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Records of Typical Wells, continued

T. 24 S. || T. 25 S. || T. 26 S. || T. 27 S. || T. 28 S. || T. 29 S. || T. 30 S.

Table 15--Records of typical wells in Ford County, Kansas, continued.

No. on plate 2 and plate 3 Location Owner or tenant Type of well (1) Depth of well (2) (feet) Diameter of well (in.) Type of casing (3) Principal water-bearing bed Method of lift (4) Use of water (5) Measuring point Depth to water level below measuring point (feet) Date of measurement Remarks (Yield given in gallons a minute; drawdown in feet)
Character of material Geologic horizon Description Height above (+) or below (-) land surface (feet) Height above sea level
T. 30 S., R. 22 W. (11)
526 SW corner NW sec. 5 M.J. Tipton Dr 93.3 5.5 GI Sand and gravel Rexroad Cy, W D, S Top of casing, north side +0.4 2440.2 89.86 7/22/39  
T. 30 S., R. 23 W. (11)
527 NE NE sec. 6 E.F. Houff Dr 156.1 5.5 GI Sand and gravel Rexroad Cy, W D, S Top of casing, south side +0.7 2557.4 142.78 6/28/39  
T. 30 S., R. 24 W. (11)
528 NE NE sec. 2 T.E. Scott Dr 152.1 5.5 GI Sand and gravel Rexroad Cy, W N Top of casing, east side +0.4 2562.3 137.66 6/18/39 Unused domestic and stock well
529 NE NW sec. 4 W.O. Rogers Dr 140.3 5.5 GI Sand and gravel Rexroad Cy, W N Top of casing, north side +0.7 2568.2 114.33 6/28/39 Unused domestic and stock well
T. 30 S., R. 25 W. (11)
530 NW corner SW sec. 2 Phoenix Jt. Stock Land Bank Dr 103.9 5 GI Sand and gravel Rexroad Cy, W N Top of casing, north side +1.3 2572 88.75 6/27/39 Unused stock well
T. 30 S., R. 26 W. (12)
531 NW SW sec. 5 W.A. Ellson Dr 210 16 OW Sand and gravel Rexroad and/or Dakota T, G I Top of 22-inch oil-barrel form in round concrete base +0.5 2538.4 21.4 6/21/39 Measured yield, 1938, 900, drawdown 30.6 (8)

1. DD, dug and drilled; Dr, drilled; Du, dug
2. Reported depths below the land surface are given in feet; measured depths are given in feet and tenths below measuring points
3. B, brick; BS, boiler steel; C, concrete; CR, concrete rings; GI, galvanized iron; GP, galvanized pipe; I, iron; OB, oil barrels; OW, oil well; R, rock; T, tile; TW, tractor wheels; W, wood; WI, wrought iron
4. Method of lift: A, air lift; C, horizontal centrifugal; Cy, cylinder; F, natural flow; GL, gas lift; N, none; P, plunger type; Pr, pressure; R, removed; T, turbine; VC, vertical centrifugal
5. A, air-conditioning; D, domestic; I, irrigation; In., industrial (other than cooling of air-conditioning); N, none; P, public supply; S, stock
6. Situated in Hodgeman County
7. Situated in Edwards County
8. Pumping test conducted and results furnished by the Division of Water Resources, Kansas State Board of Agriculture
9. Water level in feet above measuring point
10. Situated in Gray County
11. Situated in Clark County
12. Situated in Meade County


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Kansas Geological Survey, Ford County Geohydrology
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