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Logs of Wells and Test Holes

Logs of 88 test holes, two city-supply wells, and four observation wells are given on the following pages. Logs 1 to 10, 32 to 37, 39 to 41, and 51 to 54 are of test holes; and 38, 44, 45, and 50 are of observation wells drilled in the vicinity of Hays by the State Geological Survey during April 1946. Logs 78 to 92 are of test holes drilled by the State Geological Survey during 1944 as a part of the investigation. for the City of Russell.

The logs were prepared by geologists of the State and Federal Geological Surveys after examining samples of the drill cuttings, and are referred to as sample logs. Logs 11 to 31, 42, 43, 46 to 49, and 55 to 77 are of test holes drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays in 1938 and 1944. These logs, and also logs 93 and 94 of Hays city wells, are driller's logs furnished by the Layne-Western Company.

1. Sample log of test hole 1 at the NE cor. SE sec. 20, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,065.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, tan to brown; contains some sand in lower part 20 20
Silt, sand, and limestone pebbles; poorly sorted 4 24
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, light gray and yellow; contains a little gypsum 36 60

2. Sample log of test hole 2 at the NE cor. SE sec. 21, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2076.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, sandy, light tan to dark brown 7 7
Sand, very fine to coarse 4 11
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, light gray and gray; contains a little gypsum 19 30

3. Sample log of test hole 3 at the SW cor. sec. 21, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,045.0 feet. Depth to water level, 23.88 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, gray, tan, and brown 20 20
Sand, fine to coarse, silty 4 24
Sand, very fine to coarse; a little fine gravel and many limestone pebbles 7 31
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray to black 4 35

4. Sample log of test hole 4 at the SW cor. SE sec. 21, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,048.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, tan, gray, and dark brown; contains some sand and gravel in lower part 15 15
Sand and gravel; contains a few pebbles of limestone 10 25
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Limy shale, very hard, gray 2 27
Shale, light gray, yellow, and brown 13 40

5. Sample log of test hole 5 at the SE cor. sec. 21, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,053.7 feet. Depth to water level, 13.51 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, tan to light gray; contains a little sand in upper part and caliche and gravel in lower part 20 20
Silt; sand, and gravel; poorly sorted 5 25
Clay, compact, light gray and yellow 15 40
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 10 50

6. Sample log of test hole 6 at the SE cor. NE sec. 28, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,045.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, cream and tan to dark brown; contains a little sand in lower part 36 36
Silt and sand, tan; contains a little gravel and limestone pebbles 2 38
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, light gray and yellow 2 40

7. Sample log of test hole 7 at the SE cor. sec. 28, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,037.8 feet. Depth to water level, 41.58 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, sandy, tan to gray 9 9
Silt, tan, cream, and gray 65 74
Sand and gravel; contains a few limestone pebbles 4 78
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray to black 2 80

8. Sample log of test hole 8 at the NE cor. NW sec. 29, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,050.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, light tan to white; contains some sand and a few limestone pebbles 37 37
Sand, fine to coarse; contains a small amount of gravel 12 49
Sand, gravel, and limestone pebbles 22 71
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray black 5 76

9. Sample log of test hole 9 at the SE cor. NE sec. 29, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,043.2 feet. Depth to water level, 54.25 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, tan to brown; contains many large limestone pebbles in lower half 39 39
Clay, plastic, gray 6 45
Silt, sandy, gray, blue gray, and dark gray 33 78
Sand, gravel, and limestone pebbles 3 81
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray black 4 85

10. Sample log of test hole 10 at the SE cor. sec. 29, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface 2,027.8 feet. Depth to water level, 25.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, tan and gray-tan 37 37
Sand, very fine to coarse; contains some gravel 3 40
Sand, gravel, and limestone pebbles 13.5 53.5
Silt, gray 14.5 68
Sand, fine to medium gravel, contains a few small limestone pebbles 9 77
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray black 3 80

