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Logs of Wells and Test Holes

Given on the following pages are logs of 88 test holes in Douglas County drilled by the State Geological Survey and logs of 108 wells and test holes obtained from drillers and other sources. Logs of test holes originally published by Lohman (1941) are indicated as T-1, T-2, etc.

Townships 11 and 12 || Township 13 || Township 14 || Township 15

11-18-28cd--Sample log of test hole in SE SW sec. 28, T. 11 S., R. 18 E., about 300 feet north of railroad tracks; drilled August 18, 1950; depth to water, 2.78 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±843.3 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Clay, silty, dark 3 3
Silt, clayey, brown 2 5
Sand, medium to coarse, feldspar and quartz 6 11
Clay, silty, dark brown 1 12
Sand, medium, quartz and feldspar 11 23
Granules, coarse, and limestone boulder 1 24
Gravel, coarse, and granules 6 30
Gravel, coarse, granules and cobbles 7 37
Sand, coarse, and boulders 11 48
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Lawrence(?) Shale
Shale, yellow brown to light blue gray 2 50
Shale, soft, blue; thin layer of brown siltstone 5 55

12-19-1db1--Drillers log of well drilled by Jungmann Bros. Drilling Co. for B.L. Anderson Construction Co. in NW SE sec. 1, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., in 1955. Altitude of land surface, ±835 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil 2 2
Soil, black 10 12
Clay 14 26
Sand, medium 24 50
Sand, coarse 20 70
Sand, coarse 12 82
Limestone   82

12-19-1db2--Drillers log of well drilled by Jungmann Bros. Drilling Co. for B.L. Anderson Construction Co. in NW SE sec. 1, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., in 1955. Altitude of land surface, ±835 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil 2 2
Soil, black 8 10
Clay 14 24
Sand, medium 16 40
Sand, coarse 20 60
Sand, medium 15 75
Sand, coarse 6 81
Limestone   81

12-19-9ad--Sample log of test hole in SE NE sec. 9, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., 50 feet north of intersection on west road shoulder, drilled August 14, 1950; depth to water, 7.2 feet. Altitude of land surface, 828.4 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Sand, fine to coarse, quartz and feldspar 8 8
Sand, medium to coarse; contains snail shells 12 20
Sand, coarse, quartzose 10 30
Sand, coarse, and granules of feldspar 18 48
Sand, coarse, and gravel containing limestone fragments 12 60
Gravel, coarse, and granules of quartz and feldspar; some weathered shale 8 68
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Shale, blue gray 2 70

12-19-14bd--(Lohman, 1941, p. 64) Drillers log of well drilled by Layne-Western Co. for Kansas Power & Light Co. in SW NW sec. 14, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., in 1938.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil 3 3
Clay 11 14
Sand, fine 4 18
Sand, coarse, some gravel 12 30
Clay 5 35
Sand, coarse, some gravel 10 45
Gravel and sand 8 53
Rock   53

12-19-14bd--(Lohman, 1941, p. 64) Drillers log of well drilled by Layne-Western Co. for Kansas Power & Light Co. in SE NW sec. 14, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., in 1938.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil 3 3
Clay, sandy 8 11
Sand, fine 4 15
Sand, medium coarse 5 20
Sand, fine 3 23
Sand, medium coarse 7 30
Clay 1 31
Sand and gravel 14 45
Sand, gravel, and a few boulders 7 52
Rock   52

12-19-15bc--Drillers log of well drilled by W. D. Wilson for Lakeview Fishing and Shooting Assoc. in SW NW sec. 15, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., in September 1951. Altitude of land surface, ±840 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Clay, yellow 46 46
Shale, blue 16 62
Limestone, blue 6 68
Shale, blue 38 106
Limestone, brown 3 109
Shale, gray, sandy 71 180
Limestone, brown 2 182
Shale, gray, sandy 6 188
Limestone, light gray 16 204
Shale, gray 4 208
Shale, black 2 210

