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Logs of Test Holes and Wells

On the following pages are listed the logs of 59 wells and test holes in Finney and Gray counties, one test hole (1) in Scott County, one test hole (12) in Kearny County, and two test holes (28 and 29) in Ford County. Logs 1 to 29 are of test holes drilled by the State and Federal Geological Surveys (fig. 7). Logs 30 to 60 include logs of test holes drilled by other agencies and well drillers, logs of water wells (pls. 3 and 4), and partial logs of oil tests.

Lithologic terms used in the driller's logs have been retained. The term "gyp" has been used by many drillers to describe the harder lime-cemented beds in the Ogallala formation and undifferentiated Pleistocene beds. "Quicksand" and "pack sand" have been used by some drillers to describe loose fine sand, and "sand rock" has been used to describe sandstone. Many of the softer unconsolidated beds of the Ogallala formation and Pleistocene deposits have been logged as clay, but in those wells from which cuttings are available for study most of the so-called clay was found to be silt.

Because of lack of detail in the driller's logs of oil tests, no attempt was made to correlate these logs (58-60).

Wells 1-12 || Wells 13-24 || Wells 25-36 || Wells 37-48 || Wells 49-60

25. Log of test hole 25 at the NE corner sec. 4, T. 28 S., R. 28 W., Gray County, drilled by the State and Federal Geological Surveys. 1941. Surface altitude, 2,800.0 feet. (Authority, samples studied by Perry M. McNally and Bruce F. Latta.)			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
	Soil, sandy, dark		2	2
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits and Ogallala formation
		Silt and sand, fine to medium; tan	10	12
		Silt and sand, fine; tan; containing white caliche fragments and pebbles	19	31
		Sand, medium, to gravel, fine; brown	37	68
		Silt to sand, coarse; limy; light tan; contains caliche nodules	4	72
		Sand, medium, to gravel, fine; brown	28	100
		Sand, fine to coarse, brown	13	113
		Silt to sand, coarse; limy; tan; containing few thin gravel lenses	51.5	164.5
		Silt and sand, fine to medium; tan; containing lime nodules	10.5	175
		Silt to sand, coarse; limy; tan and light gray	5	180
		Sand, medium, to gravel, medium; brown	7	187
		Silt to sand, coarse; tan; containing thin lenses of light gray limy silt	15.5	202.5
		Sand, coarse, to gravel, coarse; brown	33.5	236
		Silt and sand, fine; tan	8	244
		Gravel, cemented, hard	4.5	248.5
		Silt, sandy, tan; containing lime nodules	6.5	255
		Silt and sand, fine to medium; limy; light tan and light gray	13	268
		Silt, fine sandy, tan	20	288
		Sand, fine to medium; lime-cemented, white to light gray,	14	302
		Silt and sand, fine; light gray	12	314
Greenhorn limestone
		Shale, calcareous, white, yellow, and orange-tan; containing thin beds of chalky limestone and bentonite	12.5	326.5
		Shale, calcareous, dark gray	6.5	333

26. Log of test hole 26 in the NE corner sec. 20, T. 28 S., R. 29 W., Gray County, drilled by State and Federal Geological Surveys, 1941. Surface altitude, 2,779.6 feet. (Authority, samples studied by Perry M. McNally and Bruce F. Latta.)			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
	Soil, sandy, dark		2	2
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits and Ogallala formation
		Silt and sand, fine to medium; tan	9	11
		Silt and sand, fine; limy; gray and tan; containing soft caliche nodules	49	60
		Silt and sand, fine to coarse; tan; containing caliche nodules	30	90
		Sand, medium, to gravel, coarse; brown	13	103
		Silt and sand, fine to coarse; limy; light tan and light gray; containing caliche fragments	20	123
		Sand, medium, to gravel, coarse	7	130
		Silt and sand, fine to coarse; brown	21.5	151.5
		Sand, medium, to gravel, coarse; brown	8	159.5
		Silt and sand, fine; tan; containing few limy lenses	18.5	178
		Clay, silty and sandy, yellow-tan	4	182
		Caliche, soft, tan and light gray; and sand, fine lime-cemented	16	198
		Silt, sand, and gravel; poorly sorted	14	212
		Sand, fine, to gravel, fine; brown	28	240
		Silt and sand, fine; tan	22	262
		Caliche gravel, gray and yellow-tan; containing some light gray silty clay	6.5	268.5
Dakota formation
		Clay, silty, blocky, tan	3.5	272
		Sandstone, tan, yellow-brown, and light gray; and clay, blocky, silty	9	281
		Shale, dark gray to black; containing sandstone concretion at top	1	282
		Shale, silty and sandy, light to dark gray; containing few fragments of black fossil charcoal	38	320

