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Logs of Test Holes and Wells

Listed in the following pages are the logs of 76 wells and test holes in Scott County, including 23 test holes drilled by the State Geological Survey (1-23) and one log of a test hole in Wichita County (log 43). The locations of the test holes drilled by the State Geological Survey are shown in Figure 2, and many of the wells are shown on Plate 2. The samples from the test holes drilled by the State Geological Survey were studied in the field by Perry McNally and later in the office by me.

Logs 1-15 || Logs 16-30 || Logs 31-45 || Logs 46-60 || Logs 61-77

16. Sample log of test hole 16 at the SE corner sec. 29, T. 19 S., R. 32 W., drilled by State Geological Survey, 1941. Surface altitude 2,988.7 feet.			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil, dark	2	2
		Silt and sand, tan; contains many small white lime nodules	3	5
		Sand, fine, to medium gravel, brown, mostly fine gravel; contains some plastic silt and fine sand intermixed	7	12
		Silt, sandy, tan, intermixed with fine sand to medium gravel; contains some gastropod fragments	14	26
		Sand, fine, to fine gravel, brown, more sandy silt and less sand and gravel in lower 5 feet; contains some gastropod fragments	9	35
		Silt, sandy, tan to brown, harder near the base; contains a few gastropod fragments	17	52
		Clay and silt, limy, light-greenish-gray, becoming sandy downward; contains a few water-worn caliche pebbles	18	70
		Silt and sand, limy, plastic, light-tan to light-gray, intermixed with much sand and gravel; contains some small smooth water-worn caliche pebbles	68	138
		Gravel, fine to coarse, brown; contains an abundance of yellow Niobrara fragments	3	141
		Silt, limy, sandy, light-gray to light-tan, harder near base and intermixed with fine and medium gravel; contains water-worn Niobrara fragments	15	156
		Clay, silt and sand, light-gray to light-tan intermixed with sand and gravel near base	12	168
Cretaceous (Upper)
	Niobrara formation
		Clay shale, gritty, pale-yellow-tan to cream	2	170
		Shale, chalky, gritty, yellow and cream tan	6	176
		Clay shale, silty, brown-black to gray	4	180
		Clay shale, slightly gritty, blue-black	5	185

17. Sample log of test hole 17 at the NW corner sec. 32, T. 19 S., R. 32 W., 20 feet southwest of U.S. Geological Survey bench mark TT21B1938, drilled by State Geological Survey, 1941. Surface altitude, 2,941.9 feet.			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil, sandy, dark	1	1
		Sand, fine, limy, plastic, tan	3	4
		Caliche, light-gray	5	9
		Sand, fine and medium, plastic, tan; contains gastropod fragments	9	18
		Sand, fine and medium, plastic, brown, silt binder	12	30
		Silt and sand, fine, limy, light-gray to tan; contains some gastropod fragments	10	40
		Clay, silty, tan	4	44
		Silt and fine sand, limy, light-gray to tan; contains some gastropod fragments	7	51
		Sand, fine to coarse, brown, some lime intermixed; contains a few gastropod fragments	5	56
		Sand, fine and medium, plastic, brown, silt binder; intermixed with an abundance of fine sand to fine gravel	11	67
		Silt and fine sand, plastic, limy, tan and light-green	6	73
		Silt and fine sand, limy, plastic, light-gray; contains an abundance of sand and gravel intermixed, more lime at the base	33	106
		Clay, silt, and fine sand, limy, light-gray; contains much sand and fine gravel intermixed	25	131
		Clay, silt, and fine sand, plastic, tan and light-gray, mortar beds at 156 and 167 feet; contains semi-consolidated sand and gravel lenses in the lower 10 feet	50	181
		Sand, fine, to fine gravel, light-tan; mostly clean quartz; contains a small amount of silty binder from 186 to 189 feet	15	196
Cretaceous (Upper)
	Niobrara formation—Smoky Hill chalk member
		Clay shale, dark-blue-gray	14	210