12-19-15cd--Sample log of test hole in SE SW sec. 15, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., drilled August 14, 1950. Altitude of land surface, ±860.0 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Buck Creek Terrace deposits
Soil, clayey, black 3 3
Silt and clay, brown 4 7
Silt, clayey, red 33 40
Silt, clayey, red; some fine sand 12 52
Sand, medium, to gravel 1 53
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Shale, blue gray 1 54

12-19-23ba--Drillers log of well drilled by Holmes & Hammel Drilling Co. for N. W. Goff in NE NW sec. 23, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., in 1948. Altitude of land surface, ±904 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil and clay 20 20
Clay, red, sandy 25 45
Shale, blue, sandy 24 69
Sandstone, soft 6 75
Limestone 5 80
Shale 1 81
Sandstone, hard 12 93
Shale 28 121
Sandstone, water 8 129
Shale 2 131

12-19-24a--(Lohman, 1941, T-10) Sample log of test hole in cen. NE sec. 24, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 12.4 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±821.4 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, silty, dark 11 11
Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel 9 20
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel 2 22
Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel 8 30
Sand, coarse to medium 10 40
Sand, coarse 9 49
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, light gray, and sandstone 1 50

12-19-24ac--(Lohman, 1941, T-11) Sample log of test hole in SW NE sec. 24, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., drilled 1940. Altitude of land surface, 856.1 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Kansan glaciofluvial deposits
Soil, clay, silty, dark 3 3
Clay, silty, yellow brown 6 9
Clay, silty, light gray 3 12
Sand, fine to coarse, dirty 4.5 16.5
Sand and gravel, poorly sorted, orange brown 3.5 20
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Lawrence Shale
Shale and sandstone, yellow green to gray 5.5 25.5
Shale, dark blue gray 4.5 30

12-19-24ad1--(Lohman, 1941, T-9) Sample log of test hole in SE NE sec. 24, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 9.2 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±819.2 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Sand, fine, earthy 10 10
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel 13 23
Sand, coarse 7 30
Sand, coarse to medium 10 40
Sand, medium 7.5 47.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, light gray, and sandstone 2.5 50

12-19-24ad2--(Lohman, 1941, T-8) Sample log of test hole in SE NE sec. 24, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 9.2 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±819.2 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, sandy, brown 1 1
Soil, black 7 8
Sand, medium to fine, brown 2 10
Sand, medium to fine 9 19
Sand, medium to coarse, gray 11 30
Gravel, coarse to fine, and coarse to medium sand 10 40
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand 6 46
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, light gray 4 50

12-19-24dac--(Lohman, 1941, T-6) Sample log of test hole in SW NE SE sec. 24, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., drilled 1940. Altitude of land surface, 817.7 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, sandy, dark 4 4
Sand, medium, brown 16 20
Sand, medium to coarse 4 24
Sand, medium, to fine gravel 6 30
Sand, coarse 10 40
Gravel, medium and coarse, some fine 7.5 47.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, gray, and sandstone 2.5 50

12-19-24dd--Drillers log of well drilled by Layne-Western Co. for city of Lawrence in SE SE sec. 24, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., in 1947. Altitude of land surface, ± 823 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Top soil 1 1
Rock ballast and chat 4 5
Clay, sandy 10 15
Sand, medium 8 23
Sand, muddy 4 27
Sand, coarse 16 43
Clay 1.5 44.5
Sand, coarse, and clay balls 9.9 54.4

12-19-25aa1--Drillers log of well drilled by Layne-Western Co. for city of Lawrence in NE NE sec. 25, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., in 1945. Altitude of land surface, ±822 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Fill 10 10
Clay, sandy 10 20
Sand, fine to medium 12 32
Sand, fine, well packed 4 36
Sand, coarse 9 45
Sand, coarse, and gravel 6 51