26a. Log of test hole 26a in the SW NW SE sec. 24, T. 28 S., R. 29 W., Montezuma, Kansas, drilled by State and Federal Geological Surveys, 1943. (Authority, samples studied by Oscar S. Fent and Bruce F. Latta.)			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
	Top soil, silty, black		4	4
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits and Ogallala (?) formation
		Silt, soft, tan, brown, buff, and white; containing some fine to coarse sand and caliche	31	35
		Silt, soft, yellow-brown	2	37
		Silt, tan; containing some fine to coarse sand, fine gravel, and caliche	28	65
		Silt, soft, red; containing medium sand and caliche	5	70
		Silt, white to gray and brown; containing some sand and gravel, and caliche	16	86
		Gravel, fine to medium; containing a little coarse gravel and pebbles	2	88
		Silt, compact, white to gray and brown; containing fine sand to medium gravel, and caliche	10	98
		Silt, tan and greenish tan; containing medium sand to coarse gravel	35	133
		Silt, soft, red-tan; containing some sand and gravel	3	136
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand, medium to coarse; containing a little coarse gravel and gray silt	14	150
		Silt, soft, white to gray; containing sand and gravel, caliche, and a few pebbles	30	180
Greenhorn limestone
		Limestone, hard, gray; interbedded with yellow and gray clay-shale	15	195

26b. Log of test hole 26b, in the NE SE SW sec. 24, T. 28 S., R. 29 W., Montezuma, Kansas, drilled by State and Federal Geological Surveys, 1943. (Authority, samples studied by Oscar S. Fent and Bruce F. Latta.)			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
	Top soil, silty, gray-black		1	1
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits and Ogallala (?) formation
		Silt, blocky, gray to tan	19	20
		Silt, tan; containing fine to coarse sand and caliche	30	50
		Sand, fine to coarse; silt; and caliche	6.5	56.5
		Silt, clayey, buff	6.5	63
		Sand, fine to coarse; silt; and caliche	3	66
		Silt, soft, red-tan and buff; and caliche	4	70
		Silt; containing some sand and a little gravel	20	90
		Gravel, fine to coarse; and sand, coarse	4	94
		Silt, soft, gray to white	6	100
		Gravel, fine to coarse; containing much fine to coarse sand and thin layers of silt	60	160
		Silt, soft, white to buff; containing some sand, gravel, and caliche	33	193
Greenhorn limestone
		Limestone, hard, white to gray; and clay-shale, gray	7	200

26c. Log of test hole 26c in the SE NE SW sec. 24, T. 28 S., R. 29 W., Montezuma, Kansas, drilled by State and Federal Geological Surveys, 1943. (Authority, samples studied by Oscar S. Fent and Bruce F. Latta.)			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
	Topsoil, gray-black		1.5	1.5
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits and Ogallala (?) formation
		Silt; containing some sand and caliche nodules	10.5	12
		Sand, silt, and caliche	8	20
		Silt; containing some sand and caliche	23	43
		Sand, fine to coarse; and silt	5	48
		Silt; containing sand, gravel, and caliche	57	105
		Gravel, fine to medium; containing fine to coarse sand and some coarse gravel	11	116
		Silt; containing some fine to coarse sand	15	131
		Gravel, fine to medium; containing fine to coarse sand	29	160
		Silt; containing some sand and hard "mortar beds"	10	170
		Silt; containing some medium to coarse sand and. caliche	10	180
		Silt, compact; containing fine sand to fine gravel	18.5	198.5
Greenhorn limestone
		Limestone, hard, gray	1.5	200

27. Log of test hole 27 at the NW corner sec. 34, T. 29 S., R. 28 W., Gray County, drilled by State and Federal Geological Surveys, 1941. Surface altitude, 2,680.7 feet. (Authority, samples studied by Perry M. McNally and Bruce F. Latta.)			Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
	Soil, sandy, dark		4	4
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits
		Silt, fine sandy, tan-brown; containing soft caliche nodules	28	32
		Caliche, silt, and sand, fine; tan	5.5	37.5
		Sand, fine to medium; silty; containing scattered gravel and caliche pebbles	23.5	61
		Gravel, very coarse, brown; containing some sand	19	80
		Silt and sand, fine; light tan	10	90
		Sand, fine, to gravel, medium; tan	20	110
		Sand, coarse, to gravel, very coarse	39.5	149.5
		Silt and sand, fine limy; light gray	1.5	151
		Silt and sand, fine to medium; tan	11	162
		Gravel, fine; contains caliche pebbles	2.5	164.5
Dakota formation
		Shale noncalcareous, gray; and sandstone, fine-grained, gray and yellow	10.5	175
		Sandstone, light gray, yellow, and tan;, and shale, light gray	4	179
		Sandstone, yellow-tan and brown; and some shale, light gray	9.5	188.5
		Clay, silty, light gray	1.5	190

