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Kansas Geological Survey, Special Distribution Publication 22, originally published in 1965


Logs of Wells and Test Holes in Sedgwick County, Kansas, continued

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29-2E-13ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 13, T 29 S, R 2 E, on east side of road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,341 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess)
Clay, tan 9 11
Clay, grayish-green 9 20
Clay, yellowish-brown 8 28
Clay, greenish-tan 10 38

29-2E-18ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 18, T 29 S, R 2 E, on north side of road, 100 feet west of center line of north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,291 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess)
Silt, reddish-brown 10 10
Silt, sandy, brown 5 15
Silt, brown; sandy at base 5 20
Sand, fine, very silty 5 25
Sand, fine, silty 5 30
Sand, fine, tan 11 41
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, bluish-gray 1 42

29-2E-21bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 21, T 29 S, R 2 E, on east side of road, 40 feet south of center line of east-west road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,333.0 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess)
Silt, sandy, dark-tan; carbonaceous specks 7 7
Silt, sandy, gray to white; sand is quartz with some quartzite; some caliche 3 10
Pliocene(?) Series and Lower Pleistocene Subseries, undifferentiated
Sand, fine to coarse, white; quartzose with abundant caliche; some arkose in lower 4 feet 9 19
Silt, sandy, tan, and weathered shale 8 27
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, grayish-green 1 28

29-2E-22bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 22, T 29 S, R 2 E, on south side of road, 80 feet east of center line of the north south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,309.0 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 3 3
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess)
Silt, tan; some sand 7 10
Silt, tan; red siltstone fragments; some sand in lower 5 feet 10 20
Silt, grayish-tan and gray; some sand 5 25
Silt, sandy, light grayish-tan 5 30
Silt, light grayish-tan 5 35
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, grayish-green 1 36

29-2E-31ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 31, T 29 S, R 2 E; drilled 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,240 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, sandy, grayish-brown 8 8
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel 2 10
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; arkosic 8 18
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, grayish-green 2 20

29-1E-3baa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NW sec. 3, T 29 S, R 1 E, in ditch on west side of road, at start of turn to west; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface 1255.6 feet; depth to water, 7.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Sand, fine to medium; arkosic 5 5
Sand, fine to coarse, most fine to medium; arkosic, with some fine gravel in lower 5 feet 10 15
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic with streaks of dark-gray silt 5 20
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; arkosic; some coarse gravel in lower 4 feet 10 34
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 35

29-1E-4baa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NW sec. 4, T 29 SR 1 E; drilled 1944. Altitude of land surface 1,258.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, sandy, dark-gray 1 1
Silt, sandy, tannish-gray 3 4
Silt, sandy, grayish-tan; some gray clay in lower 2 feet 7 11
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; arkosic, streaks of sandy tan silt in lower 10 feet 39 50
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 5 55

29-1E-4bcc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW NW sec. 4, T 29 SR 1 E; drilled 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,256.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; arkosic with abundant quartz; fine to coarse gravel in lower 31 feet 51 51
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 4 55

29-1E-8cbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW SW sec. 8, T 29 S, R 1 E; drilled 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,265.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Silt, sandy, dark grayish-brown 1 1
Silt, sandy, tannish-gray 5 6
Silt, sandy, reddish-tan 12 18
Silt, sandy, tannish-gray; snails 5 23
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; arkosic with some tan silt 7 30
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 31

29-1E-10add--Driller's log of test hole in SE SE NE sec. 10, T 29 S, R 1 E; drilled by Layne-Western Co. for the El Paso Water Co., July 1959. Altitude of land surface, 1,249(T) feet; depth to water, 11.2 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil 3 3
Neogene
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated
Clay, sandy, brown 6 9
Sand, fine to coarse 6 15
Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel 34 49
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, blue   49

29-1E-13dba--Sample log of test hole in NE NW SE sec. 13, T 29 S, R 1 E, on south side of road, 30 feet west and 10 feet south of bridge; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,241.2 feet; depth to water 14.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, very sandy, dark grayish-brown 5 5
Silt, sandy, light grayish-brown 5 10
Silt, sandy, gray; snail fragments 15 25
Silt, sandy, light-gray 4 29
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray   29