18. Sample log of test hole 18 at the NW corner NE sec. 34, T. 19 S., R. 32 W., drilled by State Geological Survey, 1941. Surface altitude, 3,008.5 feet.			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil, dark	5	5
		Silt and clay, tan; contains gastropod fragments	11	16
Tertiary—Pliocene
	Ogallala formation
		Mortar bed, tan, light-gray; contains a few yellow Niobrara fragments	9	25
Cretaceous (Upper)
	Niobrara formation—Smoky Hill chalk member
		Limestone, chalky, yellow-orange; contains a few greenish-yellow blocky clay fragments	16	41
		Clay shale, chalky, yellow-orange; contains some pink-tan-orange fragments	19	60
		Clay shale, chalky, orange-yellow; contains layers of white chalk from 61 to 62 feet, 77 to 78 feet, and 81 to 83 feet	30	90
		Clay shale, white, chalky, cream-yellow	47	137
		Clay shale, chalky, yellow-gray	6	143
		Clay shale, sandy, brown-black, some blue-black	3	146
		Shale, some gritty, blue-black	4	150

19. Sample log of test hole 19 in the SW corner sec. 25, T. 19 S., R. 33 W., drilled by State Geological Survey, 1940. Surface altitude, 2,955.0 feet.			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil, sandy, dark	1	1
		Silt and fine sand, light-tan	2	3
		Silt and fine, sand, dark-tan; contains gastropods	13	16
		Clay, silty, fine, sandy, yellow-tan; contains abundant gastropods	6	22
		Clay, silty, more fine sandy, yellow-gray; contains abundant gastropods	4	26
		Sand, medium, to fine gravel, brown; mostly coarse sand and fine gravel; contains some gastropods	11	37
		Clay, silty, light-gray and yellow-gray	3	40
		Silt and fine sand, plastic, tan to brown	6	46
		Clay, silty, limy, hard, tan to brown; contains fine sand and a layer of black clay 46 to 47 feet	4	50
		Clay, silt, and fine sand, limy, light-tan; mostly lime and fine sand; contains some gastropod fragments	15	65
		Sand, medium, to fine gravel, brown; mostly fine gravel; contains some small caliche pebbles	14	79
		Clay, silt, and fine sand, limy, light-gray, tan; contains an abundance of sand and gravel intermixed, and a few fragments of pale-green material	11	90
		Clay, silty, light-gray to pale-green	30	120
		Clay, fine sandy, silty, tan to pale-green; contains scattered sand and gravel	31	151
		Sand, medium, to fine gravel, brown, mostly quartz and coarse sand	11	162
		Caliche, light-gray	5	167
		Silt and clay; fine sandy, tan, pale-green; probably contains a thin bed of bentonite	3	170
		Sand, fine to coarse, brown; contains an abundance of soft caliche fragments and some light-gray plastic limy fine sandy clay	9	179
		Lime and caliche, light-gray; intermixed with sand	17	196
Cretaceous (Upper)
	Niobrara formation—Smoky Hill chalk member
		Clay, silty, yellow	5	201
		Clay shale, dirty-brown-gray, becoming more blue-gray from about 206 to 210 feet	9	210

