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Logs of Test Holes and Wells

Given on the following pages are the logs of 15 test holes drilled by the State Geological Survey in Osage County (Pl. 3), and logs of test holes or wells obtained from drillers and other sources. Samples from the test holes were studied by me and are the basis for the geologic cross sections (Fig. 3).

14-13-2cd Drillers log of KERC well in the SE cor. SW sec. 2, T. 14 S., R. 13 E., Osage County; drilled 1934. Thickness
(feet)
Soil and clay15
Gray shale3
Limestone4
Gray shale8
Redbed3
Light shale14
Limestone3
Sandy shale5
Gray shale17
Limestone7
Light shale11
Limestone2
Redbed3
Limestone3
Gray shale7
Dark shale6
Limestone8
Sandy shale28
Limestone3
Gray shale34
Limestone5
Gray shale11
Limestone4
Gray shale6
Limestone5
Gray shale13
Limestone6
Gray shale6
Limestone5
Light shale20
Limestone6
Gray shale4
Limestone3
Gray shale9
Limestone2
Gray shale16
Limestone2
Gray shale12
Limestone7
Light shale14
Sandy shale10
Sand ("salt" water)10
Gray shale20
Sandy shale41
Total depth of well421

14-15-2lda Drillers Log of KERC well in the NE SE sec. 21, T. 14 S., R. 15 E., Osage County; drilled in 1934. Thickness
(feet)
Gravel7
Clay10
Gray shale80
Limestone6
Gray shale30
Sandy shale40
Limestone3
Shale2
Limestone2
Shale3
Limestone17
Gray shale14
Sand6
Broken sand10
Sand (water)18
Gray shale7
Total depth of well255
Reported yield 5,000 gallons in 10 hours

14-15-24ac Drillers log of KERC well in the SW NE sec. 24, T. 14 S., R. 15 E., Osage County; drilled in 1934. Thickness
(feet)
Soil4
Clay16
Gray shale5
Limestone19
Gray shale20
Sand (water)14
Gray shale7
Limestone19
Shale4
Limestone4
Gray shale9
Limestone20
Light shale3
Limestone3
Dark shale30
Limestone19
Shale2
Limestone15
Shale6
Limestone6
Gray shale25
Limestone4
Gray shale46
Limestone10
Gray shale7
Limestone17
Total depth of well334
Reported yield 600 gallons in 10 hours

14-15-24ba. Log of test hole in the NE NW sec. 24, T. 14 S., R. 15 E., about 30 feet west of center Line of N-S road and 200 feet north of fence on quarter section Line; drilled July-August 1953. Surface altitude, 1,085.9 feet. Commenced drilling at 315 feet over existing open hole. Thickness
(feet)
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Oread limestone  
Limestone1
Shale, gray7
Limestone, light-gray; contains several hard chert zones13
Shale, fissile, black3.5
Limestone, hard, gray2.5
Shale9
Limestone2
Shale9
Limestone10
Lawrence shale  
Shale, gray; coal bed in upper part13.5
Limestone4
Shale, gray30.5
Shale, sandy, gray13
Sandstone, fine to very fine, gray15
Shale, sandy, gray12
Sandstone, fine to very fine, gray6
Shale, sandy, gray8
Sandstone, fine, gray10
Siltstone and sandstone, gray10
Stranger formation  
Limestone, gray, hard (Stopped in limestone)1.5
Total depth of test hole495.5

