KGS--Chase County, Kansas--Records of Wells

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Well-numbering System

The well and test-hole numbers used in this report give the location of wells and test holes according to the General Land Office Surveys and according to the following formula: township, range, section, l60-acre tract within that section, and the 40-acre tract within that quarter section. If two or more wells are located within a 40-acre tract, the wells are numbered according to the order in which they were inventoried. The 160- acre and 40-acre tracts are designated a, b, c, or d in a counterclockwise direction, beginning in the northeast quarter. For example, a well located in the NE SE sec. 10, T. 19 S., R. 7 E., would be numbered 19-7-10da. Wells in the strip of oversized sections in R. 8 E. are located in the same manner, except that the lot number is used where a well is in an area divided into lots.

Records of Wells

Information pertaining to water wells in Chase County is given in Table 12. The well numbers used in this report give the location of wells according to the General Land Office Surveys as described in the preceding paragraph. The measured depths of water levels are given to the nearest 0.01 foot, whereas reported depths are given only to the nearest foot and are subject to error. Similarly measured depths of wells are given to the nearest 0.1 foot, reported depths are given only to the nearest foot and are subject to error.

T. 18 S. || T. 19 S. || T. 20 S. || T. 21 S. || T. 22 S.

Table 12--Records of wells and springs in Chase County.

Well No. (1)	Location	Owner or tenant	Type of well (2)	Depth of well, feet (3)	Diam. of well, inches (3)	Type of casing	Principal water-bearing bed		Method of lift (5)	Use of water (6)	Measuring point		Depth to water level, feet (7)	Date of Measurement	Remarks (Yield given in gallons a minute; drawdown in ft)
Well No. (1)	Location	Owner or tenant	Type of well (2)	Depth of well, feet (3)	Diam. of well, inches (3)	Type of casing	Character of material	Geologic source	Method of lift (5)	Use of water (6)	Description	Feet above land surface	Depth to water level, feet (7)	Date of Measurement	Remarks (Yield given in gallons a minute; drawdown in ft)
T. 18 S., R. 6 E.
18-6-1 cd	SE SW sec. 1	C. C. Roniger	Du	56.3	48	R	Limestone and shale	Bader ls	Cy, H	D, S	Top of concrete cover	1	52.13	9/13/47	Can be pumped dry in half an hour
18-6-12 da	NE SE sec. 12	D. L. Carpenter	Du	32.6	32	R	Limestone and shale	Easly Creek sh and Bader ls	Cy, H	D	Top of concrete cover	1	28.97	9/13/47
18-6-20 ba	NE NW sec. 20	William Amick	Dr	93.1	7.5	I	Limestone	Wreford ls	N	S	Top of casing	4	20.43	9/16/47
18-6-20 bb	NW NW sec. 20	William Amick	Du	14.9	42	R	Silt, sand and gravel	Alluvium	N	N	Top of wooden box cover	1.8	7.89	9/16/47	Abandoned, formerly a stock well
T. 18 S., R. 7 E.
18-7-17 bc	SW NW sec. 17	Atchison, Topeka &Santa Fe Ry	Dr	31	(?)	(?)	Gravel	Alluvium	(?)	S	Land surface	0	22		Reported yield 4
18-7-33 aa	NE NE sec. 33	Joe Crawford	Dr	35	6	GI	Limestone	Cottonwood ls	T, E	D, S	Land surface	0	10		Reported to yield +100
T. 18 S., R. 8 E.
18-8-1 ab	NW NE sec. 1	A. M. Eldred	Dr	40.4	6	GI	Silt, sand and gravel	Alluvium	Cy, H	D	Top of casing	0.1	8.81	10/2/47
18-8-1 ca	NE SW sec. 1	G. A. Holm	Dr	42.9	6	GI	Shale and limestone	Speiser sh & Funston ls	Cy, H	D, S	Top of casing	0.5	11.95	10/2/47
18-8-7 ac	SW NE sec. 7	R. O. Palmer	Sp				Limestone	Wreford ls		D, S				9/20/47	Palmer Spring, estimated yield 75
18-8-18 da	NE SE sec. 18	Kerwin Parks	Dr	34.2	6.5	I	Shale and limestone	Funston ls & Speiser sh	Cy, H	D	Top of casing	0.8	24.1	9/20/47	Reported to yield less than 1
18-8-26 ad	SE NE sec. 26	Park Maderly	Dr	?	6.5	I	Limestone	Crouse ls (?)	Cy, N	N	Top of casing	0.7	18.5	10/2/47	Formerly a stock well
18-8-32 ba	NE NW sec. 32	James Robertson	Du	30.7	35	R	Shale and limestone	Eskridge sh	Cy, H	D	Top of wooden cover	3	22.54	9/9/47
18-8-36 cb	NW SW sec. 36	Robert Watchous	Dr	40	7	GI	Limestone and shale	Beattie ls	Cy, W, H	D, S	Top of concrete cover	0.2	24.08	10/2/47
T. 18 S., R. 9 E.
18-9-1 db	NW SE sec. 1	G. R. Evans	Dr	60.7	7.5	GI	Limestone	Grenola or Red Eagle ls	Cy, W	S	Top of casing	3.5	17.21	10/2/47
18-9-14-aa	NE NE sec. 14	Frank and Hugo	Dr	33.5	6.5	GI	Shale and limestone	Eskridge sh	Cy, H	D	Top of casing	0	17.73	10/2/47
18-9-16 ab	NW NE sec. 16	Fred Umberger	Du	22.4	24	R	Limestone	Eiss ls	Cy, H	D	Top of rock curbing	0.9	15.07	10/3/47
18-9-16 cd	SE SW sec. 16	William Brown	Du	25	36	R	Shale and limestone	Eskridge sh	Cy, H	D	Top of 2-by 6-inch board cover	1	22.59	10/3/47
18-9-18 da	NE SE sec. 18	Mary Erickson	Du	23.6	30	R	Limestone and shale	Eiss ls	Cy, H	D	Top of stone cover	0.4	13.02	10/3/47
18-9-23 dd	SE SE sec. 23	Bert Birkell	Du	20.6	30	R	Limestone	Burr and Sallyards ls	Cy, W	D, S	Top of board cover	1.3	14.98	10/2/47
18-9-25 cc	SW SW sec. 25	B. E. Sayer	Du	17.4	30	R	Limestone	Burr and Sallyards ls	Cy, H	D	Top of east 2- by 6- inch board	3	18.8	10/3/47
18-9-27 aa	NE NE sec. 27	P. A. Blender	Du	22.8	30	R	Limestone	Grenola ls	Cy, W	S	Top of iron rim curbing	0.5	17.26	10/3/47	Reported inadequate
18-9-27 db	NW SE sec. 27	L. L. Ramy	Dr	38.9	7	GI	Limestone	Red Eagle ls	Cy, W	D, S	Top of casing	0.3	24.24	10/3/47
18-9-29 cc	SW SW sec. 29	Peak and Hatcher Co.	Dr	33.3	8.5	GI	Limestoneand shale	Easily Creek sh or Bader ls	Cy, H	D	Top of casing	0.3	24.93	10/3/47
18-9-32 cc	SW SW sec. 32	Asa Pendergraft	Du	14.2	36	R	Silt, sand and gravel	Alluvium	Cy, W	S	Top of board cover	3	8.73	9/24/47
18-9-32 da	NE SE sec. 32	Wayne L. Roady	Dr	45.6	8	N	Limestone and shale	Easily Creek sh or Bader ls	Cy, W	D	Top of board cover	0	22.38	10/4/47
18-9-33 ca	NE SW sec. 33	Fred Murdock	Dr	41.5	6 (?)	I	Limestone and shale	Beattie ls	Cy, W	S	Top of 3-way elbow pipe joint	2	21.34	10/4/47
18-9-35 dc	SW SE sec. 35	H. J. Petford	Dr	60.3	6	I	Limestone and shale	Foraker ls	Cy,W	S	Top of 2-by 6-inch board under pump	1	39.72	10/3/47