20. Log of test hole 20 in the NW corner sec. 32, T. 19 S., R. 33 W., drilled by State Geological Survey, 1940. Surface altitude, 2,987.5 feet.			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil, sandy, dark-brown	1	1
		Silt and fine sand, plastic, tan	11	12
		Clay, silty, yellow-tan	11	23
		Sand and gravel, brown; intermixed with yellow-brown sandy clay from 23 to 25 feet; contains an abundance of large granite pebbles, but mostly subrounded quartz	9	32
		Silt and fine sand, dull-gray-brown; contains silt and clay binder making it plastic	6	38
		Sand, medium, to medium gravel, tan, major grade is fine and medium gravel; contains many pink granite pebbles	15	53
		Sand to coarse gravel, semi-consolidated; contains gastropod shells and some lenses of unconsolidated gravel	17	70
		Silt and fine sand, limy, plastic, tan	6	76
Tertiary—Pliocene
	Ogallala formation
		Silt and fine sand, limy, plastic, tan, light-gray	7	83
		Sand, coarse, and fine gravel, tan	5	88
		Sand, fine, plastic, reddish-brown; contains a silty clay binder	9	107
		Clay, silty, light-gray, very sticky	11	108
		Clay, silty, pink-brown to tan	9	117
		Clay, fine, sandy, silty, pink-tan; mostly plastic fine sand	4	121
		Sand, medium and coarse, light-tan; contains an abundance of small caliche pebbles	7	128
		Sand, fine, plastic, light-yellow-tan; contains some medium sand to fine gravel intermixed	10	138
		Clay, silty, yellow, light-gray streaks; contains some limy clay	4	142
Cretaceous (Upper)
	Niobrara formation—Smoky Hill chalk member
		Shale, clay, dirty-brown-gray	4	146
		Shale, clay, dark-bluish-gray	4	150

21. Sample log of test hole 21 in the SW corner sec. 27, T. 19 S., R. 34 W., drilled by State Geological Survey, 1940. Surface altitude, 3,089.3 feet.			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil, fine, sandy, dark-brown	1	1
		Silt and fine sand, limy, light-tan	11	12
		Clay, silty, tan; contains some gastropod fragments	3	15
		Clay, light-gray, and limy silt	2	17
		Caliche, soft, tan to light-gray, interbedded in plastic limy silt and clay	5	22
Tertiary—Pliocene
	Ogallala formation
		Caliche, soft, tan to light-gray	4	26
		Caliche, tan to buff, and cemented fine sand	6	32
		Mortar bed, brown; composed of fine sand to fine gravel, not much fine sand	7	39
		Caliche, tan, and cemented fine sand	4	43
		Clay, silty, tan; contains much fine to coarse sand	3	46
		Sand, fine to coarse, brown	4	50
		Silt, limy, plastic, pale-green-tan, and fine sand; contains scattered caliche pebbles	4	54
		Sand, fine to coarse, brown; contains silt and clay binder intermixed	3	57
		Mortar beds alternating with brown plastic fine to coarse, sand	8	65
		Mortar bed, hard, tan to gray-brown; harder from 65 to 67 feet; composed largely of fine to coarse gravel	5	70
		Gravel, fine to coarse, semi-consolidated; contains some hard limonite fragments and light-gray caliche from 92 to 93 feet	30	100
		Sand, medium, to fine gravel, semi-consolidated; contains scattered yellow-tan silty clay	20	120
		Sand and gravel, semi-consolidated	18	138
		Silt, plastic, soft, yellow-tan, and fine sand	4	142
		Sand, coarse, to fine gravel, rounded quartz; contains some angular chert-like caliche pebbles	3	145
Cretaceous (Upper)
	Niobrara formation—Smoky Hill chalk member
		Shale, clay, dirty-brown-gray	5	150

