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19-13-21cc--Driller's log of irrigation well at the SW cor. sec. 21, T. 19 S., R. 13 W., Barton County; drilled by James Frasier for Mr. Bathborn, owner. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil88
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene and Recent
Alluvium
    Sand and gravel, coarse3947
    Clay, gummy956
    Sand and gravel2379

19-13-25dd--Driller's log of test hole in the SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 25, T. 19 S., R. 13 W., Barton County; drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the Kansas Power Company of Great Bend. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil22
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene and Recent
Alluvium
    Clay911
    Sand and gravel1728
    Sand and gravel; contains clay balls1038
    Sand, fine543
    Clay952
    Sand, coarse658
    Clay, yellow1674
CRETACEOUS--Gulfian
Dakota (?) formation
    Sand rock175

19-13-27cb--Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. SW 1/4 sec. 27, T. 19 S., R. 13 W., Barton County. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill55
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene and Recent
Alluvium
    Silt, sandy, light-gray and blue-gray510
    Gravel, fine to coarse, and sand1828
    Silt, sandy, gray and yellow-buff; contains gravel in lower part2452
    Gravel, fine to medium, and sand1264
    Silt, buff and light blue-gray, interbedded with sand and gravel1680
    Gravel, fine to medium, and sand; contains much silt and some clay27107
    Silt, buff; contains sand, gravel, and caliche19126
    Gravel, fine to medium, and sand7133
CRETACEOUS--Comanchean
Kiowa shale
    Shale, gray; contains pyrite7140

19-13-28bc--Driller's log of city-supply well (Odell St. well) at Great Bend in the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 28, T. 19 S., R. 18 W., Barton County; drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the Kansas Power Company, 1930. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil22
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene and Recent
Alluvium
    Clay46
    Sand, coarse28
    Sand and gravel1624
    Clay832
    Sand, fine638
    Sand, coarse, and gravel644
    Clay347
    Sand and gravel2067
    Clay168
    Sand and gravel977
    Sand, gravel, and clay balls885
    Sand and gravel35120
    Clay2122
    Sand and gravel6128

19-13-28cd--Driller's log of city-supply well (Office well) at Great Bend in the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 128, T. 19 S., R. 13 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company far the Kansas Power Company, 1987. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill, cinders, and soil55
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene and Recent
Alluvium
    Clay, sandy49
    Sand, coarse, and gravel2029
    Clay, yellow837
    Clay, sandy1148
    Pack sand351
    Clay, blue1061
    Clay, sandy, yellow667
    Sand and gravel2087
    Clay, yellow390
    Sand and gravel, with clay streaks595
    Sand and gravel16111
    Sand and gravel, cemented2113
    Sand, fine, and clay4117
    Clay1118

19-13-33db--Driller's log of well in the NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 33, T. 19, S., R. 13 W., Barton County; drilled by the Kelly Well Company for the Kansas Power Company, 1923. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Alluvium
Sand and gravel2828
    Clay2553
    Sand356
    Clay763
    Gravel, cemented467
    Gravel875
    Clay176

19-13-34cc--Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 34, T. 19 S., R. 13 W., Barton County; drilled, 1945. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill44
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene and Recent
Alluvium
    Gravel, fine to coarse, and sand1822
    Silt, sandy, buff628
    Gravel, fine to medium, sand, and silt; poorly sorted1745
    Silt and clay; light- to dark-gray1358
    Gravel, fine to medium, sand, and silt; poorly sorted1270
    Silt and clay; yellow-buff373
    Gravel, fine to medium, and sand; contains some silt66139
CRETACEOUS--Comanchean
Kiowa shale
    Sandstone, medium-grained, white to light-brown11150

19-14-4cab--Driller's log of irrigation well in the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 4, T. 19 S., R. 14 W., Barton County; drilled by Jim Frasier for Charles Stevens. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene and Recent
Alluvium
Clay, sandy2020
    Sand525
    Sand and gravel3560
    Sand rock0.560.5
    Sand and gravel15.576

19-14-5caa--Sample log of test hole in the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 5, T. 19 S., R. 14 W., Barton County; drilled, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,884.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill and soil; dark-gray33
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene and Recent
Alluvium
    Silt, dark-buff and gray2225
    Silt, dark-gray; contains some sand and fine gravel530
    Gravel, fine, and sand; silty1040
    Gravel, fine to medium, and sand; contains some coarse gravel which is derived mostly from Cretaceous rocks3373
CRETACEOUS--Gulfian
Dakota formation
    Clay, light-gray780