11. Driller's log of test hole 11 in the NW NW NE sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,011 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay, brown 27 28
Clay, blue 5 33
Sand, medium to coarse; contains clay streaks 4 37
Sand and gravel, loose 7 44
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 4 48

12. Driller's log of test hole 12 in the SW, NW NE sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,012 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay, brown 29 30
Clay, blue 3 33
Sand and gravel; contains clay streaks 7 40
Sand and gravel, clean 5 45
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 3 48

13. Driller's log of test hole 13 in the NW SW NE sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,011 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay, black 14 15
Clay, brown 13 28
Sand, coarse 2 30
Sand and gravel 5 35
Clay 3 38
Sand and gravel; contains clay streaks 5 43
Sand and gravel 2 45
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 3 48

14. Driller's log of test hole 14 in the NW SW NE sse. 30, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,010 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay, black 7 8
Clay, brown 24 32
Clay, blue 6 38
Sand and gravel 5 43
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 1 44

15. Driller's log of test hole 15 in the NE SW NE sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,009 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 32 33
Sand and clay streaks 5 38
Sand and gravel, loose 3 41
Sand and gravel, tight 6 47
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 2 49

16. Driller's log of test hole 16 in the NE SW NE sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,008 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 9 10
Clay, jointed 3 13
Clay, brown 20 33
Sand, fine 7 40
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 1 41

17. Driller's log of test hole 17 in the NW SE NE sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,007 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay, brown 25 26
Sand and gravel; contains clay streaks 9 35
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 1 36

18. Driller's log of test hole 18 in the NE SE NE sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,007 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay, brown 32 33
Clay, blue 3 36
Sand, fine; contains clay streaks 3 39
Sand and gravel; contains numerous clay streaks 19 49
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 1 50

19. Driller's log of test hole 19 in the SE SE NE sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,009 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Clay, black 3 3
Clay, brown 35 38
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 2 40

20. Driller's lag of test hole 20 in the SE SE NE sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,007 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Clay, black 3 3
Clay, brown 25 28
Clay, blue 8 36
Sand, fine to medium coarse 4 40
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 1 41

21. Driller's log of test hole 21 in the NE NE SE sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,005 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Clay, black 6 6
Clay, brown 22 28
Clay, soft, blue 8 36
Sand, medium coarse; contains clay balls 2 38
Sand and gravel 7 45
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 3 48

22. Driller's log of test hole 22 in the SE NE SE sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,005 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Clay, black 8 8
Clay, brown 15 23
Sand, medium coarse; contains numerous clay streaks 6 29
Clay 2 31
Sand, fine 3 34
Clay 1 35
Sand and gravel 2 37
Clay, blue 3 40
Sand, fine to medium 4 44
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 1 45

23. Driller's log of test hole 23 in the NE SE SE sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,006 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Clay 8 8
Clay, brown 7 15
Clay, soft 14 29
Sand, fine, dirty 4 33
Sand, medium coarse 2 35
Sand and gravel 4 39
Clay 1 40
Sand and gravel 7 47
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 1 48

24. Driller's log of test hole 24 in the NE NE NE sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Cnmpany for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,000 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Clay, brown 19 19
Clay, soft, sandy 6 25
Clay, blue 3 28
Sand and clay 5 33
Sand and gravel; loose 5 38
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 2 40

25. Driller's log of test hole 25 in the SE NE NE sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,001 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Clay 25 25
Sand and clay 3 28
Clay, blue 5 33
Sand and gravel; contains clay streaks 10 43
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 2 45

26. Driller's log of test hole 26 in the NE SE NE sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,000 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Clay, brown 10 10
Sand, fine 3 13
Sand, coarse; contains clay streaks 5 18
Sand, coarse, and gravel 4 22
Clay 2 24
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 4 28