14-16-19ad Sample log of test hole in. the SE NE sec. 19, T. 14 S., R. 16E., drilled January-March 1954. Surface altitude, 1,149.2 feet. Thickness
(feet)
Rubble2.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Howard limestone-Aarde shale member  
Coal (Nodaway)1
Severy shale  
Clay and clay shale, light-gray16.5
Limestone1.5
Shale, blue-gray31.5
Shale, dark-gray2
Shale, slightly micaceous, light-gray1
Shale, calcareous, fossiliferous (bryozoans), medium-gray2
Topeka limestone  
Limestone, fossiliferous, light-gray20.5
Calhoun shale  
Shale, silty, slightly micaceous, medium-gray29.5
Sandstone, fine to very fine, micaceous, light-gray; contains carbonized plant fragments10
Shale, slightly calcareous, medium-gray19
Deer Creek limestone  
Limestone, light gray-white with clear or white crystalline fossil fragments13
Shale, slightly calcareous, medium dark-gray4
Limestone, slightly sandy, fossiliferous, gray to brown3
Shale, gray5
Shale, calcareous, light-gray11
Shale, light-gray; contains thin limestone stringers6
Shale, calcareous, light-gray4
Limestone, fossiliferous, light-gray5
Tecumseh shale  
Shale, slightly calcareous, gray38
Lecompton limestone  
Limestone, fine-grained, light-gray; contains coarse, crystalline fossil fragments6
Shale, medium-gray6
Limestone, light- to medium-gray; contains pyrite, abundant fusulinids, and brachiopods8
Shale, fissile, black2.5
Limestone, hard; medium-gray, dark-gray around abundant fusulinids1.5
Shale, slightly calcareous, gray3
Limestone, light gray-white; fusulinids abundant14
Kanwaka shale  
Shale, slightly calcareous, dark-gray24
Limestone, fossiliferous, gray-brown5
Shale, silty, micaceous, slightly calcareous, gray21
Shale, silty, micaceous, gray; contains carbonaceous plant fragments15
Shale, silty to sandy, micaceous, gray9
Oread limestone  
Limestone, pyritic, hard, medium-gray; fusulinids abundant6
Shale, silty, calcareous, slightly micaceous, medium-gray7.5
Limestone, hard, light-gray22.5
Shale, noncalcareous, black6
Limestone, brittle, light-gray2.5
Shale, argillaceous, gray8
Limestone, light-gray13.5
Lawrence shale  
Shale, gray with red streak25
Shale, gray; contains sandy limestone streak10
Shale, agillaceous to silty, gray76
Stranger formation  
Limestone, slightly sandy, medium light-gray3.5
Shale, silty to fine sandy, gray13
Shale (sample lost)4
Sandstone, very fine-grained, partly calcite cemented, light gray-white15.5
Shale, silty to very fine sandy, gray29.5
Shale, silty to very fine sandy, micaceous, partly calcareous, gray40
Shale, sandy, gray19.5
Total depth of test hole643

15-15-34dd Sample log of test hole in the SE SE sec. 34, T. 15 S., R. 15 E., 100 feet east of intersection of roads, 200 feet west of windmill on north side of road; drilled June 1951. Surface altitude, 997.2 feet. Thickness
(feet)
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Soil, gray-black5
Silt and clay, slightly sandy, brown-tan5
Clay and silt, soft, yellow-green1.5
Silt and clay, calcareous, green; contains a small amount of sand and gravel5.5
Clay, calcareous, yellow-green; contains a small amount of sand and gravel1.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Deer Creek limestone  
Limestone, shaly, yellow2
Limestone, chalky, light-gray; contains clear crystalline calcite spots4
Total depth of test hole24.5

15-15-35cc Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 35, T. 15 S., R. 15 E., on east road shoulder, 200 feet south of quarter section line; drilled June 1951. Surface altitude, 1,027.7 feet. Thickness
(feet)
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits  
Soil, reddish-tan5
Silt and clay, slightly sandy, tan with reddish cast10
Silt and clay, slightly sandy, tan-gray2
Silt and clay, soft, sandy, yellow-tan2
Sand and gravel, predominantly chert, quartz, and limestone1.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Deer Creek limestone  
Limestone, hard, light-gray1
Total depth of test hole21.5

15-16-11dd Drillers log of KERC well in. the SE SE sec. 11, T. 15 S., R. 16 E., Osage County; drilled in 1934. Thickness
(feet)
Soil and clay7
Limestone4
Dark shale5
Limestone4
Gray shale6
Limestone6
Gray shale4
Limestone9
Gray shale40
Limestone7
Light shale3
Limestone5
Gray shale2
Limestone18
Dark shale8
Limestone7
Gray shale20
Limestone5
Gray shale45
Limestone8
Light shale21
Limestone21
Gray shale12
Limestone4
Dark shale40
Light shale49
Sandy shale35
Sand (salt water)4
Total depth of well399

16-15-2bb Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 2, T. 16 S., R. 15 E., on west road shoulder, 200 feet south of bridge; drilled June 1951. Surface altitude, 997.9 feet. Thickness
(feet)
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Soil, black to dark-gray4
Silt and clay, noncalcareous, dark-tan12
Gravel and sand, predominantly chert; contains considerable gray and tan silt and clay6.5
Clay, soft, calcareous, blue-gray2
Sand and gravel, predominantly sandstone and chert; contains black shale, limestone and mollusk shell detritus1.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Deer Creek limestone  
Limestone, hard, gray0.5
Total depth of test hole26.5

