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Logs of Wells and Test Holes

Listed on the following pages are the logs of 57 wells and test holes in Wichita, Greeley, and adjacent counties. Included are: the logs of 26 test holes in Wichita County and 24 test holes in Greeley County drilled by the State Geological Survey during the course of the investigation; 1 test hole drilled during the study of the geology and ground-water resources of Scott County; 1 test hole drilled during the study of the geology and ground-water resources of Hamilton and Kearny counties; 2 irrigation wells in Wichita County; 1 of the municipal wells at Leoti; and 2 deep test wells to the Dakota formation. The locations of the test holes drilled by the State Geological Survey of Kansas are shown in Figure 12. The samples from the test holes were collected and studied in the field by Prescott, who supervised the drilling and prepared the logs of the holes.

Logs entitled "sample logs" were of wells drilled by the State Geological Survey for which samples were collected.

16-35-1ddd. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 1, T. 16 S., R. 35 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,174.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill, black44
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, clayey, light-brown2125
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, silty, calcareous, white530
Mortar bed and caliche2050
Caliche, very sandy, white2070
Sand, fine to medium, compact, slightly calcareous, brown; contains coarse sand and fine to medium gravel1080
Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand989
Sand, fine, brown12101
Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine, partly cemented brown sand19120
Sand, medium to coarse; contains fine to coarse gravel10130
Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine gravel and sand23153
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, soft, chalky, calcareous, yellow-brown9162
Shale, calcareous, gray18180

16-35-31dab. Drillers log of irrigation well of Henry O. Burns in the NW NE SE sec. 31, T. 16 S., R. 35 W.; drilled by Ben Hasz Drilling Co. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Topsoil2020
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Gypsum rock and clay2545
Gypsum rock1358
Sand361
Sandstone1475
Clay1590
Clay, sandy37127
Sand, fine19146
Rock7153
Sand, fine21174
Clay, sandy3177
Sand3180
Gravel19199
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Yellow clay3202

16-35-36ddd. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 36, T. 16 S., R. 35 W.; drilled August 1947. Surface altitude, 3,170.3 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, black33
Silt, brown69
Clay and silt, compact, brown1120
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, silt, and fine sand, compact, calcareous, tan1737
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand239
Mortar bed, hard, white342
Silt, sandy, calcareous, tan749
Mortar bed, white to tan2170
Mortar bed, sandy, white to tan2090
Sand, coarse to medium; contains silt and fine sand40130
Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine sand and fine caliche fragments20150
Sand, medium; contains clayey silt and fine sand10160
Sand, coarse to medium20180
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand10190
Gravel, medium to fine8198
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, calcareous, black9207

16-36-4ccc. Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 4, T. 16 S., R. 36 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,301.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown44
Silt, light-brown1923
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, silty, white427
Clay, silty; contains sand and gravel5.532.5
Mortar bed, hard, calcareous, white to brown20.553
Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand356
Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine gravel460
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel; contains medium to coarse gravel1070
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel; contains medium to fine sand1080
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel; contains medium gravel1.581.5
Sand, fine, and brown sticky silt1.583
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand689
Sand, fine, and brown compact silt493
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel7100
Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine sand and silt10110
Limestone, impure, hard, white2112
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel10122
Clay, sandy, yellow3125
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, chalky, yellow7132
Shale, chalky, gray3135

16-37-33ccc. Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 33, T. 16 S., R. 37 W.; drilled November 1950. Surface altitude, 3,367.3 feet. Water level, 80.5 feet below land surface, Nov. 18, 1950. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Peoria silt member
Silt, black22
Silt, tan810
Loveland silt member
Silt, reddish-brown (Sangamon soil)313
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Silt, clay, sandy, calcareous, cream-colored720
Caliche, cream to reddish-brown3252
Mortar bed1668
Sand, fine to coarse371
Mortar bed, soft1990
Silt, clay, and very fine to fine sand, brown13103
Sand, fine to very coarse, and fine gravel; contains a small amount of medium to coarse gravel17120
Sand, fine to very coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains silt and clay10130
Sand, fine to coarse; contains silt and clay and very coarse sand10140
Sand, fine to coarse; contains very coarse sand and fine to medium gravel45185
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, yellow5190
Shale, gray3193

16-38-16bbb. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 16, T. 16 S., R. 38 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,444.9 feet. Water level, 62.3 feet below land surface, October 29, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, hard, black33
Silt, hard, light-brown1518
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, sandy, light-tan321
Silt and fine sand, plastic, calcareous, brown to light-tan829
Gravel, coarse to fine, and coarse sand1241
Silt and fine sand, plastic, calcareous, brown1556
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to coarse gravel1066
Silt and fine sand, plastic, calcareous, light-tan470
Silt and fine sand, plastic, light-green1080
Silt and fine sand, plastic, brown; contains medium to coarse sand42122
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some plastic light-tan fine sand and silt8130
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel8138
Silt and fine sand, plastic, calcareous, yellow-brown2140
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains plastic yellow-brown silt and fine sand10150
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel12162
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains some plastic yellow-brown silt and fine sand from 174 to 178 feet18180
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel10190
Sand, fine to coarse16206
Silt and fine sand, plastic, yellow1207
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, yellow2209
Shale, calcareous, gray1210

16-40-24aaa. Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 24, T. 16 S., R. 40 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,592.1 feet. Water level, 105.4 feet below land surface, October 8, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown33
Silt, light-brown1518
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Caliche, hard, light-tan1634
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel640
Mortar bed; contains a small amount of caliche and coarse gravel1050
Mortar bed1060
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel, partly consolidated; contains some tan clay1070
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some sandy brown clay1080
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains gray clay from 87 to 90 feet1090
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel11101
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to coarse gravel; contains tan clay9110
Sand, fine, and silt, sticky, plastic; contains some coarse sand and fine to coarse gravel12122
Clay, sandy, light-tan8130
Clay, fine sand, and silt, light-tan8138
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a small amount of clay12150
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to medium gravel10160
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to coarse gravel10170
Gravel, coarse to fine, and yellow clay4174
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, chalky, gray6180

