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Logs of Test Holes

The logs of 24 test holes drilled by the hydraulic-rotary drilling machine, owned and operated by the State and Federal Geological Surveys are given below. These test holes were drilled during the course of the present investigation in Meade County. The samples obtained from the test holes were studied in the field by Perry McNally and were examined microscopically in the laboratory by Charles C. Williams and me. Many fossils were recovered from some of these samples. The vertebrate material is being studied by C. W. Hibbard and the snails by A. B. Leonard of the University of Kansas. When their studies have been completed some revision in the correlations made may be necessary. The locations of the test holes are shown in figure 13.

Figure 13--Map of Meade County showing locations of test holes drilled as part of the field work for this report.

Wells 1-8 in north tier of sections; rest in southwest corner.

1--Log of test hole 1, 115 feet north and 4 feet west of the SE corner sec. 36, T. 30 S., R. 26 W. Surface altitude, 2,578 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, sandy, brown 4 4
Kingsdown silt    
Sand, silt, and caliche, tan 33 37
Ogallala formation    
Sand, fine, and nodules of caliche, brown 7 44
Sand, containing some silt and a few nodules of caliche, brown to buff 26 70
Gravel, poorly sorted 8 78
Silt, sand and caliche, tan and gray 92 170
Sand, containing some silt and clay, brown 6 176
Sand and silt, contains some caliche, pink-brown 4 180
Sand and some gravel, brown 3 183
Cretaceous    
Shale, sandy, light gray and blue-gray 117 300
Limestone and shale, interbedded, gray 20 320
Shale, dark blue-gray and gray 37 357
Permian    
Siltstone, maroon 13 370
2--Log of test hole 2, 135 feet north and 5 feet west of the SE corner sec. 32, T. 30 S., R. 26 W. Surface altitude, 2,489 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, sandy, brown 6 6
Kingsdown silt    
Silt and fine sand, yellow-brown 6 12
Sand, silt and some nodules of caliche, tan 48 60
Ogallala formation    
Sand and gravel, poorly sorted, brown 10 70
Sand, silt and caliche, yellow-brown, gray and tan 63 133
Silt, sand and caliche, yellow-tan 22 155
Sand and silt, tan 5 160
Sand, brown 17 177
Cretaceous    
Shale, gray and blue-gray 27 204
Sand, medium to coarse 22 226
Shale, blue-gray 86 312
Sandstone, light gray 6 318
Permian    
Siltstone, pink-brown 8 326
Limestone, light gray 3 329
Siltstone, pink-brown 11 340
3--Log of test hole 3, SE corner SW, sec. 31, T. 30 S., R. 26 W. Surface altitude, 2,464 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, brown 6 6
Kingsdown silt    
Sand, fine, silt, and some caliche, tan and gray 33 39
Sand, fine, and silt, gray and tan 31 70
Meade formation    
Silt, sand and clay, dark gray 23 93
Sand, gray 12 105
Sand and silt, gray-tan, contains fragments of fossils 26 131
Sand, contains fragments of fossils 29 160
Silt, clay and fine sand, gray 15 175
Clay, silt and gravel, gray 5 180
Sand and fine gravel 10 190
Silt, clay and fine sand, gray, fragments of fossils 20 210
Silt and fine sand, some caliche, gray 59 269
Ogallala formation    
Sand and caliche, tan 49 318
Sand and gravel, contains some silt, brown 16 331
Sand, fine, and silt, yellow-brown 8 342
Cretaceous    
Shale, blue-gray 48 390
4--Log of test hole 4, 140 feet north and 25 feet west of the SE corner, sec. 35, T. 30 S., R. 27 W. Surface altitude, 2,482 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, yellow-tan 8 8
Kingsdown silt    
Silt and fine sand, gray to gray-tan 32 40
Meade formation    
Sand, fine, and silt, blue-gray 19 59
Silt and fine sand, some gypsum, gray 36 95
Silt, fine sand and clay, blue-green-gray 33 128
Sand, fine, and silt, yellow-tan 29 157
