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Logs of Test Holes and Wells

Listed on the following pages are logs of 190 test holes and wells in Wallace County and adjoining areas. Of these test holes, 70 are drilled, 31 are augered, and 4 are jetted, all by the State Geological Survey of Kansas. Also included are drillers logs of 51 irrigation wells, 32 seismograph shotholes, 1 domestic well, and 1 test hole. Logs designated "sample logs" describe test holes from which samples were collected. The logs are numbered according to the well-numbering system illustrated in Figure 2. Locations of wells and test holes are shown on Plate 1. Plate 2 illustrates the character of material penetrated by the test holes. Water-level measurements are stated in feet below land surface.

T. 10 S. || T. 11 S. || T. 12 S. || T. 13 S. || T. 14 S. || T. 15 and 16 S.

15-38-3dcb2--Drillers log of irrigation well in NW SW SE sec. 3, T. 15 S., R. 38 W., drilled by Kenneth Bogart, 1957. Altitude of land surface, 3,503.8 feet; depth to water, 78.37 feet, June 23, 1958. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Topsoil and silt2222
Sand and limy silt; contains cemented layers2042
Clay and sand; contains hard cemented layers1456
Clay763
Clay, very sandy366
Clay470
Sand2898
Mortar bed199
Sand21120
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Shale5125
15-38-5ccb--Drillers log of irrigation well in NW SW SW sec. 5, T. 15 S., R. 38 W., drilled by Ben Hasz, September 1957. Altitude of land surface, 3,530.9 feet; depth to water, 76.90 feet, June 13, 1958. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Top and subsoil22
Sand and clay1719
Clay and sand; contains hard cemented layers2443
Sand and clay; contains cemented streaks3376
Clay, green; contains cemented layers884
Sand, medium to coarse, loose690
Clay, cemented191
Sand, medium to coarse, loose495
Sand; contains thin cemented layers10105
Sand and gravel, loose6111
Sand, cemented2113
Sand and sandy clay; contains cemented layers9122
Sand, fine to medium, and interbedded layers of sandy clay12134
Sand and gravel, loose5139
Clay, pink; contains cemented streaks5144
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Clay, yellow7151
Shale6157
15-38-7bbb--Drillers log of irrigation well in NW NW NW sec. 7, T. 15 S., R. 38 W.; drilled by Ben Hasz. Altitude of land surface, 3,551.4 feet; depth to water, 90.55 feet, June 17, 1958. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Soil and silt1717
Sand; contains cemented layers3249
Clay655
Gravel1065
Sand, cemented267
Gravel572
Clay274
Gravel579
Clay685
Gravel19104
Sand, cemented4108
Sand12120
Sand, cemented1121
Gravel16137
Sand; contains cemented layers16153
Gravel14167
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Soapstone8175
Shale3178
15-38-8bbb--Drillers log of irrigation well in NW NW NW sec. 8, T. 15 S., R. 38 W., drilled by Ben Hasz, May 1958. Altitude of land surface, 3,531.9 feet; depth to water, 77.87 feet, June 17, 1958. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Top and subsoil1010
Clay1424
Clay; contains cemented layers2145
Sand, clay; contains a few cemented layers1964
Clay and sandy clay2084
Sand185
Clay, sandy489
Sand897
Clay, sandy4101
Mortar bed2103
Sand, coarse14117
Clay, sandy, and sand7124
Sand, fine, and sandy clay11135
Sand, coarse11146
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Shale2148
15-38-10cbd--Drillers log of irrigation well in SE NW SW sec. 10, T. 15 S., R. 38 W.; drilled by Jack Foust. Altitude of land surface, 3,511.4 feet; depth to water, 82.65 feet, June 23, 1958. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Soil and silt3636
Sand, contains cemented layers1854
Gravel660
Sand969
Clay, sandy473
Sand1487
Sand; contains cemented layers996
Sand6102
Sand, cemented4106
Sand10116
Clay; contains hard cemented layers12128
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Soapstone5133
Shale2135