16-41-15ccc. Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 15, T. 16 S., R. 41 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,708.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown22
Silt, light-brown1214
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Sand, medium to fine; contains a small amount of coarse sand216
Clay and silt, calcareous, tan420
Clay, calcareous, gray828
Sand, medium to coarse735
Clay, calcareous, gray1348
Sand, medium to coarse149
Clay, gray150
Clay, gray, containing some coarse sand and fine gravel656
Clay, gray, and gray plastic fine sand and silt460
Clay, white to light-tan666
Silt and fine sand, plastic, brown470
Silt and fine sand, plastic, light-tan; contains some coarse sand575
Silt and fine sand, plastic, brown; contains medium to coarse sand and fine gravel1287
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel390
Silt and fine sand, clayey, brown; contains medium to coarse sand797
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains tan plastic fine sand and silt3100
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel6106
Silt and fine sand, plastic; contains medium to coarse sand and fine to coarse gravel4110
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some plastic silt and fine sand10120
Silt and fine sand, plastic, light-tan; contains medium to coarse sand and fine gravel10130
Silt and fine sand, plastic, light-tan; contains some medium to coarse sand20150
Sand, fine to coarse, and silt; contains fine gravel12162
Clay, hard, calcareous, green1163
Sand, fine to coarse, and silt7170
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains green to white clay10180
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel10190
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel10200
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains some medium sand20220
Sand, fine to coarse24244
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains some yellow clay6250
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel7257
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, chalky, yellow3260
Shale, gray6266

16-42-19bbb. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 19, T. 16 S., R. 42 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,873.8 feet. Water level, 203.6 feet below land surface, October 10, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Silt, sandy, hard, light-brown910
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Caliche, hard, sandy; "Algal limestone" at top1020
Caliche, hard, sandy, gray; contains some gray clay828
Mortar bed6088
Sand, fine to coarse694
Silt and fine sand, plastic, light-tan; medium to coarse sand and fine to coarse gravel16110
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel20130
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains plastic silt and fine sand10140
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel10150
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel13163
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains some light-tan clay and silt13176
Clay and silt, light-tan; contains some coarse sand and fine to medium gravel4180
Silt and fine sand, plastic, light-tan; contains some medium sand30210
Sand, medium to coarse; contains fine sand and silt and a small amount of fine gravel10220
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel5225
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel2227
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains sandy yellow-brown clay3230
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Clay, calcareous, yellow-brown4234
Chalk, yellow-brown3237
Shale, blue-gray3240

17-35-7add. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. NE sec. 7, T. 17 S., R. 35 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,132.1 feet. Water level, 10.7 feet below land surface, October 29, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Silt, dark-brown33
Silt, light-brown710
Clay, limy, gray717
Clay, limy, blue1027
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine gravel330
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains fine to coarse sand1444
Sand, fine, and silt, plastic, yellow-brown; contains medium to coarse sand from 48 to 50 feet650
Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine gravel3080
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some plastic yellow-brown fine sand and silt from 88 to 90 feet1090
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains plastic yellow-brown silt and fine sand10100
Clay, sandy, limy, yellow13113
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, calcareous, blue-gray5118

17-36-9bbb. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 9, T. 17 S., R. 36 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,283.9 feet. Water level, 93.0 feet below land surface, September 14, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown33
Silt, light-brown; contains snail shells15.518.5
Silt, sticky, light-brown1.520
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Caliche, white1030
Limestone, sandy, impure838
Silt, sandy, brown to white543
Caliche, hard, white; contains some opal1154
Silt, sandy, brown963
Sand, medium14.577.5
Silt, sandy, brown2.580
Silt, sandy, sticky, brown; contains medium sand44124
Caliche, white6130
Sand, fine to medium40170
Sand, fine to medium; contains silt12182
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel6188
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, clayey, calcareous, weathered, yellow4192
Shale, calcareous, gray4196

17-36-16cbc. Sample log of test hole in the SW NW SW sec. 16, T. 17 S., R. 36 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,192.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Silt, black44
Silt, brown26
Sand, fine to medium410
Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine gravel1727
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Gravel, fine to medium; contains some coarse gravel1340
Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand2060
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel2080
Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine gravel20100
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel8108
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, calcareous, weathered, yellow12120
Shale, calcareous, yellow7127
Shale, calcareous, blue-gray3130

17-36-29aaa. Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 29, T. 17 S., R. 36 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,279.9 feet. Water level, 93.5 feet below land surface, September 14, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown44
Silt, light-brown1418
Silt, clayey, light-brown624
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, calcareous, white428
Caliche, hard, white2250
Caliche, white to brown1060
Sand, medium to fine, semiconsolidated, brown1070
Sand, medium to fine, semiconsolidated, brown; contains coarse sand1080
Sand, fine and silt, brown; contains fragments of white caliche1393
Sand, medium to coarse, reddish-brown; contains fine sand and silt598
Sand, coarse to medium, pinkish; contains fine gravel and sand12110
Sand, coarse and fine gravel; contains some medium to fine sand11121
Caliche, white2123
Sand, medium, pink7130
Sand, coarse to medium7137
Sand, fine, and silt, sticky3140
Sand, medium, pink13153
Sand, fine, semiconsolidated3156
Sand, medium, pink31187
Sand, coarse; contains fine gravel11198
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, weathered, calcareous, yellow2200
Shale, calcareous, yellow28228
Shale, calcareous, gray2230

17-38-16ccc. Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 16, T. 17 S., R. 38 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,434.8 feet. Water level, 90.2 feet below land surface, September 25, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown22
Silt, sticky, light-brown1214
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, white418
Caliche, sandy, white220
Caliche., sandy, white to light-tan828
Silt, sandy, light-green230
Caliche, white to light-brown; contains medium to fine gravel and brown sandy silt1040
Silt, sandy, brown to light-gray1050
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel, partly cemented, brown1060
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to medium gravel767
Silt, sandy, brown; contains fine gravel370
Silt, sandy, brown to light-tan1080
Sand, fine, and silt585
Silt, sandy, light-brown15100
Sand, fine, and silt108
Sand, fine, and silt, compact, brown2110
Sand, fine, and silt5115
Silt, sandy, white13128
Sand, fine to coarse10138
Silt,, sandy, yellow2140
Sand, fine to medium, and silt; contains some coarse sand10150
Sand., fine to medium, and silt7157
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, clayey, calcareous, yellow10167
Shale, calcareous, gray3170