Sand, with caliche pebbles and silt, orange-tan-brown 22 179
Sand and gravel, poorly sorted 21 200
Ogallala formation    
Sand, caliche and some gravel, gray 22 222
Caliche and sand, gray 31 253
Sand and caliche, gray 17 270
Sand, silt, and caliche, light tan 20 290
Sand and fine gravel, brown 15 305
Cretaceous    
Shale, blue-gray to gray-black 94 399
Sandstone, fine, light blue-gray 6 405
Permian    
Siltstone, red-brown 15 420
5--Log of test hole 5, 950 feet west and 120 feet north of the BE corner, sec. 31, T. 80 S., R. 27 W. Surface altitude, 2,504 &plusmin; feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, light brown 6 6
Kingsdown silt    
Sand, fine, and silt, yellow-brown to tan 16 22
Meade formation    
Caliche, sand and silt, gray 12 34
Volcanic ash, impure (poor sample) 2 86
Silt and fine sand, green-gray, contains fragments of fossils 84 70
Silt, fine sand and caliche, light blue-gray 20 90
Silt and clay, gray 10 100
Silt and fine sand, variegated color, contains fragments of fossils 34 184
Sand, well rounded, brown 16 190
Sand, fine to medium, brown 24 174
Sand and silt, contains some caliche, gray to pink-brown, 53 227
Caliche, sand and silt, pink-tan 18 240
Sand, fine, and silt, brown 10 250
Sand, contains some silt pebbles of caliche, and gravel, brown 20 270
Ogallala formation    
Sand, cemented with caliche, brown 19 289
Sand, fine, and silt, gray, loosely cemented with caliche 11 300
Caliche, sand and silt, gray 33 833
Sand, silt and caliche, gray 5 338
Cretaceous    
Sandstone, fine, and silty, yellow-tan 20 358
Siltstone and shale, olive-green, blocky 12 370
6--Log of test hole 6, 90 feet south of the SW corner, sec. 34, T. 30 S., R. 28 W. Surface altitude 2,700 &plusmin; feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, sandy, brown 8 8
Meade formation    
Sand and caliche pebbles, tan-brown 10 18
Sand, brown to gray 7 25
Sand, fine, and caliche, light gray to brown 9 34
Sand, silt, and caliche, light gray 6 40
Sand, medium, some beds partly cemented with caliche 56 96
Silt, sand and caliche, tan 5 101
Sand, fine to medium, brown 18 119
Sand, medium to coarse, contains some caliche, brown 31 150
Silt and some sand, dark gray 7 157
Silt and fine sand, dark gray, contains some ostracodes 30 187
Silt and fine sand, yellow-green-gray 58 245
Sand and gravel, brown 18 263
Silt and caliche, gray 8 271
Silt, sand and caliche, gray 14 285
Silt and caliche, interbedded and variegated 5 290
Ogallala formation    
Sand, fine to medium, tan, partly cemented with caliche 50 340
Sand and fine gravel, brown 34 374
Silt and fine sand, tan 7 381
Sand, silt and gravel, partly cemented with caliche, gray 39 420
Sand and gravel, gray to light tan 8 428
Cretaceous    
Shale, yellow-tan 52 480
7--Log of test hole 7, 75 feet north and 20 feet east of the SW corner, sec. 33, T. 30 S., R. 29 W. Surface altitude, 2,750 &plusmin; feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, brown 2 2
Kingsdown silt    
Silt, fine sand and caliche, tan to brown 48 50
Sand, brown 20 70
Meade formation    
Silt and sand, cemented with caliche 4 74
Gravel, fine, and sand 25 99
Silt, sand and caliche, tan and light gray 16 115
Sand, silt and clay, yellow-tan 43 158
Sand and gravel, brown 48 206
Silt and sand, yellow-tan 6 212
Sand and fine gravel, brown 38 250
Silt, sand and clay, gray 20 270
Sand, coarse, brown 40 310
Sand, and interbedded fine gravel, silt, clay and caliche 20 330
Sand and fine gravel, gray 10 340
Sand, fine, and silt, gray, contains some caliche 20 360
Ogallala formation    
Caliche, contains silt and fine sand, gray 12 372
Silt, clay and fine sand, cemented with caliche, tan 38 410
Sand and some silt, brown 14 424
Sand, silt and caliche, gray 10 434
Cretaceous    
Silt and clay, blocky, yellow-tan 37 471
Sandstone, fine, gray 7 478
