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Ground Water

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Logs of Test Holes

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Logs

Most of the logs of water wells were obtained from drillers' written records but a few were supplied from memory by well owners. Lithologic terms used in the drillers' logs have been retained. The terms "gyp," "gyp rock," "magnesia," or "magnesia rock" have been used by some drillers in describing the harder cemented beds in the Ogallala formation. Many of the softer unconsolidated beds of the Ogallala have been logged as clay, but in those wells from which cuttings are available for study most of the so-called clay was found to be silt.

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

48. Log of test hole drilled for the Soil Conservation Service on the Roy Shellheimer farm, in the SW corner SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 22, T. 27 S., R. 21 W. (Authority, samples studied by W.H. Stanley and H.A. Waite.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Top soil, sandy loam	8	8
	Sand, medium to coarse; contains some gravel	8	16
Dakota formation
	Shale, soft, muddy, bluish-gray; contains streaks of sand stained with limonite	14	30
	Shale, soft, muddy, bluish-gray to varicolored; contains yellow limonitic streaks	2	32
	Shale, hard, bluish-gray, compact	29	61
	Shale, sandy, red; contains some bluish-gray shale	5	66
	Shale, sandy, bluish-gray	9	75

49. Log of test hole drilled for the Soil Conservation Service on the Roy Shellheimer farm, in the SW corner NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 23, T. 27 5., R. 21 W. (Authority, samples studied by W.H. Stanley and H.A. Waite.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Loam, sandy, brown	5	5
	Clay, sandy, gray to white	1	6
	Clay, gray; contains some caliche and reworked fragments of Dakota sandstone	3	9
	Gravel, medium to coarse	4	13
Dakota formation
	Sandstone, fine-grained, bluish-gray; contains some olive-green sandy shale	3	16
	Shale, sandy, bluish-gray	1	17
	Shale, sandy, bluish-gray; drilled harder	7	24

50. Partial log of oil test of the Olson et al. Company on the S. Fowler farm, in the middle of the SW 1/4 sec. 26, T. 27 S., R. 22 W. Surface altitude, 2,419 feet. (Authority, driller's log.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Ogallala formation
	Sand and shale	65	65
Pre-Tertiary beds
	Rock, red, and shale	132	197
	Sand and shale	28	225
	Sand	10	235
	Shale and shells	235	470
	Rock, red	72	542
	Shale and shells	28	570
	Shale, red	60	630

51. Log of well (350) of W.H. Cook, in the NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 27, T. 27 S., R. 22 W. (Authority, owner, from memory.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Ogallala formation
	Soil	30	30
	Clay, yellow	23	53
Dakota formation (?)
	Quicksand, fine, gray (probably sandstone)	6	59
	Shale, bluish-gray	21	80

52. Log of test hole drilled for the Soil Conservation Service on the Carl Van Riper farm, in the NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 15, T. 27 S., R. 23 W. (Authority, Lewis H. Bacon, Soil Conservation Service.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Top soil	4	4
	Sand (Static water level, 7.5 feet)	4	8
	Gravel, medium to coarse	10.5	18.5
	Clay	2	20.5
Greenhorn limestone (?)
	Shale, very hard, dark gray	15.5	36

53. Log of test hole drilled for the Soil Conservation Service on the Judge Karl Miller farm, in the NW corner SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 2, T. 27 S., R. 24 W. Surface altitude, 2,446.6. (Authority, samples studied by W.R. Stanley and H.A. Waite)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Soil, sandy loam, black	5	5
	Clay, sandy, gray	4	9
	Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel	3	12
	Gravel, medium to coarse	10	22
Ogallala formation
	Silt, fine, sandy, gray to white	6	28
	Silt, fine, sandy, soft, brown	12	40
	Silt, fine, sandy, soft, brownish-buff and olive-green	20	60
	Silt, fine, sandy, brown; contains some coarse sand	1	61
	Sand, fine, and some silt; harder drilling	7	68
	Sand, medium to coarse; contains fragments of caliche and pebbles	12	80
	Sand, silty, fine, light buff	6	86
	Gravel, medium to coarse; contains some caliche	4	90
	Gravel, medium to coarse; contains caliche and some coarse sand; encountered a hard cemented bed at 107 feet	19	109
	Gravel, medium to coarse, and coarse sand; cemented layer from 110-111 feet	3	112
	Gravel, medium to coarse, and some coarse sand; contains water-worn pebbles of Greenhorn limestone and Dakota sandstone; hard cemented layer from 114 to 114.5 feet	10	122
	Silt, fine, sandy; contains some coarse sand and fine gravel	16	138
	Gravel, medium to coarse, and coarse sand; contains some water-worn fragments of Greenhorn limestone and Dakota sandstone, slow drilling from 150 to 154 feet, cemented?	18	156
Graneros shale
	Shale, tough, sticky, compact, argillaceous, gray to black; cuttings came up in soft rubbery chips	1.5	157.5

