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T. 10 and 11 S. || T. 12 S. || T. 13 S. || T. 14 and 15 S.

12-21-1ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 1, T. 12 S., R. 21 W., 50 feet NW of SE cor. sec. 1; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,284.5 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Silt, sandy, limy; lower part cemented	15	15
			Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel; contains cemented streaks	4	19
			Sand, fine to coarse	1	20
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains layers of yellow silt	3	23
			Sand, fine to coarse	4	27
			Silt, sandy, yellow	1	28
			Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel	5	33
			Sand, medium to coarse, and gravel; contains thin layers of silt	5	38
			Silt, tan brown	2	40
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, pink	10	50
			Shale, gray and tan	5	55
			Shale, dark gray	5	60

12-21-5ddd1--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 5, T. 12 S., R. 21 W., 150 feet north of SE cor. sec. 5, at edge of school yard; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,341.2 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, sandy, brown	4	4
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel	2	6
			Sand, very silty, limy, cemented	5	11
			Silt, very limy, white to light gray	3	14
			Silt, pink	2	16
			Sand, silty, limy, cemented hard	2	18
			Silt and fine to coarse sand, limy, cemented hard	11	29
			Silt, sandy, dark tan	4	33
			Sand, fine to coarse, very silty; contains small amount fine gravel	3	36
			Silt, sandy, limy, cemented hard	12	48
			Sand, silty, limy; contains cemented layers	5	53
			Silt, sandy, tan	3	56
			Sand, fine to coarse	1	57
			Silt, sandy, pink and white; contains limy streaks	5	62
			Silt, sandy, gray	7	69
			Sand, fine to coarse	2	71
			Silt, sandy, gray and pink	14	85
			Sand, fine to coarse	2	87
			Silt, sandy, pink	7	94
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	7	101
			Silt, sandy, gray	1	102
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	8	110
			Silt, very sandy, tan	8	118
			Silt and fine to coarse sand	9	127
			Silt and fine sand	5	132
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, yellow	2	134
			Shale, brown	6	140

12-21-14aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 14, T. 12 S., R. 21 W., 60 feet west and 10 feet south of NE cor. sec. 14; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,338.5 feet; depth to water 51.36 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, sandy, light brown	3	3
			Silt, very sandy, light tan	9	12
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Silt, sandy; contains layers of fine to coarse sand and cemented streaks	8	20
			Silt, very limy, sandy, cemented	4	24
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains cemented limy streaks	6	30
			Silt, very sandy, limy; contains cemented streaks	4	34
			Sand, fine to very coarse, and fine gravel, loose	8	42
			Gravel, fine, and very coarse sand, clean	11	53
			Silt, clayey, tough, greenish gray	5	58
			Sand, fine to medium, contains cemented limy streaks	4	62
			Silt, very sandy, very limy, cemented	10	72
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, cream brown upper part, dark gray lower part	8	80

12-22-6ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 6, T. 12 S., R. 22 W., 100 feet north and 20 feet west of SE cor. sec. 6, at edge of road; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,399.1 feet; depth to water 91.09 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, brown and tan	4	4
			Silt, reddish tan	8	12
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Silt, very limy, white	1	13
			Silt and fine sand	6	19
			Sand, silty, limy, cemented	2	21
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty	2	23
			Silt, sandy, gray	5	28
			Sand and gravel, silty, limy, cemented hard	11	39
			Sand, fine to coarse, and pink silt; contains cemented layers	11	50
			Sand, silty, limy, cemented hard	7	57
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty; contains cemented streaks	3	60
			Sand and gravel, silty, limy; contains cemented streaks	3	63
			Silt, sandy, limy, gray; contains cemented streaks	7	70
			Silt, sandy, yellow brown	5	75
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains small amount medium gravel	5	80
			Silt, limy, gray; contains cemented layers	6	86
			Silt, sandy, gray tan	5	91
			Silt, gray	3	94
			Sand, fine to medium	22	116
			Sand and silt, cemented hard	3	119
			Silt, sandy, tan	5	124
			Sand, fine; contains thin layers of gray silt	14	138
			Sand, fine, very silty, limy	6	144
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, chalky, white	6	150
			Shale, chalky, brown and yellow	5	155
			Shale, dark gray	2	157