12-19-25ad1--Drillers log of well drilled by Layne-Western Co. for city of Lawrence in SE NE sec. 25, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., in 1944. Altitude of land surface, ±819 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Sandy soil 1 1
River fill 4 5
Clay, soft, blue 13 18
Sand, fine, blue 7 25
Sand, medium to coarse 9 34
Sand, fine 3 37
Clay, blue, and rotten wood 0.5 37.5
Sand, fine 1.5 39
Sand, medium to coarse 3 42
Sand, coarse, and gravel; small rock 5 47

12-19-25ddb--Sample log of test hole in NW SE SE sec. 25, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., about 120 feet north of center line of 6th Street and 100 feet east of center line of Alabama Street, drilled July 7, 1954. Altitude of land surface, ±852 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Kansan glaciofluvial deposits
Soil, gray black 2 2
Silt and clay, gray to yellow brown 3 5
Silt and clay, yellow brown; fragments of ironstone and limonite concretions 20.5 25.5
Sand, medium, silty, yellow brown 3.5 29
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Lawrence (?) Shale
Shale, gray blue, thin hard streaks in lower part 15 44

12-19-26abb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NE sec. 26, T. 12 S,, R. 19 E., about 12 feet east and 200 feet south of N. quarter corner, drilled July 1953. Altitude of land surface, ±890 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Peoria Formation
Soil, gray black 2 2
Silt, clayey, tan 2 4
Kansan glaciofluvial deposits
Silt, clayey, gray 4 8
Silt, clayey, brown 19 27
Silt, clayey, tan gray; contains scattered gravel 10 37
Silt, clayey, tan gray 3 40
Silt, sandy, tan 11 51
Silt, sandy, tan; contains scattered gravel 10 61
Gravel and sand 5 66
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Lawrence Shale
Shale, yellow gray 3 69
Stranger Formation-Haskell Limestone member
Limestone, gray, sandy in upper part; contains thin shale break in lower part 4.2 73.2
Stranger Formation-Vinland Shale member
Shale, gray 0.8 74
Sandstone, gray, silty, very fine, partly cemented with calcite 27 101
Shale, sandy, gray, and gray sandstone 11 112
Stranger Formation-Westphalia(?) Limestone member
Limestone, soft, light gray 0.5 112.5
Stranger Formation-Tonganoxie Sandstone member
Sandstone and sandy shale, gray; contains thin coal bed 9.5 122
Sandstone, gray, fine to very fine 21 143
Shale, blue gray; contains thin coal(?) 6 149
Sandstone, blue gray, fine to very fine; contains thin sandy shale 86 235
PENNSYLVANIAN--Missourian
Weston (?) Shale
Shale, gray 1.9 236.9
Stanton Limestone
Limestone, light gray, hard 0.1 237

12-19-27cc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW sec. 27, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., drilled October 1955. Altitude of land surface, ±1,027 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Peoria Formation
Silt, gray black 2 2
Silt, tan 2 4
Kansas Till
Clay, red brown 1 5
Clay, yellow brown; contains chert and quartzite 3 8
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Kanwaka Shale
Shale, tan gray 2 10

12-19-28ba--Drillers log of well drilled by W. D. Wilson for Mr. Higgens in NE NW sec. 28, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., in 1952. Altitude of land surface, ±961 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil 3 3
Limestone, broken 17 20
Shale, blue 5 25
Limestone, yellow 20 45
Shale, hard, gray 25 70
Shale, sandy 35 105
Shale, gray, muddy 95 200

12-19-34dd--Drillers log of well drilled by W. D. Wilson for J. G. Votaw in SE SE sec. 34, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., in May 1953. Altitude of land surface, ±980 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil 2 2
Clay, red 6 8
Limestone, broken 4 12
Shale, black 8 20
Limestone, blue 2 22
Shale, light gray 13 35
Limestone 10 45
Shale, light 15 60
Shale, gray, sandy 45 105