27. Driller's log of test hole 27 in the SE SE NE sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,999 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Clay 7 7
Sand, fine 3 10
Sand and clay 6 16
Sand and gravel 8 24
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 4 28

28. Driller's log of test hole 28 in the SE SE NE sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1944. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,000 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Clay 10 10
Sand, fine; contains clay streaks 5 15
Sand, medium fine, clean 6 21
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 4 25

29. Driller's log of test hole 29 in the NE NE SE sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1944. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,001 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Clay 13 13
Sand, fine; contains clay streaks 5 18
Sand and gravel 9 27
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 1 28

30. Driller's log of test hole 30 in the NE NE SE sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1944. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,003 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Clay, hard 5 5
Clay, brown 9 14
Sand, fine to medium, and clay 6 20
Sand and gravel 5 25
Clay, gray 8 33
Clay, soft, blue 10 43
Sand, gravel, and clay streaks 7 50
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 1 51

31. Driller's log of test hole 31 in the SE NE SE sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1944. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,005 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Clay 28 28
Sand, coarse, and clay streaks 5 33
Clay, blue 8 41
Clay; contains sand streaks 7 48
Sand and gravel 3 51
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 2 53

32. Sample log of test hole 32 at the NE cor. SE SE sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,009.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Silt, dark gray to tan 7 7
Silt, sandy, tan 3 10
Sand, very fine to coarse 6 16
Sand, fine to coarse, and a little fine to coarse gravel 17 33
Sand and gravel, silty; contains a few pebbles of limestone 6 39
Silt, dark gray; contains some sand and gravel 16 55
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 5 60

33. Sample log of test hole 33 in the NE SE SE sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,011.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Silt, tan to brown 17 17
Sand, very fine to medium 3 20
Sand, fine, to coarse gravel; contains limestone pebbles 21 41
Sand, fine to coarse, and silt; gray and tan; contains a little gravel, and many limestone pebbles 9 50
Sand, very fine to medium; contains some gravel, limestone pebbles, and silt 6 56
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 4 60

34. Sample log of test hole 34 in the SE SE SE sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,014.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Silt, tan, gray, and brown; contains some sand and limestone pebbles in lower part 15 15
Silt, tan gray 10.5 25.5
Sand, gravel, and limestone pebbles 15.5 41
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 4 45

35. Sample log of test hole 35 at the SW cor. sec. 32, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,020.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Silt, tan to brown 3 3
Silt, tan and light gray; contains very little sand, gravel, and limestone pebbles 21 24
Sand and silt, tan; contains a little gravel 8 32
Sand, gravel, and limestone pebbles 15 47
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 3 50

36. Sample log of test hole 36 in the NW NE NW sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,024.2 feet. Depth to water level, 49.45 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, tan, gray tan, and dark gray; contains caliche 33 33
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel 2 35
Silt, gray, dark gray, and brown 12 47
Sand, fine to coarse, contains a few limestone pebbles and some silt 11 58
Sand, gravel, and limestone pebbles 11 69
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray to black 1 70

37. Sample log of test hole 37 in the NE NW NE sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,027.8 feet. Depth to water level, 53.38 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, tan to brown; contains a little sand and gravel in lower part 47 47
Sand and gravel, poorly sorted; contains much silt in lower part 23 70
Gravel, fine to very coarse; contains limestone pebbles and some fine to coarse sand 5 75
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray to black 5 80

38. Sample log of observation well 38 in the SE NW sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., at 20th and Fort Streets, Hays, drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Well finished at 66 feet. Altitude at top of 1 1/2-inch pipe, 2,020.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, tan and red brown 10 10
Silt, sandy, tan, gray, and brown gray 30 40
Sand, very fine to coarse, tan; contains some silt 20 60
Sand, fine, to coarse gravel 7 67
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 3 70

39. Sample log of test hole 39 in the SE SE NE sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,025.01 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, tan to gray; contains a little sand and fine gravel 40 40
Sand, fine to coarse; contains a few limestone pebbles 9 49
Silt, sandy, dark gray 12 61
Sand, fine to coarse; a little gravel 11 72
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray to black 3 75