29-1E-14ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 14, T 29 S, R 1 E, on north side of road, 40 feet east of the north-south road, 15 feet east of stop sign; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,242.0 feet; depth to water, 8.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, grayish-brown; abundant fine to coarse sand 5 5
Silt, tan; much fine sand at base 10 15
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty; arkosic 5 20
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic, fine to medium gravel in lower 10 feet 15 35
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; gravel is predominantly fine to medium 20 55
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 56

29-1E-14cdd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SW sec. 14, T 29 S, R 1 E, in ditch on west side of road, 100 feet north of T-road to east; drilled August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,241.0 feet; depth to water, 5.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Sand, fine to coarse, silty, dark-tan; predominantly fine to medium sand 5 5
Sand, fine to coarse; predominantly fine to medium 5 10
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic with some dark-gray silt 10 20
Sand, fine to coarse, and some fine gravel; arkosic with thin streaks of gray silt 5 25
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic; thin streaks of gray silt in the lower 8 feet 28 53
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray   53

29-1E-14dcc--Driller's log of test hole in SW SW SE sec. 14, T 29 S, R 1 E; drilled by Layne-Western Co. for the El Paso Water Co., July 1959. Altitude of land surface, 1,236(T) feet; depth to water, 9.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil 3 3
Neogene
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated
Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel 32 35
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, blue 3 38

29-1E-15ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 15, T 29 S, R 1 E, on east side of road, 150 feet north of east-west road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,242.0 feet; depth to water, 7.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Sand, fine, very silty, tan 5 5
Silt, light grayish-tan; some sand 5 10
Sand, fine to coarse, silty, gray; arkosic 10 20
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; arkosic, abundant quartz and some gray silt 5 25
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; arkosic, with some coarse gravel and caliche pebbles in lower 22 feet 27 52
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 2 54

29-1E-17bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 17, T 29 S, R 1 E, on road, 20 feet south of center line of east-west road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,274.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Road fill 2 2
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated
Silt, red 13 15
Silt, reddish-brown 15 30
Sand, fine, silty 5 35
Sand, fine 10 45
Sand, fine to coarse; some gravel 5 50
Sand, fine to coarse 20 70
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, blue   70

29-1E-19bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 19, T 29 S, R 1 E, in ditch on east side of road, 35 feet south of the center line of the east-west road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,279.0 feet; depth to water, 35.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Silt, sandy, reddish-brown 5 5
Silt, sandy, tan 9 14
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel, very silty, dark-tan 6 20
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty; arkosic 5 25
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; arkosic with streaks of dark-tan silt 5 30
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; thin streaks of clayey tan silt with caliche 5 35
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic, streaks of clayey grayish-tan silt in lower 5 feet 20 55
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic, with grayish-tan clayey silt streak at 59 feet 5 60
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 61

29-1E-21bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 21, T 29 S, R 1 E, in ditch on south side of road, 100 feet east of bridge; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,245.0 feet; depth to water, 6.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Sand, fine to medium, tan; arkosic; with much angular quartz and dark minerals in the lower 5 feet 10 10
Sand, fine to coarse; some gray silt, sand is predominantly quartz with some angular grains, some arkose; fine arkosic gravel in lower 10 feet 15 25
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; some silt, predominantly quartz, some arkose 22 47
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 48

29-1W-8bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 8, T 29 S, R 1 W, on south side of road, 25 feet east of the center line of the north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,316.0 feet; depth to water, 17.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Silt, sandy, dark-tan 5 5
Silt, tan; contains sand and fine gravel; clayey in lower 5 feet 10 15
Sand, fine to coarse; arkosic; silty at top, clean towards the base 5 20
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty; arkosic 13 33
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, light-gray 1 34