12-19-35cd--Drillers log of well drilled by Jungmann Bros. Drilling Co. for Vernon Smith in SE SW sec. 35, T. 12 S., R. 19 E., in March 1952. Altitude of land surface, ±967 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Clay 5 5
Limestone 9 14
Shale 11 25
Redbed 9 34
Shale 10 44
Shale, sandy 39 83
Sandstone 5 88
Shale, sandy 22 110
Shale 10 120

12-20-4bc--Drillers log of well dug by Tom Gibson for University of Kansas in SW NW sec. 4, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., in October 1955. Altitude of land surface, ±920 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Black soil and gray-black silty clay 2.8 2.8
Gravel 0.2 3
Silty clay, gray black 3.5 6.5
Gravel 0.2 6.7
Silty clay, gray brown 5.3 12
Silty clay, brownish tan; contains scattered gravel 12.5 24.5
Silty clay, brownish tan; contains abundant limestone and chert gravel, cobbles, and sand 2.5 27
Shale, weathered, blue gray   27

12-20-7adc--(Lohman, 1941, p. 63) Drillers log of well drilled by Ed Feyh for C. B. Young in SW cor. SE NE sec. 7, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., in May 1940. Altitude of land surface, ±830 feetThickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Sand, fine to medium, gray 40 40
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel; brown 10 50
Sand, medium, and coarse gravel; brown 5 55
Gravel, coarse, and some sand; brown 8 63
Sand, medium, and coarse gravel 4 67
Gravel, coarse, and brown sand 3 70
Sand, medium, and coarse gravel 4 74
Gravel, medium, and fine sand 3 77
Gravel, coarse, and medium sand 3 80
Gravel, coarse, and fine sand; iron-stained and contains limonite concretions 3 83
Shale, silty 1 84

12-20-8da--Sample log of test hole in NE SE sec. 8, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled October 7, 1948. Altitude of land surface, ±894.0 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Kansan glaciofluvial deposits
Clay, slightly sandy, red brown 1.5 1.5
Clay, sandy, buff tan and brown 5.5 7
Clay, sandy, dark tan 5 12
Clay, tan to buff; thin hard ferruginous bands 4 16
Clay, sandy, soft, tan 7 23
Clay and very fine sand, tan 9.5 2.5
Clay and very fine sand, tan; thin ferruginous sand- stonelike beds 19.5 52
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel; mostly igneous material and chert 6 58
Gravel, fine to medium; igneous material and chert 4.5 62.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Limestone, hard, gray; contains shell fragments 0.5 03

12-20-9cdd--(Lohman, 1941, T-19) Sample log of test hole in SE cor. SW sec. 9, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940. Altitude of land surface, ±883.0 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Kansan glaciofluvial deposits
Clay, silty, reddish 3 3
Clay, silty, light gray and brown 4 7
Clay, silty, yellow 2 9
Clay, silty, orange yellow and light gray 5.5 14.5
Sand, fine to coarse, yellow brown 6.5 21
Clay, silty; contains concretionsof limonite 4 25
Clay, silty, orange yellow and light gray 2 27
Gravel, poorly sorted, orange brown; contains concretions of limonite 6.5 33.5
Sand and. gravel, brown, and some cobbles 10 43.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Lawrence (?) Shale
Shale, gray 6.5 50

12-20-16da--Drillers log of well drilled by W. D, Wilson for Rays Truck Stop Cafe in NE SE sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 20 E. Altitude of land surface, ±827 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil 3 3
Clay, yellow 7 10
Clay, sandy 10 20
Quicksand 10 30
Sand and gravel 12 42

12-20-17add--(Lohman, 1941, T-18) Sample log of test hole in SE SE NE sec. 17, T. 12 S., R. 20 E.,drilled 1940. Altitude of land surface, ±829.4 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Newman Terrace deposits
Soil, silty, dark brown 3 3
Soil, silty, clayey, dark 5 8
Clay, silty, dark 4 12
Clay, silty, light brown 8 20
Clay, silty, light yellow 6 26
Clay, silty, dark 3.5 29.5
Sand, medium, and some coarse sand 5.5 35
Sand, medium to coarse 4 39
Gravel, coarse to fine 11 50
Gravel, fine to coarse, and some coarse sand 12 62
Gravel, coarse to fine, and some coarse sand 8 70
Gravel, coarse to fine 9 79