12-22-12bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 12, T. 12 S., R. 22 W., 350 feet south and 5 feet east of center of crossroads; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,340.4 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, dark brown	3	3
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains small amount fine gravel	2	5
			Sand and gravel, silty, cemented hard	8	13
			Silt, sandy; contains cemented streaks	6.5	19.5
			Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel	1	20.5
			Silt, sandy, very limy; contains cemented streaks	3.5	24
			Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel	14	38
			Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel; contains cemented layers of very limy silt	4	42
			Sand, fine to coarse	6	48
			Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel; contains layers of sandy silt and limy streaks	8	56
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains streaks of yellow sandy silt	3	59
			Sand, fine, cemented at top	6	65
			Sand, fine, silty; contains a small amount of medium to coarse sand	8	73
			Sand, fine, very silty; contains a small amount of medium to coarse sand	10	83
			Silt, tan; contains a small amount of sand	6	89
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains streaks of tan silt	6	95
			Sand, fine to coarse	11	106
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains layers of tan very limy silt	15	121
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, brown and dark gray	1	122

12-22-23dda--Sample log of test hole in NE SE SE sec. 23, T. 12 S., R. 22 W., between highway and railroad, near fence line 90 feet north of highway; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,366.8 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, heavy, brown	2	2
			Silt, gray	2	4
			Silt, reddish tan	5	9
			Silt, reddish tan; contains caliche nodules	3	12
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Silt, sandy, limy; contains cemented streaks	2	14
			Silt, sandy, pink	2	16
			Silt, sandy, limy, cemented	4	20
			Silt, sandy; contains cemented layers	10	30
			Silt, sandy, cemented hard	6	36
			Silt, slightly sandy, limy, gray; contains hard cemented layers	12	48
			Sand, medium to coarse, and gravel	2	50
			Silt, sandy, limy, tan and pink; contains a hard cemented layer at top	15	65
			Silt, sandy, light tan	8	73
			Sand, fine to coarse	3	76
			Silt, light tan; contains a small amount of fine to coarse sand	14	90
			Sand, fine, silty	7	97
			Silt, pink	6	103
			Silt, light tan	2	105
			Silt, sandy, light tan	2	107
			Silt, sandy, limy, cemented hard	1	108
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, yellow	2	110
			Shale, dark gray	2	112

12-22-33ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 33, T. 12 S., R. 22 W., 250 feet north of SW cor. sec. 33, at edge of road; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,356.0 feet; depth to water 32.75 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, sandy lower part, brown and tan	11	11
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Sand, medium to very coarse; contains small amount fine gravel	9	20
			Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine gravel	9	29
			Silt, sandy, very limy, light gray; contains layers of fine to coarse sand in lower part	6	35
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, cream and brown upper part, dark gray lower part	15	50

12-23-3ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 3, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., 250 feet north and 8 feet west of SE cor. sec. 3; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,427.4 feet; depth to water 78.34 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, heavy, brown	2	2
			Silt, tan	11	13
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Sand and caliche nodules; contains a small amount of gravel	9	22
			Sand and gravel	3	25
			Silt, pink	2	27
			Silt, very limy, white	1	28
			Sand and gravel	10	38
			Silt, sandy, very limy, light gray; contains thin layers of sand	5	43
			Silt, sandy, cemented hard	7	50
			Silt, sandy, and fine sand, cemented	10	60
			Sand, fine	3	63
			Silt, sandy, limy, cemented hard	3	66
			Silt, sandy, gray and pink	10	76
			Sand, fine, and pink and light gray limy silt	4	80
			Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel; contains thin layers of yellow silt	6	86
			Silt, limy, white to yellow; sandy in upper part	9	95
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, dark gray	5	100