17-39-19bbb. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 19, T. 17 S., R. 39 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,573.6 feet. Water level, 116.5 feet below land surface, October 8, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown22
Silt, light-brown1618
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, white422
Mortar bed, hard, white426
Mortar bed, light-brown1137
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel441
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; partly cemented from 50 to 60 feet1960
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some tan clay from 67 to 70 f eet1070
Clay, sandy, tan575
Mortar bed, hard, tan782
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel587
Clay, gray, and a small amount of coarse gravel289
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel897
Mortar bed13110
Silt and fine sand, plastic; contains fine to coarse gravel10120
Silt and fine sand, sticky, plastic, and medium to coarse sand; contains a small amount of fine gravel17137
Sand, fine to medium3140
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel7147
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains light-tan clay3150
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel5155
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains light-tan clay5160
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains light-tan clay10170
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel10180
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains yellow clay from 189 to 190 feet10190
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, calcareous, yellow7197
Shale, calcareous, gray3200

17-41-22bbb. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 22, T. 17 S., R. 41 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,715.3 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown0.50.5
Silt, light-brown17.518
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, light-tan; contains some fine to medium gravel220
Sand, medium to coarse323
Clay, light-tan225
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel530
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel1040
Gravel, fine to medium1050
Clay, sandy, light-tan; contains coarse to medium gravel858
Silt, sandy, light-tan260
Clay, sandy, liaht-brown; contains some fine to medium sand from 68 to 70 feet1070
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel575
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains some clay and coarse gravel580
Caliche, hard585
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, calcareous, yellow-brown23108
Shale, gray4112

17-42-19ccc. Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 19, T. 17 S., R. 42 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,868.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
No sample recovered3030
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Sand, fine to coarse131
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel233
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some clay3.536.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, chalky, yellow1248.5
Shale, calcareous, blue-gray1.550

Drillers log of test hole in NW cor. sec. 36, T. 17 S., R. 42 W., drilled in November 1948, by Western Drilling Company. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Topsoil33
Soil, dark, tight36
Clay, yellow1622
Sand and gravel, medium; contains some limestone325
Clay, sandy, yellow; contains a few pebbles934
Clay, sticky, yellow1650
Clay, sandy, yellow; contains small layers of medium gravel1060
Shale, weathered, sticky, yellow1777
Shale, blue; contains some small hard layers of slate shale440517
Shale, blue; drills fairly hard (about 10 feet an hour) becomes lighter in color63580
Shale, soft, gray; contains some light-gray fragments25605
Shale, gray; drills hard, rough; contains light-gray fragments12617
Shale, fairly soft, gray; contains hard layers of slate shale 6 inches to 1 foot through23640
Shale, fairly soft, light-gray25665
Shale, hard, white15680
Shale, white; becomes softer, drills faster30710
Shale, very sandy, iron-gray; soft drilling75785
Shale, blue; fairly soft drilling50835
Slate shale, hard, blue11846
Shale, hard, blue; contains some small fragments of Dakota sandstone14860
Shale, hard, blue38898
Slate shale, hard, black17915
Dakota sandstone, hard drilling; very little sample coming up, some fine sand settling in ditch, mud keeps getting heavy48963
Dakota sandstone, very hard drilling; put on 2 7/8 inch rock bit at 970 feet721,035
Dakota sandstone, soft, fairly easy drilling (10 feet in 30 minutes)391,074
Very hard layer; no returns31,077
Soft drilling (10 feet in 15 minutes), no returns381,115
Tight drilling (1 hour for 10 feet), getting a few cuttings of blue shale201,135
Hard drilling (2 hours, 2 feet); getting fine cuttings of hard blue shale51,140

17-43-13ddd. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 13, T. 17 S., R. 43 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,819.8 feet. Water level, 24.6 feet below land surface, October 10, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Silt, light-brown1516
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, calcareous, gray521
Sand, medium to coarse; contains some fine to coarse gravel930
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Chalk, yellow434
Shale, calcareous, blue-gray438

18-36-20aaa. Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 20, T. 18 S., R. 36 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,274.5 feet. Water level, 78.0 feet below land surface, September 12, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, hard, clayey, dark-brown44
Silt, light-brown610
Silt, clayey, light-brown818
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, light-gray220
Caliche, sandy, soft, light-gray1030
Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine to coarse gravel1545
Clay247
Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine gravel350
Caliche, hard, white; contains opal1060
Caliche, limestone, hard, brown to white; contains silt and fine sand1474
Silt, sandy, brown680
Sand, medium to fine, and silt40120
Sand, fine, and silt, yellow10130
Sand, fine to medium, and silt10140
Sand, fine to coarse10150
Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine gravel12162
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, calcareous, yellow-brown9171
Shale, calcareous, gray; contains a small amount of yellow shale2173
Shale, calcareous, gray7180

18-37-13cca. Driller's log of well in the NE SW SW sec. 13, T. 18 S., R. 37 W.; drilled for the City of Leoti in November 1950. Surface altitude, 3,307.5 feet. Don Rogers, driller (Ben Hasz Drilling Co.). Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Topsoil1818
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Gyp and clay1129
Hard rock2150
Sand rock1565
Clay1075
Sand rock1085
Sand and clay388
Clay290
Clay and rock595
Clay25120
Sand and clay5125
Sand13138
Sand and clay5143
Sand, fine, good2145
Clay19164
Sand4168
Clay2170

