Township 31S Range 27W

36 of the 36 sections here carry both measurements. The median section has fallen 63.4 ft since the aquifer was developed, against 18.2 ft across the whole surface.

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63.4 ftMedian change

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What has happened in township 31S27W

Median depth went from 14.1 ft before development to 81.6 ft — a change of 63.4 ft, over 36 of 36 sections. Deeper: 36. Shallower: 0. Sharpest fall, section 20 at 93.4 ft; the smallest fall is section 36 at 20.1 ft — every section here is deeper than before.

Why some sections have risen.

Section by section

Township 31S 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	6.2 ft	45.5 ft	+39.3
02	1.3 ft	66.2 ft	+64.9
03	1.9 ft	79.3 ft	+77.4
04	0.0 ft	77.3 ft	≥ +77.3
05	0.0 ft	73.1 ft	≥ +73.1
06	1.2 ft	87.0 ft	+85.8
07	0.0 ft	80.3 ft	≥ +80.3
08	0.0 ft	79.8 ft	≥ +79.8
09	0.0 ft	74.0 ft	≥ +74.0
10	0.0 ft	75.3 ft	≥ +75.3
11	4.0 ft	58.7 ft	+54.7
12	15.2 ft	51.2 ft	+35.9
13	26.8 ft	57.6 ft	+30.8
14	14.1 ft	59.8 ft	+45.6
15	8.1 ft	71.4 ft	+63.4
16	4.6 ft	81.6 ft	+77.0
17	0.0 ft	80.3 ft	≥ +80.3
18	0.0 ft	77.8 ft	≥ +77.8
19	0.0 ft	73.1 ft	≥ +73.1
20	0.0 ft	93.4 ft	≥ +93.4
21	21.9 ft	99.9 ft	+78.1
22	37.0 ft	91.0 ft	+54.0
23	49.5 ft	83.5 ft	+34.1
24	62.3 ft	85.8 ft	+23.5
25	96.8 ft	118.1 ft	+21.3
26	85.7 ft	117.2 ft	+31.5
27	59.6 ft	106.7 ft	+47.1
28	41.3 ft	105.4 ft	+64.1
29	19.2 ft	92.9 ft	+73.7
30	11.0 ft	74.0 ft	+63.1
31	58.6 ft	91.0 ft	+32.4
32	61.1 ft	106.4 ft	+45.3
33	67.0 ft	114.7 ft	+47.7
34	96.5 ft	136.9 ft	+40.4
35	111.5 ft	141.0 ft	+29.5
36	102.5 ft	122.6 ft	+20.1

How to read a depth-to-water figure.

Who has drilled in township 31S range 27W

55 wells in township 31S range 27W have a completion record. Busiest driller: Ace-hi International, INC, 9. Oldest record, 1975. Median well 260.0 ft deep.

Sunk for irrigation (28), domestic (15), oil field water supply (6), domestic, livestock (4).

What a WWC-5 record covers.

Who filed well completion records in township 31S 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
Ace-hi International, INC	9	1975–1979	300.0 ft	35.0 ft
Bartel Well Drilling, INC	6	1985–2017	236.0 ft	45.0 ft
Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC	5	1979–2004	190.0 ft	76.0 ft
Cornie Friesen Windmill and Supply CO	4	1975–1990	220.0 ft	131.0 ft
Donald R. Dunham Drilling, INC	4	1997–2003	230.0 ft	40.0 ft
Howard Drilling Company Ag, LLC	4	1985–2001	260.0 ft	100.0 ft
Bernard E. Carlile Water Well Service, INC	2	1975–1977	240.0 ft	80.0 ft
Dunham Drilling, INC	2	2011–2016	370.0 ft	95.0 ft
Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC	2	2017–2018	320.0 ft	137.0 ft
Jonagan Drilling CO	2	1990–1991	140.0 ft	23.0 ft
B & M Srvcs. Swk	1	2026	370.0 ft	86.0 ft
Carl Hayse Water Well Service	1	1996	180.0 ft	42.0 ft
Downey Drilling, Inc. #748	1	2021	357.0 ft	126.0 ft
Downey Drlg #748	1	2023	230.0 ft	107.0 ft
Ed Jantzen Water Well Repair	1	2008	300.0 ft	104.0 ft
Hydro Res. Mid Continent #145	1	2024	301.0 ft	102.0 ft
Jim's Water Well Drlg	1	1996	178.0 ft	90.0 ft
Joe's Well Service, INC	1	1979	234.0 ft	37.0 ft
Jonagan Water Well Service	1	2018	180.0 ft	94.0 ft
Minter-wilson Drlg. Co., INC	1	2008	290.0 ft	38.0 ft
Nash Water Well Service, LLC	1	2022	286.0 ft	128.0 ft
Ray Cramer Drilling CO	1	2001	260.0 ft	48.0 ft
Rosencrantz-bemis Enterprises, INC	1	2023	295.0 ft	105.0 ft
Southwest Windmill	1	1999	140.0 ft	0.0 ft
Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC	1	2015	306.0 ft	140.0 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	14	275.0 ft	37.0 ft
1980s	5	200.0 ft	105.0 ft
1990s	15	220.0 ft	42.0 ft
2000s	8	260.0 ft	76.0 ft
2010s	7	306.0 ft	94.0 ft
2020s	6	301.0 ft	107.0 ft

What the wells were sunk for, and how deep each purpose went.
Purpose	Wells	Median depth
Irrigation	28	290.0 ft
Domestic	15	220.0 ft
Oil Field Water Supply	6	220.0 ft
Domestic, Livestock	4	299.0 ft
(unstated)/abandoned	1	140.0 ft
Monitoring well/observation/piezometer	1	300.0 ft

The ten deepest wells on record in township 31S 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
39496	1979	376.0 ft	0.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
444441	2011	370.0 ft	95.0 ft	Irrigation	Dunham Drilling, INC
1057181321	2026	370.0 ft	86.0 ft	Domestic, Livestock	B & M Srvcs. Swk
39494	1976	364.0 ft	38.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
354672	2004	360.0 ft	76.0 ft	Irrigation	Henkle Drilling & Supply Co. INC
547345	2021	357.0 ft	126.0 ft	Irrigation	Downey Drilling, Inc. #748
498485	2016	340.0 ft	55.0 ft	Irrigation	Dunham Drilling, INC
39500	1977	324.0 ft	8.0 ft	Irrigation	Ace-hi International, INC
529049	2018	320.0 ft	137.0 ft	Irrigation	Hydro Resources Mid Continent, INC
492549	2015	306.0 ft	140.0 ft	Domestic	Southwest Windmill and Water Well Service, INC

Buying or drilling in township 31S range 27W?

The median section here has moved 63.4 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 55 well filings — inferred, not given.

Townships with a comparable number of sections

30S31W 152.1 ft
30S32W 168.9 ft
30S33W 170.3 ft
30S34W 146.6 ft
30S35W 137.5 ft
30S36W 143.6 ft
30S37W 200.1 ft
31S29W 112.8 ft
31S30W 134.6 ft
31S31W 130.3 ft
31S32W 129.6 ft
31S33W 120.3 ft
31S34W 108.0 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.