54. Log of well (366) at the Kansas Soldiers' Home, Fort Dodge, in the SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 3, T. 27 S., R. 24 W. (Authority, Earl Vance, Engineer in charge.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Soil	2	2
	Clay	10	12
	Sand and gravel	15	27
Ogallala formation
	Clay and "magnesia"	11	38
	Sand, fine	19	57
	Clay	3	60
	Sand, fine	10	70
	Clay, sandy	8	78
	Sand	8	86
	Muck	4	90
	Sand and gravel	31	121
	Sand, packed	6	127
	Sand and gravel	3	130
	Clay	5	135
	Sand, coarse	19	154

55. Log of test hole drilled for the Kansas Power Co. northeast of the new power plant, in the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 4, T. 27 S., R. 24 W. (Authority, Layne-Western Co., drillers.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Topsoil	3	3
	Sand, coarse, and a little gravel	21	24
Ogallala formation
	"Magnesia," fine sand, and clay	8	32
	Sand, fine, packed	18	50
	Clay and "magnesia," hard	8	58
	Sand, fine	32	90
	Sand, coarse (medium)	25	115
	Sand, fine, clay, and "magnesia"	8	123
	Sand, coarse	17	140
	Sand, fine, and "magnesia"	3	143
	Sand, coarse, streaked with "magnesia"	13	156

56. Log of test hole put down for the Kansas Power Co. on the north bank of the Arkansas river, south of the new power plant, in the NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 4, T. 27 S., R. 24 W. (Authority, Layne-Western Co., drillers.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Sand, fine	2	2
	Sand, coarse, and some gravel	16	18
Ogallala formation
	"Magnesia," fine sand and hard clay	74	92
	Sand, coarse, "magnesia" and clay	20	112
	Gravel and coarse sand, "magnesia" and clay	6	118
	Sand, coarse, "magnesia" and clay	4	122
	Sand, coarse, gravel and clay	20	142

57. Log of a test hole drilled for the Soil Conservation Service on the Ernest Martin farm, in the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 9, T. 27 S., R. 24 W. (Authority. Tom Stauth, driller, and H.A. Waite.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Soil, loam, sandy, black	1.5	1.5
	Sand, grading from fine to coarse, iron stained	8.5	10
	Sand, medium to coarse	5	15
	Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel; contains fragments of Ogallala material	26	41
Ogallala formation
	Sand, fine	4	45
	Sand, predominantly fine	30	75
	Sand, fine; contains a few grains of coarser sand	10	85
	Sand, fine; contains a few grains of coarser sand	5	90
	Sand, very fine, uniform	5	95
	Sand, fine to medium	5	100
	Sand, very fine to medium	20	120
	Sand, fine to medium to coarse; contains some gravel	10	130
	Gravel, fine to medium	5	135
	Gravel, medium to coarse	10	145
	Gravel, medium to coarse; becomes coarser with depth	5	150
	Gravel, predominantly coarse	5	155

8. Log of test hole 8, at the NE corner sec. 1, T. 27 S., R. 25 W., drilled by the State and Federal Geological Surveys, 1939. Surface altitude, 2,469.8 feet. (Authority, samples studied by Fred T. Holden and H.A. Waite.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Soil, sandy, brown	2	2
	Sand, fine to medium, tan	2	4
	Sand and gravel, tan; predominantly medium and coarse sand	2	6
	Sand and gravel, gray to tan; predominantly medium sand	1	7
	Sand, fine and medium, tan	2	9
	Sand, fine to coarse, tan; and medium gravel	1	10
	Gravel, coarse, tan	10	20
Ogallala formation
	Clay and silt, sandy, limy; tan-brown with lime nodules and very coarse gravel	27	47
	Sand, tan, and very coarse gravel; contains some pebbles	3	50
	Gravel, very coarse, angular	10	60
	Clay, limy, yellow-brown; interbedded with coarse gravel	20	80
	Sand and silty sand; interbedded with gravel and angular fragments of lime and chert	31	111
	Sand and gravel, tan; and flat, water-worn fragments of limestone; poorly sorted	49	160
Graneros shale
	Shale, argillaceous, black	14	174
	Shale, gray	6	180
	Shale, gray with partings of black shale	5	185
	Shale, tan-brown and gray-black	6	191
Dakota formation
	Shale, tan and gray-black; hard layer encountered from 191 to 191.5 feet	2	193
	Shale, sandy, light gray	4	197
	Shale, gray to tan to ochre-colored	2	199
	Shale, light gray and gray black; hard concretionary layer from 206 to 207 feet	8	207
	Shale, black and light gray	3	210
	Shale, light gray and black; very hard layer encountered from 214 to 215 feet	20	230
	Shale, slightly sandy; light gray; 4 feet of core obtained in this interval	10	240
	Shale, gray, mottled with red, brown, and yellow streaks; 6.5 feet of core obtained in this interval	10	250
	Shale, similar to bed above; 4 feet of core obtained	10	260
	Shale, sandy, gray; 2.75 feet of core obtained; drilled hard from 266 to 267 feet (sandstone?)	10	270
	Sandstone, very fine-grained, gray contains streaks of yellow-brown and brown-black fine sand; 1.5 feet of core obtained	10	280
	No returns; drilled medium hard; some light gray, dark gray and yellow-brown clay and silt recovered from drilling mud	10	290
	Shale, variegated, ranging in color from yellow to brown to gray to red and to black	0.5	290.5
	Sandstone, very fine-grained, yellow-brown	1.5	292
	Shale, gray	3	295
	Shale, red and gray	1	296
	No samples	4	300
	Shale, variegated, ranging in color from gray to red to yellow to black	10	310