18-38-8aaa. Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 8, T. 18 S, R. 38 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,424.1 feet. Water table, 90.4 feet below land surface, September 19, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown22
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Silt, light-brown810
Clay, light-gray313
Sand, medium, red; contains silt and fine sand922
Caliche, sandy, hard, white1335
Silt, sandy, hard, reddish-brown1550
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, partly consolidated858
Clay, silty, gray260
Clay, silty, gray; contains sand767
Clay and silt, brown; contains fine to medium sand370
Silt, sandy, hard, brown1080
Silt, sandy, brown; contains clay686
Sand, medium to fine490
Sand, medium to coarse; contains fine sand696
Silt and fine sand, clayey, light-tan298
Sand, medium to fine2100
Sand, medium to fine; contains coarse sand6106
Clay, soft, yellow10116
Sand, medium; contains fine sand2118
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel2120
Clay, light-tan7127
Clay, sandy, light-tan10137
Sand, fine to medium3140
Sand, coarse to medium5145
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand5150
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel8158
Clay, brown; contains fine gravel and coarse sand2160
Gravel, fine to medium; contains silty clay7167
Clay, calcareous, soft, brown9176
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel4180
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel; contains layers of brown silty clay10190
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel5195
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, soft, calcareous, yellow6201
Shale, calcareous, gray5206

18-38-17aaa. Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 17, T. 18 S., R. 38 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,355.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Silt, sandy, light-brown0.50.01
Gravel, coarse to fine; contains coarse sand19.520
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel424
Clay, sandy, yellow-brown; contains fine to coarse sand and fine gravel from 39 to 42 feet1842
Gravel, fine, and medium to coarse sand749
Clay, sandy, yellow-brown; contains fine to coarse sand from 54 to 59 f eet1059
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains coarse to medium sand, and plastic silt and fine sand from 63 to 65 feet1170
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel1080
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains fine to coarse sand1090
Gravel, fine to medium; contains medium to coarse sand and light-brown plastic silt and fine sand13103
Clay, sandy, yellow-brown3106
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains a small amount of clay4110
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains yellow-brown sandy clay in thin layers12122
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, calcareous, gray6128

18-38-17ddd. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 17, T. 18 S., R. 38 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,422.2 feet. Water level, 77.8 feet below land surface, September 18, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown22
Silt, light-brown68
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, sandy, white210
Caliche, white; contains fine to medium gravel and coarse sand1020
Caliche, sandy, white; contains many dendrites and fragments of opal1030
Caliche, white; contains opal fragments434
Sand, medium to fine; contains coarse sand640
Sand, fine to medium1050
Sand, fine to medium, and silt; contains gray clay1060
Sand, fine to coarse, and silt and fine gravel7.567.5
Gravel, fine2.570
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand272
Clay, light-brown; contains silt and fine sand577
Sand, fine to medium; contains coarse sand380
Sand, fine to medium; contains coarse sand and fine gravel1090
Sand, fine to medium; contains coarse sand393
Clay, sandy, yellow; contains fine gravel7100
Sand, fine to medium; contains yellow clay10110
Sand, fine to medium; contains coarse sand11121
Clay, yellow2123
Sand, fine to medium22145
Sand, coarse to medium5150
Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine sand and fine gravel8158
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, soft calcareous, yellow5163
Shale, calcareous, gray7170

18-38-20bb. Drillers log of irrigation well of Walter R. Gorsuch in the NW NW sec. 20, T. 18 S., R. 38 W. Buell Scott, driller. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Soil1818
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Gyp-like rock3654
Sand357
Hard rock1168
Clay2492
Sand, soft395
Sand, hard5100
Sand, soft, with hard streaks7107
Hard rock; contains yellow clay2109
Clay, soft, yellow16125
Sand19144
Sand and clay, hard2146
Clay, white, and sand4150
Sand9159
Sand, hard, coarse9168
Sand, extra coarse5173
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, yellow41"1'7
Shale, dark2179

18-40-5ada. Sample log of test hole in the NE SE NE sec. 5, T. 18 S., R. 40 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,615.8 feet. Water level, 121.1 feet below land surface, October 4, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt dark-brown0.50.5
Silt, light-brown10.511
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Caliche, light-tan; contains a small amount of sand and gravel617
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some plastic fine sand and silt320
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel727
Silt, and fine sand, plastic, white to light-gray128
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel634
Sand, fine, and silt, plastic; contains some medium to coarse sand and fine gravel640
Sand, fine to coarse, partly consolidated646
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some brown clay and silt9.555.5
Sand, fine, and silt, sticky, light-tan4.560
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains brown to gray clay1070
Sand, fine; contains medium to coarse sand; partly cemented878
Silt and fine sand, sticky, light-tan280
Silt and fine sand; contains some medium to coarse sand and fine gravel585
Sand, fine to coarse, and silt; contains fine gravel590
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel10100
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains plastic yellow clay from 107 to 122 feet22122
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel10132
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel8140
Gravel, fine to coarse17157
Gravel, coarse; contains some coarse sand and gray clay3160
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel5165
Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand4169
Gravel, coarse, and yellow clay3.5172.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, chalky, yellow8.5181
Shale, calcareous, gray2183

18-40-8baa. Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. NW sec. 8, T. 18 S., R. 40 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,631.3 feet. Water level, 130.6 feet below land surface, October 6, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Silt, light-brown1617
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Caliche, soft, light-tan320
Caliche, soft, sandy, light-tan to brown1030
Mortar bed, light-tan1949
Silt, sandy, plastic, light-tan756
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some plastic fine sand and silt561
Silt and clay, sandy, calcareous, light-tan970
Silt and fine sand, plastic; contains some medium to coarse sand1080
Silt and clay, sandy, yellow-brown; contains fine to coarse gravel from 90 to 100 feet20100
Silt and fine sand; contains some coarse sand and fine to medium gravel from 105 to 107 feet10110
Sand, fine and silt; contains coarse sand and fine gravel and a small amount of yellow-brown clay12122
Clay, sandy, calcareous, yellow-brown15137
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel3140
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains yellow clay5145
Sand, fine2147
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some yellow silt and clay from 150 to 152 feet5152
Clay, sandy, yellow; contains some coarse sand and fine to medium gravel2154
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some yellow clay4158
Silt and fine sand, sticky, brown5163
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Clay, calcareous, yellow to white7170
Chalk, soft, yellow4.5174.5
Shale, soft, calcareous, gray2.5177