12-23-5bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 5, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., 120 feet South of bridge; hand augered July 1958. Altitude of land surface 2,385.0 feet; depth to water 7.1 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Soil and silt, dark brown	5.8	5.8
			Sand, coarse, and interbedded dark silt	1.5	7.3
			Sand, coarse, silty	3.1	10.4

12-23-7bbb--Drillers log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 7, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., 2 miles west of WaKeeney; drilled July 1954 by Elmer Corder.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene and Pliocene (undifferentiated)
			Top, dark	4	4
			Clay	6	10
			Limestone, soft	9	19
			Sand, fine	1	20
			Limestone, soft	25	45
			Limestone, hard	1	46
			Sand	1	47
			Limestone, hard	2	49
			Limestone, soft	3	52
			Limestone, hard	4	56
			Limestone, soft	1	57
			Clay	9	66
			Sand	1	67
			Limestone, hard	7	74
			Sand and clay	1	75
			Clay	2	77
			Clay and sand	2.5	79.5
			Rock, cemented hard	1	80.5
			Limestone, hard	3	83.5
			Limestone and sand	3	86.5
			Limestone, hard	0.5	87
			Sand	1.5	88.5
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Ochre	5	93.5

12-23-20ccc2--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW Sec. 20, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., 75 feet north and 30 feet east of SW cor. sec. 20; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,373.1 feet; depth to water 19.03 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, dark brown	5	5
			Silt, sandy, light brown	5	10
			Silt, sandy; contains limy streaks	5	15
			Silt, sandy, tough	7	22
			Sand, medium to coarse, well sorted, clean, loose	5	27
			Sand, very coarse, and fine gravel, clean, loose	3	30
			Silt, dark blue gray	2	32
			Sand, fine to coarse, loose; contains small amount fine gravel	6	38
			Silt, clayey; contains streaks of sandy silt	13	51
			Sand, fine to very coarse, loose	14	65
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, chalky, weathered, light gray	3	68

12-23-21ddd--Drillers log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., drilled July 1954 by Elmer Corder.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Top, dark	5	5
			Clay	21	26
			Silt, black	5	31
			Clay, sandy	27	58
			Clay and sand	2	60
			Limestone	8	68
			Clay	2	70
			Clay, sandy	4	74
			Sand	25	99
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Clay, yellow	4	103
			Shale, dark gray	10	113

12-23-22bcc--Drillers log of test hole in SW SW NW sec. 22, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., by 3rd R.E.A. pole north of Erickson house; drilled July 1954 by Elmer Corder.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Clay	10	10
			Limestone, soft	2	12
			Limestone and sand	4	16
			Clay	2	18
			Sand	7	25
			Limestone and sand	44	69
			Clay	5	74
			Sand	16	90
			Clay, sandy	20	110
			Sand	8	118
			Clay and limestone	3	121
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Ochre	2	123

12-23-22cbb--Drillers log of test hole in NW NW SW sec. 22, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., NW of pasture south of Erickson house; drilled July 1954 by Elmer Corder.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Top, dark to light	19	19
			Clay, gray	7	26
			Limestone, sandy	9	35
			Clay, sandy	8	43
			Sand, medium, good	24	67
			Sand, cemented	5	72
			Clay	4	76
			Clay, light	2	78
			Clay, sandy, brown	4	82
			Limestone and sand	6	88
			Sand, medium, good	19	107
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Ochre and gray shale	6	113

12-23-25ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 25, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., 50 feet north and 10 feet east of center of crossroads; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,333.7 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, brown	3.5	3.5
			Silt, sandy, brown	6.5	10
			Silt, sandy, and fine to medium sand	7	17
			Silt, sandy, tan	7	24
			Silt, sandy, brown	6	30
			Silt, very sandy, gray brown	5	35
			Silt, sandy, gray brown	10	45
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, blue gray	3.5	48.5

12-23-27ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 27, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., 50 feet east and 10 feet north of center of crossroads; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,331.5 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy, light brown	2	2
			Sand and gravel	2	4
			Silt, gray	2	6
			Sand and gravel	1	7
			Silt, gray	1	8
			Sand and gravel; contains layers of dark blue-gray silt	10	18
			Sand and gravel	4	22
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, weathered, white to tan	12	34
			Shale, dark brown	2	36