29-1W-13ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 13, T 29 SR 1 W on north side of road 50 feet east of the center line of the north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface 1 279.0 feet; depth to water 27.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Silt, sandy, dark-tan 2 2
Silt, sandy, tan 5 5
Silt, very sandy, tan 5 10
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic, much tan silt 10 20
Sand, fine to coarse; arkosic, some grayish- tan silt streaks at top 5 25
Sand, fine to coarse; some fine gravel, with streaks of tan to grayish-tan silt, sandy in lower 5 feet 15 40
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic 22 62
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 63

29-1W-17ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 17, T 29 S, R 1 W, on north side of road 150 feet east of the north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface 1 281.0 feet; depth to water, 15.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Silt, sandy, tan 5 5
Silt, sandy, pinkish-tan to grayish-tan 5 10
Silt, sandy, pinkish-tan 5 15
Sand, fine to coarse, very silty; thin streaks of tan silt, and some shale fragments 5 20
Silt, sandy, gray 3 23
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 24

29-1W-17ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 17, T 29 S, R 1 W, in ditch on west side of road 150 feet north of east-west road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface 1,299.5 feet; depth to water 27.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Silt, sandy, dark reddish-tan; caliche pebbles in the lower 2 feet 7 7
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty, reddish-tan 3 10
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic, some tan clayey silt 10 20
Sand, fine to coarse, silty; thin streaks of tan sandy silt 5 25
Silt, clayey, gray 2 27
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 28

29-1W-21aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 21, T 29 S,R 1 W, on south side of road by trees 150 feet west of the north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface 1,265.4 feet; depth to water, 14.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 5 5
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Silt, sandy, tan 5 10
Silt, dark-gray to grayish-tan 5 15
Silt, sandy, tan to pinkish-tan; some caliche pebbles 5 20
Silt, sandy, pinkish-tan; caliche pebbles; some coarse sand in lower 5 feet 10 30
Silt, sandy, clayey, light grayish-tan; much caliche 2 32
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 33

29-1W-22aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 22, T 29 S, R 1 W, on south side of road 8 feet from fence and 80 feet west of north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,287.0 feet; depth to water, 33.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Soil, dark-gray 2 2
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Silt, sandy, grayish-brown 3 5
Silt, sandy, dark-tan 5 10
Silt, sandy, tan 5 15
Silt, slightly sandy, clayey, grayish-tan 5 20
Sand, fine to medium; arkosic, some very sandy tan silt 5 25
Permian
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic 5 30
Sand, fine to coarse, some fine gravel; arkosic; streaks of sandy tan silt 5 35
Sand, fine to coarse; arkosic, much fine to medium sand 15 50
Sand, fine to coarse; arkosic, some fine gravel 5 55
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic 7 62
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, bluish-gray 2 64

29-1W-31bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 31, T 29 S, R 1 W, on south side of road, under elm tree, about 100 feet east of the north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,242.5 feet; depth to water, 8.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, sandy, tannish-gray 5 5
Silt, very sandy, tan 5 10
Sand, fine to medium, very silty, tan 5 15
Sand, fine to coarse, mostly fine to medium, silty, tan; many shale fragments; streak of dark-gray silt with snail shells at 28 feet 17 32
Silt, sandy, gray 1 33
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 34

29-1W-33aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 33, T 29 S, R 1 W; drilled 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,258.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Silt, sandy, grayish-tan 7 7
Silt, sandy, reddish-tan; some fine gravel 4 11
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; arkosic with streaks of clayey, reddish-brown and gray silt; fine to coarse gravel in lower 10 feet 19 30
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; arkosic 10 40
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic 4 44
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 4 48

29-1W-33bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 33, T 29 S, R 1 W, on south side of road, 75 feet east of the north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,247.2 feet; depth to water, 7.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, dark grayish-brown 5 5
Silt, dark-tan; some sand and caliche 5 10
Silt, reddish-tan; some sand, caliche and snail fragments 5 15
Silt, reddish-tan; very sandy with snail fragments in lower 9 feet 14 29
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, dark-gray 1