22. Sample log of test hole 22, in NE corner sec. 24, T. 20 S., R. 33 W., drilled by State Geological Survey, 1941. Surface altitude, 2,925 feet.			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil, sandy, brown	2	2
		Silt, light-tan, and fine sand	5	7
		Clay, silty, light-greenish-tan to gray; contains gastropods	5	12
		Clay, silty, light-greenish-gray; contains gastropods, and a few yellow-green iron streaks	12	24
		Clay, silty, fine sandy, light-greenish-gray; contains gastropods, scattered sand and gravel pebbles, and a few yellowish-lime streaks	6	30
		Clay, silt, pinkish-gray-tan	5	35
		Clay, silty, fine sandy, black and gray	4	39
		Silt, light-green, and fine sand; contains gastropods	4	43
		Sand, medium, to medium gravel, brown; contains some water-worn caliche pebbles; mostly quartz and granites	13	56
		Clay, silty, fine sandy, tan, light-green tinge at base; contains gastropods	11	67
		Sand, medium, to fine gravel, brown; major grade is quartz fine gravel; contains some plastic silt fragments intermixed	21	88
		Clay, fine sandy, silty, light-gray, lime intermixed	6	94
		Caliche bed, light-gray	1	95
		Sand, fine and medium, plastic, pink-tan; contains a few lime streaks	9	104
		Caliche, light-gray; contains some plastic limy silt and fine sand intermixed	8	112
Tertiary—Pliocene
	Ogallala formation
		Caliche, light-gray, tan; contains some limy silt and fine sand intermixed and a thin limestone bed at 111 feet	8	120
		Caliche, light-gray, tan	16	136
		Sand, fine to medium, tan to brown; contains some light-gray limy silt and gravel intermixed at the base	7	143
		Sand and gravel, poorly sorted; small amount of silt and fine sandy clay intermixed; thin bed of caliche at 146; drilled faster from 160 to 163 feet	20	163
		Clay, fine sandy, silty, yellowish-tan; contains a lens or two of sand and gravel	6	169
		Sand, coarse, to coarse gravel, brown; contains a few caliche fragments; mostly pink quartz and granite	13	182
		Clay, silty, faded-yellow	3	185
Cretaceous (Upper)
	Niobrara formation—Smoky Hill chalk member
		Shale, clay, dark-gray to black	5	190

23. Sample log of test hole 28 in the SE SW sec. 32, T. 20 S., R. 34 W., drilled by State Geological Survey, 1940. Surface altitude, 3,089.5 feet. (Samples studied by Perry McNally, H. A. Waite, Bruce F. Latta and Thad McLaughlin.)			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil, sandy, dark	1.5	1.5
		Silt and sand, fine, limy, tan; contains gastropods	11	12.5
		Silt and sand, fine, pinkish-brown, with thin limy zones	5.5	18
		Caliche, soft, tan to light-gray	6	24
		Sand, fine to medium, pinkish-brown; contains some silt	2.5	26.5
		Caliche, soft, tan-gray, and clay, limy	6.5	33
		Clay, tan-gray	5	38
		Sand, medium, to gravel, medium, brown	16.5	54.5
Tertiary—Pliocene
	Ogallala formation
		Sand and gravel, lime-cemented, gray	4	58.5
		Sand, medium, to gravel, coarse, brown; contains few lime-cemented zones	37	95.5
		Silt, sandy, light-gray-yellow	7.5	103.5
		Silt, sandy, lime-cemented, soft, light-gray; contains lenses of brown, fine to medium sand; also contains fragments of Celtis willistoni (?) and Biorbia fossilia (?)	15.5	119
Cretaceous (Upper)
	Niobrara formation—Smoky Hill chalk member
		Chalk, silty, soft, light-yellow to light-gray	15	134
		Shale, chalky, soft, dark-blue-gray; contains few fragments of white bentonite	6	140
		Shale, chalky, dark-blue-gray; contains interbedded lighter gray hard sandy shale	14	154
	Fort Hays limestone member
		Shale, chalky, dark-gray to white	10	164
		Chalk, light gray to white	3	167
		Shale, chalky, light-gray to dark-gray	5	172
		Chalk, light gray to white	12	184
		Shale, chalky, dark-gray	1	185
		Chalk, light gray to white	15	200
		Shale, chalky, light-gray to white	19	219
	Carlile shale—Codell sandstone and Blue Hill shale members
		Shale, sandy, noncalcareous, dark-gray	33	252
		Shale, sandy, light to dark-gray	1.5	253.5
		Shale, clayey, noncalcareous, dark-gray to black	16.5	270

24. Driller's log of test hole of W. D. Haston in the SW sec. 3, T. 17 S., R. 31 W. George Weishaar, driller.			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil	15	15
Tertiary—Pliocene
	Ogallala formation
		Gyp	60	75
		Clay and gyp	43	118
		Sand, fine	42	160
Cretaceous (Upper)
	Niobrara formation
		Shale	-	160