16-15-2bc Sample log of test hole in the SW NW sec. 2, T. 16 S., R. 15 E., on west side of road, 3-2/3 power poles south of bridge over creek; drilled June 1951. Surface altitude, 996.4 feet. Thickness
(feet)
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Soil, dark-gray3
Clay and silt, gray1
Silt and clay, mottled yellow-brown and gray2.5
Silt and clay, yellow-brown and gray; contains gravel size shale detritus3.5
Sand and gravel; chiefly limestone, chert, and shale1.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Deer Creek limestone  
Limestone, medium hard, yellow-brown2
Limestone, light-gray0.5
Total depth of test hole14

16-15-2cb Sample Log of test hole in the NW SW sec. 2, T. 16 S., R. 15 E., on west road shoulder, 2-1/3 power poles south of half-mile line; drilled June 1951. Surface altitude, 998.7 feet. Thickness
(feet)
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Soil, gray-brown3
Clay and silt, yellow-brown; contains some sand and gravel3
Sand and gravel; chert, shale, limestone, and quartz detritus6.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Deer Creek limestone  
Limestone and thin shale breaks, very fossiliferous, yellow-brown2
Shale, very fine sandy, calcareous, blue-green2.5
Total depth of test hole17

16-16-5dc Drillers log of KERC well in the SW SE sec. 5, T. 16 S., R. 16 E., Osage County; dug in 1934. Thickness
(feet)
Black gumbo 5
Yellow clay16
Quicksand1.5
Gravel2.5
Limestone-
Total depth of well25
Reported yield 15,000 gallons in 10 hours from 4 feet of sand and gravel.

16-17-10da Drillers log of KERC well in the NE SE sec. 10, T. 16 S., R. 17 E., Osage County; drilled in. 1934. Thickness
(feet)
Soil5
Clay5
Gravel4
Limestone10
Gray shale18
Limestone20
Dark shale10
Limestone3
Gray shale75
Sandy shale15
Dark shale35
Light shale17
Sand (water)48
Gray shale7
Limestone2
Total depth of well274
Reported yield 10,000 gallons in 10 hours from 48 feet of sandstone.

17-13-24dd Drillers log of KERC well in the SE SE sec. 24, T. 17 S., R. 13 E., Osage County; dug in 1934. Thickness
(feet)
Black gumbo3.5
Clay10
Gravel1.5
Shale3
Total depth of well18

18-14-9ca Sample log of test hole in the NE SW sec. 9, T. 18 S., R. 14 E., on east road shoulder, west side, of road, 100 yards north of farm house; drilled May 1951. Surface altitude, 1,048.7 feet. Thickness
(feet)
Road fill5
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits  
Clay and silt, gray to mottled gray-brown2
Silt and clay, slightly sandy and micaceous, friable, yellow-brown3
Silt, yellow-brown; contains considerable sand and gravel11
Gravel and sand, predominantly brown chert4.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Severy shale  
Shale, clayey, dark-gray2
Shale, thin-bedded, silty, micaceous, gray; contains thin hard calcareous fossiliferous siltstone beds2
Total depth of test hole29.5

18-14-9cd Sample log of test hole in the SE SW sec. 9, T. 18 S., R. 14 E., on west side of road, 150 feet south of windmill; drilled May 1951. Surface altitude, 1,033.3 feet. Thickness
(feet)
Road fill5
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Clay, mottled yellow-tan and light-gray5
Silt and clay, light tan-brown3
Sand and gravel, predominantly chert; contains quartz sand, limestone, and shale detritus3
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Severy shale  
Shale, gray-blue; contains thin hard calcareous siltstone beds3
Total depth of test hole19

18-14-16ba Sample log of test hole in. the NE NW sec. 16, T. 18 S., R. 14 E., on west side of road, 200 feet south of Marais des Cygnes River bridge; drilled May 1951. Surface altitude, 1,033.2 feet. Thickness
(feet)
Road fill4
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Clay and silt, dark-tan to gray-tan2
Silt and clay, slightly sandy, friable, gray-tan10
Sand and gravel, predominantly chert; contains considerable quartz and brown sandstone detritus5.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Severy shale  
Shale, hard, silty to fine sandy, calcareous, gray1
Total depth of test hole22.5

18-14-16bd Sample log of test hole in the SE NW sec. 16, T. 18 S., R. 14 E., on east side of road grade, 0.25 mile south of Marais des Cygnes River bridge; drilled May 1951. Surface altitude, 1,033.7 feet. Thickness
(feet)
Road fill5
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Silt and clay, gray to gray-brown5
Silt and very fine sand, light-brown11
Gravel and sand, predominantly brown chert; contains considerable brown silt3.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Severy shale  
Siltstone or very fine sandstone, hard, calcareous, medium gray1
Total depth of test hole25.5

