KGS--Ford County Geohydrology--Logs

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Logs, continued

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10. Log of test hole 10, in the SE corner sec. 36, T. 28 S., R. 21 W., drilled by the State and Federal Geological Surveys, 1940. Surface altitude 2,372.2 feet. (Authority, samples studied by Perry McNally and H.A. Waite.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Kingsdown silt
	Top soil, silty, brown	2	2
	Clay, soft, silty, limy, brown	3	5
	Silt, soft, limy, light brown; contains some nodules of lime	65	70
	Sand, fine, brown	3	73
	Silt, fine, sandy, brown; contains a few reddish-brown streaks	7	80
	Silt, fine, sandy, brown, contains a few pebbles	9	89
Ogallala formation
	Sand, fine, to fine gravel	6	95
	Gravel, very coarse; comprises pebbles of quartz, granite, feldspar, basalt, and Greenhorn limestone; some pebbles 1/2 inch in diameter	23	118
	Silt, limy, gritty, light gray	12	130
	Silt, limy, light gray; contains fragments of lime	18	148
	Silt, limy, and caliche; contains lenses of fine sand	2	150
	Silt, fine, sandy, brown	1	151
	Gravel, fine to coarse, poorly sorted; contains fragments of brown sandstone and limestone (Greenhorn)	2	153
Dakota formation
	Shale, clayey, fine sandy, limonitic, yellow; drilled easily	3	156
	Shale, clayey, light gray and green, somewhat sticky; drilled fairly hard	4	160

62. Log of test hole drilled for the Soil Conservation Service on the E.P. Hoover farm, in the SW NW sec. 4, T. 28 S., R. 22 W. (Authority, Lewis H. Bacon.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Topsoil	3	3
	Clay, sandy, tight, yellowish-gray color	6	9
	Clay, sandy	4	13
	Sand, fine	3	16
	Gravel, fine to medium; contains some fine sand	11	27
	Gravel, fine (good water gravel)	12	39
Ogallala formation
	Clay, sandy, yellowish	6	45
	Clay, yellow	7	52
	Clay; contains some fine gravel	23	75
	Clay, sandy	5	80
Dakota formation
	Shale, bluish-gray to gray	20	100
	Sandstone, very hard	1	101
	Sandstone, and some interbedded yellow clay	9	110
	Sandstone, hard	0.5	110.5
	Sandstone; contains hard bed from 123 to 123.5 feet	14.5	125

63. Log of well (417) of L.A. Lamb, in the SW SW sec. 4, T. 28 5., R. 22 W. (Authority, J.R. Maas, driller, from memory.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Loam, sandy	6	6
	Loam, sandy; contains hard, white, limy pebbles	22	28
	Sand; fine; mixture of quicksand cemented with bluish white sticky clay	6	34
Ogallala formation
	Gravel, medium to coarse; contains yellow clay and a few balls of clay	44	78
Dakota formation
	Sandstone	1	79

64. Log of well (420) of J.J. Maas, in the SW NE sec. 10, T. 28 S., R. 22 W. (Authority, J.R. Mass, driller, from memory.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Top soil, sandy loam	7	7
	Loam, mixed with "gyp" pebbles and hard clay (water at 24 feet)	17	24
	Gravel, medium to coarse	18	42
Ogallala formation
	Clay, yellow	1	43
	Gravel, medium to coarse	26	69
Dakota formation
	Sandstone	1	70

65. Log of well (421) of E.V. Mella, in the SE NW sec. 11, T. 28 S., R. 22 W. (Authority, J.R. Mass, driller, from memory.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Alluvium
	Top soil, sandy loam	5	5
	Loam, soft, clay; contains white limy pebbles	16	21
	Clay, yellow (water at 26 feet)	5	26
	Quicksand	7	33
Ogallala formation
	Gravel, large-size	36	69
Dakota formation
	Shale, blue, sticky	2	71
	Sandstone, fine, brownish-yellow	6	77

66. Log of well (425) of Milton Patterson, in the NW NW sec. 15. T. 28 S., R. 23 W. Surface altitude, 2,484.5 feet. (Authority, owner, from memory.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Kingsdown silt
	Top soil	15	15
	Clay, brown (water at 83 feet)	68.5	83.5
	Sand, fine	7	90.5
Ogallala formation
	Sand and gravel, coarse	29.5	120
	Sandstone	0.5	120.5
	Gravel, coarse, pea-size	11.5	132.0

67. Log of well (435) of Leo Lehman, in the SW NW sec. 11, T. 28 S., R. 24 W. Surface altitude, 2,553.8 feet. (Authority, owner.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Kingsdown silt
	Top soil	3	3
	Clay, sandy, reddish-yellow	57	60
	Sand, cavy	55	115
Ogallala formation
	Sand and rock, hard cemented layer	2	117
	Sand, river, some layers of boulder gravel	23	140
	Rock, cemented	0.5	140.5
	Gravel, good	18.3	158.8