12-20-17cd--(Lohman, 1941, p. 63) Drillers log of well drilled by W. H. Hayden for University of Kansas in SE SW sec. 17, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., in February 1939. Altitude of land surface, ±818.6 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Clay, brownish yellow 13.5 13.5
Sand, fine, white 0.5 14
Clay, yellow brown 12 26
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel 12 38
Clay, black 1 39
Gravel, coarse; contains boulders 3.5 42.5
Clay, black 4.5 47
Gravel, coarse, gray 7 54

12-20-17dd--(Lohman, 1941, T-17) Sample log of test hole in NW cor. SE SE sec. 17, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940. Altitude of land surface, ±815.7 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, silty, sandy, dark 8 8
Soil, silty; contains abundant shell fragments 1 9
Sand, fine, brown 5 14
Sand, coarse to medium, and some fine gravel 7 21
Sand, coarse to medium, brown to green 5 26
Gravel, coarse, to medium sand 4 30
Gravel, coarse to fine 30 60
Gravel, coarse to medium 7.5 67.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Sandstone, light gray and brown 2.5 70
Sandstone, fine grained, light gray 10 80

12-20-19ba5--(Lohman, 1941, T-29) Sample log of test hole in NE NW sec. 19, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 7.5 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±817.5 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, silty, dark (gumbo at top) 7 7
Sand, fine to coarse, interbedded with silty clay 4 11
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to coarse gravel 10 21
Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to medium sand 9 30
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel 10 40
Gravel, fine to coarse, and fine to medium sand 5 45
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Sandstone, hard, light gray 4 49

12-20-19bcc--(Lohman, 1941, T-7.) Sample log of test hole in SW cor. NW sec. 19, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940. Altitude of land surface, ±817.2 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, sandy, dark 10 10
Sand, medium to coarse 10 20
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand 10 30
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel 10 40
Sand, coarse 3.5 43.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Sandstone, hard, light gray 5.5 49

12-20-19bd1--(Lohman, 1941, T-28) Sample log of test hole in SE NW sec. 19, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 12.86 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±822.5 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, dark 1 1
Sand, fine, light tan, and medium sand 15 16
Sand, coarse, gray, to medium gravel 14 30
Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand 10 40
Gravel, coarse to fine, and some coarse sand 9.5 49.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Clay, silty, light gray, and sandy shale 0.5 50

12-20-19ca--(Lohman, 1941, T-27) Sample log of test hole in NE SW sec. 19, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 6.95 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±815.9 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, dark 1.5 1.5
Sand, medium, brown 9.5 11
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand 9 20
Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand 10 30
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel 13.5 43.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Clay, silty, light gray, and shale 1.5 45

12-20-19cc--(Lohman, 1941, T-5) Sample log of test hole in SW SW sec. 19, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940. Altitude of land surface, 818.0 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Sand, medium, brown 11 11
Sand, medium to coarse, brown 4 15
Sand, medium 5 20
Gravel, fine, to medium sand 10 30
Gravel, fine to coarse 10 40
Sand, coarse to medium 5.5 45.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, gray, and sandstone 4.5 50

12-20-19cd1--(Lohman, 1941, T-26) Sample log of test hole in SE SW sec. 19, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 14.9 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±820.0 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil; contains some sand and cinders 8 8
Clay soil, silty, gray 5 13
Sand, coarse to medium, and some fine gravel 17 30
Gravel, coarse to fine, and some coarse sand 10 40
Gravel, coarse to fine, and coarse sand 5 45
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Sandstone, light gray, and sandy shale 5 50

12-20-19da--(Lohman, 1941, T-20) Sample log of test hole in NE SE sec. 19, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 6.9 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±813.1 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, sandy, dark 3 3
Soil, clayey, silty, muddy gray 9 12
Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand 9 21
Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand 20.5 41.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Sandstone, medium grained, light gray 3.5 45

