Township 30S Range 27W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 119.5 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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119.5 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 30S27W

Median depth went from 21.5 ft before development to 135.5 ft — a change of 119.5 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 19 at 134.3 ft; the smallest fall is section 35 at 63.5 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 30S 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	19.1 ft	135.2 ft	+116.1
02	34.1 ft	154.7 ft	+120.6
03	37.4 ft	161.3 ft	+124.0
04	28.8 ft	152.0 ft	+123.2
05	23.3 ft	146.0 ft	+122.6
06	34.6 ft	157.6 ft	+123.0
07	62.4 ft	184.8 ft	+122.4
08	74.5 ft	195.5 ft	+121.0
09	75.5 ft	196.0 ft	+120.5
10	62.0 ft	184.4 ft	+122.4
11	40.0 ft	158.0 ft	+118.0
12	24.6 ft	135.5 ft	+110.9
13	22.9 ft	124.1 ft	+101.3
14	24.6 ft	141.8 ft	+117.2
15	27.1 ft	153.4 ft	+126.3
16	34.0 ft	160.0 ft	+126.0
17	55.2 ft	178.9 ft	+123.8
18	69.4 ft	192.1 ft	+122.7
19	17.9 ft	152.2 ft	+134.3
20	8.9 ft	140.4 ft	+131.5
21	0.0 ft	127.5 ft	≥ +127.5
22	4.8 ft	125.6 ft	+120.8
23	10.9 ft	124.1 ft	+113.2
24	21.5 ft	110.3 ft	+88.8
25	9.5 ft	87.6 ft	+78.1
26	0.0 ft	91.6 ft	≥ +91.6
27	0.0 ft	94.1 ft	≥ +94.1
28	0.0 ft	97.2 ft	≥ +97.2
29	0.0 ft	109.7 ft	≥ +109.7
30	6.1 ft	125.6 ft	+119.5
31	4.7 ft	115.9 ft	+111.2
32	0.0 ft	86.4 ft	≥ +86.4
33	0.0 ft	70.4 ft	≥ +70.4
34	0.0 ft	67.2 ft	≥ +67.2
35	0.0 ft	63.5 ft	≥ +63.5
36	0.0 ft	65.1 ft	≥ +65.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 30S range 27W

98 wells in township 30S range 27W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Bartel Well Drilling, INC, 11. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 321.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (48), domestic (31), monitoring well/observation/piezometer (10), domestic, livestock (7).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 30S 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	11	1978–2013	260.0 ft	120.0 ft
Ace-hi International, INC	9	1975–1979	370.0 ft	18.0 ft
Allen & Rawlins Drlg CO	5	1976	357.0 ft	42.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	5	1979–1988	237.0 ft	65.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	5	1978–1994	363.0 ft	75.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	5	1981–2009	370.0 ft	31.0 ft
Pratt Well Service, INC	5	2002	25.0 ft	16.4 ft
Reuben Bartel Well Drilling, INC	5	2000–2001	220.0 ft	108.0 ft
Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc	5	2023–2025	402.0 ft	177.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	4	2014–2015	411.0 ft	163.0 ft
Layne-christensen CO	4	1980–1982	342.0 ft	118.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	4	2014–2016	346.0 ft	142.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	3	2000–2003	337.0 ft	70.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	3	1997–2004	280.0 ft	15.0 ft
J.o. Johnson Drilling Company	3	1975	318.0 ft	18.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC	2	2013	370.0 ft	120.0 ft
Merle Cragg Water Well Drlg	2	1976–1984	230.0 ft	82.0 ft
U.s. Geological Survey	2	2000	31.1 ft	12.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	1	1977	280.0 ft	15.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	1	1998	260.0 ft	84.0 ft
Downey Drilling, INC	1	2019	380.0 ft	158.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #748	1	2021	411.0 ft	165.0 ft
E. Willie Hodde, Jr. Drilling Company	1	1977	270.0 ft	98.0 ft
High Plains Drilling & Supply	1	1979	386.0 ft	38.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	1	2009	320.0 ft	100.0 ft
Jantzen Water Well	1	2013	370.0 ft	166.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	1	1990	256.0 ft	93.0 ft
Les Taylor Drilling Co. (ltd)	1	2004	274.0 ft	0.0 ft
M & D Well Service	1	2000	340.0 ft	47.0 ft
Maxim Tech./kansas City	1	1995	30.0 ft	21.5 ft
Pratt Well Service	1	2015	30.0 ft	15.3 ft
Richard Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	1	2003	321.0 ft	85.0 ft
Southwest Windmill	1	2004	200.0 ft	30.0 ft
Well Owner	1	1991	325.0 ft	46.0 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	24	357.0 ft	38.0 ft
1980s	13	340.0 ft	82.0 ft
1990s	13	260.0 ft	55.0 ft
2000s	27	250.0 ft	49.0 ft
2010s	14	370.0 ft	138.0 ft
2020s	6	411.0 ft	177.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	48	363.0 ft
Domestic	31	260.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	10	30.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	7	300.0 ft
Feedlot	1	285.0 ft
Domestic, Lawn and Garden	1	315.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 30S 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
1056603806	2025	442.0 ft	216.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc
486751	2015	428.0 ft	103.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
39420	1988	427.0 ft	128.0 ft	Irrigation	Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC
1053441625	2023	420.0 ft	235.0 ft	Domestic	Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc
418477	1976	412.0 ft	63.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
477896	2014	411.0 ft	138.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
547347	2021	411.0 ft	165.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, Inc. #748
418478	1976	406.0 ft	42.0 ft	Irrigation	Allen & Rawlins Drlg CO
1053441678	2023	402.0 ft	177.0 ft	Domestic	Sw Windmill & Ww Srvc
418572	1976	400.0 ft	10.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC

Buying or drilling in township 30S range 27W?

The median section here has moved 119.5 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. Meade County, on 100 % of 98 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

29S34W 184.5 ft
29S35W 159.5 ft
29S36W 192.9 ft
29S37W 207.5 ft
29S38W 205.8 ft
29S39W 247.4 ft
30S26W 64.6 ft
30S29W 133.0 ft
30S30W 142.8 ft
30S31W 152.1 ft
30S32W 168.9 ft
30S33W 170.3 ft
30S34W 146.6 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.