12-23-28aad--Drillers log of test hole in SE NE NE sec. 28, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., near 3rd telephone pole south of Dietz house; drilled July 1954 by Elmer Corder.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Clay, yellow	13	13
			Clay, brown	27	40
			Sand	3	43
			Clay, sandy	5	48
			Sand	24	72
			Clay, sandy, brown	4	76
			Sand, fine to medium	31	107
			Limestone	1	108
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Ochre	4	112
			Shale, brown	11	123

12-23-28dda--Sample log of test hole in NE SE SE sec. 28, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., 100 feet south of bluff on north side of valley; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,335.1 feet; depth to water 12.15 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy, dark brown; contains thin layers of sand and gravel in lower part	10	10
			Silt, sandy, light brown	2	12
			Silt, sandy, limy, gray	1	13
			Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel	3	16
			Silt, dark blue gray	2	18
			Silt, dark blue gray; contains thin layers of fine to coarse sand	5	23
			Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel	9	32
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, weathered, white	16	48
			Shale, brown and dark gray	2	50

12-23-28ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 28, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., halfway between valley bluff and creek, at edge of road; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,333.6 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, very sandy, dark brown	7	7
			Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel	19	26
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, weathered, white	19	45
			Shale, dark gray	2	47

12-23-30acc2-Sample log of test hole in SW SW NE sec. 30, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., 60 feet west of irrigation well; drilled September 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,389.0 feet; depth to water 30.95 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, very sandy, tan	2	2
			Sand, fine to very coarse, loose; contains small amount fine gravel	9	11
			Silt, clayey, light brown	14	25
			Sand, fine to very coarse, loose; contains small amount fine gravel	5	30
			Silt, sandy, tan; contains cemented limy layers	4	34
			Silt, dark blue gray	5	39
			Sand, fine to very coarse, and fine to medium gravel, loose	11	50
			Sand, fine; contains small amount medium to coarse sand and streaks of sandy silt	10	60
			Sand, fine to very coarse, loose; contains small amount fine gravel	22	82
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, cream and brown upper part, gray lower part	8	90

12-23-34bbc--Sample log of test hole in SW NW NW sec. 34, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., 700 feet south of Big Creek, at edge of road; drilled October 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,329.5 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, dark brown	3	3
			Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel, clean	18	21
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, dark brown	9	30

12-23-35daa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE SE sec. 35, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., 0.45 mile north of SE cor. sec. 35, 300 feet north of bridge, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,316.9 feet; depth to water 18.0 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy, tan	10	10
			Silt, brown	5	15
			Silt, sandy, tan brown	5	20
			Silt, clayey, tough	5	25
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, blue gray	3.5	28.5

12-23-35dda--Sample log of test hole in NE SE SE sec. 35, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., 0.2 mile north of SE cor. sec. 35, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,318.0 feet; depth to water 15.7 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, brown	5	5
			Silt, sandy, brown	7	12
			Silt, clayey; contains limy streaks	3	15
			Sand, silty, limy	5	20
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, blue gray	3.5	23.5

12-23-36bbc--Sample log of test hole in SW NW NW sec. 36, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., 0.25 mile south of NW cor. sec. 36, at edge of road near driveway to field; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,337.7 feet; depth to water 18.5 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Grand Island, Sappa, and Crete formations, undifferentiated (terrace deposits)
			Silt, brown	3.5	3.5
			Silt, sandy, light brown	6.5	10
			Silt, sandy, clayey, tan	8	18
			Clay, silty, tough	4	22
			Sand, fine to medium; contains thin layers of silt	11	33
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, blue gray	5.5	38.5

12-23-36cbc--Sample log of test hole in SW NW SW sec. 36, T. 12 S., R. 23 W., 0.32 mile north of SW cor. sec. 36, 50 feet south of bridge, at edge of road; augered July 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,301.5 feet; depth to water 3.95 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy, brown	3	3
			Sand, medium to coarse	13	16
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, blue gray	2.5	18.5