40. Sample log of test hole 40 in the NE NE SE sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,020.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, light tan to brown 28 28
Silt and sand, tan; contains limestone pebbles 7 35
Sand, fine to coarse, and some fine gravel 5 40
Gravel, fine to very coarse, and fine to coarse sand 5 45
Silt, tan; contains some gravel, and limestone pebbles 13 58
Sand, fine to coarse, and a little fine gravel 8 66
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 4 70

41. Sample log of test hole 41 at the NE cor. SE SE sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,001.4 feet. Depth to water level, 35.75 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, light gray, gray, and tan; in part sandy 37 37
Clay, plastic, dark gray 2 39
Silt, sandy, tan and gray 5 44
Sand, fine, and coarse gravel; contains limestone pebbles and a little silt 13 57
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray to black 3 60

42. Driller's log of test hole 42 in the SE SE SE sec. 33, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 17 18
Sand, fine to medium fine 7 25
Sand, coarse; and gravel 4 29
Clay 18 47
Sand, coarse, mixed with clay 3 50
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray to black 1 51

43. Driller's log of test hole 43 in the SW SW sec. 34, T. 13 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 2,000 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Clay 33 33
Clay, sandy 2 35
Sand and gravel 4 39
Sand, medium to coarse; contains clay streaks 4 43
Clay, soft 2 45
Sand and gravel; contains a few clay streaks 10 55
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray to black 1 56

44. Sample log of observation well 44 in the SW SW NW sec. 3, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Well finished at 41.4 feet. Altitude at top of 1 1/2-inch pipe, 1,985.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Silt, gray and brown 10 10
Silt, sandy, tan and gray; contains few limestone pebbles 13 23
Sand and gravel; contains limestone pebbles and scattered balls of gray and yellow clay 18 41
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 2 43

45. Sample log of observation well 45 in SW SW sec. s, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Well finished at 35.3 feet. Altitude at top of 1 1/4-inch pipe, 1,980.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Silt, tan, gray brown, and brown 19 19
Silt, sandy, gray black 6 25
Sand, very fine to coarse; and some fine gravel 5 30
Sand, gravel, and limestone pebbles 6 36
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 3 39

46. Driller's log of test hole 46 in the SE NE NE sec. 4, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,994 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 25 26
Sand and clay 2 28
Sand, coarse; contains clay streaks 7 35
Clay 4 39
Sand and clay 4 43
Sand, coarse, and gravel 3 46
Sand and clay 2 48
Sand, coarse, and gravel 2 50
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 1 51

47. Driller's log of test hole 47 in the SE NE NE sec. 4, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,993 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 25 26
Clay and sand 4 30
Sand, coarse, and gravel 8 38
Sand and gravel, coarse; contains a few clay streaks 9 47
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 1 48

48. Driller's log of test hole 48 in the NE SW NW sec. 4, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,989 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 19 20
Sand, fine; contains some clay 5 25
Sand, gravel, and clay 6 31
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 1 32

49. Driller's log of test hole 49 in the NW SE NW sec. 4, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,988 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 19 20
Clay, sandy 4 24
Sand, fine 6 30
Sand; coarse, and gravel 3 33
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 1 34

50. Sample log of observation well 50 in the SE SE NW sec. 4, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., at the south end of Milner Street, Hays, drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Well finished at 34 feet. Altitude at top of 1 1/2-inch pipe, 1,986.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Silt, tan, gray, and brown 18 18
Silt, and brown sand 3 21
Sand, very fine to coarse, and fine gravel 7 28
Sand and gravel, fine to very coarse 7 35
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 1 36