25. Driller's log of irrigation well (37) of William Rodenburg in the SW NW sec. 25, T. 17 S., R. 31 W. Ben Hasz, driller.			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil	3	3
		Clay, brown	22	25
Tertiary—Pliocene
	Ogallala formation
		Gyp rock	40	65
		Sand rock	20	85
		Clay, brown	10	95
		Sand, fine	20	115
		Sand and gravel	45	160
		(Test did not reach shale)

26. Driller's log of irrigation well (44) of Ed Brookover in the NE SE sec. 22, T. 17 S., R. 32 W. Earl Brookover, driller.			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil	30	30
Tertiary—Pliocene
	Ogallala formation
		Gyp, soft white rock	16	46
		Sand and clay streaks	12	58
		Sand, cemented, hard	3	61
		Sand, cemented, loose streaks	10	71
		Sand, dry, loose	2	73
		Sand, cemented, and gyp, fairly hard	5	78
		Rock, hard, white	6	84
		Gyp	7	91
		Conglomerate, gyp, sand, and clay	4	95
		Clay, sandy	6	101
		Sand, medium	2	103
		Sand, cemented, and clay streaks	7	110
		Rock, hard, white	5	115
		Clay, sandy	6	121
		Sand, fine, muddy	4	125
		Sand, fine, loose; casing settled in hole from own weight during drilling operations	20	145
		Sand, fine, similar to above; necessary to drive casing in this interval	21	166
Cretaceous (Upper)
	Niobrara formation
		Shale, chalky, yellow	2	168
		Chalk and shale, light-blue-gray	7	175

27. Driller's log of test well (46) of L. A. Callen in the SE corner SW sec. 35, T. 17 S., R. 32 W. George Weishaar, driller.			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil	30	30
Tertiary—Pliocene
	Ogallala formation
		Gyp	13	43
		Sand, dry	7	50
		Gyp	20	70
		Clay	10	80
		Gyp	10	90
		Clay	10	100
		Gyp and clay	15	115
		Sand, fine	8	123
		Sand, dirty, fine	4	127

28. Driller's log of test hole of Elmer Rudolph in the NW corner SE sec. 27, T. 17 S., R. 33 W. George Weishaar, driller.			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil	80	80
		Sand	5	85
Tertiary—Pliocene
	Ogallala formation
		Clay and gyp	15	100
		Sand	5	105
		Rock	8	113
		Sand	7	120
		Rock	13	133
Cretaceous (Upper)
	Niobrara formation
		Shale	-	133

29. Driller's log of test hole of Ira Riney in the NW corner NE sec. 14, T. 18 S., R. 32 W. George Weishaar, driller.			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil	30	30
Tertiary—Pliocene
	Ogallala formation
		Gyp and hard sand	36	66
		Sand	10	76
		Rock, hard	2	78
		Sand	4	82
		Clay	8	90
		Sand, cemented	10	100
		(Did not encounter shale.)

30. Driller's log of irrigation well (85) of J. E. Kirk in the SE NW sec. 21, T. 18 S., R. 32 W. Ted Guyer, driller.			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary—Pleistocene
		Soil and clay	20	20
Tertiary—Pliocene
	Ogallala formation
		Gyp and boulder	18	38
		Sand and rock (falls in hole)	10	48
		Clay	10	58
		Sand and gravel (core barrel used 65-71)	13	71
		Sand	2	73
		Rock, hard	1	74
		Sand, fine (from 73-78 feet tough clay intermixed)	3	77
		Rock	1	78
		Sand	3	81
		Sand and rock, intermixed with tough clay	6	87
		Rock and sand	5	92
		Rock, hard	19	111
		Gravel, coarse	7	118
		Sand and gravel, sticky	14	132
Cretaceous (Upper)
	Niobrara formation
		Shale, chalky, yellow	10	14.2
		Shale, brownish-gray	59	201
Total depth of finished well, 125.9 feet.

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