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141. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 9, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,416.5 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, brown	2	2
		Silt, tan, and very fine to fine sand	4	6
		Silt, buff to tan, coarse to fine sand, and fine gravel	3	9
		Silt, buff: contains very fine to fine sand	7	16
		Silt, buff, and medium to coarse sand	6	22
		Silt, buff, and very fine to fine sand	1	23
		Sand, medium to coarse	2	25
		Sand, coarse, and fine gravel; contains some fine sand; most grains composed of quartz, but some are composed of feldspar and chert	1	26
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to medium sand	2	28
		Sand, medium to fine; contains coarse sand	5	33
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to fine sand; contains many fragments of limestone	1	34
		Silt, tan, and very fine to fine sand	11	45
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Limestone, argillaceous, thin-bedded, light-gray	3	48
		Shale, calcareous, light-gray	7	55
		Shale, green-gray	5	60

142. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 11, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1939. Surface altitude 1,442.4 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, tan	3	3
		Sand, medium to coarse; contains fine sand and fine gravel	4	7
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel	7	14
		Sand, fine to medium, and calcareous gray silt and clay	4	18
		Sand, medium to fine	3	21
		Silt, gray	4	25
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, calcareous, gray; contains gypsum	5	30

143. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 13, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,452.6 feet. Samples studied by Fred T. Holden.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, dark-gray	5	5
		Clay and silt, sandy, light-gray	2	7
		Sand, fine to medium	7	14
		Sand and gravel, contains clay balls	7	21
		Clay and silt, sandy, yellow and gray; contains lime nodules	9	30
		Clay and silt, sandy, gray and yellow	6	36
		Sand, fine; contains clay and silt	4	40
		Sand and gravel; contains fragments of brown sandstone and shale	3	43
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, green	7	50

144. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 15, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,422.7 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, dark-brown	3	3
		Silt, buff to tan; contains some very fine sand	5	8
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some coarse sand	1	9
		Silt, buff to tan, and very fine sand; contains some coarse sand and fine gravel	7	16
		Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine gravel; most grains and pebbles composed of quartz, but some are composed of feldspar	3	19
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to medium sand	2	21
		Clay and silt, gray to buff	5	26
		Clay, gray, calcareous; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	2	28
		Silt, gray, calcareous, and very fine to fine sand	2	30
		Sand, coarse to fine, and gray calcareous silt; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	3	33
		Sand, coarse to medium	4	37
		Sand, medium to coarse, gray to tan silt, and gray clay; sample very poorly sorted	5	42
		Sand, coarse to medium; contains pebbles of shale, quartzite, and fragments of bone	1	43
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, light-gray	7	50

145. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 17, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,416.5 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil	2	2
		Silt and clay, tan; contains some fine to medium sand and nodules of calcium carbonate	8	10
		Silt, tan to light-gray; contains some coarse to fine sand	7	17
		Sand, coarse to fine, and tan to light-gray silt; contains some fine gravel	5	22
		Silt and clay, light-gray	1	23
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains medium to fine gravel	7	30
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand; contains some light-gray silt	12	42
		Silt and clay, light-gray to buff; contains fine to coarse sand and nodules of calcium carbonate	14	56
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains fine gravel and light-gray to brown silt	4	60
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, light- to dark-gray	4	64

146. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 18, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,428.9 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, dark-brown	2	2
		Silt, tan; contains some very fine to coarse sand	2	4
		Sand, fine to medium	5	9
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some fine to coarse gravel; very poorly sorted; larger pebbles composed of limestone, shale, and ironstone	12	21
		Sand, fine to medium; contains coarse sand	4	25
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains fine to coarse gravel; larger pebbles composed of shale	3	28
		Silt, calcareous, buff; contains very fine to fine sand	7	35
		Sand, medium to coarse	2	37
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; larger pebbles composed of shale, ironstone, and limestone	1	38
		Silt, calcareous, buff; contains some very fine to fine sand	6	44
		Sand, medium to fine; contains coarse sand and fine to coarse gravel; larger pebbles composed of shale, ironstone, and limestone	2	46
		Calcium carbonate and caliche	0.5	46.5
		Sand, fine to medium; contains fine to coarse gravel; larger pebbles composed of shale, ironstone, and limestone	32.5	79
		Sand, medium to coarse; contains many fragments and pebbles of shale	5	84
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, calcareous, gray	36	120

147. Sample log of well 285 at the NE cor. sec. 27, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled for Mr. Park Richardson by C. Hertzler, 1944. Surface altitude, 1,423.6 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, dark-brown	3	3
		Silt, tan, and very fine to fine sand	9	12
		Sand, medium to coarse; contains buff silt	6	18
		Silt, tan; contains some very fine to fine sand; large core sample contains calcium carbonate nodules up to 1 inch in diameter	4	22
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains fine gravel	9	31
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine gravel	15	46
		Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel; contains fragments of green and gray shale	1	47

148. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. SE sec. 28, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1944. Surface altitude, 1,410.2 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Silt and clay, yellow and gray	3	3
		Silt, greenish-gray to buff; contains thin layer of sand and gravel	16	19
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, calcareous, gray and maroon	5	24

149. Driller's log of test hole in the SW NE sec. 31, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled by Kelly Well Company for the City of Newton, 1940. Surface altitude, 1,409 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Silt, tan, sandy	3	3
		Sand, fine to medium	6	9
		Silt, tan; contains thin layers of fine sand	3	12
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Silt and clay, tan	15	27
		Silt and clay, gray	16	43
		Sand, fine to medium	5	48
		Sand, fine to coarse	16	64
		Silt, gray, sandy	2	66
		Sand, fine to medium	24	90
		Sand, fine to coarse	8	98
		Sand, fine to medium; contains thin layers of clay	8	106
		Sand, fine to coarse	15	121
		Silt and clay, tan	11	132
		Silt and clay, sandy	6	138
		Sand, fine to medium	10	148
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, blue-gray	3	151