19-14-6bb1--Driller's log of well in the NW 1/4 sec. 6, T. 19 S., R. 14 W., drilled for the Natural Gas Pipeline Company. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, black33
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene and Recent
Alluvium
    Clay, sticky2427
    Sand, coarse330
    Sand, coarse, silty1141
    Sand and gravel1354
    Clay155

19-14-9aab--Driller's log of irrigation well of W. A. Brown in the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 9, T. 19 S., R. 14 W., Barton County. Surface altitude, 1,883.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene and Recent
Alluvium
Clay and soil2020
    Sand, fine828
    Sand and medium gravel4169
CRETACEOUS--Gulfian
Dakota formation
    Shale, blue41110

19-14-17bb--Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 17, T. 19 S., R. 14 W., Barton County; drilled, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,914.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill22
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
    Silt, clayey, yellow-gray and brown810
    Silt, sandy, buff; contains caliche nodules2737
    Silt, sandy, yellow; contains caliche nodules and pebbles of sandstone542
CRETACEOUS--Gulfian and Comanchean
Dakota formation and Kiowa shale, undifferentiated
    Clay, yellow, yellow-brown, and blue-gray, and brown and dark-gray fine-grained hard sandstone; contains hematite2870
    Clay and silt; light-gray, buff, and red; contains many gray sandstone pellets30100
    Clay, red, red-brown, and gray; contains hematite17117
    Sandstone, pellet form, fine-grained, gray7124
    Clay, light blue-gray, gray, and red-brown, and white hard sandstone pellets16140
    Clay, light- to dark-gray, red-brown, and yellow20160
    Clay, light- to dark-gray; contains some fine sand, sandstone pellets, charcoal, and pyrite40200
    Siltstone, light-gray; contains thin beds of fine-grained sandstone, some charcoal and pyrite28228
    Sandstone, fine-grained, gray1229
    Siltstone, gray, and buff and gray fine-grained sandstone; contains thin beds of limestone from 250 to 260 feet41270
    Clay and shale; dark-gray, and light-gray and gray fine- to medium-grained sandstone; contains shells from 305 to 310 feet40310
    Clay, dark-gray, and gray to black fissile shale; contains thin beds of limestone from 327 to 330 feet and pyrite31341
Cheyenne sandstone (Comanchean)
    Siltstone, sandy, and fine-grained sandstone; white, greenish-white, and light-gray69410
    Sandstone, fine-grained, white65475
PERMIAN
    Sandstone, fine-grained, red; and red siltstone15490

19-14-19ad--Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. NE 1/4 sec. 19, T. 19 S., R. 14 W., Barton County; drilled, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,896.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill22
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene and Recent
Alluvium
    Silt, tan to buff810
    Silt, light-brown to light-gray, and very fine to coarse sand1828
    Gravel, fine, and sand; silty1341
    Silt, gray, gray green, and yellow-green2465
CRETACEOUS--Gulfian
Dakota formation
    Clay, sandy, light blue-gray368
    Sandstone, light-brown1280

19-14-22ac--Driller's log of irrigation well of A. Essmiller in the SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 22, T. 19 S., R. 14 W., Barton County. Surface altitude, 1,885.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene and Recent
Alluvium
Clay and soil1313
    Sand2841
    Clay142
    Gravel1355
    Clay2075
    Gravel580
CRETACEOUS--Gulfian
Dakota formation
    Sandstone181

19-14-26cbd--Driller's log of irrigation well of Essmiller Brothers in the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 26, T. 19 S., R. 14 W., Barton County; drilled by Roy Delp, 1939. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene and Recent
Alluvium
Clay and soil1010
    Gravel, good2636
    Sand, fine2258
    Sand, fine; contains clay balls462
    Gravel, good971
    Clay273
    Sand275
    Gravel1792

19-14-30ad--Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. NE 1/4 sec. 30, T. 19 S., R. 14 W., Barton County; drilled, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,903.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill and soil22
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene and Recent
Alluvium
    Silt, gray to brown810
    Silt, sandy, tan and yellow-gray; contains caliche nodules and some fine to medium gravel1727
    Gravel, fine to medium, and sand229
    Silt, buff; contains fine to medium gravel and sand534
    Gravel, fine to coarse, and sand1347
    Silt, buff1057
    Gravel, fine to coarse, sand, and gray silt1572
    Silt and clay; light- to dark-gray; contains fine sand32104
    Sand, fine to coarse3107
    Silt, sandy, gray and gray-green13120
    Silt, buff to tan20140
    Gravel, fine to coarse, and sand; derived from the Dakota formation6146
CRETACEOUS--Gulfian
Dakota formation
    Shale, sandy, gray4150

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