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Logs of wells and test holes, page 4 of 5

23-6-12dcd—Drillers log of city-supply (Main St.) well in the SE SW SE sec. 12, T. 23 S., R. 6 W.; drilled for United Gas, Water and Electric Co. (now owned by Hutchinson Water Co.), July 1922.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Alluvium and terrace deposits
		Sand and gravel	16	16
		Good gravel	18	34
		Gravel and sand	12	46
		Sand, some clay balls	9	55
		Fine, clean sand	20	75

23-6-36dd—Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 36, T. 23 S., R. 6 W.; drilled by Claude Price for the City of Hutchinson, October 1945. Surface altitude, 1,523.0 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil, sandy, brown	3	3
	Terrace deposits
		Clay, buff; contains fine sand	6	9
		Clay, buff, and fine sand; partly cemented zone at 19 feet	11	20
		Gravel, coarse to fine, and coarse to medium sand	44	64
	Blanco formation
		Gravel, coarse to fine sand, and gray to buff clay	10	74
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel	5	79
		Clay, buff, and fine sand	10	89
		Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse to medium sand	35	124
		Gravel, medium to fine, and course to medium sand; contains some buff clay and fragments of shale	12	136
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, red and gray	2	138

23-7-18bcb—Sample log of test hole in the NW SW NW sec. 18, T. 23 S., R.7 W.; drilled 1949. Surface altitude, 1,622.4 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Sanborn formation
		Soil, medium sandy, black	1	1
		Clay and silt, gray green; contains much fine to medium sand	2	3
		Silt and clay, tan, mottled gray green; contains much medium to fine sand	3	6
		Silt, buff; contains much medium to fine sand and caliche	7	13
		Silt, light brown; contains much fine to coarse sand and caliche	5.5	18.5
		Gravel, fine, and sand, grading downward to gravel	6.5	25
	Meade formation
		Clay, blue gray mottled yellow; contains much caliche in large nodules	4	29
		Gravel, medium to fine, and black sand, stained at top	6.5	35.5
		Clay and silt, brownish gray; contains much medium to fine sand	2	37.5
		Clay and silt, dark gray	2.5	40
		Clay, blue gray mottled yellow	7	47
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand	8.5	55.5
		Clay, light gray mottled yellow brown	2	57.5
		Gravel, fine, and sand, grading downward to medium gravel	12.5	70
		Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel, some medium gravel	15.5	85.5
		Silt, yellow and gray, sandy	1.5	87
		Sand, coarse to fine, some fine to medium gravel	13	100
	Blanco formation
		Clay, gray grading downward to blue gray and light greenish brown, thinly laminated at top; interlaminated with sand, very fine, yellow brown, slightly cemented	8	108
		Sand, fine to coarse, interbedded with yellow-brown silt at 109 to 115 feet	12	120
		Sand, coarse to fine, and some fine gravel	8	128
		Clay and silt, tan, compact; contains some caliche	9	137
		Silt and clay, tan; contains much fine to coarse sand	4	141
		Silt, red to tan; interbedded with medium to fine sand; contains some caliche	11	152
		Sand, fine to coarse, some fine to medium gravel	8	160
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	10	170
Permian—Leonardian
	Harper sandstone
		Shale, silty, red brown and gray green	3	173

23-7-31ccc—Sample log of test hole in the SW SW SW sec. 31, T. 23 S., R.7 W.; drilled 1949. Surface altitude, 1,606.7 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	2	2
	Sanborn formation
		Silt and clay, black and gray, alternating; contains some nodular caliche and much fine to coarse sand in lower part	5	7
		Silt and clay, light gray green; contains much fine to medium sand	4	11
		Sand, coarse to fine	1	12
	Meade formation
		Silt and clay, gray green; contains some medium to fine sand and caliche at 15 to 21 feet	9	21
		Sand, fine to coarse	4.5	25.5
Permian—Leonardian
	Harper sandstone
		Shale, silty, thin bedded, red brown	1.5	27

23-10-13aaa—Sample log of test hole in the NE NE NE sec. 13, T. 23 S., R. 10 W.; drilled 1949. Surface altitude, 1,747.1 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Sand, silty, medium fine	4	4
	Sanborn formation
		Clay, gray grading downward to light gray. Iron stained at base	4	8
		Silt, light brown; contains much medium to fine sand	6.5	14.5
		Sand, fine to coarse, some fine to medium gravel	12.5	27
	Meade formation
		Silt and clay, light gray green and light brown; contains much coarse to fine sand	10.5	37.5
		Sand, coarse to fine, some gravel, fine to medium, and light-gray and brown silt	12.5	50
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	10	60
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; much coarse gravel	17	77
		Silt, yellow gray; contains much very fine to fine sand	5	82
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand	35	117
	Blanco formation
		Silt, light brown; grades downward to sandy; contains caliche at 127 to 135 feet; some fine sand, thin bedded, slightly cemented	18	135
Permian—Leonardian
	Harper sandstone
		Siltstone, light green and red brown	1	136