18-40-9baa. Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. NW sec. 9, T. 18 S., R. 40 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,611.8 feet. Water level, 117.4 feet below land surface, October 8, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown33
Silt, hght-brown811
Clay, calcareous, light-tan516
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Silt and clay, sandy, light-tan420
Mortar bed828
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel937
Mortar bed845
Silt and fine sand, sticky, plastic; contains some coarse sand and fine to coarse gravel550
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains a small amount of silt1060
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel464
Clay, light brown; contains coarse sand and fine to coarse gravel670
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains fine sand and silt and light-tan clay; contains more clay from 80 to 90 feet2090
Clay, yellow to light-tan; contains some coarse to medium sand20110
Clay, tan9119
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some yellow clay from 128 to 130 feet11130
Clay, sandy, yellow-brown6136
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains some sandy yellow clay14150
Clay, sandy, yellow10160
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, soft, calcareous, yellow5165
Shale, calcareous, gray5170

18-40-16cbb. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. SW sec. 16, T. 18 S., R. 40 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,598.0 feet. Water level, 89.5 feet below land surface, September 26, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown22
Silt, light-brown1820
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Silt and fine sand, hard, brown727
Sand, medium to coarse330
Sand, medium to coarse, and some fine gravel434
Silt and fine sand, clayey, brown; contains some coarse sand and fine gravel640
Silt and very fine sand, brown545
Sand, fine to medium, partly cemented550
Silt and fine sand, partly cemented, brown1666
Sand, fine to medium, and silt470
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some silt and clay1080
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel1696
Silt and fine sand, clayey, tan6102
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, chalky, yellow8110
Shale, calcareous, gray3113

18-40-17dda. Sample log of test hole in the NE SE SE sec. 17, T. 18 S., R. 40 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,562.0 feet. Depth to water level, 49.0 feet below land surface, September 26, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Silt, light-brown; contains sand from 10 to 15 feet1415
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel924
Silt, sandy, partly cemented, light-tan428
Sand, fine to medium; contains a small amount of gravel from 30 to 39 feet1139
Silt and fine sand, partly cemented, white342
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel; contains some medium gravel951
Clay and silt, sandy, light-brown; contains some fine gravel253
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel; contains a small amount of clay356
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, chalky, yellow1268
Shale, calcareous, gray270

18-40-21bbb. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 21, T. 18 S., R. 41 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,562.4 feet. Water level, 52.6 feet below land surface, September 26, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill77
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, light-brown18
Silt, light-tan19
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Sand, medium to coarse110
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some medium gravel and a small amount of clay1020
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains some coarse gravel and caliche fragments1030
Sand, medium to coarse; contains some fine gravel535
Clay, gray237
Sand, fine, partly cemented340
Sand, fine to coarse, partly cemented747
Sand, medium to coarse; contains some fine gravel350
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel; contains light-tan plastic fine sand and silt656
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel359
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, soft, calcareous, yellow1372
Shale, calcareous, grayi 476

18-40-21bcb. Sample log of test hole in the NW SW NW sec. 21, T. 18 S., R. 40 W.; drilled September 1946. Surface altitude, 3,602.2 feet. Water level, 86.6 feet below land surface, September 26, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Silt, light-brown2425
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Mortar bed934
Sand, medium to coarse236
Clay, gray238
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some medium to coarse gravel240
Mortar bed848
Sand, fine, and silt250
Sand, fine353
Silt, and fine sand, partly cemented, white to brown1265
Sand, medium368
Silt and fine sand, partly cemented, light-brown573
Sand, medium; contains some coarse sand275
Sand, fine, and silt277
Silt, sandy, hard, white to brown380
Silt, sandy, light-tan585
Sand, coarse to medium; contains some fine gravel590
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel292
Clay, soft, yellow-brown698
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel2100
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains some coarse gravel, medium sand, and yellow clay,3103
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, soft, calcareous, yellow9112
Shale, calcareous, gray3115

18-40-24aaa. Sample log of test hole in NE cor. sec. 24, T. 18 S., R. 40 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,542.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown22
Silt, light-brown2527
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, sandy, white to light-tan229
Caliche, hard, white1140
Clay, silty, gray; contains a thin rusty layer at 40 feet747
Silt, sandy; contains some fine gravel350
Sand, fine to medium858
Caliche, white260
Silt, sandy, light-brown868
Sand, fine to 'Medium1280
Sand, medium to coarse; contains some fine gravel1393
Silt and fine sand, clayey, light-tan7100
Silt and fine sand, partly cemented, light-tan to white9109
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Shale, soft, calcareous, yellow5.5114.5
Shale, calcareous, gray5.5120

18-41-22ccc. Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 22, T. 18 S., R. 41 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,692.2 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown22
Silt, light-brown1315
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel318
Silt and fine sand, plastic, brown725
Silt and fine sand, brown; contains some coarse sand and fine gravel429
Silt, sandy, hard, calcareous, light-tan231
Silt, sandy, plastic940
Clay, gray141
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel950
Silt and fine sand, plastic, brown; contains coarse sand and fine gravel1060
Silt and fine sand; contains coarse to medium sand and fine gravel1070
Silt, sandy, light-tan; contains fine to medium gravel1080
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, soft, calcareous, yellow-brown to light-tan1090
Shale, chalky, yellow-brown30120

Drillers log of well for Missouri Pacific Railroad at Horace, in the NE sec. 24, T. 18 S., R. 41 W.; drilled November 1901. Total depth, 1,370 ft. Surface altitude, 3,626± feet. Water level, 825 feet below land surface. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Gravel cemented, mixed with clay and lime5555
Clay, gravel, and lime (mixed)45100
Shale, gray447547
Limestone, white73620
Shale, brown4301,050
Dakota sandstone1101,160
Shale901,250
Dakota sandstone751,325
Shale, pure, gray451,370