15-38-14ccd--Drillers log of irrigation well in SE SW SW sec. 14, T. 15 S., R. 38 W.; drilled by Weishaar & Son. Altitude of land surface, 3,485.9 feet; depth to water, 72.97 feet, June 14, 1958. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Clay2020
Clay, limy2949
Sand2372
Sand; contains clay streaks880
Clay, sandy1494
Sand29123
Sand; contains clay streaks9132
Clay, sandy10142
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Clay, yellow6148
Shale2150
15-38-17daa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE SE sec. 17, T. 15 S., R. 38 W., 42 feet south of bridge and 7 feet west of road center (Bradley and Johnson, 1957, p. 128); drilled October 1951. Altitude of land surface, 3,508.7 feet; depth to water, 66.56 feet, October 20, 1951. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Peoria and Loveland Formations
Soil, silt, and clay, black5.55.5
Silt, clayey, tan gray8.514
Silt, and fine sand, brown519
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala Formation
Clay, sandy, tan524
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse; contains thin layers of tan clay630
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains cemented streaks1848
Clay, sandy, limy, light tan; contains interbedded thin layers of fine to coarse sand553
Clay, sandy, gray green356
Clay, sandy, limy, light tan to brown965
Clay, silty, very sandy, tan brown671
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel879
Sand and interbedded light-tan limy clay887
Clay, silty, gray491
Sand, fine, and interbedded tan to gray limy clay697
Clay, silty, sandy, brown5102
Sand, fine16118
Sand, fine, and interbedded layers of clay4122
Sand, fine to coarse; contains thin layers of yellow and tan clay12134
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Shale, clayey, yellow7141
Shale, dark gray3144
15-38-20dba--Drillers log of irrigation well in NE NW SE sec. 20, T. 15 S., R. 38 W., drilled by Jack Foust, 1956. Altitude of land surface, 3,517.8 feet; depth to water, 88.90 feet, June 18, 1958. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Soil and silt1717
Sand; contains cemented layers2138
Gravel543
Sand; contains cemented layers750
Gravel454
Sand; contains cemented layers1872
Gravel678
Sand; contains cemented layers1391
Gravel9100
Clay7107
Gravel5112
Clay8120
Gravel23143
Clay3146
Gravel15161
Clay3164
Gravel11175
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Soapstone12187
Shale3190
15-38-21cbc--Drillers log of irrigation well in SW NW SW sec. 21, T. 15 S., R. 38 W.; drilled by Weishaar & Son. Altitude of land surface, 3,513.2 feet; depth to water, 85.88 feet, June 17, 1958. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Clay2626
Clay, limy2147
Sand350
Clay, sandy4797
Sand, fine; contains thin layers of clay7104
Sand; contains thin layers of clay9113
Sand4117
Sand; contains thin layers of clay4121
Sand5126
Sand and gravel11137
Sand, cemented3140
Sand and gravel7147
Sand; contains thin layers of clay5152
Sand13165
Sand, cemented2167
Clay, sandy5172
Sand and gravel7179
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Clay, yellow7186
Shale4190
15-38-27aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 27, T. 15 S., R. 38 W., 30 feet west and 28 feet south of NE cor. sec. 27; drilled November 1957. Altitude of land surface, 3,469.2 feet; depth to water, 58.08 feet, November 13, 1957. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Peoria and Loveland Formations
Silt, light tan, becoming limy in lower part1515
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala Formation
Sand, medium to coarse, very silty722
Silt, sandy, gray325
Sand, medium to coarse, silty328
Silt, sandy, very limy, light tan to fight gray735
Sand, fine to coarse, very silty742
Silt, sandy, limy: contains cemented layers1456
Sand, medium to coarse; contains thin layers of limy silt460
Silt, sandy, limy; contains cemented layers464
Sand, medium, gray468