29-1W-33ccc--Sample log of test hole in SESE SE sec. 33, T 29 S, R 1 W; drilled 1944. Altitude of land surface, 1,249.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, sandy, reddish-tan 10 10
Silt, sandy, tan 14 24
Silt, sandy, tan, and silty gray to brown clay 8 32
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic 5 37
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, light-gray 3 40

29-1W-34aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 34, T 29 S, R 1 W, on south side of road, about 75 feet west of the north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,248.4 feet; depth to water, 8.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, sandy, grayish-brown 5 5
Silt, dark to light-gray; some sand 5 10
Silt, light-gray; some sand 10 20
Silt, very sandy, medium gray; with some fine gravel in lower 7 feet 17 37
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, dark-gray 1 38

29-1W-36aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 36, T 29 S, R 1 W, on west side of road, between second and third telephone poles, 150 feet south of the east-west road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,275.1 feet; depth to water, 31.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated
Silt, sandy, dark-tan 5 5
Silt, sandy, tan 7 12
Sand, fine, silty, tan 3 15
Sand, fine to coarse, mostly fine to medium; arkosic and quartzose with streaks of light- to dark-tan, sandy silt 5 20
Sand, fine to coarse, mostly fine to medium; arkosic and quartzose 5 25
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium, grayish-tan; arkosic 5 30
Sand, fine to coarse; some fine gravel; arkosic with thin streaks of tan silt 5 35
Sand, fine to coarse; streaks of tan sandy silt 5 40
Sand, fine to coarse, mostly fine to medium; streaks of tan clayey silt with carbonaceous specks 5 45
Sand, fine to coarse, mostly fine to medium, silty 10 55
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic 10 65
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium; arkosic 10 75

29-2W-1ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 1, T 29 S, R 2 w, on north side of road, 35 feet east of the stop sign; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,348.5 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess and slope deposits, colluvium)
Silt, very sandy, dark-tan 5 5
Silt, very sandy, fine gravel, clayey, tan in upper part to grayish-green and tan in lower part 5 10
Silt, slightly sandy, clayey, grayish-green to reddish-brown; some caliche 7 17
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 18

29-2W-7aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 7, T 29 S, R 2 W, on south ide of road, 40 feet west of the north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,337.3 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess)
Permian
Silt, sandy, tan; some caliche 5 5
Silt, sandy, tan at top to gray and clayey at base 5 10
Silt, sandy, clayey, gray to tan; some caliche 7 17
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray, hard 1 18

29-2W-9aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 9, T 29 S, R 2 W, on south side of road, 40 feet west of the center line of the north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,354.9 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess)
Silt, tan; some sand 5 5
Silt, clayey, tan 5 10
Silt, very sandy, tan 3 13
Silt, light grayish-tan; some sand, a hard cemented zone 4 inches thick at 13 feet 6 19
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, light-gray 1 20

29-2W-15daa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE SE sec. 15, T 29 S, R 2 W, on west side of road, at north edge of field drive; augered September 1958. Altitude of land surface, 1,301.1 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess and slope deposits, colluvium)
Silt, sandy, clayey, dark-tan 5 5
Silt, sandy, tan; some caliche 5 10
Silt, sandy, clayey, tan 5 15
Silt, sandy, tan to grayish-tan 5 20
Silt, sandy, pinkish-tan 7 27
Sand, fine to coarse, silty, grayish-tan 4 31
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 32

29-2W-17ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 17, T 29 S, R 2 W, in ditch on west side of road, 40 feet north of the center line of the east-west road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,287.3 feet; depth to water, 9.2 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Silt, sandy, tan 3 3
Sand, fine to very coarse, tan 2 5
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, very silty, tan; arkosic 14 19
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, red 1 20

29-2W-18ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 18, T 29 S, R 2 W, on west side of road, 50 feet north of east-west road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,287.6 feet; depth to water, 6.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 3 3
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (slope deposits, colluvium)
Silt, dark-gray 7 10
Silt, sandy, gray 7 17
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, green 1 18