51. Sample log of test hole 51 in the NE NE NE sec. 6, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,030.3 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, tan and brown; contains some fine to coarse sand 13 13
Silt, light tan; contains scattered limestone pebbles 20 33
Silt, tan; contains much sand and gravel 8 41
Sand, very fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel 15 56
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 4 60

52. Sample log of test hole 52 at the NE cor. SE NE sec. 6, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,037.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, tan, gray tan, and brown, in part sandy; contains limestone pebbles near base 54 54
Sand, fine to coarse 6 60
Sand, fine, to medium gravel 3 63
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, black 3 66

53. Sample log of test hole 53 at the SE cor. NE sec. 6, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,031.2 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, brown and dark gray brown 11 11
Silt, sandy, tan; contains a few limestone pebbles 21 32
Silt and sand, tan and buff; contains some gravel and limestone pebbles 3 35
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray black 5 40

54. Sample log of test hole 54 at the NE cor. sec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1946. Altitude of land surface, 2,031.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Terrace deposits    
Silt, black 5 5
Silt, light to dark gray; contains a few limestone pebbles 11 16
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, tan, light gray, and gray black; contains gypsum 9 25

55. Driller's log of test hole 55 in the SE SW sec. 3, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1943. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,977 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil, black 2 2
Clay, brown 8 10
Clay, gray 9 19
Sand, fine to medium fine 4 23
Sand, coarse to medium coarse; contains some gravel 4 27
Clay 1 28
Sand, coarse, and gravel; very loose 3 31
Clay, brown 4 35
Clay, blue 3 38
Sand, coarse to medium coarse 2 40
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, soft, dark gray 5 45

56. Driller's log of test hole 56 in the NE NW NW sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,979 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay, brown 21 22
Clay, soft, sandy 4 26
Sand, fine to medium fine; contains clay streaks 4 30
Sand, coarse, and gravel 8 38
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 2 40

57. Driller's log of test hole 57 in the NE NW NW sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,977 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 22 23
Clay, soft, blue 6 29
Sand, coarse; contains clay streaks 4 33
Sand and gravel, cemented 5 38
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 2 40

58. Driller's log of test hole 58 in the NE NE NW sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,976 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil, black 2 2
Clay, brown 5 7
Sand, fine 6 13
Sand, coarse to medium coarse; contains some gravel 5 18
Sand, coarse, and gravel; some light streaks 13 31
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 2 33

59. Driller's log of test hole 59 in the NE NE NW sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,976 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil, black 2 2
Clay, brown 6 8
Clay, jointed 10 18
Sand, fine to medium fine 4 22
Sand, coarse; contains some gravel 9 31
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 2 33

60. Driller's log of test hole 60 in the NE NE NW sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,975 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil, black 1 1
Clay, brown 16 17
Sand, medium coarse; contains some clay streaks 5 22
Sand, coarse, and gravel (tight drilling) 8 30
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 3 33

61. Driller's log of test hole 61 in the SW NE NW sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,976 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay, brown 19 20
Clay, soft blue 4 24
Sand, medium coarse 1 25
Clay, blue 6 31
Sand, coarse, and gravel; contains numerous clay streaks 4 35
Sand, coarse, and gravel 3 38
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 1 39

62. Driller's log of test hole 62 in the SW NE NW sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,975 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil, black 1 1
Clay, brown 7 8
Sand, fine to medium 8 16
Sand, medium coarse to coarse 4 20
Clay, tough, gray 9 29
Sand, medium coarse 2 31
Clay, soft 2 33
Sand, coarse, and gravel; contains a few clay streaks 7 40
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 2 42

63. Driller's log of test hole 63 in the SW NE NW sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,975 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 6 7
Sand, fine to medium fine 8 15
Sand, coarse 4 19
Clay 4 23
Sand, coarse 1 24
Clay 7 31
Sand, coarse, and gravel (tight drilling) 4 35
Sand, coarse, and loose gravel 3 38
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, dark gray 1 39