12-24-1dcc--Drillers log of test hole in SW SW SE sec. 1, T. 12 S., R. 24 W., 2.5 miles west of WaKeeney; drilled July 1954 by Elmer Corder.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene and Pliocene (undifferentiated)
			Top, dark	5	5
			Clay, brown	10	15
			Clay, sandy	11	26
			Clay, gray	17	43
			Limestone, soft	4	47
			Clay	16	63
			Clay, sandy	3	66
			Limestone	1	67
			Sand	3	70
			Limestone and sand	1	71
			Limestone, cemented hard	4	75
			Sand, cemented hard	5	80
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Ochre	3	83

12-24-8ddc--Sample log of test hole in SW SE SE sec. 8, T. 12 S., R. 24 W., 0.23 mile west of SE cor. sec. 8, at edge of road; drilled September 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,507.2 feet; depth to water 77.47 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, reddish brown	8	8
			Silt, sandy	3	11
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains thin layers of very limy silt	4	15
			Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel; contains thin layers of silt	5	20
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains a hard cemented layer 25 to 26 feet	11	31
			Silt, gray, and pink	6	37
			Silt, pink; contains cemented streaks	9	46
			Silt, limy, gray; contains cemented streaks	11	57
			Sand and gravel; contains thin layers of silt and cemented streaks	4	61
			Silt and sand, cemented hard	4	65
			Sand, fine, and limy silt; contains cemented layers	6	71
			Sand, fine, and gray silt	8	79
			Silt and sand, limy, cemented hard	2	81
			Sand, fine, silty	17	98
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, weathered, white	1	99
			Shale, weathered, yellow and white	6	105
			Shale, yellow and brown	4	109
			Shale, brown and gray	5	114

12-24-9bcc--Drillers log of test hole in SW SW NW sec. 9, T. 12 S., R. 24 W., drilled by Kansas Highway Department. Depth to water 19.8 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene and Pliocene (undifferentiated)
			Silt and clay	6.8	6.8
			Sand and clay	3.7	10.5
			Sand and caliche	1.5	12.0
			Sand	2.7	14.7
			Clay and sand	10.3	25.0
			Sand; contains clay and caliche	2.7	27.7
			Sand and clay; contains limy layers	14.8	42.5
			Sand and limy silt	7.2	49.7
			(Lost circulation)	2.6	52.3

12-24-13aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 13, T. 12 S., R. 24 W., 75 feet south and 8 feet west of NE cor. sec. 13; drilled September 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,462.1 feet; depth to water 74.0 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, dark brown	1	1
			Silt, gray and tan	4	5
			Silt, reddish tan	4	9
			Silt, dark tan, and fine to medium sand	1	10
			Silt, sandy, light tan	5	15
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Silt, very limy, light gray, and fine to coarse sand	3	18
			Sand, fine to coarse, and tan silt	5	23
			Silt, very limy, sandy, white	2	25
			Sand, medium to coarse	2	27
			Sand and silt, very limy, cemented hard	13	40
			Sand and silt, cemented very hard	3	43
			Sand, medium to coarse, and gravel	5	48
			Silt, sandy, light tan	2	50
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty	2	52
			Silt and sand, very limy, cemented	6	58
			Silt, gray to tan	2	60
			Silt, sandy, gray to tan	10	70
			Sand, fine; contains thin layers of tan silt	18	88
			Sand, fine, and green silt	4	92
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, weathered, gray and white	5	97
			Shale, brown and dark gray	3	100

12-24-30bcc1--Sample log of test hole in SW SW NW sec. 30, T. 12 S., R. 24 W., 0.48 mile south of NW cor. sec. 30, at edge of road; drilled August 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,445.4 feet; depth to water 7.6 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy lower part, dark brown	8	8
			Sand, fine to very coarse; silty streaks upper 2 feet, very clean lower part	12	20
			Sand, medium to coarse, well sorted, clean, loose	8	28
			Silt, sandy, compact, tan	12	40
			Silt, sandy; contains thin layers of fine to medium sand	8	48
			Sand, fine to medium, loose	3	51
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Sand, fine to medium; contains cemented layers of sandy silt	9	60
			Sand, fine to medium, cemented	15	75
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, dark gray	5	80