18-16-3bc Sample log of test hole in the SW NW sec. 3, T. 18 S., R. 16 E., in field east of road, 20 feet north of roadway; drilled June 1951. Surface altitude, 962.3 feet. Thickness
(feet)
Road fill5
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Clay and silt, gray2
Clay and silt, dark-tan10
Clay and silt, gray-tan to gray4
Clay, sandy, blue-gray and tan2.5
Sand and gravel, predominantly chert; contains limestone and quartz detritus8
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Oread limestone  
Limestone, hard, fossiliferous, finely crystalline, light-gray3
Total depth of test hole34.5

18-16-3bcc Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 3, T. 18 S., R. 16 E., at entrance to farm field north of Melvern bridge, 20 feet east of east road shoulder edge; drilled June 1951. Surface aLtitude, 963.7 feet. Thickness
(feet)
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Soil, black4
Silt and clay, tan12
Silt and clay, friable, tan4
Clay, slightly sandy, dark-green4
Clay, very sandy, green9.5
Gravel and sand, predominantly chert; contains quartz, limestone, and black shale detritus3.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Oread limestone  
Limestone, very hard, fossiliferous, light-gray0.75
Total depth of test hole37.75

18-16-4aaa Sample log of test hole in the NE NE NE sec. 4, T. 18 S., R. 16 E., on road shoulder, halfway between first and second telephone poles south of rock quarry on west side of road, north side of valley; drilled June 1951. Surface altitude, 962.8 feet. Thickness
(feet)
Road fill4
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Clay, hard, slightly mottled gray and tan12
Clay and silt, gray and tan-gray2
Clay and silt, soft, gray4
Clay, silty, mottled green and gray1
Sand and gravel, predominantly chert and black shale9.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Oread limestone  
Limestone, very hard, light-gray1
Total depth of test hole33.5

18-16-4ad Sample log of test hole in. the SE NE sec. 4, T. 18 S., R. 16 E., on west road shoulder, 150 feet south of north end of hedge row on east side of road, 100 yards north of southernmost test hole in line; drilled June 1951. Surface altitude, 961.9 feet. Thickness
(feet)
Road fill4
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Clay and silt, medium-gray2.5
Clay and silt, tan8.5
Silt and clay, slightly sandy, friable, tan4
Sand and silt; contains a small amount of gravel1
Silt and clay, light-gray to yellow-gray10
Sand and gravel, chiefly chert and black shale; contains limestone, quartz, brown sandstone detritus2.5
Pennsylvanian--Virgilian
Oread limestone  
Limestone, soft, light-gray2.5
Limestone, very hard0.1
Total depth of test hole35.1

18-16-26dc Partial drillers log of gas well in the 5W SE sec. 26, T. 18 S., R. 16 E., plugged back to 300 feet for use as a K.E.RC. water well. Thickness
(feet)
Soil4
Sand8
Limestone12
Shale8
Limestone73
Shale35
Water sand35
Shale15
Sandy shale15
Shale45
Shale, white20
Shale140
Limestone35

18-17-5ac Drillers log of KERC well drilled in the SW NE sec. 5, T. 18 S., R. 17 E., Osage County; drilled in 1934. Thickness
(feet)
Soil5
Clay8
Gray shale2
Limestone20
Black shale5
Limestone2
Gray shale9
Limestone shells31
Limestone12
Light shale12
Limestone3
Sand15
Limestone2
Sand10
Coal3
Gray shale12
Broken sand10
Shale3
Sand7
Limestone2
Sand (water)48
Total depth of well221
Reported yield 8,000 gallons in 10 hours

18-17-10da Drillers log of KERC well in the NE SE sec. 10, T. 18 S., R. 17 E., Osage County; drilled in 1934. Thickness
(feet)
Clay and boulders15
Limestone6
Gray shale19
Dark shale4
Limestone1
Gray shale12
Limestone7
Gray shale45
Sand5
Gray shale24
Limestone1
Gray shale24
Limestone3
Gray shale4
Limestone1
Sand4
Gray shale3
Limestone2
Total depth of well180
Reported as a dry hole

18-17-10cc Drillers log of KERC well in the SW SW sec. 10, T. 18 S., R. 17 E., Osage County; drilled in 1934. Thickness
(feet)
Soil and boulders6
Limestone8
Blue shale5
Dark shale8
Limestone5
Sandy shale130
Limestone4
Gray shale59
Sand (dry)20
Dark shale20
Total depth of well265
Reported as a dry hole

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