64. Driller's log of test hole 64 in the SW NW NE sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,975 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 9 10
Sand, very fine 3 13
Sand and clay 2 15
Clay 14 29
Sand, medium coarse; contains clay streaks 2 31
Sand, coarse, and gravel 6 37
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, blue 3 40

65. Driller's log of test hole 65 in the NE SE NW sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,975 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 6 7
Sand, fine, mucky 6 13
Sand and gravel; contains a few clay streaks 8 21
Clay; contains a few sandy streaks 8 29
Sand, coarse, and gravel 5 34
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, blue 2 36

66. Driller's log of test hole 66 in the NE SE NW sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,975 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 19 20
Clay, soft, gray 3 23
Clay, sandy 3 26
Sand and gravel 8 34
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray 2 36

67. Driller's log of test hole 67 in the SE SE NE sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,974 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 9 10
Sand, fine; contains clay streaks 9 19
Sand, cemented, coarse 7 26
Sand and gravel 9 35
Clay 3 38
Sand, fine; contains clay streaks 4 42
Sand, medium fine 4 46
Clay and sand 4 50
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray 1 51

68. Driller's log of test hole 68 in the NE NE SE sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1944. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay, yellow 21 22
Clay, blue 7 29
Sand 2 31
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray 4 35

69. Driller's log of test hole 69 in the NE NE SE sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1944. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,973 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 10 11
Sand, fine 5 16
Sand, coarse 4 20
Sand and gravel (tight) 14 34
Clay 4 38
Sand, fine to medium; contains a few sand streaks 11 49
Sand, coarse 1 50
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray 1 51

70. Driller's log of test hole 70 in the cen. NE SE sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1944. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 6 7
Clay, jointed 3 10
Sand, fine, and clay 15 25
Clay, yellow 2 27
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray 2 29

71. Driller's log of test hole 71 in the NE NE SE sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1944. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,972 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 10 11
Sand, fine 5 16
Sand and gravel 14 30
Clay 6 36
Sand, fine, rocks, and clay 4 40
Sand, fine to medium 8 48
Sand, coarse; contains clay streaks 3 51
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray 1 52

72. Driller's log of test hole 72 in the SE NE SE sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1944. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,972 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 2 2
Clay 17 19
Sand, fine 3 22
Sand, medium to coarse; contains clay streaks 3 25
Clay 5 30
Sand and gravel 16 46
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray 2 48

73. Driller's log of test hole 73 in the SE NE SE sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1944. Approximate altitude of land surface, 1,971 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 2 2
Clay 32 34
Sand and gravel, loose 6 40
Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel 6 46
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray 2 48

74. Driller's log of test hole 74 in the SE SE SW sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1944. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 27 28
Sand and gravel 2 30
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray 3 33

75. Driller's log of test hole 75 in the NE NE NW sec. 14, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1944. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay, brown 19 20
Clay, blue 9 29
Sand, medium fine 4 33
Sand and gravel 3 36
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray 2 38

76. Driller's log of test hole 76 in the NE NE NW sec. 14, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1944. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 19 20
Clay, blue 8 28
Sand and gravel; contains clay streaks 6 34
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray 2 36

77. Driller's log of test hole 77 in the NE NW NW sec. 14, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the City of Hays, 1944. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay, brown 19 20
Clay, blue 10 30
Sand, fine, and clay 5 35
Sand and gravel 3 38
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray 2 40

78. Sample log of test hole 78 in the SW SW sec. 28, T. 14 S., R. 14 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,732.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Sand, coarse to fine; contains coarse to fine gravel, and buff and dark-gray silt 9 9
Silt, yellow gray; contains medium to fine gravel and sand 25 34
Silt, clayey, soft, dark greenish gray 6 40
Silt, clayey, soft, blue gray; contains medium to fine gravel 10 50
Gravel, medium to fine; contains clayey, soft blue-gray silt 10 60
Gravel, very coarse to fine, and sand 13 73
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Dakota formation    
Sandstone, medium to fine, soft, gray white 2 75
Clay, gray white and pink 5 80
Clay, gray white 4 84