12-24-32ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 32, T. 12 S., R. 24 W., 50 feet north and 10 feet west of center of crossroads; drilled August 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,512.9 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, dark brown	10	10
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Silt, very sandy, limy, cemented	6	16
			Sand, fine to coarse, clean	8	24
			Silt, sandy, very limy; contains bentonitic clay streaks	6	30
			Silt, tough, limy; contains thin layers of fine to coarse sand and cemented streaks	10	40
			Silt, limy, cemented, lower part very sandy	10	50
			Silt, very limy, cemented; contains thin layers of fine to very coarse sand	13	63
			Gravel, fine, and very coarse sand, clean, loose	7	70
			Sand, coarse to very coarse, and fine gravel, very clean, loose	30	100
			Sand, fine to coarse, clean, loose	10	110
			Sand, fine to medium, clean, loose	16	126
			Sand, fine to medium; contains cemented layers	14	140
			Sand, fine to coarse, clean	10	150
			Sand, fine, loose	10	160
			Sand, fine to coarse, clean, loose	10	170
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, blue gray and black	20	190

12-25-7ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 7, T. 12 S., R. 25 W., 50 feet north and 10 feet west of center of crossroads; drilled August 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,581.8 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, very sandy lower part, brown and tan	12	12
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Silt, sandy, limy, very limy lower part	8	20
			Silt, sandy, tan; contains limy streaks	15	35
			Sand, fine to very coarse, and fine gravel, loose	15	50
			Silt, sandy, very limy; contains streaks of bentonite and hard cemented layers	7	57
			Sand, fine to very coarse; contains cemented limy silt layers	13	70
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, brown and orange tan	4	74

12-25-9add--Drillers log of test hole in SE SE NE sec. 9, T. 12 S., R. 25 W.; drilled by Kansas Highway Department. Altitude of land surface 2,544.1 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene and Pliocene (undifferentiated)
			Soil and silt	12.2	12.2
			(no sample)	3.9	16.1
			Sand and caliche	2.5	18.6
			Sand and gray clay	1.7	20.3
			Sand and caliche	6.2	26.5
			Caliche and clay	1.0	27.5
			Sand	9.5	37.0
			Sand and gravel	1.3	38.3
			Sand and clay	10.2	48.5
			Sand; contains caliche nodules	2.4	50.9
			Sand, caliche, and limy silt	1.3	52.2

12-25-9bcc--Drillers log of test hole in SW SW NW sec. 9, T. 12 S., R. 25 W., drilled by Kansas High-way Department. Altitude of land surface 2,496.5 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene and Pliocene (undifferentiated)
			Silt and clay	12.6	12.6
			Sand and clay	6.0	18.6
			Sand and caliche	2.1	20.7
			(no sample)	6.6	27.3
			Mortar bed	8.4	35.7
			Sand	4.2	39.9
			Sand and clay	8.8	48.7
			Mortar bed	7.2	55.9
			Sand and clay; contains cemented layers	36.8	92.7

12-25-10adc--Drillers log of test hole in SW SE NE sec. 10, T. 12 S., R. 25 W.; drilled by Kansas Highway Department. Altitude of land surface 2,539.2 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene and Pliocene (undifferentiated)
			Silt, clay, and caliche nodules	23.3	23.3
			Sand, coarse, and clay layers	2.5	25.8
			Sand, coarse, and gravel; contains clay layers	1.2	27.0
			Sand, medium to coarse; contains caliche nodules	14.9	41.9
			Sand and gray clay	0.4	42.3