23-10-19bcb—Sample log of test hole in the NW SW NW sec. 19, T. 23 S., R. 10 W.; drilled 1949. Surface altitude, 1,792.5 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	2	2
	Dune sand
		Silt, dark buff; contains much fine to medium sand, especially at 5 to 8 feet	6	8
	Meade formation
		Silt and clay, buff; contains some fine to medium gravel	9	17
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and sand; some medium to coarse gravel	7	24
		Sand, coarse to fine, and buff silt; some fine gravel	6	30
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand and yellow-gray silt	20	50
		Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand; some yellow-gray silt; few pebbles	20	70
		Gravel, fine, and sand	8.5	78.5
	Blanco formation
		Clay and silt, light gray and yellow; contains much medium to fine sand	3.5	82
		Clay, thin bedded, yellow and light gray	2	84
		Sand, coarse to fine, some fine to medium gravel and gray-green clay	28	112
Permian—Leonardian
	Harper sandstone
		Shale, red brown	1.5	113.5

23-10-25bbb—Sample log of test hole in the NW NW NW sec. 25, T. 23 S., R. 10 W.; drilled 1949. Surface altitude, 1,756.5 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine, and gray silt	3	3
	Sanborn formation
		Silt, dark gray brown (A zone), grading downward to light-brown clay	2	5
		Silt, buff; contains much medium to fine sand increasing downward	13	18
		Sand, fine to medium, slightly cemented, and brown silt; some fine gravel	5	23
	Meade formation
		Clay, bentonitic, green, and light-brown silt; contains much coarse to fine sand, much caliche at 28 to 32.5 feet	9.5	32.5
		Sand, fine to coarse	7.5	40
		Sand, fine to coarse; some fine gravel	10	50
		Silt and clay, light brown; contains much fine to coarse sand	4	54
		Sand, coarse to fine, grading downward to fine to medium gravel and sand, much light-brown silt	6	60
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand, grading downward to coarse to fine gravel and sand	10	70
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; some coarse gravel	10	80
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand; some light-gray clay	10	90
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	20	110
		Sand, coarse to fine, some fine to medium gravel	20	130
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	10	140
	Blanco formation
		Silt, light gray, flne to coarse sand, and fine to coarse gravel	10	150
		Sand, coarse to fine, some fine gravel, and light-gray gravel	10	160
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and sand	12	172
		Clay, gray to green	2	174
		Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand	2	176
Permian—Leonardian
	Harper sandstone
		Siltstone, red brown	1	177

24-4-13cc—Drillers log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 13, T. 24 S., R. 4 W.; drilled by Layne-Western Co. for the City of Wichita, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,451.6 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Terrace deposits
		Silt, dark brown, and fine sand	9	9
		Sand and gravel	16	25
		Silt, clay, and fine sand	3	28
		Sand and gravel	17	45
		Sand	21	66
		Silt and clay, blue green	36	102
		Sand and gravel	33	135
		Silt and clay	3	138
		Sand and gravel	77	215
		Silt and clay, sandy, tan	10	225
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, green	5	230

24-4-19bbb—Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. NW NW sec. 19, T. 24 S., R. 4 W.; drilled 1949. Surface altitude, 1,475.5 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Alluvium
		Silt, gray to brown, fine, sandy	3.5	3.5
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and sand	22	25.5
	Sanborn formation
		Silt and clay, yellow gray and buff; contains much fine sand; much hard, nodular caliche at 30 to 36 feet	10.5	36
		Clay and silt, light gray grading downward to gray green; contains some nodular caliche	4	40
		Silt and clay, light gray green	10	50
		Silt and clay, blue to blue gray; interbedded with some fine gravel and sand	10	60
		Silt and clay, blue gray	8	68
		Silt, gray, and very fine to medium sand	7	75
		Silt, buff; contains much medium to fine sand	5	80
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	14	94
	Meade formation
		Silt and clay, gray white; contains much caliche	10	104
		Silt and clay, blue gray	5	109
		Gravel, fine, and sand	3	112
		Silt and clay, blue gray	5	117
		Silt, gray white and lavender brown; contains much coarse to fine sand; many cemented nodules	8	125
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	38	163
	Blanco formation
		Silt and clay, pink buff and light gray green; contains much coarse to fine sand, and caliche	3	166
		Gravel, fine, and sand	6	172
		Silt and clay, brown and light brown; contains much fine to medium sand	8	180
		Silt and clay, buff; contains much coarse to fine sand	5	185
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand; some buff and greenish-gray silt	8	193
		Silt and clay, buff and greenish gray, sandy	4	197
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	11	208
		Clay and silt, gray white, sandy	4.5	212.5
		Gravel, fine, and sand; some medium gravel	47.5	260
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	31	291
		Clay and silt, light brown; some caliche	4	295
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	12	307
Permian—Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, thin bedded, blue; few thin calcite veins	3	310

24-5-16baa—Drillers log of test 7,tole in the NE NE NW sec. 16, T. 24 S., R. 5 W.; drilled by Layne-Western Co. for U. S. Navy, 1942.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Meade formation
		Clay	41	41
		Sand, fine	9	50
		Sand, medium to coarse	16	66
		Clay and sand	6	72
		Sand, medium to coarse, silty	28	100
		Clay, gray	7	107
		Sand, silty	11	118
		Sand, medium to coarse, and gravel	9	127
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale	1	128
		Clay, gray, hard	6	46
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand	26	72
	Blanco formation
		Clay, gray	8	80
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to fine sand, very poorly sorted	72	152
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, gray green	1	153

