KGS--Decatur County--Logs--T. 4 S.

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Logs of Wells and Test Holes, continued

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4-26W-17aad--Sample log of test hole in the SE NE NE sec. 17, T. 4 S., R. 26 W., at edge of road, 0.24 mile south of NE corner; augered October 1962. Altitude of land surface, 2,437 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Alluvium
			Sand, fine to medium	5	5
			Sand, medium	5	10
			Sand, medium to very coarse	10	20
			Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine gravel	15	35
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Niobrara Chalk
			Shale, bluish-gray	1	36

4-27W-24aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE NE sec. 24, T. 4 S., R. 27 W., 50 feet west and 12 feet south of center of crossroads; drilled October 1952. Altitude of land surface, 2,531 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Peoria and Loveland Formations
			Silt, gray	12	12
			Silt, brown	16	28
Tertiary System
	Pliocene Series
		Ogallala Formation
			Sand, fine to coarse	10	38
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty, limy	7	45
			Silt, sandy, yellow	11	56
			Sand, fine to medium	8	64
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty, very limy	13	77
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Niobrara Chalk
			Shale, yellow and light-gray	6	83

4-28W-28ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE SE sec. 28, T. 4 S., R. 28 W., 35 feet west and 8 feet north of center of crossroads; drilled October 1952. Altitude of land surface, 2,688 feet; depth to water, 86.8 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Peoria and Loveland Formations
			Silt, brown and gray	10	10
			Silt, tannish-gray, limy in lower part	15	25
Tertiary System
	Pliocene Series
		Ogallala Formation
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty, very limy	4	29
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	13	42
			Sand, fine to medium, silty, very limy	20	62
			Sand, fine to coarse	30	92
			Silt, very sandy, limy, tannish-white	5	97
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains chalk fragments	20	117
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Niobrara Chalk
			Shale, yellow and gray	6	123

4-30W-6add--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE NE sec. 6, T. 4 S., R. 30 W., at edge of road near half-mile line; augered October 1962. Altitude of land surface, 2,694 feet; depth to water, 13.7 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy, light-brown	5	5
			Silt, brown	5	10
			Silt, sandy, brown	2	12
			Sand, medium to coarse	18	30
			Sand, medium to very coarse	23	53
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Pierre Shale
			Shale, hard	2	55

4-30W-26aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE NE sec. 26, T. 4 S., R. 30 W., 12 feet south and 10 feet west of center of crossroads; drilled October 1952. Attitude of land surface, 2,852 feet; depth to water, 126.2 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Peoria and Loveland Formations
			Silt, tan and gray	10	10
			Silt, tan	11	21
			Silt, sandy, limy in lower part	9	30
Tertiary System
	Pliocene Series
		Ogallala Formation
			Silt, sandy, very limy, tan and white	3	33
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	6	39
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty, cemented	20	59
			Silt, sandy, cemented, tan	7	66
			Silt, light-green	3	69
			Silt, very sandy, cemented	9	78
			Sand, fine to coarse, limy, cemented	20	98
			Sand, fine to very coarse, very limy, cemented	32	130
			Sand, fine to coarse, cemented	8	138
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty, limy, cemented	16	154
			Silt, sandy, tan	4	158
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel	5	163
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Pierre Shale
			Shale, yellow and light-gray	11	174
			Shale, dark-gray	4	178

4-30W-29bcc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 29, T. 4 S., R. 30 W., at edge of road, 100 feet south of bridge; augered October 1962. Altitude of land surface, 2,740 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Alluvium
			Silt, brown	5	5
			Silt, dark-brown	4	9
			Silt, sandy, light-tan	6	15
			Sand, medium to coarse	15	30
			Silt, clayey, tough	2	32
			Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine to medium gravel	13	45
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Pierre Shale
			Shale, bluish-gray	2	47

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