68. Log of test hole drilled for the Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, in the NE corner sec. 28, T. 28 5., R. 24 W. (Authority, Layne-Western Co., drillers.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Kingsdown silt
	Soil	4	4
	Clay, sandy	56	60
	Sand, coarse	12	72
	Clay, hard	18	90
Ogallala formation
	Sand, coarse, and some gravel	25	115
	Clay, red	3	118
	Sand, coarse, and gravel	47	165
	Clay	3	168
	Sand, coarse, and gravel	22	190
	Sand and gravel; contains a few cemented streaks	16	206
	Clay	1	207
	Sand, medium coarse	8	215
	Clay, brown sandy	9	224
Dakota formation (?)
	Sand, medium fine	7	231
	Sand, medium coarse	23	254
	Clay, sandy	7	261
	Sand, coarse, and some gravel	29	290
	Hard rock	1	291
	Sand, coarse, some gravel	29	320
	Clay, sand, and "magnesia," cemented	5	325
	Sand, coarse, and gravel	5	330
	Rock, hard	3	333

69. Log of test hole drilled for the Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, in the SE corner sec. 32, T. 28 S., R. 24 W. (Authority, Layne-Western Co., drillers.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Kingsdown silt
	Soil	2	2
	Clay and "magnesia"	98	100
Ogallala formation
	Clay, sandy, and "magnesia"	70	170
	Sand, coarse, and some gravel	33	203
	"Magnesia" and clay	21	224
	Rock, hard	1	225
Dakota formation (?)
	Clay, blue; contains streaks of fine sand	27	252
	Rock, hard	2	254
	Clay, sandy, gray	21	275
	Sand, coarse, some gravel	21	296
	Clay, sandy, gray	12	308
	Sand, medium coarse	16	324
	Clay, sandy, gray	11	335
	Sand, coarse	5	340
	"Magnesia," sand	41	381
	Rock	3	384

11. Log of test hole 11, 100 feet south of the NW corner SW sec. 1. T. 28 S., R. 25 W., drilled by the State and Federal Geological Surveys, 1940. Surface altitude, 2604.9 feet. (Authority, samples studied by Perry McNally and H.A. Waite.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Kingsdown silt
	Top soil, silty loam, brown	4	4
	Silt, limy, light brown	4	8
	Silt, limy, light brown; contains nodules of lime	43	51
	Silt, maroon brown; contains pebbles and nodules of lime	19	70
	Silt, fine, sandy, maroon-brown	10	80
	Silt, fine, sandy, maroon-brown; contains pebbles and nodules of lime	43	123
Ogallala formation
	Sand, coarse, to very coarse gravel, poorly sorted; contains pebbles of quartz, granite, and feldspar	10	133
	Silt, limy, light brown	4	137
	Sand, coarse, to very coarse gravel; poorly sorted	23	160
	Sand, coarse, to very coarse gravel	5	165
	Sand, and medium to fine gravel	5	170
	Sand, fine, to fine gravel; contains some broken pebbles	13	183
	Silt, limy, light gray; caliche; and some coarse gravel	13	196
Greenhorn limestone
	Limestone, light gray; drilled very hard	8	204
	Shale, calcareous, soft, yellowish-brown; drilled easily	2	206
	Limestone, hard, light gray; drilled very hard	0.5	206.5
	Shale, clay, black, soft, calcareous; harder drilling near bottom	3.5	210

12. Log of test hole 12, in the NW corner sec. 6, T. 28 S., R. 25 W., drilled by the State and Federal Geological Surveys, 1939. Surface altitude, 2,643.0 feet. (Authority, samples studied by Perry McNally and H.A. Waite.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Kingsdown silt
	Top soil, sandy, brown	8	8
	Silt, soft, light brown; contains nodules of lime	32	40
	Silt, light brown; contains nodules of gray lime; drilled fairly hard	15	55
Ogallala formation
	Sand, fine to medium, uniform, gray-brown	5	60
	Sand, medium to coarse, uniform, brown	10	70
	Sand, coarse to medium gravel, brown	14	84
	Sand, fine to medium, brown	14	98
	Silt, limy, light gray	4	102
	Sand, fine to medium, brown	6	108
	Silt, limy, light gray	8	116
	Silt, limy, light gray; drilled alternately hard and soft	11	127
	Sand, coarse, brown to coarse gravel	8	135
	Gravel, medium to very coarse; mainly quartz and granite	10	145
	Gravel, medium to very coarse; contains water-worn fragments of brown limestone and pebbles up to 3/8 inch in diameter	25	170
	Gravel, medium to coarse; contains many water-worn chips of yellow-brown limestone	19	189
Greenhorn limestone
	Shale, clay, soft, white to cream-colored; drilled easily	2	191
	Shale, calcareous, gray to black; drilled very hard from 192 to 192 1/2 feet	9	200

13. Log of test hole 13, in the NW corner sec. 6, T. 28 S., R. 26 W., drilled by the State and Federal Geological Surveys, 1939. Surface altitude, 2,710.7 feet. (Authority, samples studied by Perry McNally and H.A. Waite.)		Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Kingsdown silt
	Top soil, silty loam, brown	7	7
	Soil, silty clay, 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; contains some fine sand from 60-69 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 coarse gravel; contains well rounded pebbles of quartz and granite; 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; predominantly 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

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