50.0 ft
Allen & Rawlins Drlg CO	1	1976	210.0 ft	83.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	1	1983	140.0 ft	53.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	1	1998	198.0 ft	88.0 ft
Dick Grosch Lrrigating Co., INC	1	1996	340.0 ft	0.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	1	2007	260.0 ft	133.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	1	2026	370.0 ft	164.0 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	1	1976	185.0 ft	100.0 ft
J.o. Johnson Drilling Company	1	1976	498.0 ft	0.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	2011	170.0 ft	137.0 ft
Layne-western	1	1975	280.0 ft	62.0 ft
Michael Woofter Drlg. INC	1	1977	175.0 ft	76.0 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	11	183.0 ft	76.0 ft
1980s	4	165.0 ft	104.0 ft
1990s	14	160.0 ft	101.0 ft
2000s	9	228.0 ft	133.0 ft
2010s	4	280.0 ft	137.0 ft
2020s	9	192.0 ft	132.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Domestic	24	165.0 ft
Irrigation	21	210.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	5	260.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	1	140.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 29S range 27W, 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
24933	1976	498.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	J.o. Johnson Drilling Company
1057192656	2026	370.0 ft	164.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, INC
108039	1996	340.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Dick Grosch Lrrigating Co., INC
365041	2004	333.0 ft	113.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
414803	2008	332.0 ft	165.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
24922	1985	330.0 ft	140.0 ft	Domestic	Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO
24934	1990	320.0 ft	110.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
553968	2015	305.0 ft	142.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Nash Water Well Service, LLC
24937	1975	280.0 ft	62.0 ft	Irrigation	Layne-western
491060	2015	280.0 ft	115.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Nash Water Well Service, LLC

Buying or drilling in township 29S range 27W?

The median section here has moved 116.7 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. Gray County, on 100 % of 51 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

10S26W -15.2 ft
31S18W -89.3 ft
23S17W 11.2 ft
28S27W 77.1 ft
29S14W 1.7 ft
19S13W 2.3 ft
26S23W 36.5 ft
34S43W 31.0 ft
32S41W 38.6 ft
29S12W 2.2 ft
25S21W 7.9 ft
29S11W 1.1 ft
35S42W 54.0 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.