28. Log of test hole 28 in the NW corner sec. 6, T. 28 S., R. 26 W., Ford County, drilled by State and Federal Geological Surveys, 1939. Surface altitude, 2,710.7 feet. (Authority, samples studied by Perry M. McNally and H.A. Waite.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Kingsdown silt (Pleistocene and Recent)
	Top soil, silty, loam, brown	7	7
	Soil, silty, clayey, brown to light brown	4	11
	Silt, limy, brown; contains nodules of lime	6	17
	Silt, brown; contains little or no lime	3	20
	Silt, light brown; contains small amount of lime from 29 to 40 feet	27	47
	Silt, hard, brown; contains pebbles of quartz and some fine sand from 60 to 69 feet	22	69
	Silt, sandy, limy, soft, brown; contains some pebbles	21	90
Ogallala formation
	Sand, fine, brown; and silt, limy; contains fragments of lime	20	110
	Sand, fine, soft, brown; less limy silt	20	130
	Sand, fine, brown; increase in limy silt	9	139
	Silt, sandy, soft, limy, gray and brown	8	147
	Sand, fine, brown, intermixed with silt; contains some fine gravel; drilled alternately hard and soft	6	153
	Sand, coarse, to gravel, coarse; contains well-rounded pebbles of quartz and granites; poorly sorted; drilled hard,	7	160
	Silt, sandy, brown	1	161
	Sand, coarse, to coarse gravel; contains pebbles of quartz, granite, and feldspar	9	170
	Silt, sandy, brown	3	173
	Sand, medium, to coarse gravel; poorly sorted	17	190
	Sand, medium, to coarse gravel; predominately medium gravel	17	207
Greenhorn limestone
	Shale, clayey, light gray to cream-colored, calcareous; upper part drilled hard	2	209
	Shale, clayey, soft, calcareous, black	3	212
	Shale, sandy, hard, gray	0.5	212.5

29. Log of test hole 29 in the NW corner sec. 32, T. 29 S., R. 26 W., Ford County, drilled by State and Federal Geological Surveys, 1939. Surface altitude, 2,545.5 feet. (Authority, samples studied by Perry M. McNally and H.A. Waite.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Kingsdown silt (Pleistocene and Recent)
	Top soil, sandy, clayey, brown	4	4
	Silt, limy, light brown	17	21
	Silt, limy, gray; contains nodules of lime	10	31
	Silt, sandy, brown to olive-green	15	46
	Sand, fine to medium brown; interbedded with olive-green limy silt and small fragments of lime	4	50
	Silt, fine, sandy, brown to gray	15	65
	Silt, limy, light gray to brown	11	76
	Silt, limy, brown and gray; contains some coarser	8	84
	Silt, sandy, brown; contains some fine to coarse gravel	6	90
Ogallala formation
	Gravel, medium to coarse; very poorly sorted; contains some water-worn fragments of limestone; gravel contains pebbles of quartz and granite	18	108
	Sand, medium, brown, to fine gravel, and sandy silt; contains much lime throughout; drilled alternately hard and soft	12	120
	Sand, fine, uniform, brown	10	130
	Gravel, medium to coarse; contains some sand	30	160
	Sand, medium, brown, to coarse gravel	13	173
	Silt, limy, brown; contains some medium sand and a few pebbles	3	176
	Sand, medium, brown, to coarse gravel	6	182
	Silt, sandy, limy, brown; contains some medium to coarse sand	8	190
	Silt, fine, sandy, brown; contains some pebbles	15	205
Dakota formation
	Shale, silty, clayey, soft, bluish-gray, contains a few yellow streaks; somewhat harder drilling from 220 to 260 feet	55	260

30. Log of irrigation well (24) of W.R.E. Hall in the NW NE sec. 8, T. 21 S., R. 32 W. (Authority, Ray Stevenson, driller.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits and Ogallala formation
	Soil and clay	29	29
	Rock	1	30
	Sand	13	43
	Clay	27	70
	Gravel, coarse, and rock	15	85
	Boulder, white	7	92
	Gravel, coarse	56	148
Niobrara formation
	Clay, blue	7	155
	Shale, blue-gray	(?)