58. Log of new city well at Dodge City drilled in 1940, on the south side of the Arkansas river, in the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 2, T. 27 S., R. 25 W. (Authority, Layne-Western Co., drillers.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Clay, sandy	10	10
	Clay	6	16
	Sand and gravel (water level, 18 feet)	8	24
Ogallala formation
	Clay	21	45
	Sand, medium fine	18	63
	Clay	2	65
	Sand, fine	8	73
	Clay	5	78
	Sand, medium fine	2	80
	Sand, clay, "magnesia"	6	86
	Sand, medium fine	9	95
	Clay	3	98
	Sand and gravel	7	105
	Sand, medium fine	5	110
	Sand, clay, and "magnesia"	10	120
	Sand and gravel; contains a few balls of clay and a few cemented streaks on rock	45	165

9. Log of test hole 9, in the NW corner sec. 6, T. 27 5., R. 25 W., drilled by the State and Federal Geological Surveys, 1939. Surface altitude, 2,549.7 feet. (Authority, samples studied by Fred T. Holden and H.A. Waite.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Silt and fine sand, brown	5	5
	Sand, fine and medium, brown and tan	7	12
	Sand and gravel, tan-brown; mainly quartz and feldspar	13	25
	Sand and gravel, poorly sorted; contains some tan and gray balls or clay	7	32
	Gravel, tan; mainly quartz and feldspar	10	42
Ogallala formation
	Gravel, medium and coarse, tan; mainly quartz and feldspar; contains few beds of sand near top	74	116
	Clay and silt, gray-tan and tan-brown	20	136
	Sand and gravel, tan; predominantly quartz and feldspar; contains some tan clay balls, tan chips of limestone and white nodules of limestone	4	140
	Clay, silt, and sand; tan; contains some nodules of lime	13	153
	Clay and silt, limy, light tan; contains some nodules lime	22	175
Greenhorn limestone (lower part)
	Shale, calcareous, black-gray to brown	5	180

59. Log of well (393) of Ralph Williams, in the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 10, T. 27 S., R. 25 W. Surface altitude 2,540.1 feet. (Authority, Tom Stauth driller.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
	Soil	10	10
	Soil, sandy	20	30
Ogallala formation
	Sand, coarse (dry)	30	60
	Clay	0.5	60.5
	Gravel, medium to coarse	35.5	96
	Clay, white	1	97

60. Log of test hole drilled for The city of Dodge City in the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 11, T. 27 S., R. 25 W. (Authority, Layne-Western Co., drillers.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Ogallala formation
	Sand, fine	13	13
	Sand and gravel (water level, 36 feet)	38	51
	Clay	19	70
	Sand, hard, cemented, and "magnesia"	8	78
	Clay	5	83
	Sand, medium coarse	18	101
	Clay	7	108
	Sand, fine	5	113
	Clay	5	118
	Sand, fine	10	128
	Clay, "magnesia" and sand	17	145
	Sand, gravel	25	170
Graneros shale (?)
	Shale	3	173

61. Log of well (402) of W.S. Johnson, in the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 6, T. 27 S., R. 26 W. (Authority, owner, from memory; samples from 180-230 feet examined by H.A. Waite.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Kingsdown silt
	Top soil (hardpan)	12	12
	Sand, fine, brown	48	60
Ogallala formation
	"Magnesia," white	10	70
	Rock, "magnesia," white	30	100
	Gravel	7	107
	Rock, "magnesia," white	3	110
	Gravel; a tooth taken from a depth of 113 feet has been identified by C.W. Hibbard as a right molar of Pliohippus cf. interpolatus	4	114
	Hardpan and fine sand	3	117
	Sand, fine, (quicksand)	5	122
	Clay; contains streaks of sand and interbedded hard cemented layers	58	180
Greenhorn limestone
	Limestone, hard, yellow to white; larger fragments contain impressions of Inoceramus labiatus; interbedded with yellow to white chalky shale	30	210
	"Shell" rock, hard, white, similar to bed above	20	230
Graneros shale (?)
	Shale, soft, compact, bluish-black	-	230

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

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