150. Driller's log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled by Kelly Well Company for the City of Newton, 1940. Surface altitude, 1,401 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Silt and clay, sandy	28	28
		Sand, fine to medium	3	31
		Sand, fine to coarse	18	49
		Silt and clay, gray	1	50
		Sand, fine to medium	7	57
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains thin layers of silt and clay	28	85
		Sand, fine to medium	12	97
		Silt and clay, tan	4	101
		Silt and clay, gray	4	105
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, gray-green	10	115

151. Driller's log of city-supply well 291 in the NW NW sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled by Kelly Well Company for the City of Newton, 1936.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Alluvium and McPherson formation
		Silt and clay	5	5
		Clay and silt, sandy	7	12
		Sand, fine	2	14
		Clay, black	8	22
		Silt and sand	13	35
		Silt and clay, sandy	18	53
		Sand, fine	12	65
		Silt and clay, sandy	10	75
		Sand, fine to coarse	7	82
		Clay, hard	2	84
		Sand and gravel	7	91
		Clay, hard, red	7	98
		Sand, fine to coarse, contains clay balls	17	115
		Sand, coarse to fine	9	124
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale	1	125

152. Driller's log of city-supply well 293 in the NW NW sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled by Layne-Western Company for the City of Newton, 1928.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Silt and clay	18	18
		Sand	5	23
		Silt and clay	10	33
		Sand	8	41
		Silt and clay	22	63
		Gravel	3	66
		Silt and clay	3	69
		Sand	61	130
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale	2	132

153. Driller's log of city-supply well 294 in. the SE NW sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled for the City of Newton, 1941.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Alluvium and McPherson formation
		Silt, and sand, fine	15	15
		Silt, gray	5	20
		Silt and clay, sandy	10	30
		Sand	5	35
		Sand and silt	3	38
		Sand	14	52
		Silt and clay, buff	8	60
		Sand; contains silt	5	65
		Sand	13	78
		Sand and gravel	17	95
		Sand and silt	7	102
		Sand	7	109
		Sand, medium	16	125
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, gray	5	130

154. Driller's log of city-supply well 295 in. the SW NW sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled for the City of Newton, 1941.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Sand, fine, and silt	5	5
		Clay, sandy	3	8
		Sand	1	9
		Clay	6	15
		Sand	5	20
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Sand and gravel	8	28
		Silt, gray	2	30
		Silt, yellow	16	46
		Sand and silt	2	48
		Sand, fine	8	56
		Silt and clay, tan	5	61
		Sand	4	65
		Silt and clay, tan	8	73
		Silt and sand	10	83
		Sand, tan	5	88
		Silt and sand	3	91
		Sand, medium	36	127
		Sand and gravel	5	132
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, gray	7	139

155. Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. NE sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1944. Surface altitude, 1,399.5 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Silt and clay, light-brown	4	4
		Silt, buff; contains medium to fine sand; contains some gravel near base	12	16
		Silt, buff; contains medium to fine sand	10	26
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand; contains some silt in lower part	34	60
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand; contains some greenish-gray clay	5	65
		Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse to medium sand, interbedded with greenish-gray clay	5	70
		Gravel, fine and coarse to medium sand	18	88
		Silt, buff	5	93
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains some fine to medium gravel	5	98
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, greenish-gray to white, calcareous	2	100
		Shale, dark-gray	2	102

156. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. NE sec. 33, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1944. Surface altitude, 1,410.1 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, dark-gray	2	2
		Silt and clay, dark- to light-gray	6	8
		Sand, coarse to fine, and light-gray silt	4	12
		Silt and clay, light-gray and buff	18	30
		Silt, gray to buff, and coarse to fine sand	9	39
		Sand, coarse to fine, and buff silt	11	50
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains fine gravel	22	72
		Sand, coarse to fine, partly cemented by calcium carbonate	13	85
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, thinly bedded, blue-gray	5	90

157. Sample log of well 296 in the NE SE NE sec. 34, T. 23 S., R. 1 W., Harvey County; drilled by C. Hertzler, 1944. Surface altitude, 1,429.6 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil; brown silt and sand which contains a few pebbles of gravel	3	3
		Silt, brown, and very fine to medium sand	5	8
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains brown silt and fine gravel	2	10
		Sand, fine to coarse, and buff silt	10	20
		Silt, very calcareous, light-gray	5	25
		Silt, very calcareous, buff, contains remains of plants	15	40
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, gray

158. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 7, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,442.4 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some buff to gray silt	22	22
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Silt, tan to gray, and medium to fine sand	7	29
		Silt and clay, buff; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	6	35
		Silt and clay, light-gray to buff	28	63
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand	7	70
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand	8	78
		Silt and clay, light-gray	5	83
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand; contains light-gray silt	7	90
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand	24	114
		Silt, light- to dark-gray; contains some fine sand	6	120
		Silt, dark-gray	36	156
		Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse to medium sand; contains some light-gray silt	52	208
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, light-gray and maroon	7	215
		Shale, dark-gray	2	217

159. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 10, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,400.5 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Soil, dark-brown	4	4
		Silt, buff to tan	6	10
		Silt, dark-gray to brown; contains very fine sand	5	15
		Silt, buff; contains fine to very fine sand	2	17
		Silt, light-gray; contains fine to very fine sand	3	20
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Sand, fine to medium, well-sorted	3	23
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some coarse sand and some fine gravel	9	32
		Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine gravel	13	45
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains some fine gravel	3	48
		Gravel, fine, and coarse sand; contains medium sand and medium gravel	2	50
		Clay, gray, and calcareous buff silt; contains some fine sand	10	60
		Silt, buff, calcareous, and fine to medium sand	10	70
		Sand, medium to fine	2	72
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel	3	75
		Silt, buff, and calcareous gray clay; contains some fine sand	14	89
		Sand, medium to fine; contains coarse sand	11	100
		Sand, fine	3	103
		Sand, medium to coarse; contains fine sand	5	108
		Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine gravel	8	116
		Sand, coarse, and fine gravel	4	120
		Sand, medium to fine; contains coarse sand	4	124
		Sand, medium; contains coarse sand and fine gravel; larger pebbles composed of ironstone and shale	4	128
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to medium sand; larger pebbles composed of siltstone, shale, and ironstone	2	130
		Sand, medium to fine	2	132
		Sand, coarse, and fine gravel; contains fragments of shale	1	133
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, calcareous, dark-gray	7	140

160. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 13, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,438.9 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil	3	3
		Clay and silt, light-gray; contains nodules of calcium carbonate and streaks of limonite	24	27
		Clay and silt, dark-gray	58	85
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains pebbles and fragments of shale and some dark-gray clay	8	93
		Clay, light-gray; contains fragments of shale	15	108
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, yellowish-gray to light-gray	5	113
		Shale, dark-gray	2	115

161. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 15, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,434.1 feet. (Samples studied by Fred T. Holden.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, dark-brown	2	2
		Clay and silt, tan	6	8
		Sand, tan	5	13
		Clay and silt, sandy, dark- to light-gray	57	70
		Clay and silt, dark-gray	22	92
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, dark-gray	8	100

162. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 16, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,402.9 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Alluvium (Recent)
		Soil, sandy, brown	2	2
		Silt, buff, and very fine to medium sand	4	6
		Silt, buff to gray, and very fine sand	12	18
		Silt, gray	5	23
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Sand, medium to fine, and some coarse sand	5	28
		Sand, fine to medium	12	40
		Sand, medium; contains some coarse sand	25	65
		Sand, medium to coarse	10	75
		Sand, fine to medium	15	90
		Sand, medium	8	98
		Sand, medium to coarse	32	130
		Sand, coarse to medium	10	140
		Sand, coarse, and fine gravel	12	152
		Gravel, medium; contains fragments of gray shale	4	156
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, dark-gray	24	180

163. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 17, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by the City of Wichita, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,406.8 feet. (Samples studied by Fred T. Holden.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Sand, fine, and tan to gray silt	13	13
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Silt and clay, light- to dark-gray	17	30
		Sand, fine, and brown silt and clay	13	43
		Silt and clay, tan to gray	25	68
		Sand, fine, and brown and tan silt	7	75
		Sand, medium to fine; contains pebbles of shale and nodules of calcium carbonate	7	82
		Silt and clay, dark-gray	10	92
		Sand, fine to medium	22	114
		Silt and clay; contains sand	9	123
		Sand; contains clay balls and ferruginous sandstone pebbles	14	137
		Silt and clay, tan to gray	6	143
		Sand; contains clay balls and nodules of calcium carbonate	21	164
		Silt and clay, light-gray	1	165
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, maroon	1	166
		Gypsum	0.5	166.5
		Shale, maroon and dark-gray	7.5	174

164. Driller's log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 20, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled for the City of Wichita, 1938. Surface altitude, 1,429 feet. (Courtesy Black and Veatch, engineers.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Top soil	5	5
		Clay	15	20
		Clay and sand	5	25
		Clay	25	50
		Clay and gravel	10	60
		Sand	5	65
		Clay and sand	5	70
		Sand	5	75
		Sand, coarse	5	80
		Clay and sand	20	100
		Clay	30	130
		Clay and sand	35	165
		Sand	15	180
		Clay	5	185
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Clay and shale	15	200

165. Driller's log of test hole at the NW cor. SW sec. 20, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled for the City of Wichita, 1938. Surface altitude, 1,432 feet. (Courtesy Black and Veatch, engineers.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Top soil	12	12
		Sand, coarse	22	34
		Clay	41	75
		Gravel, fine	41	116
		Clay	42	158
		Sand, fine	5	163
		Sand, coarse	29	192
		Sand, hard	6	198
		Gravel	3	201
		Sand, fine	7	208
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Clay and shale	6	214

166. Sample log of test hole drilled at the SW cor. sec. 20, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by the City of Wichita, 1938. Surface altitude, 1,430.8 feet. (Samples studied by B. F. Latta and Fred T. Holden.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Silt, dark-gray to buff	7	7
		Sand, very fine to medium, and buff silt	7	14
		Sand, fine to coarse, and tan silt	6	20
		Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel	5	25
		Silt and clay, tan to dark-gray	33	58
		Sand, fine, and dark-gray silt	8	66
		Sand; contains clay balls	4	70
		Silt and clay, gray	18	88
		Sand and silt; contains clay balls, bone fragments, and gravel	45	133
		Sand, fine, and gray silt	11	144
		Sand, coarse to medium	8	152
		Sand, fine to coarse	5	157
		Silt and clay, gray to tan	48	205
		Sand, medium to coarse	14	219
		Gravel, fine, and coarse sand	6	226
		Sand, medium to coarse; contains clay balls and shale pebbles	16	242
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, blue-gray; contains gypsum	4	246

167. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. NE sec. 28, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County, drilled by the City of Wichita, 1938. Surface altitude, 1,397.9 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Alluvium and McPherson formation
		Soil; composed of brown silt and very fine to fine sand	3	3
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel	3	6
		Sand, medium to fine, and coarse sand	1	7
		Silt, gray, and very fine to fine sand	3	10
		Silt and clay, gray; contains very fine to fine sand	9	19
		Sand, very fine to fine, and light-gray silt	2	21
		Sand, coarse to medium; contains some fine gravel	11	32
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand; contains some silt and gray clay	6	38
		Gravel, fine, and coarse sand; well-sorted	4	42
		Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand; contains fragments of bone	5	47
		Silt, gray to buff, and very fine to fine sand; contains remains of plants	2	49
		Gravel, fine, and coarse sand; well-sorted	4	53
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to medium sand; contains fragments of silt and clay balls	5	58
		Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel	4	62
		Silt, calcareous, gray to buff, and very fine to medium sand; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	4	66
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains gray silt and nodules of calcium carbonate	7	73
		Sand, very fine to coarse; contains some calcareous gray silt	17	90
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some fragments of silt and clay balls; some pebbles composed of ironstone, chert, and shale	6	96
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand; most grains and pebbles composed of quartz, but some are feldspar, chert, ironstone, and shale	3	99
		Silt, buff to gray, and very fine to medium sand	2	101
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand; contains some pebbles of chert, ironstone, and shale	5	106
		Sand, very fine to coarse; contains some buff silt	7	113
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains fragments of reddish-buff clay balls	5	118
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to medium gravel	7	125
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand	7	132
		Silt, gray to buff, and very fine to coarse sand	1	133
		Gravel, fine to medium; contains some coarse sand; many pebbles composed of ironstone and chert	19	152
		Gravel, fine to coarse; contains pebbles of ironstone and shale	5	157
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, calcareous, soft, dark-gray	5	162