29-2W-19bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 19, T 29 S, R 2 W, in ditch on south side of road, 40 feet east of the center line of the north-south road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,292.4 feet; depth to water, 5.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess and slope deposits, colluvium)
Silt, very sandy, brown 5 5
Silt, very sandy, grayish-brown 5 10
Silt, very sandy, grayish-brown; sand is arkosic; some caliche pebbles 5 15
Silt, sandy, grayish-tan 7 22
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 23

29-2W-22bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 22, T 29 S, R 2 W, in ditch on east side of road, 150 feet south of the east-west road, by end of hedgerow; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,294.0 feet; depth to water, 25.3 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Silt, sandy, clayey, grayish-tan 5 5
Silt, very sandy, reddish-tan 10 15
Sand, fine to coarse, much fine to medium, very silty, reddish-tan; many fragments of red shale 10 25
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; much tan silt 5 30
Sand, fine to coarse, and much fine gravel, silty, tan; arkosic, with green shale fragments in the lower 13 feet 23 53
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 54

29-2W-23bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 23, T 29 S, R 2 W, in ditch on east side of road, 150 feet south of east-west road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,279.1 feet; depth to water, 14.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Sand, fine to coarse, very silty, reddish-brown to tan 10 10
Sand, fine to coarse, much fine to medium; some tan silt 5 15
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty, tan; arkosic 15 30
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; arkosic 15 45
Sand, fine to coarse; arkosic 5 50
Sand, fine to coarse; many fragments of red shale 6 56
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, green 1 57

29-2W-23bcc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW NW sec. 23, T 29 S, R 2 W, on east side of road, 40 feet north of drive into oil well; augered September 1958. Altitude of land surface, 1 275.1 feet; depth to water, 12.9 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, very sandy, dark-brown 2 2
Sand, fine to coarse; 99 percent quartz, silty in upper part 8 10
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty, brown to tan; quartzose 5 15
Sand, fine to coarse; 95 percent quartz 5 20
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; gravel is arkosic 35 55
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 2 57

29-2W-24bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 24, T 29 S, R 2 W, on south side of road, 200 feet east of the north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,301.8 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess)
Silt, sandy, dark-tan 3 5
Silt, sandy, reddish-tan 15 20
Silt, grayish-tan; some sand 5 25
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, light-gray 2 27

29-2W-26bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 26, T 29 SR 2 W, on east side of road, 75 feet south of the center line of the east-west road; augered September 1958. Altitude of land surface, 1,268.8 feet; depth to water, 12.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Silt, reddish-tan; some sand 10 10
Silt, sandy, tan 15 25
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel 12 37
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, bluish-gray   37

29-2W-26cbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW SW sec. 26, T 29 S, R 2 W, on east side of road, 120 feet north of railroad crossing; drilled September 1958. Altitude of land surface, 1,263.5 feet; depth to water, 18.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, sandy, reddish-brown 7 7
Sand, fine to medium, very silty, reddish-brown 8 15
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; some shale fragments; silt streaks from 35 to 45 feet and from 47 to 48 feet 39 54
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 55

29-2W-27ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 27, T 29 S, R 2 W, in borrow pit on west side of road, 100 feet north of bridge; augered September 1958. Altitude of land surface, 1,258.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, tan; some fine sand; sand at base 20 20
Sand, fine, very silty, tan; many red shale fragments; grayish-tan in the lower 5 feet 15 35
Sand, fine to coarse, silty, grayish-tan 10 45
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 46

29-2W-35cbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW SW sec. 35, T 29 S, R 2 W, on road shoulder at north edge of field drive, 4 feet south of half-section fence; augered September 1958. Altitude of land surface, 1,261.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 4 4
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, tan 11 15
Silt, sandy, tan; very sandy in lower 10 feet 20 35
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty, tan 13 48
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 49

29-3W-1aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 1, T 29 S, R 3 W; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,356.5 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil 5 5
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, green 2 7

