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Rock Formations

Stratigraphy

Mineral Resources

Economic Geology

Subsurface Rocks

Ground-water Resources

Ground-water Recharge

Ground-water Discharge

Availability

Chemical Character

Ground-water Regions

Records of Wells

References

Well-numbering System

Records of Wells

T. 18 S. || T. 19 S. || T. 20 S. || T. 21 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)
							Character of material	Geologic source			Description	Feet above land surface
T. 19 S., R. 6 E.
19-6-1 ac	SW NE sec. 1	Sophonia Stenzel	Du	27.3	47	R	Limestone	Beattie ls	Cy, H	D, S	Bottom of concrete cover	0.1	20.74	9/15/47
19-6-9 bd	SE NW sec. 9	May and Rolla Pracht	Dr	20.6	7.5	I	Limestone and shale	Funston ls or Blue Rapids sh	Cy, H	D	Top of casing	1.4	dry	9/15/47	Not adequate; reported dry
19-6-18 da	NE SE sec. 18	C. R. Koegeboehn	Du	17.7	32 (?)	R	Sand and gravel	Alluvium	Cy, E	D, S	Top of board top over well	0.3	10.6	9/16/47	Reported adequate; used as community well in 1935, 1936
19-6-29 cc	SW SW sec. 29	H. E. Bowers	Sr	99.1	6	GI	Limestone	Florence ls	Cy, H	N	Top of casing	0	43.5	6/24/48	Abandoned, formerly a school well
19-6-29 dd	SE SE sec. 29	Mamie J. Ward	Du	12	30	R	Limestone	Kinney ls	Cy, W	S	Top of wooden frame over well	3.5	8.6	9/16/47
19-6-36 bb	NW NW sec. 36	G. T. Dawson, Jr.	Dr	73.4	8.5	N	Limestone and shale	Wreford ls or Speiser sh	N	S	Land surface	0	32.2	9/16/47	Abandoned well
T. 19 S., R. 7 E.
19-7-2 cc	SW SW sec. 2	O. T. Pierson	Dr	58.8	6.5	GI	Limestone and shale	Neva ls and/or Eskridge sh	N	N	Top of casing	0.7	33.52	9/13/47	Abandoned, formerly a stock well
19-7-10 da	NE SE sec. 10	H. T. Drake	Du	22.7	42	R	Sand and gravel	Alluvium	Cy, W	N	Top of concrete curbing	1	11.51	4/14/48	Abandoned, formerly a domestic and stock well
19-7-12 cb	NW SW sec. 12	Dewey Childs	Du	26.1	36	R	Limestone	Grenola ls	Cy, H	D	do	0.5	21.65	9/20/47
19-7-18 ac	SW NE sec. 18	Neal McCallum	Du	38.7	34	R	Limestone and shale	Red Eagle ls	Cy, H	D, S	Top of wooden covering	1	35.9	9/15/47
19-7-21 dc	SW SE sec. 21	Duncan McAlpine	Du	31.3	40	R	Shale and limestone	Hughes Creek sh and Americus ls	N	D, S	Top of casing	3	29.8	9/15/47
19-7-22 ac	SW NE sec. 22	Ray Whitlock	Dr	50.3	8	GI	Shale and limestone	Hughes Creek sh and Americus ls	Cy, H	D	do	0.8	27.6	9/15/47	Not adequate. Yields approx. 150 gallons per day
19-7-25 ad	SE NE sec. 25	E. C. Crofoot	Du	13.8	38	I	Limestone	Threemile ls	Cy, W	S	do	3.7	6.4	9/5/47
19-7-28 aa	NE NE sec. 28	Ruth A. Bell	Du	25.9	72	R	Sand and gravel	Alluvium	Cy, W	D, S	Top of angle iron on cover	0.8	11.48	9/15/47
19-7-30 dc	SW SE sec. 30	Chas. H. Davis	Du	15.1	54	R	Shale and limestone	Eskridge sh.	Cy, W	S	Top of wooden cover	1.5	8.96	9/16/47
19-7-32 ab	NW NE sec. 32	do	Du	38.6	36	R	Limestone and shale	Red Eagle ls	Cy, H	D	do	0.8	31.9	9/16/47
19-7-35 ac	SW NE sec. 35	Carl S. and Roy S. Breese	Dr	97	8.5	I	Limestone and shale	Red Eagle ls and/or Long Cr. ls	Cy, W	S	Top of casing	2.1	85.06	9/5/47
T. 19 S., R. 8 E.
19-8-2 dd	SE SE sec. 2	W. J. Wilson	Dr	44.6	6.5	GI	Limestone and shale	Eiss ls	Cy, H	D, S	do	0.1	26.68	10/2/47	Estimated yield, 1-2
19-8-5 ba	NE NW sec. 5	George Davis	Du	37.9	117	R	Sand and gravel	Alluvium	T, E	D, S	Top of concrete floor pump house	1	19.9	9/9/47	Adequate, use about 5,000 gals per day
19-8-11 dc	SW SE sec. 11	A. Bjorklund	Dr	26.4	9	I	Limestone and shale	Beattie ls	Cy, H	D, S	Top of concrete porch	0.4	6.91	9/27/47	Estimated yield 1-2; reported adequate
19-8-13 cb	NW SW sec. 13	J.E. Stout	Dr	91.4	6	GI	Limestone and shale	Burr and Sallyards ls--Roca sh	Cy, W	D, S, I	Top of concrete cover	0	72.42	9/2/47	Adequate, reported yield +5
19-8-16 ad	SE NE sec. 16	J.E. Danford	Du	37.4	48	R	Limestone and shale	Beatie ls.	Cy, H	D, S	Top of 2 by 10 inch board under pump	0.6	21.56	9/27/47	Reported adequate