18-42-30bbb. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 30, T. 18 S., R. 42 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,868.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown22
Silt, light-brown; sandy from 10 to 19 feet1719
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, sandy, light-tan928
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel, reddish230
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel, reddish; contains some fine sand1444
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains gray clay650
Clay, gray252
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains gray clay1062
Clay, gray264
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some gray clay670
Sand, fine to coarse, and some fine to coarse gravel, partly cemented1080
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel1090
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel494
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale yellow498
Shale, calcareous, gray2100

19-35-24ddd. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 24, T. 19 S., R. 35 W.; drilled August 1947. Surface altitude, 3,138.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, black33
Silt, compact, light-brown1518
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Silt, sandy, sticky, calcareous, white2240
Sand, fine to medium2565
Clay267
Sand, fine to medium, compact2390
Sand, coarse to medium17107
Sand, fine, clayey2109
Sand, coarse to medium; contains a small amount of gravel24133
Clay, silty, brown7140
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, calcareous, soft, yellow-brown13153

19-35-36ddd. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 36, T. 19 S., R. 35 W.; drilled August 1947. Surface altitude, 3,060.7 feet. Water level, 46.8 feet below land surface, August 29, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Silt, dark-brown44
Clay, silt, and fine sand1418
Sand, fine to medium220
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Sand, medium to coarse1636
Sand, fine, and silt642
Sand, medium to coarse13.555.5
Clay, buff; contains sand (probably resulting from caving)14.570
Clay, silt, and fine sand, compact1080
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation
Shale, calcareous, yellow-brown1090

19-36-10ccc. Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 10, T. 19 S., R. 36 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,223.0 feet. Water level, 50.4 feet below land surface, September 12, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, black11
Silt, light-brown56
Silt, hard, clayey, light-brown1218
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Sand, fine to medium220
Sand, coarse; contains fine to medium gravel1030
Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine gravel838
Clay240
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to coarse gravel1050
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel353
Gravel, medium255
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel560
Gravel fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand1575
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, calcareous, yellow580
Shale, calcareous gray1090

19-36-16dad. Sample log of test hole in the SE NE SE sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 36 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,176.9 feet. Water level, 15.3 feet below land surface, September 12, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium  
Silt, dark-brown0.50.5
Sand, fine; contains silt4.55
Sand, medium to fine510
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Sand, medium to coarse; contains silt and fine sand1020
Sand, medium to coarse525
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, calcareous, gray732

19-36-27bbb. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 27, T. 19 S., R. 36 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,256.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Silt, hard, clayey, light-brown1617
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, silty, light-brown825
Caliche, white530
Silt, sandy, white to light-brown1545
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, chalky, calcareous, yellow2570

19-37-28aaa. Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 28, T. 19 S., R. 37 W.; drilled November, 1950. Surface altitude, 3,349.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Peoria silt member
Silt, black22
Silt, tan810
Loveland silt member
Silt, reddish-brown (Sangamon soil)414
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Silt and clay, sandy923
Mortar bed3457
Sand, fine to very coarse, contains some fine to medium gravel1370
Sand, fine to coarse33103
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, yellow7110

19-38-28cbb. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. SW sec. 28, T. 19 S., R. 38 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,416.3 feet. Water level, 98.0 feet below land surface, September 18, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Clay, light-brown to white67
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Silt, sandy, brown512
Caliche, sandy, white719
Sand, medium120
Sand, medium to coarse222
Silt, sandy, hard, brown224
Sand, medium to fine327
Silt, sandy, hard, brown1239
Sand, fine to medium, and coarse sand140
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel1757
Gravel, fine to medium259
Silt and fine sand, clayey, brown160
Silt, sandy, clayey, brown; contains gravel565
Caliche, hard, white; contains sandy silt570
Caliche, hard, white474
Caliche, hard, white; contains brown silt680
Silt, sandy, sticky, brown1090
Sand, fine, and silt; contains coarse to medium sand10100
Silt, sandy, sticky, light-brown to white19119
Sand, medium to fine, and silt1120
Sand, fine to medium, and silt; contains coarse sand15135
Sand, fine to medium15150
Sand, fine to medium; contains yellow clayey silt and clay10160
Sand, medium to coarse; contains fine sand5165
Clay, calcareous, yellow-brown7172
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel8180
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, soft calcareous, yellow6186
Shale, calcareous, gray2188

19-39-30bbb. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 30, T. 19 S., R. 39 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,546.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Silt, light-brown1819
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, sandy, plastic, light-tan625
Silt and fine sand, plastic, light-brown328
Clay, white432
Silt and fine sand, plastic, light-brown133
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some white clay from 39 to 42 feet4073
Silt and fine sand, plastic, brown; contains some coarse gravel679
Silt and fine sand, calcareous, plastic, white1382
Clay, sandy, tan486
Sand, medium to coarse389
Silt and fine sand, plastic, light-tan190
Silt and fine sand393
Clay, sandy, brown396
Sand, medium to coarse298
Silt and fine sand2100
Sand, medium to coarse5105
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some light-tan plastic silt and fine sand; contains some gray clay from 108 to 110 feet5110
Clay, sandy, gray8118
Sand, medium to coarse; contains some fine to coarse gravel5123
Silt and fine sand, plastic, light-tan; contains some medium to coarse sand and fine gravel19142
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel11153
Sand, medium to coarse; contains some fine to medium gravel4157
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel20177
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, chalky, yellow to yellow-brown19196
Shale, calcareous, gray4200