29-3W-14cdd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SW sec. 14, T 29 S, R 3 W, on north side of road, 60 feet west of half-section road to south; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,288.1 feet; depth to water, 7.7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, sandy, reddish-tan 8 10
Silt, dark-tan 5 15
Silt, sandy, tan; sandier in the lower 9 feet 29 44
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, gray 1 45

29-3W-16aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 16, T 29 S, R 3 W, on south side of road, 50 feet west of north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,304.1 feet; depth to water, 22.6 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 4 4
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, very sandy, reddish-tan 10 14
Sand, fine to coarse, silty, reddish-tan to tan in lower 7 feet; fine gravel in lower 11 feet 13 27
Silt, sandy, tan 3 30
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; some tan silt 10 40
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, red 1 41

29-3W-16ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 16, T 29 S, R 3 W, on east side of field drive, 40 feet west of blacktop road on north side; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,313.3 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 4 4
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (slope deposits, colluvium)
Silt, reddish-brown and red 7 11
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, red and green 1 12

29-3W-17ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 17, T 29 S, R 3 W, in ditch on west side of road, 150 feet north of east-west road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,330.1 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (slope deposits, colluvium)
Silt, reddish-brown 5 5
Silt, grayish-brown 7 12
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red and green 1 13

29-3W-19aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 19, T 29 S, R 3 W, on south side of road, 100 feet west of the north-south road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,335.0 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 1 1
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess)
Silt, sandy, grayish-brown 6 7
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 3 10

29-3W-19bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 19, T 29 S, R 3 W, on south side of road, 75 feet west of north-south road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,340.5 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (slope deposits, colluvium)
Silt, tannish-brown 5 5
Silt, dark reddish-brown 3 8
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale 2 10

29-3W-22aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 22, T 29 S, R 3 W, on south side of road, 100 feet west of T-road to the north; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,291.0 feet; depth to water, 9.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, sandy, reddish-brown 3 5
Silt, tan 5 10
Silt, slightly sandy, tan 5 15
Silt, tan 5 20
Silt, sandy, grayish-tan; some caliche 13 33
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, grayish-green 1 34

29-3W-24bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 24, T 2.9 S, R 3 W, 15 feet west of turn in road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,277.6 feet; depth to water, 3.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Recent stages (terrace deposits and alluvium)
Silt, sandy, brown 3 3
Sand, fine to coarse, silty; some fine gravel 7 10
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; shale fragments 9 19
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Wellington Formation
Shale, grayish-green 1 20

29-4W-6aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 6, T 29 S, R 4 W, in ditch on west side of road, 42 feet south of center line of east-west road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,377.6 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (slope deposits, colluvium)
Silt, brown 3 3
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 1 4

29-4W-7bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 7, T 29 S, R 4 W, in ditch on south side of road, 30 feet east of north-south road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,390.6 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess)
Silt, sandy, gray to grayish-tan 5 5
Silt, very sandy, pinkish-tan 2 7
Silt, reddish-brown and gray 3 10
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 2 12

29-4W-12aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 12, T 29 S, R 4 W, in road, 100 feet west of north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,310.9 feet; depth to water, 9. 7 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated
Silt, brown 10 10
Silt, sandy, red 20 30
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, green 1 31

29-4W-18bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 18, T 29 S, R 4 W, on east side of road, 25 feet south of east-west road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,406.5 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess)
Silt, sandy, grayish-tan 5 7
Silt, sandy, reddish-tan 3 10
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 1 11

29-4W-18bbc--Sample log of test hole in SW NW NW sec. 18, T 29 S, R 4 W, on east side of road, 0.25 mile south of east-west road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,406.8 feet; depth to water, 24.8 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess and terrace deposits, undifferentiated)
Silt, very sandy, grayish-brown to dark-tan 5 5
Silt, sandy, clayey, grayish-tan; calcareous 2 7
Silt, tannish-red; some fine sand 10 17
Sand, fine to medium, much fine, very silty, reddish-tan 8 25
Sand, fine to coarse, much fine to medium, silty, reddish-tan; many shale fragments 5 30
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 1 31