Silt, very sandy, tan; contains thin interbedded layers of fine to coarse sand1078
Sand, medium to very coarse; contains thin cemented layers1492
Silt, sandy, very limy, cemented, light gray13105
Silt and fine to coarse sand10115
Sand, fine to coarse, very silty7122
Sand, fine; contains layers of limy silt at 128 to 130 feet9131
Sand, medium to coarse12143
Silt, sandy, cemented, yellow and tan4147
Sand, fine to coarse, silty7154
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Shale11165
15-38-28bcc--Drillers log of irrigation well in SW SW NW sec. 28, T. 15 S., R. 38 W.; drilled by Weishaar & Son. Altitude of land surface, 3,511.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Clay1919
Clay, limy2443
Sand1457
Clay663
Sand; contains clay streaks972
Sand1082
Sand; contains clay streaks1193
Sand and interbedded layers of clay21114
Sand7121
Clay7128
Sand8136
Sand, fine, cemented; contains clay streaks9145
Sand, medium8153
Sand, cemented9162
Sand36198
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Clay, yellow7205
Shale5210
15-38-28dbb--Drillers log of irrigation well in NW NW SE sec. 28, T. 15 S., R. 38 W.; drilled by Weishaar & Son, February 1957. Altitude of land surface, 3,502.0 feet; depth to water, 91.70 feet, October 7, 1960. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Clay1919
Clay; contains limy layers1130
Clay, limy, tight; contains streaks of sand1747
Clay, sandy; contains limy layers855
Sand and clay863
Clay, sandy1578
Sand and clay684
Clay, sandy1296
Sand; contains streaks of clay5101
Clay15116
Sand, good11127
Sand and clay3130
Sand, fine to medium8138
Cemented layer2140
Sand, fine; contains a few streaks of clay11151
Sand and clay4155
Sand, good7162
Sand and clay4166
Sand, good13179
Sand and gravel, good16195
Clay2197
Sand and gravel4201
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Shale, yellow7208
Shale2210
15-38-29abc--Drillers log of irrigation well in SW NW NE sec. 29, T. 15 S., R. 38 W.; drilled by Weishaar & Son, February 1957. Altitude of land surface, 3,520.2 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Clay2323
Clay, limy2548
Sand; contains limy streaks1159
Clay2180
Sand and interbedded clay1393
Clay14107
Sand9116
Sand, good10126
Sand; contains clay streaks7133
Sand, medium11144
Sand5149
Clay, sandy7156
Sand; contains clay streaks8164
Sand15179
Sand and gravel17196
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Clay, yellow4200
Shale5205
15-38-30bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 30, T. 15 S., R. 38 W., 30 feet east and 8 feet south of NW cor. sec. 30; drilled November 1957. Altitude of land surface, 3,539.1 feet; depth to water, 92.10 feet, November 13, 1957. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Peoria and Loveland Formations
Silt, light tan, clayey in lower part1515
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala Formation
Silt, very limy, white and light tan; contains cemented layers in lower part1934
Silt, sandy, limy, light tan, very limy in lower part2256
Silt, clayey, gray1268
Sand, medium to very coarse, silty1078
Silt, sandy, limy, light tan1593
Silt, sandy, very limy, light gray and white; contains cemented layers9102
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains thin layers of silt17119
Silt, sandy, light tan6125
Sand, fine to coarse, very silty15140
Sand, medium to coarse, very silty12152
Silt, sandy, very limy, light gray and white13165
Sand, fine, silty17182
Silt, very sandy, light tan13195
Silt and fine sand10205
Sand, fine to coarse, silty11216
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Shale, orange yellow and gray9225
15-38-30ccb--Drillers log of irrigation well in NW SW SW sec. 30, T. 15 S., R. 38 W.; drilled by Weishaar & Son, August 1959. Altitude of land surface, 3,538.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Clay3030
Cemented limy layer636
Clay1450
Cemented limy layer757
Sand, fine, and clay865
Clay671
Sand, coarse1182
Sand, fine, and clay1294