Permian    
Siltstone, maroon 3 481
8--Log of test hole 8, 100 feet south and 20 feet east of the NW corner, sec. 6, T. 31 S., R. 30 W. Surface altitude 2,795 &plusmin; feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, brown 1 1
Kingsdown silt    
Silt and fine sand, gray-tan 7 8
Sand, fine to medium, brown 4 12
Sand, fine, and silt, contains some caliche, gray-tan 79 91
Meade formation    
Sand and silt cemented with caliche, brown 6 97
Sand and gravel, brown 11 108
Silt, fine sand and caliche 2 110
Sand and gravel, brown and tan 232 342
Sand, fine, silt and caliche, gray 18 360
Silt, fine sand and caliche, gray 31 391
Sand, gray 21 412
Sand, fine, silt and caliche, pink-tan 8 420
Sand, brown 11 431
Ogallala formation    
Sand and some silt, cemented with caliche 19 450
Silt, fine sand and caliche, tan 20 470
Sand, fine, silt and caliche, gray, contains some plant remains 20 490
Silt, caliche and fine sand, tan and gray 23 513
Caliche, silt and fine sand, yellow, contains some thin beds of sandstone and pink-red beds of clay 17 530
9--Log of test hole 9, 65 feet south and 30 feet east of the NW corner, Sec. 15, T. 33 S. R. 27 W. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, brown 4 4
Kingsdown silt    
Silt, fine sand and some caliche, tan 7 11
Sand, fine, silt and caliche, tan 23 34
Meade formation    
Caliche, contains some silt and fine sand, tan 17 51
Sand, contains some caliche, brown 10 61
Sand, fine, silt and caliche 69 130
Sand, contains some silt and caliche, brown 17 147
Sand and fine gravel, brown 8 155
Ogallala formation    
Sand cemented with caliche, tan 14 169
Sand, brown, contains some silt 17 186
Permian    
Siltstone, red 14 200
10--Log of test hole 10, 50 feet south and 10 feet west of the NE corner, NW sec. 24, T. 33 S., R. 28 W. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, blackish, brown 2 2
Kingsdown silt    
Silt, fine sand and caliche, tan 31 33
Meade formation    
Sand, brown to pink-brown 22 55
Sand, medium, to fine gravel, contains a little caliche. 16 71
Ogallala formation    
Caliche, fine sand and silt, pink-brown 36 107
Sand, fine to medium, tan-brown 13 120
Sand, fine, and silt, brown 9 129
Silt, fine sand and caliche, tan 15 144
Sand, fine to medium, silt and caliche, brown 11 155
Silt, sand and gravel, pink-red-brown 8 163
Permian    
Siltstone, maroon 7 170
11--Log of test hole 11, NE NE sec. 20, T. 33 S., R. 28 W. Surface altitude 2,363 feet Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Ogallala formation    
Sand and gravel, tan 17 17
Permian    
Siltstone, red and gray 13 30
12--Log of test hole 12, NE NW sec. 20, T. 33 S., R. 28 W. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Alluvium    
Sand, gravel and silt, brown 19 19
Ogallala formation    
Sand, blue-gray, contains some silt, caliche and fragments of wood 34 53
Silt and sand, gray and tan, contains shell fragments 20 73
Sand and caliche, brown 83 156
Sand, fine, silt, and caliche, pink-brown 9 165
Sand, and gravel, brown 36 201
Silt, sand and gravel, red-brown 5 206
Permian    
Siltstone, red 4 210
13--Log of test hole 13, 100 feet west of the SE corner sec. 18, T. 33 S., R. 28 W. Surface altitude, 2,440 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil and caliche, brown 6 6
Meade formation    
Sand, fine to medium, gray, contains some silt and caliche, 6 12
Silt, caliche, and fine sand, buff 54 66
Sand, silt, and gravel, tan 5 71
Sand and gravel, brown 24 95
Ogallala formation    
Silt, fine sand, and clay, gray 25 120
Sand and gravel, gray 8 128
Silt, fine sand, and clay, gray 12 140
Silt, sand, and caliche, gray 22 162
Sand and gravel, brown and tan, contains some silt and caliche 87 249
Sand and fine gravel, brown 30 279
Permian    
Siltstone, red 11 290