1. Location number: Well numbers give the location of wells according to General Land Office surveys and according to the following formula: Township--Range--Section, 160-acre tract within that section, and the 40-acre tract within the quarter section. If two or more wells are located within a 40-acre tract, the wells are numbered serially according to the order in which they were inventoried. The 160-acre and 40 acre tracts are designated a, b, c, or d in a counterclockwise direction beginning in the northeast quarter. For example: well 18-6-1cd is located in the SE SW sec. 1, T. 18 S., R. 6 E.
2. DD, dug and drilled well; Dr, drilled well; Du, dug well, Sp, spring.
3. Reported depths below the land surface are given in feet; measured depths are given in feet and tenths below measuring points.
4. Br, brick; C, concrete; GI, galvanized sheet iron; I, iron; N, none; OW, oil-well casing; R, rock; T, tile.
5. Method of lift: Cy, cylinder; F, natural flow; N, none; P, pitcher pump; T, turbine. Type of power: E, electric; G, gas engine; H, hand operated; N, none; W, windmill.
6. D, domestic; I, irrigation; N, not being used; S, stock; P, public supply.
7. Measured depths to water level are given in feet, tenths, and hundredths; reported depths to water level are given in feet. All depths are below measuring point.

T. 18 S. || T. 19 S. || T. 20 S. || T. 21 S. || T. 22 S.

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Kansas Geological Survey, Chase County Geohydrology
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