Sand, fine, tight397
Sand, coarse9106
Sand, fine, and clay8114
Sand, good21135
Sand, fine, and clay8143
Sand, good4147
Sand, fine, and clay6153
Sand, medium, good7160
Sand, fine, and clay8168
Sand, good6174
Sand, fine, tight4178
Sand, fine, and clay3181
Sand, medium, good8189
Sand, good17206
Clay4210
Sand and gravel, good19229
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Shale, yellow3232
Shale8240
15-38-32baa--Drillers log of irrigation well in NE NE NW sec. 32, T. 15 S., R. 38 W.; drilled by Weishaar & Son. Altitude of land surface, 3,522.8 feet; depth to water, 93.60 feet, June 18, 1958. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Clay2424
Clay, limy3761
Sand1172
Sand, fine; contains clay streaks1183
Sand992
Clay, sandy11103
Clay3106
Clay, sandy22128
Sand, fine to medium7135
Sand26161
Sand, fine11172
Sand and gravel34206
Sand and clay4210
Sand and gravel16226
Clay4230
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Shale5235
15-38-32dbb--Drillers log of irrigation well in NW NW SE sec. 32, T. 15 S., R. 38 W.; drilled by Weishaar & Son. Altitude of land surface, 3,511.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Clay1919
Clay, limy3352
Clay2173
Sand1184
Sand; contains clay streaks1498
Sand9107
Sand; contains clay streaks8115
Sand, fine to medium15130
Sand9139
Sand, fine to medium7146
Sand; contains cemented limy streaks7153
Sand, fine; contains clay streaks,6159
Sand9168
Sand, cemented4172
Sand17189
Sand, cemented4193
Sand11204
Sand, fine to medium7211
Sand16227
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Clay, yellow2229
Shale6235
15-38-33cbb--Drillers log of irrigation well in NW NW SW sec. 33, T. 15 S., R. 38 W.; drilled by Weishaar & Son. Altitude of land surface, 3,505.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Clay1717
Clay, limy926
Clay, limy; contains cemented streaks2551
Sand; contains thin layers of limy clay960
Sand and interbedded clay1575
Sand984
Clay690
Sand, cemented22112
Sand7119
Clay, sandy5124
Mortar bed1125
Sand25150
Mortar bed3153
Sand, fine to medium7160
Sand60220
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Clay, yellow3223
Shale2225
15-38-33cdd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SW sec. 33, T. 15 S., R. 38 W., 3 feet north of fence line and 180 feet west of 1/2-mile line; (Bradley and Johnson, 1957, p. 128); drilled October 1951. Altitude of land surface, 3,505.2 feet; depth to water, 80.60 feet, October 20, 1951. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Peoria and Loveland Formations
Soil, silt, and clay, black22
Silt, tan gray1517
Clay, silty, tan gray118
Clay, silty, tan brown to light tan1129
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala Formation
Silt, very limy, light gray to white1039
Silt and silty clay, tan brown847
Clay, very silty, light gray; contains interbedded layers of fine to coarse sand956
Sand, fine to coarse, silty, cemented1167
Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel; contains layer of clay from 74 to 76 feet1077
Sand, fine to very coarse1794
Clay, brown, and interbedded layers of sand10104
Clay, sandy, light gray2106
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel11117
Clay, silty, tan gray18135
Sand, fine to coarse; contains interbedded thin layers of silt and clay10145
Sand, fine to coarse; contains a few thin layers of limy clay25170
Clay, limy, blocky, light gray5175
Sand, fine to coarse; contains thin layers of tan clay20195
Sand, fine to coarse31226
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
Clay, yellow to white3.5229.5
Shale, gray3.5233
15-38-34cbc--Drillers log of irrigation well in SW NW SW sec. 34, T. 15 S., R. 38 W.; drilled by Weishaar & Son. Altitude of land surface, 3,491.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Clay1919
Clay, limy1332
Clay, limy; contains cemented layers1749
Clay and interbedded layers of limy clay857
Clay1471
Sand and interbedded clay980
Sand1292
