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Well Logs

Listed in the following pages are the logs of 144 wells and test holes in Pawnee and Edwards Counties, including 133 test holes drilled by the State Geological Survey of Kansas. The numbers of the logs correspond to the numbers used in the diagrammatic cross section (Pl. 3).

Logs entitled "sample log" are those for which the well cuttings were collected and studied. A "driller's log" is a written log obtained from a driller or from some other source.

T. 20 S. || T. 21 S. || T. 22 S. || T. 23 S. || T. 24 S. || T. 25 S. || T. 26 and 27 S.

1. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 3, T. 20 S., R. 16 W. Surface altitude, 2,021.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill2.52.5
Quaternary--Pleistocene  
Terrace deposits  
Silt, brown, dense3.56
Clay, silty, tan and buff; contains white caliche5460
Clay, silty, tan; contains white caliche and fine to medium sand666
Gravel, fine to medium, tan268
Cretaceous--Gulfian  
Dakota formation  
Clay, silty, tan and yellow472
2. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. NW sec. 3, T. 20 S., R. 16 W. Surface altitude, 2,009.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill33
Quaternary--Pleistocene  
Terrace deposits  
Silt, compact, brown36
Clay, silty, tan, contains white caliche5157
Clay, silty, buff and tan; contains white caliche461
Clay, silty, buff and tan; contains fine to medium sand and white caliche465
Gravel, fine to coarse, contains tan silty clay368
Clay, silty, buff and tan; contains fine to medium sand and white caliche1078
Clay, silty, tan and buff; contains fragments of brown ironstone785
Cretaceous--Gulfian  
Dakota formation  
Clay, silty, light gray and tan; contains fragments of brown to tan sandstone590
3. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 3, T. 20 S., R. 16 W. Surface altitude, 2,026.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill33
Quaternary--Pleistocene  
Terrace deposits  
Silt, brown36
Clay, silty, dark tan410
Clay, silty, tan and light brown; contains white and tan caliche3040
Clay, silty, buff; contains fragments of white caliche3575
Clay, silty, dark tan and dark gray1388
Clay, silty, brown and tan with dark red and yellow stains, and white gypsum896
Cretaceous--Gulfian  
Dakota formation  
Clay, silty, gray; contains red and yellow sandstone4100
4. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 18, 2'. 20 5., IL 16 W. Surface altitude, 2,078.2 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill33
Quaternary--Pleistocene  
Terrace deposits  
Silt, tan and gray3.56.5
Clay, silty, brown5.512
Clay, silty, buff and tan; contains fragments of caliche618
Cretaceous--Gulfian  
Graneros shale  
Shale, tan and gray, having red stains220
Shale, gray and tan525
5. Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. SW sec. 28, 2'. 20 S., R. 16 W. Surface altitude, 2,030.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill and soil, gray-brown33
Quaternary--Pleistocene  
Terrace deposits  
Silt, gray brown to yellow gray58
Silt, blocky, light brown513
Silt, tan to light buff; contains nodular caliche95108
Gravel, coarse to fine; contains sand and silt; buff and tan3111
Cretaceous--Gulfian  
Dakota formation  
Clay, micaceous, light blue gray5116
6. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 24, T. 20 S., R. 17 W. Surface altitude, 2,053.2 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, dark gray44
Quaternary--Pleistocene  
Terrace deposits  
Clay, silty, tan and gray59
Clay, silty, brown211
Clay, silty, tan and buff; contains caliche6273
Cretaceous--Gulfian  
Dakota formation  
Clay, silty, buff with faint red stains578
7. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 27, q T 20 S., R. 17 W. Surface altitude, 2,057.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill22
Quaternary--Pleistocene  
Terrace deposits  
Clay, silty, gray to brown35
Clay, silty, tan49
Clay, silty, brown312
Clay, silty, tan; contains white caliche and very fine sand4860
Silt, buff; contains fine to coarse sand and white caliche2181
Clay, silty, tan and gray; contains fine to medium sand 889
Cretaceous--Gulfian  
Dakota formation  
Clay, silty, tan and yellow; contains fragments of ironstone594
8. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 33, T. 20 S., R. 17 W. Surface altitude, 2,069.3 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 22
Quaternary--Pleistocene  
Terrace deposits  
Clay, silty, dark gray57
Clay, silty, tan and buff714
Clay, silty, tan and brown; contains fine sand216
Clay, silty, tan and brown; contains white caliche925
Clay, silty, tan and buff; contains white caliche5378
Cretaceous--Gulfian  
Dakota formation  
Clay, tan and light gray, mottled red280
9. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. SE sec. 29, T. 20 S, R. 18 W. Surface altitude, 2,140.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill22
Quaternary--Pleistocene  
Terrace deposits  
Clay, silty, brown and gray35
Clay, silty, brown and tan27
Clay, silty, buff; contains lime-cemented zones18
Cretaceous--Gulfian  
Greenhorn limestone  
Limestone, coarsely crystalline, cream to light tan, having red stains210
10. Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. SW sec. 34, T. 20 S., R. 20 W. Surface altitude, 2,132.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, silty, brown33
Quaternary--Pleistocene  
Terrace deposits  
Clay, silty, tan58
Clay, silty, light yellowish tan1.59.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian  
Greenhorn limestone  
Shale; contains a few fragments of limestone and yellow limonite stains5.515

T. 20 S. || T. 21 S. || T. 22 S. || T. 23 S. || T. 24 S. || T. 25 S. || T. 26 and 27 S.

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