79. Sample log of test hole 79 in the SE NE sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 14 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,719.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Silt, yellow gray, and fine to medium sand 7 7
Gravel, fine, and medium sand 3 10
Gravel, fine to coarse, and sand 6.5 16.5
Sand, medium to fine, loosely cemented, white 1.5 18
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Dakota formation    
Clay, silty, light blue gray, mottled dull yellow and dull red 22 40

80. Sample log of test hole 80 in the NE cor. sec. 5, T. 15 S., R. 14 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,735.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Road fill 2 2
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains light-gray silt 25 27
Silt, clayey, blue gray; contains fine gravel and sand 17.5 44.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Dakota formation    
Clay, light blue gray and gray white, mottled yellow 3.5 48
Sandstone, silty, hard, fine-grained, partly carbonaceous, gray white 8 56
Silt, clayey, partly carbonaceous, compact, gray; contains very fine sand 9 65

81. Sample log of test hole 81 in the SE cor. SW sec. 33, T. 14 S., R. 14 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,760.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Road fill 2 2
Silt, brown gray to yellow gray 5 7
Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand 13 20
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Graneros shale    
Clay, sandy; contains thin layers of hard gray and white sandstone 10 30

82. Sample log of test hole 82 in the SE cor. sec. 33, T. 14 S., R. 14 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,756.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Road fill 2 2
Silt, clayey, yellow gray; contains a few caliche nodules 3 5
Sand, coarse to fine; contains yellow-gray silt and fine gravel 3 8
Gravel, fine to coarse, and sand 10 18
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Graneros shale    
Clay, partly sandy, black; contains silty white sandstone 12 30

83. Sample log of test hole 83 in the SW cor. NW sec. 4, T. 15 S., R. 14 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,767.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil, dark gray 3 3
Silt, clayey, compact, dark gray 3 6
Silt, clayey, compact, light greenish gray; contains fine to coarse sand 8 14
Gravel, fine to medium, and sand; contains light-gray and light-brown silt 5.5 19.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Graneros shale    
Shale, clayey, blue gray; contains a few thin layers of fine to very fine hard gray sandstone 6.5 26
Shale; clayey to sandy, dark gray; contains fine to very fine dark-gray sandstone 9 35

84. Sample log of test hole 84 in the SE cor. NW sec. 4, T. 15 S., R. 14 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,763.3 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene    
Alluvium    
Soil, dark gray 3 3
Silt, clayey, light gray green, mottled yellow brown 6 9
Gravel, fine to coarse, and sand; contains buff silt 13 22
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Graneros shale    
Shale, sandy, dark blue gray 8 30

85. Sample log of test hole 85 in the SE cor. NW sec. 3, T. 15 S., R. 14 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,738.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil, sandy, black 1.5 1.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Graneros shale    
Shale, dark gray .5 2.0

86. Sample log of test hole 86 in the NW cor. sec. 20, T. 15 S., R. 15 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,775.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Sand, coarse to fine; contains buff-gray silt and medium to fine gravel 6 6
Silt, clayey, gray 2 8
Sand, coarse to fine; contains coarse to fine gravel and gray and dark blue-gray silt 27 35
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Dakota formation    
Clay, silty, gray; contains medium to fine sand and carbonaceous matter 3 38
Sandstone, medium to fine, soft, gray white 2.5 40.5
Clay, gray white; contains carbonaceous matter 9.5 50

87. Sample log of test hole 87 in the SE NE sec. 28, T. 15 S., R. 16 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,811,5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Sand, coarse to fine; contains fine gravel and gray silt 8 8
Gravel, medium to fine; contains coarse gravel and sand 8 16
Caliche, hard, white .5 16.5
Gravel, fine, greenish gray;' contains medium to coarse gravel and sand 3.5 20
Gravel, fine to medium, and sand 10 30
Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand; contains clayey gray silt 10 0
Gravel, medium to fine 8 48
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Graneros shale    
Shale, dark gray to dark brown; contains fine hard gray-green sandstone 7 55