19-40-33ccc. Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 33,, T. 19 S., R. 40 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,605.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Silt, sandy, light-brown1011
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, sandy, light-tan516
Silt, and fine sand, plastic, light-brown; contains medium to coarse sand from 18 to 20 feet420
Silt and fine sand, plastic, light-tan; contains medium to coarse sand and fine gravel424
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains some plastic fine sand and silt125
Silt and fine sand, sticky, plastic, light-tan328
Clay, sandy, calcareous, tan230
Sand, fine, and silt, plastic, tan434
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains gray clay from 50 to 55 feet2155
Clay, gray358
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some gray clay260
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains some medium to coarse sand; contains brown clay from 60 to 61 feet1070
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel474
Clay, soft, calcareous, white1084
Silt and fine sand, sticky, gray892
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel9101
Silt and fine sand, sticky, light-tan; contains some medium to coarse sand9110
Clay, sandy, gray5115
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains gray clay from 119 to 120 feet5120
Sand, fine to medium; contains some coarse sand15135
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains some yellow clay from 140 to 143 feet8143
Clay, sandy, calcareous, light-tan; contains some coarse gravel5148
Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand1149
Clay, calcareous, yellow-brown1150
Silt, and fine sand, calcareous, plastic, light-brown12162
Sand, fine to coarse6168

19-41-16ddd. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 41 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,691.2 feet. Depth to water level, 137.0 feet below land surface, October 23, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Silt, light-brown89
Sand, fine, and silt110
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Silt and clay, sandy, light-tan515
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some light-tan clay419
Clay, sandy, calcareous, light-tan827
Clay, silty, calcareous, light-tan; contains brown plastic silt and fine sand229
Silt and fine sand, plastic, brown635
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some medium sand and brown clay1550
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some light-tan plastic fine sand and silt from 57 to 70 feet2070
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains some coarse gravel1080
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains gray clay from 88 to 90 feet1090
Clay, gray; contains medium to coarse sand and coarse gravel10100
Clay, gray5105
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel5110
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some sandy clay from 118 to 120 feet10120
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel6126
Silt and fine sand, plastic, brown; contains some coarse sand and fine to coarse gravel4130
Sand, medium to coarse; contains fine gravel and brown clay10140
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel6146
Silt and fine sand, plastic, brown, and medium to coarse sand; contains a small amount of fine to coarse gravel5151
Silt and fine sand, plastic, brown, and medium to coarse sand5156
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, chalky, yellow-brown13.5169.5
Shale, calcareous, gray2.5172

19-43-24ddd. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 24, T. 19 S., R. 43 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,820.4 feet. Depth to water level, 74.5 feet below land surface, October 17, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Silt, light-brown910
Silt, sandy, calcareous, tan818
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, sandy, calcareous, yellow-brown4.522.5
Sand, medium to coarse; contains some fine gravel7.530
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some medium gravel1040
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel1454
Clay, silty, brown; contains a small amount of sand458
Clay, sandy, white260
Silt and fine sand,, sticky, white363
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel770
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains a light-tan layer of clay from 74 to 75 feet,777
Clay, sandy, light-tan582
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel183
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Chalk, soft, yellow1396
Shale, calcareous, gray298

20-34-32cd. Sample log of test hole in the SE SW sec. 32, T. 20 S., R. 34 W., Scott County; drilled 1940. Surface altittide, 3,089.5 feet. Water level, 94 feet below land surface. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Tertiary--Pliocene
Sanborn and Ogallala formations
Silt, sandy, dark1.51.5
Silt and fine sand, limy, tan; contains gastropod shells1112.5
Silt and fine sand, pinkish-brown; contains thin limy zones5.518
Caliche, soft, tan to light-tan624
Sand, fine to medium, pinkish-brown; contains some silt2.526.5
Caliche, soft, tan-gray, and limy clay6.533
Clay, tan-gray538
Sand, medium, to medium gravel, brown16.554.5
Sand, medium, to coarse gravel, brown; contains a few lime-cemented zones3795.5
Silt, sandy, light gray-yellow8103.5
Silt, sandy, soft, lime-cemented, light-gray; contains lenses of brown fine to medium sand; also contains fragments of Celtis willistoni (?) and Biorbia fossilia (?)15.5119
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Chalk, silty, soft, light-yellow to light-gray15134
Shale, chalky, soft, dark blue-gray; contains few fragments of white bentonite6140
Shale, chalky, soft, dark blue-gray; contains interbedded lighter-gray hard sandy shale14154
Fort Hays limestone member
Shale, chalky, dark-gray to white10164
Chalk, light-gray to white3167
Shale, chalky, light-gray to dark-gray5172
Chalk, light-gray to white12184
Shale, chalky, dark-gray1185
Chalk, light-gray to white15200
Shale, chalky, light-gray to white19219
Carlile shale--Blue Hill shale member
Shale, sandy, noncalcareous, dark-gray33252
Shale, sandy, light-to dark-gray1.5253.5
Shale, clayey, noncalcareous, dark-gray to black16.5270

20-35-1ddd. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 1, T. 20 S., R. 35 W.; drilled August 1947. Surface altitude 3,140.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill77
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Caliche, sandy, white815
Caliche, hard, sandy, white217
Caliche, sandy, white; contains traces of "Algal limestone"1128
Sand, fine to medium, partly consolidated1139
Sand, medium645
Sand, medium; contains coarse sand and fine gravel1560
Sand, coarse to medium464
Sand, medium, partly consolidated266
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel1884
Sand, medium to fine16100
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel20120
Sand, coarse to medium23143
Clay, soft, yellow-brown15158
Sand, medium to fine; contains gray shale particles22180
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, weathered, clayey9189
Shale, gray, calcareous9198

20-36-12ccc. Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 12, T. 20 S., R. 36 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,149.5 feet. Water level, 20.6 feet below land surface, September 14, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Silt, black (topsoil)0.5o.5
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Sand, medium to coarse9.510
Sand, medium to coarse; contains fine gravel and fine sand1525
Clay, soft, sandy, light-brown934
Sand, coarse to medium337
Silt, sandy, clayey, white0.537.5
Sand, medium4.542
Silt and fine sand, white to light-brown5.547.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, sandy, calcareous, yellow-brown7.555
Shale, calcareous, gray560