14--Log of test hole 14, NW SW sec. 14, T. 33 S., R. 29 W. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Ogallala formation    
Sand, contains some silt and gravel, tan 11 11
Sand, silt, and caliche, tan 19 30
Sand and gravel, tan 26 56
Caliche, sand, and silt, tan to gray 44 100
Sand, tan 50 150
Silt, clay, and caliche, tan 2 152
Sand and gravel, tan, contains some caliche 199 351
Permian    
Siltstone and shale, brick-red 19 370
15--Log of test hole 15, NW SE sec. 15, T. 33 S., R. 29 W. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, sandy, brown 4 4
Ogallala formation    
Sand, gravel, and caliche, tan 4 8
Sand, fine, silt and caliche, gray-green 11 19
Silt, sand, and caliche, tan and gray 28 47
Sand and gravel, tan 68 115
Silt, gray 15 130
16--Log of test hole 16, SE NE sec. 23, T. 33 S., R. 29 W. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, sandy, brown-black 2 2
Ogallala formation    
Sand, fine, and silt, tan 11 13
Sand and pebbles of caliche, tan 6 19
Silt and fine sand, gray 2 21
Sand and fine gravel, tan, contains some silt and caliche 21 42
Silt, fine sand, and caliche, gray, contains some fragments of fossils 138 180
Sand and gravel, tan 30 210
Silt and fine sand, blue-gray, contains fossil fragments 29 239
Sand, gravel and caliche, tan 25 264
Sand, pebbles of gravel and shale, cemented with caliche, red 11 275
Silt, sand, and caliche, brick-red 10 285
Permian    
Shale, red-brown 15 300
17--Log of test hole 17, NW NW sec. 23, T. 33 S., R. 29 W. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Ogallala formation    
Sand and silt, tan and buff 7 7
Silt, fine sand, and some caliche, gray-brown 45 52
Sand, fine, silt, and caliche, buff, contains fragments of fossils 19 71
Sand, tan 37 108
Silt and fine sand, fossiliferous, tan 32 140
Silt, carbonaceous material, and sand, fossiliferous 80 220
Silt and sand, light gray 20 240
Sand, fine gravel, and caliche 20 260
Silt, sand and caliche, gray 20 280
Sand, fine, silt and caliche, gray 10 290
Silt, fine sand, and caliche, red and gray 40 330
Sand and gravel, contains some caliche 30 360
Silt, sand, gravel, and caliche, red and gray 10 370
Permian    
Siltstone, red 20 390
18--Log of test hole 18, 45 feet west and 20 feet south of the NE corner NW sec. 20, T. 33 S., R. 29 W. Surface altitude, 2,682 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, sandy 4 4
Kingsdown silt    
Silt, fine sand, and caliche, yellow-tan 25 29
Sand, fine, brown 19 48
Meade formation    
Silt, fine sand, and caliche, buff 26 74
Ogallala formation    
Sand, brown, contains some gravel and caliche 91 165
Silt and fine sand, tan 5 170
Sand and fine gravel, brown 88 258
Silt, sand, and caliche, blue-gray 39 297
Sand, gray-tan 13 310
Sand, fine to medium, silt, and caliche, gray 50 360
Sand, gray 101 461
Sand and silt cemented with caliche, gray 16 477
Permian    
Siltstone, red 13 490
19--Log of test hole 19, 90 feet south and 40 feet east of the SW corner sec. 13, T. 33 S., ft. 30 W. Surface altitude, 2,716 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, sandy, brown 4 4
Kingsdown silt    
Silt, sand and caliche, tan 26 30
Meade formation    
Sand, fine to medium, tan, contains some silt and caliche, 25 55
Gravel and sand, brown 22 77
Ogallala formation    
Silt, fine sand and caliche, tan 21 98
Sand and fine gravel, partly cemented with caliche, brown, 118 216
Silt and fine sand, gray 7 223
Sand, fine, to fine gravel, brown 21 244
Silt and fine sand, gray 17 261
Sand and gravel, brown and gray 39 300
Sand, gray and brown, contains some silt 20 320
Sand and gravel, brown 37 357
Silt interbedded with sand, gray and brown 42 399
Sand and gravel, brown 61 460
Silt, clay and fine sand, buff 18 478
Cretaceous    
Shale, buff-brown to pink-tan 20 498
Permian    
Siltstone, maroon-red 12 510