168. Driller's log of Wichita city-supply well 311 at the NW cor. sec. 29, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by Layne-Western Company, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,431.2 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, sandy, dark-brown	3	3
		Silt and clay, sandy, tan	14	17
		Sand, fine, and tan silt; contains clay balls	13	30
		Silt and clay, dark-gray	32	62
		Sand, fine	11	73
		Silt and clay, compact, dark-gray	4	77
		Sand, coarse; contains clay balls	79	156
		Sand and clay	14	170
		Silt and clay, compact, dark-gray	33	203
		Sand, coarse	23	226
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, blue-gray	6	232

169. Driller's log of Wichita city-supply well 314 at the NW SW sec. 29, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by Layne-Western Company, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,429.3 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, gray to brown	5	5
		Sand and gravel; grains and pebbles stained by limonite	17	22
		Sand, fine; contains silt and clay	30	52
		Silt and clay, dark-gray	7	59
		Sand, coarse	61	120
		Silt and clay; contains sand and much carbonaceous material	16	136
		Sand, gravel, and silt; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	35	171
		Sand and gravel	61	232
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale	9	241

170. Driller's log of Wichita city-supply well 317 at the SE cor. SW sec. 29, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by Layne-Western Company, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,426.3 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, gray to brown	5	5
		Silt, tan, and fine sand	5	10
		Sand, coarse, stained tan	19	29
		Sand, coarse; contains silt and clay	13	42
		Silt and clay, blue-gray	10	52
		Sand, coarse	25	77
		Sand, fine	10	87
		Sand, coarse	17	104
		Sand; contains streaks of clay	14	118
		Silt and clay	1	119
		Sand, coarse	98	217
		Silt and clay	4	221
		Sand and gravel	5	226
		Sand; contains silt and clay	8	234
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, blue-gray	13	247

171. Driller's log of test hole at the NE cor. SE sec. 30, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled for the City of Wichita, 1938. Surface altitude, 1,430 feet. (Courtesy Black and Veatch, engineers.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Top soil	5	5
		Sand	60	65
		Sand, coarse	80	145
		Clay, blue	55	200
		Sand, fine	25	225
		Sand, coarse	10	235
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale	11	246

172. Driller's log of Wichita city-supply well 322 at the SE cor. sec. 30, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by Layne-Western Company, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,430.7 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, sandy, dark-brown	2	2
		Silt and clay; contains fine sand	13	15
		Sand, coarse, and gravel	35	50
		Sand, fine; contains silt and nodules of calcium carbonate	10	60
		Sand and gravel; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	15	75
		Sand and gravel	95	170
		Silt and clay, blue-gray	10	180
		Sand and gravel	23	203
		Silt and clay, dark-gray	4	207
		Sand and gravel	31	238
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, blue-gray	3	241

173. Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. sec. 31, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by the City of Wichita, 1938. Surface altitude, 1,431.2 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil; composed of brown silt, and very fine to medium sand	4	4
		Sand, very fine to medium, and tan silt	11	15
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to medium gravel	8	23
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine gravel	1	24
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to coarse gravel	1	25
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand	5	30
		Silt, buff, and very fine to medium sand	6	36
		Sand, medium to coarse; contains fine to medium gravel	6	42
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand	3	45
		Gravel, fine to coarse; contains coarse sand	2	47
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel	2	49
		Silt and clay, buff to tan	4	53
		Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand	3	56
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to coarse gravel; contains fragments of silt and clay balls	1	57
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand; contains pebbles up to 15 mm in diameter	4	61
		Gravel, medium to coarse; contains some fine gravel	4	65
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand; contains many fragments of silt and clay balls	3	68
		Sand, coarse to fine, and fine to medium gravel	1	69
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand	3	72
		Gravel, fine to coarse; contains coarse sand	2	74
		Silt, buff, and very fine to fine sand	6	80
		Silt, gray to buff; contains very fine to fine sand	12	92
		Silt, tan	3	95
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand	5	100
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand	4	104
		Sand, medium to coarse; contains fine gravel and fragments of silt and clay balls	3	107
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some coarse sand	1	108
		Silt, buff, and very fine to fine sand	1	109
		Sand, coarse to medium; contains fine gravel	8	117
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some coarse sand	3	120
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand	5	125
		Silt and clay, calcareous, light-gray; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	6	131
		Silt, calcareous, gray; contains very fine to fine sand	6	137
		Silt, very calcareous, gray to buff	21	158
		Silt and clay, calcareous, dark-gray; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	1	159
		Silt and clay, calcareous, gray to buff, and very fine to fine sand	11	170
		Silt and clay, calcareous, bluish-gray, and very fine to fine sand	7	177
		Clay and silt, calcareous, dark-gray	3	180
		Silt and clay, buff to gray; contains very fine to fine sand	2	182
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel	1	183
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand; most pebbles composed of quartz, but some are pink and white feldspar, chert, and shale	3	186
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand	4	190
		Sand, coarse to medium; well-sorted	1	191
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand	12	203
		Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel	12	215
		Gravel, fine, and coarse sand	3	218
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to medium gravel	1	219
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand	7	226
		Silt, gray, and very fine to medium sand	11	237
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to medium gravel	12	249
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand; contains some buff silt	4	253
		Silt and clay, gray to buff	1	254
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, calcareous, soft, dark-gray; weathered zone	2	256
		Shale, calcareous, dark-gray	4	260