88. Sample log of test hole 88 in the SW SW sec. 30, T. 15 S., R. 16 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,843.2 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Silt, gray buff; contains medium to fine gravel and sand 7 7
Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand; contains gray silt 13 20
Gravel, very coarse to fine; contains sand 12 32
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Greenhorn limestone and Graneros shale    
Shale, dark gray 8 40
Shale, dark greenish gray; contains fine greenish-gray sandstone 10 50

89. Sample log of test hole 89 in the NW cor. sec. 31, T. 15 S., R. 16 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,860.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Road fill 3 3
Sand, coarse to fine, and buff silt; contains coarse to fine gravel 7 10
Silt, slightly clayey, yellow gray; contains medium to fine gravel and sand 15 25
Sand, coarse to fine; contains buff and green silt and medium to fine gravel 5 30
Sand, coarse to fine; contains medium to fine gravel 10 40
Gravel, very coarse to fine, and sand 10 50
Gravel, medium to fine; contains sand 4 54
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Greenhorn limestone or Graneros shale    
Shale, greenish gray; contains very fine silty gray- green sandstone 6 60

90. Sample log of test hole 90 in the NE SE sec. 30, T. 14 S., R. 15 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,808.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Silt, dark gray, and medium to fine sand 6 6
Silt, light gray, and coarse to fine sand 4 10
Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; contains coarse gravel 9 19
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Greenhorn limestone    
Shale, calcareous, laminated, brittle, gray and dark gray 1 20

91. Sample log of test hole 91 in the SW NE sec. 3, T. 14 S., R. 14 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Tertiary--Pliocene    
Silt, clayey, compact, light gray brown to light gray green 6 6
Silt, yellow buff, contains medium to fine sand 7 13
Silt, light buff; contains medium sand and caliche 8.5 21.5
Sand, coarse to fine; contains coarse to fine gravel and buff silt 8.5 30
Gravel, coarse to medium, and clayey white silt 3 33
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Greenhorn limestone    
Shale, white and buff; contains limestone 2 35

92. Sample log of test hole 92 in the SE NE sec. 3, T. 14 S., R. 14 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, 1944. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Tertiary--Pliocene    
Silt, blocky, brown 4 4
Silt, yellow buff; contains coarse to fine sand and medium to fine gravel 3 7
Silt, clayey, gray; contains coarse to fine sand and coarse to fine gravel 10 17
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Greenhorn limestone    
Shale, yellow and white; contains hard gray-white limestone 1.5 18.5
Shale, gray black to dark greenish gray; contains hard gray limestone 21.5 40
Shale, calcareous, gray; contains blue-gray bentonite and light-gray limestone 1 41

93. Drillers log of city well 19 at Hays, Kansas, SE SW SW sec. 3, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company. Altitude of land surface, 1,979.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay, brown 22 23
Clay, blue 5 28
Sand, medium coarse; contains a few clay streaks 2 30
Sand, coarse, loose 5 35
Sand, coarse, and gravel 8 43
Sand, coarse, tight 3 46
Sand and gravel 2 48
Sand, coarse, tight 2 50
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray 1 51

94. Driller's log of city well 18 at Hays, Kansas in the SE NE NE sec. 4, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the Layne-Western Company. Altitude of land surface, 1,991.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Recent    
Alluvium    
Soil 1 1
Clay 22 23
Sand and gravel; tight drilling 7 30
Clay; contains some sand streaks 5 35
Clay 5 40
Sand and gravel 12.7 52.7
Cretaceous--Gulfian    
Carlile shale    
Shale, gray 0.3 53

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Kansas Geological Survey, Geohydrology
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