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Oil-field Areas of Ellis and Russell Counties

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Abstract

Introduction

History of oil-field development

Russell County

Ellis County

Geologic formations and their water-bearing characteristics

Permian rocks

Character

Water supply

Cretaceous rocks

Cheyenne sandstone

Character and thickness

Water supply

Kiowa shale

Character and thickness

Water supply

Dakota formation

Character and thickness

Water supply

Graneros shale

Character and thickness

Water supply

Greenhorn limestone

Character and thickness

Water supply

Carlile shale

Character and thickness

Water supply

Niobrara limestone

Character and thickness

Water supply

Tertiary rocks

Ogallala (?) formation

Character and thickness

Water supply

Pleistocene deposits

Character and thickness

Water supply

Recent alluvium

Character and thickness

Water supply

Geologic history

Physical properties of water-bearing materials

Consolidated deposits

Unconsolidated deposits

Ground Water

Principles of occurrence

The water table

Shape and slope

Fluctuations

Artesian water

Occurrence

Head

Recovery

Wells in consolidated rocks

Wells in unconsolidated deposits

Utilization of water

Domestic and stock supplies

Irrigation supplies

Municipal supplies

Quality of water

Chemical constituents in relation to use

Total dissolved solids

Hardness

Iron

Fluoride

Relation to stratigraphy

Cheyenne sandstone

Dakota formation

Greenhorn limestone

Codell sandstone member of the Carlile shale

Tertiary deposits

Pleistocene deposits

Alluvium

Salt-water disposal

Measured sections in Russell County

Records of typical wells

Logs of test holes drilled in Ellis and Russell counties

References

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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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