174. Driller's log of test hole at the NW cor. NE sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled for the City of Wichita, 1938. Surface altitude, 1,426 feet. (Courtesy Black and Veatch, engineers.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil	15	15
		Sand, coarse	15	30
		Clay and gravel	35	65
		Sand, fine	35	100
		Sand, coarse	40	140
		Clay and gravel	10	150
		Sand	65	215
		Sand, coarse	10	225
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Clay and shale	13	238

175. Driller's log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled for the City of Wichita, 1938. Surface altitude, 1,432 feet. (Courtesy Black and Veatch, engineers.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Top soil	10	10
		Sand, fine	15	25
		Clay	35	60
		Sand, coarse	90	150
		Clay, sandy	30	180
		Clay	10	190
		Sand, fine	30	220
		Clay and sand	25	245
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale	4	249

176. Driller's log of test hole at the NW cor. SW sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled for the City of Wichita, 1938. Surface altitude, 1,432 feet. (Courtesy Black and Veatch, engineers.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil	10	10
		Sand	55	65
		Sand, coarse	25	90
		Clay	20	110
		Sand, fine	10	120
		Clay	20	140
		Clay, sandy	35	175
		Clay, blue	25	200
		Sand	45	245
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale	2	247

177. Driller's log of Wichita city-supply well 330 at the NW cor. SW sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by Layne-Western Company, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,431.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, sandy, gray to brown	2	2
		Silt and clay, brown	13	15
		Sand, fine, tan	5	20
		Silt and clay, yellow-brown	1	21
		Sand, stained tan; contains clay balls	34	55
		Sand, fine, and gray to tan silt	25	80
		Sand and gravel	15	95
		Sand, fine	15	110
		Sand, fine, and buff to tan silt	45	155
		Silt and clay, gray to tan	15	170
		Sand, fine, and gray silt	10	180
		Sand, coarse	22	202
		Silt and clay, blue-gray	6	208
		Sand	31	239
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, blue-gray	3	241

178. Driller's log of Wichita city-supply well 333 at the SW cor. sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by Layne-Western Company, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,431.3 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, sandy, dark-brown	3	3
		Sand, fine, and gray to tan silt	17	20
		Sand, coarse	35	55
		Sand and gravel; contains thin beds of clay	45	100
		Sand, coarse	7	107
		Sand and gravel	13	120
		Silt and clay, blue-gray	10	130
		Sand, coarse	18	148
		Silt and clay, blue and tan	24	172
		Sand, fine, and gray to tan silt	12	184
		Sand and gravel	73	257
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, blue-gray	2	259

179. Driller's log of city-supply well 339 in the SW NW sec. 35, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by Kelly Well Company for the City of Halstead, 1928.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Alluvium and McPherson formation
		Silt and clay	20	20
		Sand, fine	8	28
		Sand	9	37
		Sand and silt	3	40
		Sand, coarse	3	43
		Silt and clay	3	46
		Sand	8	54
		Silt and clay, sandy	15	69
		Clay	4	73
		Sand, fine	3	76
		Silt and clay	1	77
		Sand, fine	3	80
		Silt and clay, sandy	3	83
		Clay	2	91
		Sand, coarse	5	96
		Sand, medium (on hard clay)	10	106

180. Driller's log of city-supply well 340 in the NW SW sec. 35, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by Kelly Well Company for the City of Halstead, 1923.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Alluvium and McPherson formation
		Silt and clay	25	25
		Sand	4	29
		Sand, fine to medium; contains streaks of clay	27	56
		Silt and clay	18	74
		Clay	2	76
		Sand, fine	1	77
		Silt and clay, sandy	7	84
		Sand, fine	6	90
		Silt and clay	2	92
		Sand, coarse to medium (on hard clay)	18	110

181. Driller's log of test hole in the NE SW sec. 36, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by Kelly Well Company for the City of Newton, 1940. Surface altitude, 1,386 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Alluvium and McPherson formation
		Silt and clay, sandy	18	18
		Silt and sand, fine	7	25
		Sand, fine to coarse	13	38
		Sand, fine to medium	12	50
		Sand, fine to coarse	7	57
		Sand, fine to medium; contains layers of silt	7	64
		Silt and clay, gray	1	65
		Sand, fine to medium	12	77
		Sand, fine to coarse	13	90
		Silt and clay, gray; contains some sand	17	107
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand	13	120
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, blue-gray	2	122

182. Driller's log of test hole at the NE cor. NW SE sec. 36, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by Kelly Well Company far the City of Newton, 1940. Surface altitude, 1,390 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Alluvium and McPherson formation
		Sand, fine to medium, and brown silt	9	9
		Sand, fine to coarse	3	12
		Silt and clay, tan to gray	18	30
		Sand, fine to medium	2	32
		Sand, fine to coarse	16	48
		Silt and clay, gray	1	49
		Sand, fine to coarse	16	65
		Silt and clay, gray; contains thin beds of sand	32	97
		Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel	3	100
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains layers of silt	25	125
		Gravel, fine to coarse; contains thin layers of silt	5	130
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, blue-gray	1	131

183. Driller's log of test hole at the NE cor. SE sec. 36, T. 23 S., R. 2 W., Harvey County; drilled by Kelly Well Company for the City of Newton, 1940. Surface elevation, 1,404 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Alluvium and McPherson formation
		Silt and fine sand	1	1
		Sand, tan	7	8
		Silt and clay, tan	13	21
		Sand, medium to fine	5	26
		Silt, sandy, tan	3	29
		Sand, fine to medium	3	32
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains calcareous nodules	4	36
		Silt, tan, and fine to medium sand	7	43
		Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel	4	47
		Sand, fine to medium	2	49
		Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel	6	55
		Sand, fine to coarse	9	64
		Silt and clay, gray	19	83
		Sand, fine to coarse	5	88
		Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel	44	132
		Sand, fine to medium, and tan silt	15	147
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, blue-gray	1	148

184. Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 3 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Surveys, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,473.6 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine	25	25
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains fine to medium gravel	11	36
		Silt, buff to gray	4	40
		Silt and clay, light- to dark-gray	10	50
		Silt, buff, interbedded with fine sand	23	73
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains some buff to gray silt and nodules of calcium, carbonate	13	86
		Silt, dark-gray to buff, interbedded with coarse to fine sand	11	97
		Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel	23	120
		Sand, coarse to fine	27	147
		Silt, gray	5	152
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains fine gravel	70	222
		Silt, light-gray	11	233
		Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel	7	240
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand	16	256
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, dark-gray	11	267

185. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 10, T. 23 S., R. 3 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1944. Surface altitude, 1,470.5 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some tan silt	37	37
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Silt, buff to gray; contains medium to fine sand	16	53
		Sand, medium to fine, and tan to gray silt	14	67
		Silt, buff to gray; contains fine sand	6	73
		Silt and clay, dark- to light-gray	5	78
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand; contains some medium gravel and fragments of light-green clay balls	22	100
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains fine gravel and light-green silt	20	120
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand; contains gray-green silt and medium gravel	31	151
		Silt, buff; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	19	170
		Silt and clay, dark-gray	3	173
		Sand, coarse to fine, and dark-gray silt	7	180
		Silt and clay, dark- to light-gray	9	189
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand; contains light-gray silt and some medium gravel	21	210
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand	26	236
		Silt, light-gray	2	238
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand	14	252
		Silt, buff; contains medium to fine sand	8	260
		Sand, coarse to fine, and buff silt	4	264
		Mortar bed; sand and gravel cemented by calcium carbonate	2	266
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand; contains some buff silt	4	270
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, gray	5	275

186. Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. sec. 11, T. 23 S., R. 3 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1944. Surface altitude, 1,450.0 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some buff silt	31	31
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Silt and clay, tan to light-gray; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	9	40
		Silt and clay, light-gray	10	50
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains buff to light-gray silt and nodules of calcium carbonate	20	70
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains fragments of shale	44	114
		Silt, soft, light-gray to dark-gray	106	220
		Clay, laminated, dark-gray; contains some medium to fine sand	14	234
		Sand, medium to fine, and light-gray silt	6	240
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand; contains some light- to dark-gray silt	24	264
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, calcareous, hard, gray, and thin-bedded argillaceous limestone	3	267

187. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 14, T. 23 S., R. 3 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,462,4 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Sand, fine to medium	2.5	2.5
		Sand, medium to fine; grains stained tan by limonite	17.5	20
		Sand, fine to medium	20	40
		Sand, medium to fine	6	46
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Silt, buff, and medium to fine sand; contains grains and nodules of calcium carbonate	14	60
		Silt, buff, and gray clay; contains medium to fine sand and nodules of calcium carbonate	15	75
		Sand, medium to fine	11	86
		Sand, coarse to medium	11	97
		Gravel, fine, and coarse sand	5	102
		Sand, coarse to medium	8	110
		Sand, medium to coarse	3	113
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel	7	120
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand	1	121
		Sand, medium to coarse	9	133
		Sand, fine to medium	3	133
		Sand, medium to fine, and some coarse sand	3	136
		Sand, medium to coarse, and some fine gravel	4	140
		Sand, medium	2	142
		Sand, coarse to medium; contains some fine sand	18	160
		Sand, coarse to medium; contains some fine gravel	2	162
		Sand, medium to fine	2	164
		Sand, medium to coarse	16	180
		Sand, medium; contains some fine sand	10	190
		Sand, medium to coarse	10	200
		Sand, medium; contains some silt and fine sand	10	210
		Sand, medium to coarse	10	220
		Sand, medium	29	249
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, dark-gray	21	270

188. Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 17, T. 23 S., R. 3 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1944. Surface altitude, 1,467.9 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine, and buff silt	12	12
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand	8	20
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains fine to medium gravel	7	27
		Silt, light-gray to buff, and fine to medium sand	33	60
		Sand, coarse to fine, and buff to gray silt	10	70
		Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse to medium sand; contains some buff silt	10	80
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand; contains gray silt	10	90
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand; contains gray silt	28	118
		Silt, light-gray	22	140
		Sand, coarse to fine, and gray silt	7	147
		Silt, gray-green, and very fine to fine sand; partly cemented with calcium carbonate	21	168
		Silt and clay, light-gray to buff	30	198
		Sand, coarse to fine, and gray silt; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	10	208
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand	2	210
		Silt, buff; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	21	231
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains fine gravel and buff silt	9	240
		Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand; contains some medium gravel and buff silt	10	250
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, hard, dark-gray	7	257

189. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 18, T. 23 S., R. 3 W., Harvey County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,467.6 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Soil, sandy	2	2
		Sand, medium to fine	6	8
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains some fine gravel	7	15
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand	3	18
		Sand, fine to medium; contains gray silt	6	24
		Sand, very fine, and gray to buff silt	6	30
		Sand, medium to fine	8	38
		Sand, medium to coarse	2	40
		Sand, medium to fine	50	90
		Sand, medium to fine, and some coarse sand	25	115
		Sand, fine, and gray to buff silt; contains nodules of calcium carbonate about 2 mm in diameter	10	125
		Sand, medium to coarse; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	17	142
		Sand, coarse to medium; many grains stained with limonite	11	153
		Sand, medium to coarse	17	170
		Sand, very fine to medium, and calcareous gray silt; contains some coarse sand and nodules of calcium carbonate	11	181
		Silt, calcareous, gray; contains very fine to medium sand and nodules of calcium carbonate	24	205
		Silt, calcareous, buff	10	215
		Sand, coarse to fine, and buff silt; contains nodules of calcium carbonate and fragments of shale	12	227
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, gray and maroon	13	240

190. Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. sec. 17, T. 23 S., R. 3 W., Harvey County; drilled by the City of Wichita, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,452.3 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Silt and clay, dark-gray to tan	5	5
		Sand, fine to medium	5	10
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to medium gravel	5	15
		Sand, fine to coarse	1	16
		Silt and clay, gray to tan	9	25
		Silt, buff, and very fine to coarse sand; poorly sorted	7	32
		Sand, coarse to fine, and fine to medium gravel	10	42
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to medium sand	3	45
		Silt, gray; contains very fine to medium sand	9	54
		Silt, calcareous, buff	28	82
		Sand, very fine to medium; contains buff silt	10	92
		Silt and clay, calcareous, buff to gray	7	99
		Sand, very fine to fine, micaceous, and calcareous buff silt	15	114
		Sand, fine to coarse, and buff silt; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	5	119
		Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel	11	130
		Silt, buff	17	147
		Silt and clay, light-brown; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	33	180
		Silt and clay, buff to brown; contains fine sand	3	183
		Silt and clay, gray to black	7	190
		Silt, buff; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	9	199
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains buff silt	9	208
		Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel; contains fragments of clay balls	17	225
		Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel	10	235
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand	3	238
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains buff silt	3	241
		Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel	3	244
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, soft, calcareous, light-gray	3	247
		Shale, maroon	5	252
		Shale, dark-gray	3	255

191. Driller's log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 21, T. 23 S., R. 3 W., Harvey County; drilled by Layne-Western Company for the City of Wichita, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,448.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Silt, sandy, dark-gray	7	7
		Sand and gravel	31	38
		Silt, gray	8	46
		Sand and gravel	20	66
		Silt and clay, light-gray	14	80
		Silt, dark-gray	30	110
		Silt, yellow	60	170
		Sand, coarse to fine	12	182
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, blue	3	185

192. Driller's log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 3 W., Harvey County; drilled by Layne-Western Company for the City of Wichita, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,441.5 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Silt and clay, sandy, brown to gray	9	9
		Sand and gravel	5	14
		Silt, buff	17	31
		Sand and gravel	12	43
		Silt and clay, dark-gray	12	55
		Sand and gravel, gray	11	66
		Silt and clay, dark-gray	2	68
		Sand and gravel	2	70
		Silt, tan	3	73
		Sand and gravel	14	87
		Silt and clay, gray	11	98
		Sand and gravel	29	127
		Silt and clay, tan	49	176
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale	2	178

193. Driller's log of test hole at the SW cor. SE sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 3 W., Harvey County; drilled by Layne-Western Company for the City of Wichita, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,445.6 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Silt, brown to tan	6	6
		Sand and gravel, iron-stained	6	12
		Sand and gravel	9	21
		Silt and clay, gray	7	28
		Sand	13	41
		Silt and clay, tan to gray	9	50
		Sand and gravel	23	73
		Sand	2	75
		Sand and gravel	25	100
		Silt and clay, tan	36	136
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, maroon	2	138

194. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 4 W., Reno County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,580.2 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand and terrace deposits
		Sand, medium to fine	22	22
		Silt, light-gray to buff, and medium to fine sand	19	41
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some buff silt	25	66
		Silt, light-gray to buff; contains some medium to fine sand	14	80
		Sand, medium to fine, and yellow-buff silt	3	83
		Silt, buff; contains some medium to fine sand and nodules of calcium carbonate	7	90
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, brick-red and gray-green	2	92

195. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 14, T. 23 S., R. 4 W., Reno County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,480.1 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine; contains buff to light-gray silt	27	27
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Silt, light-gray, yellow, and buff; contains medium to fine sand	10	37
		Sand, medium to fine, and gray and green-gray silt	29	66
		Silt, light-gray; contains some medium to fine sand	9	75
		Sand, medium to fine, and dark- to light-gray silt	13	88
		Silt, light-gray to buff; contains medium to fine sand	12	100
		Sand, medium to fine, and tan to light-gray silt	26	126
		Silt, light-gray to tan; contains medium to fine sand and nodules of calcium carbonate	34	160
		Silt, tan; contains ironstone gravel and nodules of calcium carbonate	6	166
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, light-gray, calcareous	9	175

196. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 14, T. 23 S., R. 4 W., Reno County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,498.9 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Soil, very sandy	2	2
		Sand, medium to very fine; contains tan silt	7	9
		Sand, medium to fine; many grains stained tan by limonite	17	26
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Sand, very fine to fine, and buff to tan silt	4	30
		Sand, medium to very fine, and buff to tan silt	7	37
		Silt, tan, and very fine to fine sand	2	39
		Sand, medium to very fine, and buff silt	3	42
		Sand, medium to fine	8	50
		Sand, medium	5	55
		Sand, medium to fine, and buff silt	7	62
		Sand, medium to fine	10	72
		Sand, fine to very fine, and gray silt and clay	8	80
		Sand, medium to fine	4	84
		Sand, medium to very fine; contains buff silt	6	90
		Sand, medium to fine	11	101
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some very fine sand and buff silt	11	112
		Sand, medium to coarse; contains some fine sand; many grains stained tan by limonite	18	130
		Silt, buff; contains some very fine to fine sand	10	140
		Silt, buff; contains some very fine to fine sand and many nodules of calcium carbonate	35	175
Permian--Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, greenish-gray and red	15	190

197. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 16, T. 23 S., R. 4 W., Reno County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,529.2 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some light-gray to buff silt	60	60
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Silt, light-gray to buff; contains medium to fine sand	17	77
		Sand, medium to fine; contains light-gray to tan silt	15	92
		Silt, light-gray to buff; contains medium to fine sand	11	103
		Sand, medium to fine, and gray to buff silt	2	105
		Silt, light-gray to buff; contains some medium to fine sand and nodules of calcium carbonate	11	116
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, brick-red and green-gray	12	128

198. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 16, T. 23 S., R. 4 W., Reno County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,570.4 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine; contains small amount of light-gray silt	26	26
		Silt, light-gray to buff	4	30
		Sand, medium to fine, and light-gray, yellow, and buff silt	38	68
	McPherson formation (Pleistocene)
		Silt, light-gray to buff; contains medium to fine sand	37	105
		Silt, gray; contains some fine to medium sand	28	133
		Silt and clay, tan to buff	6	139
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, brick-red and green-gray	1	140

199. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 18, T. 23 S., R. 4 W., Reno County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some dark-gray silt	6	6
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains medium to fine gravel and nodules of limonite	5	11
		Silt, light-gray, and medium to fine sand	5	16
		Sand, medium to fine, and light-gray silt	12	28
		Sand, medium to fine	3	31
		Silt, gray to tan	9	40
		Silt, buff; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	11	51
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, brick-red and green-gray	6	57

200. Sample log of test hole in the NW SW SW sec. 18, T. 23 S., R. 4 W., Reno County; drilled by Claude Price for the City of Hutchinson, October 1945. Surface altitude, 1,500.8 feet. (Samples studied by C. K. Bayne and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some coarse sand and brown silt	6	6
		Clay, tan to gray	4	10
		Gravel, medium to fine; contains coarse gravel and coarse sand	33	43
		Clay, blue-gray	3	46
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, hard, red	1	47

201. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. SE SE sec. 2, T. 23 S., R. 5 W., Reno County; drilled by State Geological Survey, December 1945. Surface altitude, 1,601.4 feet. (Samples studied by J. B. Cooper and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Silt, red-brown, and loose fine sand	7	7
		Silt, light-gray; contains fine sand	21	28
		Sand, fine to medium	4	32
		Silt, brown, and fine to medium sand	26	58
		Sand, fine to very fine	16	74
		Silt, light-brown to gray	13	87
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, red-brown, gray, and blue-green	3	90

202. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 3, T. 23 S., R. 5 W., Reno County; drilled by Claude Price for the City of Hutchinson, November 1945. Surface altitude, 1,624.5 feet. (Samples studied by C. K. Bayne and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene and Recent
	Dune sand
		Sand, fine to medium	5	5
		Sand, medium to very fine, and blue-gray silt and clay	11	16
		Sand, medium to fine	12	28
		Sand, medium to fine, and blue-gray silt and clay	3	31
		Sand, medium to fine	10	41
		Sand, medium to fine; grains stained red-brown	6	47
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some coarse sand and tan clay	10	57
		Sand, medium to very fine; contains gray silt and clay	41	98
		Sand, medium to fine, and gray clay	9	107
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some coarse sand	2	109
		Sand, medium to very fine, and gray to tan clay	14	123
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, blue-gray and red	1	124

203. Driller's log of wells 382 and 383 in the NW NW SE sec. 4, T. 23 S., R. 5 W., Reno County; drilled by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, June 1944. Surface altitude, 1,528.3 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Sand, fine	12	12
		Sand, medium to coarse	3	15
		Gravel, fine, and dirty sand	4	19
		Sand and gravel, clean, sharp	4	23
		Sand, coarse	2	25
		Gravel, fine	1	26
		Gravel and sand, coarse	14	40

204. Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. sec. 6, T. 23 S., R. 5 W., Reno County; drilled by Claude Price for the City of Hutchinson, October, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,528.8 feet. (Samples studied by C. K. Bayne and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, sandy, dark-brown	4	4
		Silt and clay, gray to brown; contains fine sand	7	11
		Gravel, coarse to fine, and coarse sand; contains some very coarse gravel	29	40
		Gravel, coarse to fine	8	48
		Gravel, medium to fine; contains coarse gravel and coarse sand; grains and pebbles stained red-brown	18	66
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, soft, gray-green	2	68

205. Sample log of well 384 at the NE cor. sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 5 W., Reno County; drilled by the Layne-Western Company for the Central Fibre Products Company, June 1943. Surface altitude, 1,528.1 feet. (Samples studied by C. P. Kaiser and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, brown	3	3
		Silt, brown, and very fine sand	2	5
		Sand, medium to coarse; contains fine gravel and fine sand	18	23
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand	7	30
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to coarse gravel	12	42
		Gravel, coarse to fine; contains coarse sand	15	57
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to coarse gravel	5	62
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, micaceous, light-brown	1	63

206. Sample log of test hole in the NW SW sec. 11, T. 23 S., R. 5 W., Reno County; drilled by Claude Price for the City of Hutchinson, October 1945. Surface altitude, 1,515.2 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, brown, very sandy	3	3
		Sand, medium to fine; contains coarse sand	7	10
		Gravel, coarse to fine; contains some very coarse gravel	16	26
		Gravel, coarse to fine	10	36
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, green	1	37

207. Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. sec. 13, T. 23 S., R. 5 W., Reno County; drilled by Claude Price for the City of Hutchinson, October 1945. Surface altitude, 1,499.4 feet. (Samples studied by C. K. Bayne and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Sand, medium to fine	6	6
		Clay, gray; contains fine sand	4	10
		Gravel, coarse to fine; contains coarse sand; grains and pebbles stained red-brown	18	28
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand	13	41
		Silt, tan, soft	12	53
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand	48	101
		Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand	36	137 Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, blue-gray	2	139

208. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 14, T. 23 S., R. 5 W., Reno County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,520.5 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Sand, medium to fine	3	3
		Silt, blue-gray, interbedded with medium to fine limonitic sand	14	17
		Silt, brown; contains much organic material	3	20
		Gravel, coarse to fine, and coarse sand	10	30
		Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand	4	34
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, brick-red	2	36

209. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. SE sec. 14, T. 23 S., R. 5 W., Reno County; drilled by Claude Price for the City of Hutchinson, October 1945. Surface altitude, 1,503.8 feet. (Samples studied by C. K. Bayne and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some coarse sand	4	4
		Sand, medium to fine; contains tan silt and clay and some coarse sand	3	7
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand	35	42
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand	5	47
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, red and blue-gray	2	49

210. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 15, T. 23 S., R. 5 W., Reno County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,511.4 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.)			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	McPherson formation
		Soil, very sandy, brown	2	2
		Silt, yellow-gray; contains fine gravel and coarse to fine sand	4	6
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to medium sand	4	10
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains some fine to medium gravel	10	20
		Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand; interval includes a few thin beds of green clay	33	53
Permian--Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
	Shale, thin-bedded, brick-red, and some green shale				4	57

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