12-25-15aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 15, T. 12 S., R. 25 W., 20 feet south and 10 feet west of NE cor. sec. 15; drilled September 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,534.6 feet; depth to water 54.7 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, brown and gray	6	6
			Silt, reddish tan	8	14
			Silt, reddish; contains limy streaks	1	15
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Sand, silty, very limy	8	23
			Silt, very limy, white, and fine sand	6	29
			Sand, fine to coarse	11	40
			Silt, sandy, very limy, light tan and pink	8	48
			Silt, sandy, very limy, white; contains cemented streaks	8	56
			Sand, medium to coarse	1	57
			Sand, limy, cemented hard	2	59
			Sand, fine, and very limy silt	11	70
			Sand, medium to coarse, and very limy silt	8	78
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, yellow	21	99
			Shale, brown and dark gray	4	103

12-25-18bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 18, T. 12 S., R. 25 W.; drilled September 1957. Altitude of land surface 2,583.5 feet; depth to water 57.68 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, dark brown	2	2
			Silt, reddish tan	12	14
			Silt, very sandy, reddish brown; contains a very limy layer at 16 feet	4	18
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Silt, very limy, and fine to coarse sand	6	24
			Silt, sandy, limy; contains cemented streaks	6	30
			Sand, fine, and pink silt	4	34
			Silt, very limy, and fine sand	4	38
			Silt, pink, and fine sand	3	41
			Silt, limy, pink and white, and fine sand	5	46
			Sand, fine to coarse	1	47
			Silt, sandy, limy, brown and white; contains cemented streaks	2	49
			Sand and silt, cemented very hard	3	52
			Sand, fine to coarse, and limy silt	4	56
			Sand, fine to coarse, limy; contains cemented streaks	6	62
			Sand and gravel, very limy, cemented	9	71
			Silt, sandy, red tan and white	1	72
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, weathered, yellow and white	6	78
			Shale, brown and dark gray	2	80

12-25-24ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 24, T. 12 S., R. 25 W., 40 feet north and 10 feet west of center of crossroads; drilled August 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,449.1 feet; depth to water 14.6 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, sandy, lower part, brown and tan	10	10
			Silt, sandy, heavy, tough	5	15
			Sand, fine to very coarse	5	20
			Sand, medium to very coarse, clean, loose	10	30
			Sand, fine to very coarse, loose; contains small amount fine gravel	10	40
			Sand, fine to medium, well sorted, clean, loose	18	58
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Silt, sandy, very limy; contains thin layers of fine to coarse sand and cemented streaks	14	72
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, brown and gray	8	80

12-25-25ada--Sample log of test hole in NE SE NE sec. 25, T. 12 S., R. 25 W., 0.3 mile south of NE cor. sec. 25 and 20 feet west of road center; drilled August 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,445..5 feet; depth to water 10.7 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Alluvium
			Silt, dark brown	10	10
			Silt, sandy, light brown	7	17
			Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine gravel, clean, loose	8	25
			Sand, fine to very coarse, clean, loose	9	34
			Sand, fine to medium, loose; contains brown blocky silt from 34 to 36 feet and from 46 to 47 feet; lower part contains cemented layers	14	48
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Silt, sandy, tan	12	60
			Silt, very limy	2	62
			Sand, fine to medium	2	64
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, brown and gray	6	70

12-25-31ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 25 W., 50 feet north and 10 feet west of center of crossroads, drilled August 1960. Altitude of land surface 2,568.2 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Pleistocene
		Peoria and Loveland formations
			Silt, sandy, light tan	9	9
	Pliocene
		Ogallala Formation
			Silt, very sandy, tough; contains limy streaks	11	20
			Silt, sandy, limy; contains layers of fine to coarse sand	15	35
			Sand, fine to very coarse; contains thin layers of cemented silt	12	47
			Silt, sandy, very limy, cemented hard	3	50
			Sand, fine to very coarse, and fine gravel; contains cemented streaks of limy silt	5	55
			Silt, very limy, cemented hard	3	58
			Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine gravel, clean, loose	9	67
			Silt, very limy, cemented hard	2	69
			Gravel, fine and very coarse sand, clean, loose	7	76
Cretaceous
	Upper Cretaceous
		Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
			Shale, chalky, orange and cream tan	14	90

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