29-4W-19bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 19, T 29 S, R 4 W, on south side of road, 40 feet east of north-south road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,405.4 feet; depth to water, 18.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 1 1
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess and terrace deposits, undifferentiated)
Silt, sandy, dark-tan 5 6
Silt, sandy, reddish-tan 5 11
Sand, fine to coarse, much fine to medium and fine gravel, silty, tan 4 15
Silt, very sandy, tan; sand size shale fragments in lower 7 feet 22 37
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 1 38

29-4W-19ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 19, T 29 S, R 4 W, in ditch on east side of road, 300 feet north of section line; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,397 feet; depth to water, 3.5 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Sand, fine to coarse; arkosic, quartzose, some silt; fine gravel and shale fragments in lower 20 feet, some red silt in lower 5 feet 25 25
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, grayish-green 1 26

29-4W-20aab--Sample log of test hole in NW NE NE sec. 20, T 29 s, R 4 W, on south side of road, 0.15 mile west of north-south road, on small rise near field drive; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,399.4 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess)
Silt, sandy, reddish-brown 5 7
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red and green 1 8

29-4W-20bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 20, T 29 S, R 4 W, on south side of road, 40 feet east of north-south road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,340.4 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan Stage (terrace deposits)
Silt, reddish-brown 4 6
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 1 7

29-4W-21aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 21, T 29 S, R 4 W, on south side of road, 50 feet west of north-south road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,363.9 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (slope deposits, colluvium)
Silt, reddish-brown 5 5
Silt, tan 1 6
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, green, hard 1 7

29-4W-21bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 21, T 29 S, R 4 W, on south side of road 50 feet east of center line of north-south road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface 1,391± feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (slope deposits, colluvium)
Silt, brown 5 5
Silt, red 2 7
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 1 8

29-4W-22aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 22, T 29 S, R 4 W, on south side of road, 50 feet west of north-south road; augered July 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,355.8 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Road fill 1 1
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess and slope deposits, colluvium)
Silt, sandy, grayish-brown to tan 4 5
Silt, sandy, reddish-tan 8 13
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, very silty, red; many red shale fragments 1 14
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Siltstone, red 1 15

29-4W-28add--Sample log of test hole in SE SE NE sec. 28, T 29 S, R 4 W, on west side of road, 200 feet north of half-section fence; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,353.2 feet; depth to water, 9.0 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess and terrace deposits)
Permian
Silt, very sandy, dark-tan 5 5
Silt, very sandy, tan; less sandy in lower 10 feet 15 20
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 1 21

29-4W-28bcc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW NW sec. 28, T 29 S, R 4 W, on road 0.1 mile north of half-section line; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,370.3 feet; depth to water, 6.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Neogene
Pleistocene Series, undifferentiated
Silt, sandy, tannish-gray 6 8
Silt, grayish-brown 5 13
Silt, sandy, gray 29 42
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 1 43

29-4W-30cbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW SW sec. 30, T 29 S, R 4 W, under small tree across road from barn; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,414.4 feet; depth to water, 13.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess and terrace deposits)
Silt, very sandy, reddish-tan; some fine gravel in the lower 2 feet 5 7
Sand, fine to coarse, very silty, reddish-tan 6 13
Sand, fine to coarse, much fine to medium, silty, tan 2 15
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; arkosic, some silt 5 20
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 5 25

29-4W-30ccb--Sample log of test hole in NW SW SW sec. 30, T 29 S, R 4 W, on east side of road, 0.25 mile north of east-west road (Lane, 1960, p. 132); augered August 1, 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,416.1 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan and Recent stages (slope deposits, colluvium)
Silt, red 5 5
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 1 6

29-4W-33dcc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SE sec. 33, T 29 S, R 4 W, on north side of road, 40 feet west of small culvert; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,406.7 feet; depth to water 4.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess and slope deposits, colluvium)
Silt, sandy, gray to tan 5 5
Sand, fine to coarse, very silty; with caliche pebbles; fine gravel and shale fragments in lower 2 feet 4 9
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, grayish-green 1 10