Sand; contains clay streaks799
Sand9108
Sand, cemented3111
Sand, fine; contains clay streaks31142
Sand19161
Sand, fine, cemented5166
Sand22188
Clay3191
Sand21212
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
Clay, yellow4216
Shale4220
15-38-36cbb--Drillers log of irrigation well in NW NW SW sec. 36, T. 15 S., R. 38 W.; drilled by Weishaar & Son. Altitude of land surface, 3,461.1 feet; depth to water, 70.81 feet, June 19, 1958. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Clay1919
Clay, limy2443
Mortar bed245
Clay and limy clay954
Clay, sandy1569
Sand, medium978
Clay; contains thin beds of fine sand24102
Clay5107
Sand, fine to medium12119
Sand, coarse34153
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk Member
Clay, yellow4157
Shale3160
15-39-1ccc--Drillers log of irrigation well in SW SW SW sec. 1, T. 15 S., R. 39 W.; drilled by Ben Hasz. Altitude of land surface, 3,569.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Topsoil22
Sand and sandy clay; contains cemented layers103105
Sand, fine to coarse, loose; contains a few streaks of sandy clay24129
Clay, sandy, red4133
Sand, medium to coarse, loose; contains hard cemented streaks10143
Clay, sandy3146
Sand3149
Clay, sandy3152
Sand, fine to medium, loose11163
Sand; contains streaks of sandy clay4167
Sand, loose3170
Sand and clay, cemented hard4174
Sand, medium to coarse, loose4178
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Shale, yellow4182
Shale5187
15-39-2bcd--Drillers log of irrigation well in SE SW NW sec. 2, T. 15 S., R. 39 W.; drilled by Gustav Thieszen, November 1957. Altitude of land surface, 3,584.6 feet; depth to water, 112.22 feet, June 23, 1958. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Topsoil and clay106106
Clay, limy6112
Sand6118
Sand and gravel14132
Clay4136
Sand4140
Clay6146
Sand and gravel2148
Clay4152
Sand and gravel36188
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Shale8196
15-39-2cca--Drillers log of irrigation well in NE SW SW sec. 2, T. 15 S., R. 39 W.; drilled by Gustav Thieszen, November 1957. Altitude of land surface, 3,582.0 feet; depth to water, 110.14 feet, June 23, 1958. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Topsoil, sand, and cemented sand8888
Sand and gravel492
Sand, coarse12104
Sand, cemented, and clay2106
Sand6112
Sand, medium, and gravel16128
Sand and gravel, cemented hard1129
Sand, coarse7136
Clay and sand2138
Sand, medium, and gravel16154
Clay2156
Sand and gravel14170
Sand2172
Sand, medium, and gravel12184
Clay12196
Sand and gravel6202
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Clay2204
15-39-5ccc--Drillers log of irrigation well in SW SW SW sec. 5, T. 15 S., R. 39 W., drilled by Ben Hasz, February 1957. Altitude of land surface, 3,622.4 feet; depth to water, 110.40 feet, June 17, 1958. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Top and subsoil33
Sand, clay, and limy clay8992
Clay, sandy; contains cemented layers12104
Sand, medium to coarse, loose6110
Clay, sandy2112
Sand, coarse, loose14126
Clay, sandy, soft12138
Sand, medium, loose3141
Clay and sandy clay; contains cemented streaks8149
Sand and sandy clay; contains cemented streaks12161
Sand, coarse, loose12173
Sand, fine, and sandy clay, soft7180
Mortar bed2182
Sand, fine to medium, fairly loose3185
Clay, sandy, and cemented sand4189
Sand, coarse, loose; sandy clay from 197 to 198 feet14203
Clay, sandy2205
Sand, coarse, loose12217
Clay, sandy1218
Sand, coarse, very loose7225
Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous
Pierre Shale
Soapstone7232
15-39-7dab--Drillers log of irrigation well in NW NE SE sec. 7, T. 15 S., R. 39 W.; drilled by Ben Hasz, February 1957. Altitude of land surface, 3,637.2 feet; depth to water, 117.51 feet, June 18, 1958. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Pleistocene and Pliocene
(undifferentiated)
Top and subsoil22
Clay and sand; contains cemented streaks8082
Sand and sandy clay; contains cemented streaks1597