20-36-26bbb. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 26, T. 20 S., R. 36 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,238.6 feet. Water level, 100.2 feet below land surface, September 14, 1947. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Silt, light-brown1314
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, white; contains a small amount of sand822
Silt, sandy, clayey, calcareous, light-tan1436
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel844
Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to fine sand650
Sand, coarse.to fine, and fine gravel1060
Sand, coarse to medium1070
Sand, coarse, and medium to fine gravel1282
Gravel, medium to coarse183
Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand790
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel999
Clay, tan1100
Sand, coarse to medium10110
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel7117
Silt and clay3120
Silt and fine sand, tan14134
Silt, clayey, white4138
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, chalky, yellow-brown7145
Shale, calcareous, gray5150

20-37-21ddd. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 21, T. 20 S., R. 37 W.; drilled November 1950. Surface altitude, 3,332.0 feet. Water level, 63.7 feet below land surface, November 18, 1950. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Peoria silt member
Silt, dark-brown22
Silt, tan68
Loveland silt member
Silt, reddish-brown816
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Silt and clay, calcareous, cream-colored420
Silt and clay, sandy; contains soft white caliche828
Sand, fine to coarse230
Sand, fine to very coarse, and fine to medium gravel1545
Mortar bed550
Sand, fine to very coarse, and fine to medium gravel, partly cemented; contains some coarse gravel from 60 to 64 feet1464
Silt and clay, sandy, calcareous, cream-colored771
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, yellow2596
Shale, gray298

20-38-29ddd. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 29, T. 20 S., R. 38 W.; drilled September 1947. Surface altitude, 3,432.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Silt, light-brown1314
Tertiary--Pliocene
Clay, white216
Ogallala formation
Limestone ("Algal"), hard, impure, white to red420
Limestone, hard, white, and caliche626
Silt, sandy, clayey, brown1137
Sand, medium to coarse340
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel1050
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains fine sand858
Silt, sandy, clayey, light-brown260
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel1070
Sand, coarse, and gray sandy silt272
Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine gravel1789
Gravel, medium190
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel595
Silt, sandy, clayey, light-tan10105
Sand, medium; contains clay3108
Sand, medium2110
Sand, medium; contains light-tan sandy clay10120
Sand, medium to fine, and light-tan sandy silt10130
Silt, sandy, clayey, light-tan to brown; contains fine to medium sand20150
Sand, fine to coarse; contains silt10160
Sand, fine to medium; contains light-tan clayey sandy silt10170
Sand, fine, and light-tan clayey silt10180
Sand, fine to medium, and silt20200
Silt and fine sand, plastic; contains a small amount of coarse to medium sand10210
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, soft, calcareous, yellow8218
Shale, calcareous, gray9227

20-40-25aaa. Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 25, T. 20 S., R. 40 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,554.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Silt, light-brown1213
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Mortar bed, white to brown1427
Silt and fine sand, calcareous, plastic, brown532
Gravel, fine to coarse, and medium to coarse sand; contains some yellow clay840
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some plastic brown silt and fine sand343
Silt and fine sand, plastic, brown to lioht-tan; contains some coarse gravel from 48 to 50 feet750
Gravel, coarse to fine; contains some coarse sand and some sandy yellow clay1060
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains yellow-brown clay from 60 to 65 feet1070
Gravel, coarse to fine; contains some coarse sand2393
Silt and fine sand, plastic, light-tan; contains some fine to coarse gravel7100
Silt and fine sand, calcareous, plastic, brown12112
Clay, silty, gray; contains some coarse sand and fine to coarse gravel18130
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel15145
Silt and fine sand, plastic, light-tan; contains some coarse to medium sand and fine to coarse sand10155
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some light-tan plastic fine sand and silt5160
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some plastic yellow-brown silt and fine sand20180
Silt and fine sand, plastic, brown; contains medium to coarse sand and fine to coarse gravel10190
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to coarse gravel8198
Silt and fine sand, plastic; contains medium to coarse sand and fine to coarse gravel19217
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, yellow6223
Shale, gray5228

20-41-2lddd. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 21, T. 20 S., R. 41 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,660.3 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown11
Silt, hard, light-brown67
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, Sandy, calcareous, light-tan613
Silt and fine sand, sticky, light-tan; contains some coarse sand1225
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains some coarse sand26.551.5
Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand; contains some yellow-brown to cray clay8.560
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains some medium to coarse sand868
Silt and fine sand, plastic, white; contains some coarse gravel270
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel272
Gravel, fine to coarse, and medium to coarse sand; contains some white plastic silt and fine sand880
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some brown sticky plastic fine sand and silt1090
Silt and fine sand, plastic, brown; contains some fine to coarse gravel10100
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains some brown plastic fine sand and silt10110
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel6116
Gravel, coarse, and yellow clay2118
Clay, soft, yellow2120
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains light-tan sticky fine sand and silt10130
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains yellow-brown clay12142
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Chalk, yellow5147
Shale, soft, calcareous, gray5152

20-42-29bbb. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 29, T. 20 S., R. 42 W.; drilled October 1947. Surface altitude, 3,771.3 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, dark-brown0.50.5
Silt, hard, light-brown13.514
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Silt and fine sand, hard, light-tan822
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Chalk, soft, yellow-brown2547
Chalk, light-gray350
Chalk, yellow-brown to light-gray555
Shale, calcareous, light-gray358

21-43-3bbb. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 3, T. 21 S., R. 43 W.; Hamilton County, drilled in 1941. Surface altitude, 3,783.9 feet. Water level, 99 feet below land surface. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Tertiary and Quaternary--Pliocene and Pleistocene
Soil, silty, brown33
Sand, brown; contains some gravel and caliche29.532.5
Gravel, fine to coarse, brown17.550
Silt and clay, greenish-gray454
Silt and sand, tan660
Sand, coarse, to coarse gravel; brown18.578.5
Sand, tan to gray2.581
Sand and caliche, gray586
Silt and sand, tan490
Sand and caliche, tan to gray494
Silt, sand, and gravel; tan15.5109.5
Gravel, fine to coarse, brown12.5122
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Shale, chalky, brown8130

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