20--Log of test hole 20, 66 feet south and 6 feet west of the NE corner sec. 30, T. 33 S., R. 30 W. Surface altitude, 2,721 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, sandy, brown 3 3
Kingsdown silt    
Silt, fine sand, and caliche, tan and gray 40 43
Meade formation    
Sand, fine, cemented with caliche, brown 6 49
Sand, fine, silt and caliche, brown and gray 44 93
Ogallala formation    
Sand and gravel, poorly sorted, and some caliche, brown, 54 147
Silt and sand, yellow-brown 8 155
Sand, medium, gray 35 190
Silt and sand, brown and gray 19 209
Sand, gray, contains some gravel and caliche 33 242
Sand and silt, gray and brown 17 259
Silt, clay, and fine sand, blue-gray, contains some fragments of fossils 50 309
Sand and fine gravel, gray, contains a few thin beds of silt and caliche 68 377
Silt, clay and sand, tan 32 409
Sand and gravel, gray and brown 55 464
Silt, clay, and fine sand, buff and gray 31 495
Cretaceous    
Sandstone and shale, interbedded 67 562
Sandstone, coarse, brown 10 572
Permian    
Siltstone, red 8 580
21--Log of test hole 21, 70 feet south and 60 feet west of the NE corner, sec. 33, T. 34 S., R. 28 W. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Dune sand, medium to fine, brown 6 6
Soil, yellow-brown 3 9
Meade formation    
Sand, fine to medium, brown 6 15
Silt and some fine sand, brown 2 17
Sand, medium, pink-brown 10 27
Silt and fine sand, pink-brown 54 81
Sand and caliche, brown and gray 19 100
Sand and fine gravel, brown 18 118
Silt, sand, and caliche, gray 33 151
Sand, pink-tan 49 200
Sand, silt, and caliche, gray and tan 34 234
Permian    
Siltstone, red 6 240
22--Log of test hole 22, 50 feet west and 20 feet south of the SE corner sec. 25, T. 84 S., R. 29 W. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Dune sand, brown 4 4
Soil, gray to black 8 12
Meade formation    
Sand, fine, and silt, tan and gray, contains some caliche 62 74
Sand, fine, red, contains some silt 5 79
Gypsum and pink-tan silt and clay 11 90
Silt and clay, pink-tan and gray-green, contains some gypsum 20 110
Silt, fine sand, and caliche, gray and tan 51 161
Sand and gravel, brown, and some caliche 19 180
Sand, fine, gray, and some gravel, silt and caliche 50 230
Sand, medium, brown 7 237
Sand, fine, and silt, tan 16 253
Sand, fine to medium, brown, and some silt 55 308
Silt and fine sand, pink-tan, and some caliche 5 313
Sand and fine gravel, brown 5 318
Permian    
Siltstone, red 12 330
23--Log of test hole 23, NE corner sec. 33, T. 34 S., R. 9 W. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, dark tan 2 2
Meade formation    
Silt, caliche, and fine sand, pink-tan 71 73
Silt and caliche, blue-gray 77 150
Sand, fine, silt and caliche, tan 50 200
Silt and clay, tan-brown 120 320
Sand and fine gravel, brown 26 346
Silt, clay, and fine sand, tan-brown 24 370
Sand, gray and tan, contains some silt and caliche 113 483
Permian    
Siltstone, red 17 500
24--Log of test hole 24, 1,620 feet west of the SE corner sec. 26, T. 34 S., R. 30 W. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, dark tan 1 1
Meade formation    
Caliche, and some silt and fine sand 7 8
Silt, fine sand, and caliche, purple-brown 1 9
Sand and gravel, brown 27 36
Ogallala formation    
Silt, fine sand, and caliche, gray 17 53
Sand, tan, contains some silt and caliche 14 67
Sand and some silt and gravel, partly cemented by calcium carbonate 160 227
Laverne formation    
Silt and fine sand, yellow and gray 5 232
Limestone, gray, contains silt and sand 8 240
Sandstone, fine and medium, yellow 15 255
Sand, fine and medium, silt, and caliche, gray-brown 91 346
Cretaceous    
Shale, sandy, calcareous, tan-brown and blue-gray 85 431
Shale and sandstone interbedded, brown 48 479
Limestone and shale, gray-tan 8 487
Shale, sandy, buff 43 530

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