19-8-16 bc	SW NE sec. 16	Joe Johnson	Du	13.2	24	R	Limestone	Cottonwood ls	N	D	Top of board enclosure	5	12.51	9/20/47	Reported adequate
19-8-17 bd	SE NW sec. 17	Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry	Dr	30	6	(?)	Sand and gravel	Alluvium	(?)	S	Land surface	0	22	11/4/48	Reported yield 6
19-8-18 Lot 10b	Lot 10 sec. 18	H. L. Roberts	Dr	43	6	GI	Limestone and shale	Eskridge sh and Cottonwood ls	Cy, E	D	do	0	30	6/24/48	Reported adequate
19-8-18 Lot 10a	Lot 10 sec.18	Nelson Simmons	Dr	97.5	6.5	I	Limestone	Grenola ls	Cy, E	D, S	Top of concrete cover	0.5	36.63	9/20/47	Reported adequate
19-8-24 ab	NW NE sec. 24	C. F. Littler	Dr	39.3	6	C	Limestone	Red Eagle ls	Cy, H	D	do	0.5	22.27	10/1/47
19-8-27 dc	SW SE sec. 27	Helen Sayer	Du	27.2	36	R	Limestone and shale	Cottonwood ls & Eskridge sh	Cy, H	D, S	Top of stone cover over well	1.4	19.77	9/26/47
19-8-29 bc1	SW NW sec. 29	Carl Cowley	Du	26.9	48	R	Shale and limestone	Eskridge sh	Cy, H	D, S	Base of pump	0.3	25.39	9/5/47	Not used
19-8-29 bc2	SW NW sec. 29	Burley Starks	Dr	80	6	I	Shale and limestone	Eskridge sh & Grenola ls	Cy, H	D	Land surface	(?)	27	9/5/47	Reported yield, 10 gals per hour
19-8-30	Lot 3 sec. 30	Iva E. Cowley	Dr	41.1	7	I	Limestone and shale	Eiss and Beattie ls	Cy, W	S	Top of casing	0.9	10.9	9/5/47
19-8-31	Lot 14 sec. 31	S. J. Barrett	Du	15.7	30	R	Limestone and shale	Crouse ls (?)	Cy, H	D	Top of iron rim of well cap	1.2	10.79	9/11/47
T. 19 S., R. 9 E.
19-9-3 ad	SE NE sec. 3	R. J. Reyer	Du	20.8	36	R	Limestone and shale	Foraker ls	Cy, H	D	Top of 2- by 6-inch board cover	0.8	14.05	10/4/47	Reported adequate
19-9-3 cc	SW SW sec. 3	Will Richey	Du	37	48	R	Limestone	Long Creek ls	Cy, W	D, S	Top of stone cover over well	1.2	36.45	10/1/47	Reported adequate yield +5
19-9-4 dc	SW SE sec. 4	Jeff Griffith	Dr	47.7	6	T	Limestone and shale	Johnson sh and Long Creek ls	Cy, W	S	Top of casing	0.3	30.89	10/1/47
19-9-6 ad	SE NE sec. 6	Fred E. Murdock	Dr	65	6.5	I	Limestone and shale	Beattie ls	Cy, W	S	do	1.3	27.01	10/4/47
19-9-7 aa	NE NE sec. 7	Earl C. Fleming	Dr	36.5	6	I	Limestone	Neva ls	Cy, W	S	do	1	8.97	9/27/47
19-9-10 da	NE SE sec. 10	Martin Wittker	Du	39.8	42	Br	Sand and gravel	Alluvium	Cy, W	D	Top of 4- by 4-inch board at top of casing	1.9	27.04	9/4/47
19-9-15 bb	NW NW sec. 15	Bill Imasche	Du	17.2	36	R	Sand and gravel	Terrace alluvium	P, H	D, S	Top of concrete platform	1	12.94	6/25/48	Reported adequate
19-9-23 aa	SE NW sec. 23	G. A. Zumbrunn	Du	47.5	36	R	Sand and gravel	Alluvium	Cy, E	D, S	Top edge of concrete, west side	0.2	32.42	9/4/47	Reported adequate
19-9-23 bc	SW NW sec. 23	F. J. McDaniel	Du	43	54	R	Sand and gravel	Alluvium	Cy, H	(?)	Top of casing, southeast corner	0	31.3	9/4/47
19-9-24 ba	NE NW sec. 24	Martin Adler	Dr	37.3	(?)	(?)	Shale and sandstone	Hamlin sh	Cy, H, W	D, S	Top edge of 2- by 10-inch board platform	0.4	28.61	9/4/47
19-9-24 dc	SW SE sec. 24	Wm. R. Edie	Dr	45.3	8	GI	Limestone and shale	Foraker ls and Hamlin sh	Cy, N	N	Top of pile of 2- by 10-inch boards	1	23.35	9/4/47	Abandoned, formerly a stock well
19-9-25 cc	SW SE sec. 25	D. L. Crawford	Du	18.3	48	R	Limestone and shale	Foraker ls	Cy, W	S	Top of wooden platform at hole in southwest side	2	10.43	9/4/47
19-9-30 cc	SW SW sec. 30	E. E. Andrews	Dr	64.6	8.5	GI	Limestone and shale	Red Eagle ls	Cy, H	D	Top of casing	0.5	40.37	9/26/47	Not in use
19-9-31 da	NE SE sec. 31	Jack Campbell	Du	33	(?)	R	Limestone and shale	Red Eagle ls and Johnson sh	Cy, H	D, S, I	Top of stone covering	1	28.17	9/26/47	Reported adequate, yield +5

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. I
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.

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