12-20-20baa--(Lohman, 1941, T-16) Sample log of test hole in NE cor. NW sec. 20, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 14 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±821.5 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, silty, dark 6 6
Soil, silty, brown 2 8
Sand, coarse, brown, and some medium sand 2 10
Sand, medium to coarse 10 20
Sand, coarse to medium, and some fine gravel 5 25
Sand, coarse, to coarse gravel 5 30
Sand, coarse to medium, and some fine gravel 9 39
Sand, coarse, to coarse gravel 4 43
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand 7 50
Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand 10 60
Sand, coarse; contains boulders 12 72
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, gray, and sandstone 8 80

12-20-20bcc--(Lohman, 1941, T-15) Sample log of test hole in SW cor. NW sec. 20, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 22 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±829.4 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Newman Terrace deposits
Soil, black 3 3
Clay, silty, light brown 8 11
Sand, very fine to medium, tan 11 22
Sand, coarse, and some fine gravel 8 30
Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel 10 40
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel 10 50
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel 7 57
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, light gray, and some hard brown sandstone 3 60

12-20-20da--(Lohman, 1941, p. 64) Drillers log of well drilled by G. E. Robinson for W. H, Pendleton in NE SE sec. 20, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., in August 1934. Altitude of land surface, ±820 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil 6 6
Sand, fine, white 8 14
Sand and gravel, brown 3 17
Sand, fine, white 4 21
Gravel and sand, coarse, brown 14 35
Clay, black 1 36
Gravel, coarse, and brown sand 14 50

12-20-29ad1--Drillers log of well drilled by Air Made Well Co. for Westvaco Chemical Co. in SE NE sec. 29, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., in 1951. Altitude of land surface, ±8l8 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Surface silt and loam 3 3
Sand, silty, fine, brown 15 15
Sand, fine to medium, brown 6 24
Sand, coarse, brown, some silt streaks 4 28
Sand, medium to coarse, gray 6 34
Sand, coarse, gray, streaks of heavy thick silt and lenses of gravel 10 44
Gravel,gray, streaks of blue-gray silt and fine to coarse sand 7 51
Clay and silt, blue, grading into sandstone 3 54

12-20-29ad3--Drillers log of test hole drilled by Jungmann Bros. Drilling Co. for Westvaco Chemical Co. in SE NE sec. 29, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., in July 1954. Altitude of land surface, ±817 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Clay,sandy 18 18
Sand, some gravel 28 46
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale 2 48
Sandstone 27 75
Shale, sandy 3 78
PENNSYLVANIAN--Missourian
Stanton Limestone
Limestone 19 97
Shale, dark 4 101
Limestone 15 116
Vilas Shale
Shale 7 123
Plattsburg Limestone
Limestone 20 143
Bonner Springs Shale
Shale 10 153
Shale, sandy 7 160
Shale 10 170
Wyandotte Limestone
Limestone 12 182
Shale 1 183
Limestone 7 190

12-20-30abb--(Lohman, 1941, T-14) Sample log of test hole in NW cor. NE sec. 30, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 10.8 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±816.6 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, silty, sandy, brown 13 13
Sand, coarse to medium, and some fine gravel 7 20
Gravel, coarse to fine, and coarse to medium sand 10 30
Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand 13.5 43.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Sandstone, light gray, a hard boulder bed just above it 6.5 50

12-20-30ba1--(Lohman, 1941, T-13) Sample log of test hole in NE NW sec. 30, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 12,8 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±816.9 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Road fill, soil, and rock 6 6
Soil, silty, dark brown 4 10
Sand, coarse and medium, and some fine gravel 10 20
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel 10 30
Sand, medium, to coarse gravel 10 40
Sand, medium, some coarse 8 48
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Coal, black, and sandy light-gray shale 2 50