29-4W-34bab--Sample log of test hole in NW NE NW sec. 34, T 29 S, R 4 W, in ditch on south side of road, 100 feet east of wooden bridge, 0.3 mile east of section corner; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,369.0 feet; depth to water, 14.3 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess and terrace deposits)
Silt, very sandy, tannish-red 10 10
Sand, fine to coarse, very silty, reddish-brown; some fine gravel and red shale fragments 25 35
Silt, very sandy, reddish-tan 5 40
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 2 42

29-4W-34ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 34, T 29 S, R 4 W, near center of unused road to north, on north side of east-west road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,380.8 feet; depth to water, 13.4 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess and terrace deposits)
Silt, sandy, dark grayish-brown 7 7
Silt, very sandy, gray to tan 3 10
Silt, very sandy, reddish-tan; some caliche; light grayish-tan from 17 to 20 feet 17 27
Sand, fine to medium, very silty, red 3 30
Sand, fine to coarse, much fine to medium, very silty red; some fine gravel; green and red shale fragments in lower 20 feet 30 60
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, slightly silty 10 70
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 1 71

29-4W-35ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 35, T 29 S, R 4 W, on west side of road, 25 feet north of east-west road; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,375.2 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess and terrace deposits)
Silt, dark-brown; some sand 5 5
Silt, sandy, clayey, tannish-gray 5 10
Silt, sandy, light-gray; some caliche 7 17
Silt, sandy, reddish-tan 10 27
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, gray 1 28

29-5W-14aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NE sec. 14, T 29 S, R 5 W, on west side of road, 45 feet south of east-west road (Lane, 1960, p. 134); augered May 12, 1955. Altitude of land surface, 1,403.7 feet; depth to water, 15.1 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil 3 3
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan and Sangamonian stages--Crete(?) and Loveland(?) formations
Silt, sandy, pinkish-tan 6 9
Sand, fine to coarse, silty 16 25
Silt, sandy, gray; calcareous 10 35
Silt, sandy, light-brown 14 49
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 1 50

29-5W-24bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW cor. sec. 24, T 29 S, R 5 W, on east side of road, 100 feet south of east-west road (Lane, 1960, p. 135); augered July 23, 1955. Altitude of land surface, 1,425.2 feet; depth to water, 12.7 feet Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Road fill 3 3
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan and Sangamonian stages--Crete(?) and Loveland(?) formations
Silt, sandy, tan to grayish-tan 4 7
Silt, sandy, pinkish-tan 3 10
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; a few thin silt streaks and fragments of Permian shale 10 20
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 5 25

29-5W-26aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE cor. sec. 26, T 29 S, R 5 W, on west side of road, 75 feet south of center line of east-west road (Lane, 1960, p. 135); augered May 12, 1955. Altitude of land surface, 1,425.2 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil 3 3
Neogene
Upper Pleistocene Subseries
Illinoisan and Sangamonian stages--Crete(?) and Loveland(?) formations
Silt, very sandy, reddish-brown 9 12
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 1 13

29-5W-26aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE cor. sec. 26, T 29 S, R 5 W, on west side of road, 40 feet north of center line of east-west road (Lane, 1960, p. 136); augered May 12, 1955. Altitude of land surface, 1,462.5 feet; depth to water, 9.2 feet. Thickness,
feet
Depth,
feet
Soil 2 2
Neogene
Lower Pleistocene Subseries
Nebraskan and Aftonian stages--Holdrege and Fullerton formations
Silt, very sandy, tan to grayish-tan; calcareous 3 5
Sand, fine to medium, very silty 2 7
Sand, fine to coarse, mostly fine to medium 29 36
Permian
Lower Permian Series
Ninnescah Shale
Siltstone, reddish-brown 1 37

T. 25 S. || T. 26 S. || T. 27 S. || T. 28 S. || T. 29 S. || T. 30 S.

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