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Appendix I--Lithologic and Gamma Ray Logs

Driller's log of a partially rotary drilled and partially cored test hole bored by the Kansas Geological Survey on July 29, 1982, at the Kansas Department of Transportation materials/mixing strip located on the west side of Highway 56/77 less than one mile north of Lincolnville, Kansas, in NE SE NE NW sec. 11, T. 18 S., R. 4 E. Surface altitude, 1,422 feet.

  Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil, sandy, dark brown 2 2
Quaternary and/or Tertiary (undif.)    
Clay, sandy, dark gray-brown 2.5 4.5
Clay, sandy, dark red-brown and gray-brown 1.5 6
Permian--Leonardian    
Wellington Formation    
Shale, red-brown 2 8
Shale, gray-green 2 10.2
Limestone, dolomitic, tan 0.8 11
Limestone, dolomitic, light green-gray, with calcite concretions 1.5 12.5
Shale, green 2 14.5
Shale, calcareous, tan; contains thin limestones streaks 2 16.5
Nolans Limestone Formation    
Limestone, tan 1.9 18.4
Void; circulation lost 0.5 18.9
Limestone, dolomitic, very hard, tan to light brown; contains solution vugs (0.5 mm to 5 cm) lined with calcite crystals 0.8 19.7
Mudstone, dolomitic, hard, very light tan 3.3 23.0
Blind drilling, no samples; drilling was hard and 'crunchy' sounding 5 28
Shale, blue-gray; material on drill bit when stopped drilling at 28 ft depth    

Driller's log of a water well drilled with a cable tool rig in Lincolnville, Kansas, by Joe Zinn for Ben Schnieder on October 28-30, 1985, in SW NE SW SW sec. 11, T. 18 S., R. 4 E. Surface altitude, 1,430 feet; depth to water, reported 36 feet.

  Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil 2 2
Fill material    
Clay, light gray 5.5 7.5
Sand 4 12
Permian--Leonardian    
Wellington Formation    
Shale, green 8 20
Shale, cavey, yellow 3 23
Nolans Limestone Formation    
Limestone, hard, yellow 4 27
Limestone, soft, fractured 5 32
Limestone, hard, yellow 1 33
Shale, hard, gray 10 43
Limestone, hard, light brown, harder at 45 feet 8 51
Odell Shale Formation    
Shale, light blue-green 5 56
Shale, red 2 58
Limestone 1 59
Shale, red 2 61
Limestone 1 62
Shale, blue-gray 3 65
Winfield Limestone Formation    
Limestone, light tan 1 66
Shale, gray 1 67
Limestone, light tan 5 72
Break; water 1 73
Limestone, dolomitic 2 75
Shale 1 76
Limestone, light gray, hard at 80 ft; very few cuttings--very fine grained from 83.5 to 90 feet 14 90

Gamma ray log run on a test hole for Ted Haefner in Lincolnville, Kansas, in the SW SW SE sec. 11, T. 18 5., R. 4 E. Surface altitude approximately 1,415 feet. Date of the log and the company that ran it are not known.

Gamma ray log run on a test hole for Ted Haefner in Lincolnville, Kansas.


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Kansas Geological Survey, Geohydrology
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