12-20-30ba2--(Lohman, 1941, T-25) Sample log of test hole in NE NW sec. 30, T. 12 S,, R. 20 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 8 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±814.8 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, dark 1.5 1.5
Silt, brown, and fine sand 6.5 8
Gravel, flne to coarse, and coarse to medium sand 6 14
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to coarse gravel 6 20
Gravel, coarse to fine, and coarse sand 21 41
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Sandstone, light gray 4 45

12-20-30ba3--(Lohman, 1941, T-21) Sample log of test hole in NE NW sec. 30, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940. Altitude of land surface, ±811.0 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, sandy, dark 8 8
Sand, medium to coarse, brown 4 12
Gravel, coarse to medium, and coarse to medium sand, 8 20
Gravel, coarse to fine, and some coarse sand 10 30
Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand 10 40
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel 2 42
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, light gray 3 45

12-20-30bc1--(Lohman, 1941, T-12) Sample log of test hole in SW NW sec. 30, T. 12 S., R. 20 E, drilled 1940; depth to water, 12.6 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±816.2 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, sandy, dark brown 14 14
Sand, coarse to medium 6 20
Gravel, medium and coarse, and coarse and medium sand 10 30
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel 10 40
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand 8 48
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, light gray, and sandstone 2 50

12-20-30bc2--(Lohman, 1941, T-1) Sample log of test hole in SW NW sec. 30, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 13 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±815.5 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, silty, dark; contains some sand and gravel 2.5 2.5
Soil, silty, dark 3.5 6
Soil, silty clay, dark brown 7 13
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel 7 20
Gravel, medium, and coarse sand 10 30
Gravel, medium and fine 10 40
Gravel, coarse to fine 5.5 45.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, light gray, and sandstone 4.5 50

12-20-30bc3--(Lohman, 1941, T-2) Sample log of test hole in SW NW sec. 30, T. 12 S., E. 20 E., drilled 1940. Altitude of land surface, ±815.8 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, earthy, black 10.5 10.5
Clay, dark blue to gray 10.5 21
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand 9 30
Gravel, medium to fine 14.5 44.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, gray, and sandstone 5.5 50

12-20-30bc4--(Lohman, 1941, T-3) Sample log of test hole in SW NW sec. 30, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940. Altitude of land surface, ±814.9 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, dark 1 1
Sand, fine, light tan 2 3
Clay, soft, dark 11 14
Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand 6 20
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand 10 30
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel 10 40
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand 5 45
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, light gray 5 50

12-20-30bc5--(Lohman, 1941, T-4) Sample log of test hole in SW NW sec. 30, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940. Altitude of land surface, ±814.4 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, earthy, black 5 5
Clay, dark blue to gray 8 13
Sand, coarse to medium 7 20
Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand 7 27
Clay or sand (sample contains too much drilling mud to determine) 2 29
Sand, medium 5 34
Gravel, fine, and coarse sand 6 40
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel 4 44
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, light gray 3 47

12-20-30bc6--(Lohman, 1941, T-23) Sample log of test hole in SW NW sec. 30, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., 150 feet west and 20 feet north of intersection of First and Maple Streets, drilled 1940; depth to water, 14.35 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±814.8 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, sandy, brown 5 5
Sand, fine, brown 2 7
Clay, silty, dark 3 10
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel 10 20
Sand, coarse to medium, and some fine gravel 2.5 22.5
Clay, silty, dark blue gray 13.5 36
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel 4 40
Sand, coarse to medium 6.5 46.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, light gray, and sandstone 1.5 48

12-20-30bc7--(Lohman, 1941, T-22) Sample log of test hole in SW NW sec. 30, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., drilled 1940; depth to water, 19.3 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±821.7 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Sand, fine, brown 9 9
Silt, soft, plastic, brown 2 11
Sand, coarse to medium 9 20
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel 8 28
Clay, silty, dark gray 10 38
Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to medium sand 12 50
Sand, coarse to medium, and some fine gravel 2.5 52.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Sandstone, light gray, and sandy shale 2.5 55