31. Log of irrigation well (115) of C.E. Boyd in the SW SW sec. 23, T. 23 S., R. 32 W., Finney County. (Authority, Leslie Pelner, driller.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits and Ogallala formation
	Soil and clay	71	71
	Sand, fine, dry	21	92
	Sand and rock	6	98
	Sand, coarse, water bearing	9	107
	Clay, blue	5	112
	Sand, fine	15	127
	Clay, sandy	5	132
	Sand and rock, soft	9	141
	Sand and coarse	16	157
	Clay, sandy	18	175
	Sand, fine	32	207
	Clay and rock	2	209
	Sand, coarse	10	219
Carlile shale
	Mud, blue	16	235
	Shale	63	298

32. Log of test hole of E. Caldwell in the NW SW sec. 24, T. 23 S., R. 33 W., Well (127) finished at 340 feet. (Authority, L.M. Waddell, driller.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits and Ogallala formation
	Clay and rock	26	26
	Gravel	8	34
	Sand	16	50
	Clay and rock	10	60
	Clay	11	71
	Sand	2	73
	Clay	3	76
	Sand	9	85
	Clay	49	134
	Rock	16	150
	Sand rock	10	160
	Gravel	28	188
	Sand, coarse	16	204
	Sand and clay	6	210
	Clay	25	235
	Sand, coarse, and gravel	20	255
	Clay	3	258
	Sand, coarse, and gravel	17	275
	Rock	2	277
	Rock and clay	13	290

33. Log of abandoned irrigation well of the Garden City Company in the NW NW sec. 30, T. 23 S., R. 33 W. (Authority, driller.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits and Ogallala formation
	Soil and clay	5	5
	Clay, sandy	20	25
	Sand, dry	19	44
	Sand, hard	21	65
	Sand, very fine	20	85
	Sand, water bearing	20	105
	Clay, yellow	8	113
	Sand and gyp	14	127
	Sand, very fine	22	149
	Clay and gyp, hard	22	171
	Clay, soft	12	183
	Sand, water bearing	57	240
	Clay	5	245
	Sand, water bearing	32	277
	Clay	3	280

34. Log of abandoned irrigation well (147) of the Garden City Company in the NW NW sec. 22, T. 23 S., R. 34 W. (Authority, driller.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits and Ogallala formation
	Soil and clay	58	58
	Sand, coarse	5	63
	Clay	20	83
	Sand and clay	76	159
	Sand	21	180
	Sand and clay	19	199
	Sand	10	209
	Sand, tight	73	282
	Clay	4	286
	Sand, coarse	11	297
	Sand	20	317
	Clay	2	319

35. Log of abandoned irrigation well of the Garden City Company in the NE sec. 27, T. 23 S., R. 34 W. (Authority, United Well Works, Stuttgart, Arkansas.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits and Ogallala formation
	Soil and clay	45	45
	Sand, very fine	33	78
	Clay and sand	5	83
	Clay	19	102
	Rock	5	107
	Clay	18	125
	Sand, clay, and rock	30	155
	Clay, red	28	183
	Clay	15	198
	Rock	4	202
	Sand	22	224
	Sand and rock	3	227
	Sand, fine	21	248
	Sand, coarse	13	261
	Clay	3	264
	Sand	11	275
	Rock	1	276
	Sand	24	300
	Clay	4	304
	Sand	61	365
	Clay	5	370

36. Log of abandoned irrigation well of the Garden City Company in the NW SW sec. 33, T. 23 S., R. 34 W. (Authority, United Well Works, Stuttgart, Arkansas.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Undifferentiated Pleistocene deposits and Ogallala formation
	Soil and clay	40	40
	Sand, white	3	43
	Clay	5	48
	Sand, fine	10	58
	Sand and "shale"	22	80
	Sand	5	85
	Sand, fine	8	93
	Clay	5	98
	Sand, fine, water bearing	120	218
	Sand	43	261
	Clay	3	264
	Sand	7	271
	Sand and gravel	12	283
	Clay	6	289
	Sand and "shale"	2	291
	"Shale"	5	296
	Sand and gravel, hard, mixed	3	299
	Clay	4	303
	Gravel	2	305
	Sand	11	316
	Clay	7	323
	Sand	7	330
	Clay	2	332
	Sand	39	371
	Clay	2	373

Wells 1-12 || Wells 13-24 || Wells 25-36 || Wells 37-48 || Wells 49-60

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