24-6-22bb—Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 22, T. 24 S., R. 6 W.; drilled December 1945. Surface altitude, 1,558.9 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road material	2	2
	Sanborn formation
		Silt, gray	5	7
	Meade formation
		Silt, light gray; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	5	12
		Silt, tan	5	17
		Sand, fine to very fine; contains tan silt	10	27
		Silt, tan to red brown; contains some fine sand	18	45
		Silt, brown; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	4	49
		Silt, gray and red brown	10	59
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, soft, red and blue green	3	62

24-7-19bbb—Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. NW NW sec. 19, T. 24 S., R. 7 W.; drilled 1949. Surface altitude, 1,630.5 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil, sandy, dark gray	1	1
	Sanborn formation
		Clay and silt, compact, dull green gray; contains much fine to coarse sand and fine gravel	2.5	3.5
		Silt and clay, yellow buff; contains much fine to coarse sand and some fine gravel	4.5	8
		Sand, fine to coarse, some fine gravel and yellow-buff silt	2	10
	Meade formation
		Clay, blocky, yellow gray	1	11
		Gravel, fine to medium, some coarse gravel	9	20
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and sand	22	42
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand; interbedded with silt and gray and buff clay, few pebbles	5	47
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	23	70
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand, grading downward to coarse to fine gravel	5	75
Permian—Leonardian
	Harper sandstone
		Siltstone, thin bedded, brick red	2	77

24-10-12ccc—Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. SW SW sec. 12, T. 24 S., R.10 W.; drilled 1949. Surface altitude, 1,720.4 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	1	1
	Sanborn formation
		Clay, light green; contains some nodular caliche; sandy at 1 to 5 feet	6	7
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	6	13
		Gravel and sand, coarse to fine, yellow brown, and green clay	11.5	24.5
	Meade formation
		Silt and clay, gray green grading downward to pink brown; contains much coarse to fine sand and few pebbles, some caliche	11.5	36
		Sand, fine to coarse	5	41
		Silt, buff and yellow brown, slightly cemented; contains much fine gravel and sand	9	50
		Gravel, fine, and sand; some medium to coarse gravel, and buff silt, slightly cemented	40	90
Permian—Leonardian
	Harper sandstone
		Shale, silty, red brown	1	91

25-3-7bb—Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 7, T. 25 S., R. 3 W., Sedgwick County; drilled 1939. Surface altitude, 1,433.2 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Alluvium and terrace deposits
		Soil, sandy, brown	4	4
		Clay and silt, red brown	2	6
		Sand and gravel	3	9
		Sand	24	33
		Sand; contains clay balls	2	35
		Sand and gravel	12	47
		Gravel	4	51
		Sand, coarse, interbedded with coarse gravel	129	180
Permian—Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, gray	20	200

25-4-5bbd—Drillers log of test hole in the SE NW NW sec. 6, T. 25 S., R. 4 W.; drilled by Wichita Pump and Supply Co., for Panhandle Eastern Co., 1936. Surface altitude, 1,475.9 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Terrace deposits
		Silt, sandy	3	3
		Clay, sandy, soft	57	60
		Clay, sandy	7	67
		Sand, fine	2	69
		Clay, sandy	8	77
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, soft, red	9	86
		Shale, red	14	100
		Shale, red	2	102
		Shale, red and gray	23	125
		Shale, gray	10	135

25-4-5bdc—Drillers log of test hole in the SW SE NW sec. 5, T. 25 S., R. 4 W.; drilled by Wichita Pump and Supply Co., for Panhandle Eastern Co., 1936. Surface altitude, 1,479.5 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Terrace deposits
		Silt and clay, hard	23	23
		Silt and sand, fine	2	25
		Silt and clay	2	27
		Clay and sand	15	42
		Clay, gray	8	50
		Sand, coarse, and gravel	8	58
		Clay, soft, red	6	64
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, red	1	65

25-4-12cc—Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 12, T. 25 S., R. 4 W.; drilled 1939. Surface altitude, 1,455.0 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Soil, sandy, brown	2	2
	Terrace deposits
		Silt, red brown	6	8
		Clay and silt, sandy, tan to gray	12	20
		Sand	3	23
		Gravel	7	30
		Sand	10	40
		Gravel	5	45
		Sand	7	52
		Sand, contains fragments of green shale	3	55
Permian—Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, gray	5	60

25-4-14cc—Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 14, T. 25 S., R. 4 W.; drilled 1939. Surface altitude, 1,483.7 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Terrace deposits
		Silt, sandy, red brown	8	8
		Clay and silt, sandy, gray to brown; contains fragments of shale	2	10
		Clay and silt, sandy, dark brown	6	16
		Clay and silt, red brown	26	42
		Clay and silt, yellow to greenish gray	8	50
		Sand and gravel	17	67
		Gravel	1	68
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, brick red and green	12	80

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