12-20-30bc8--(Lohman, 1941, T-24) Sample log of test hole in SW NW sec. 30, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., 312 feet north of intersection of First and Lincoln Streets, drilled 1940; depth to water, 16.15 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±818.2 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, sandy, brown 10.5 10.5
Sand, coarse to medium, brown 6.5 17
Sand, coarse, and fine gravel 3 20
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel 10 30
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to coarse gravel 10 40
Gravel, fine to coarse, some coarse sand 9.5 49.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Stranger Formation
Shale, sandy, light gray, and sandstone 2.5 52

12-20-30cca--Drillers log of well drilled by Holmes & Hammel Drilling Co. for Lawrence Sanitary Dairy in NE SW SW sec. 30, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., in 1940. Altitude of land surface, ±845 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil and clay 10 10
Shale 15 25
Sandstone 5 30
Shale 12 42
Limestone 4 46
Shale, sandy 62 108
Sandstone, white (salt water) 50 158
Shale, sandy 6 164
Sandstone, white (salt water) 24 188
Limestone 6 194
Shale, black 6 200
Limestone 8 208
Shale 14 222

12-20-31ba--Drillers log of well drilled by J. E. Goble for R. C. Jackman (WREN Building) in NE NW sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., in June 1933. Altitude of land surface, ±860 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Clay, yellow, soft 20 20
Sand, yellow, soft 10 30
Sand, yellow, soft, quicksand (some water) 20 50
Limestone, gray, hard 8 58
Shale, soft 17 75
Coal 1 76
Shale, light, calcareous 1 77
Shale, gray, soft 48 125
Sandstone, gray 35 160

12-20-31caa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE SW sec. 31, T. 12 S,, R. 20 E., about 80 feet west and 150 feet south of curbing at NE corner of South Park, east of Massachusetts Street, drilled August 19, 1954. Altitude of land surface, ±860 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Undifferentiated alluvium and colluvium
Soil, gray black 3 3
Clay, silty, yellow to gray tan 4.5 7.5
Clay, silty, gray tan; contains fragments of sandstone, and ironstone concretions 9.5 17
PENNSYLVANIAN--Virgilian
Lawrence Shale
Shale, clayey, light gray and light tan 1.9 18.9
Stranger Formation
Limestone 0.1 19

12-20-36ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 36, T. 12 S., R. 20 E., 31 feet NW of SE corner, drilled April 18, 1952; depth to water, 15 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±810 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Soil, silty, gray 6 6
Silt, argillaceous, gray 10 16
Sand, fine to medium, quartz and feldspar 4 20
Sand, medium, quartz and feldspar 9 29
Sand, coarse, well sorted, quartz and feldspar 26.5 55.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Missourian
Stanton Limestone
Limestone, gray 0.5 56

12-21-31bcc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW NW sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 21 E., drilled April 1952; depth to water, 13.7 feet. Altitude of land surface, ±808 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
QUATERNARY--Upper Pleistocene to Recent
Alluvium
Soil, silty, gray; many fine sand grains 12 12
Sand, medium, fairly well sorted; grains are quartz, feldspar, and some sandstone and basalt 8 20
Sand, coarse, fairly well sorted; grains are quartz, feldspar, and some basalt and limonite 8 28
Sand, medium, blue gray, well sorted 16.5 44.5
Sand, medium, fairly well sorted 2 46.5
PENNSYLVANIAN--Missourian
Stanton (?) Limestone
Limestone, gray, weathered 1.5 48

12-21-34cbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW SW sec. 34, T. 12 S., R.21 E., drilled June 22, 1953. Altitude of land surface, ±801 feet.Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road Fill 4 4
QUATERNARY--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Sand, silty, fine 15 19
Clay, silty 2 21
Sand and gravel, blue gray 26.8 47.8
PENNSYLVANIAN--Missourian
Wyandotte (?) Limestone
Limestone, hard, light gray 0.2 48

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