KGS--Johnson County Geohydrology--Logs of Wells--T. 12 S.

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Logs of Wells and Test Holes

Given on the following pages are logs of 15 test holes drilled by the State Geological Survey of Kansas and logs of 22 wells and test holes obtained from drillers and other sources. Additional logs of test holes are on file at the State and U.S. Geological Survey offices, Lawrence, Kans., and may be consulted there.

T. 12 S. || T. 13 S. || T. 14 S. || T. 15 S.

12-21E-36ccc--Driller's log of well in the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 36, T. 12 S., R. 21 E.; drilled by W.D. Wilson for Ted Weeks, 1952. Altitude of land surface, 885 +/- feet; reported depth to water, 121 feet.
	Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Soil	3	3
Clay	13	16
Clay and sand	4	20
Limestone, brown	20	40
Shale, dark	6	46
Limestone	7	53
Shale, light	12	65
Shale, sandy (very little water)	12	77
Limestone	20	97
Shale, sandy	15	112
Limestone, light	11	123
Shale, gray	3	126
Limestone	28	154
Shale, dark gray	30	184
Limestone	19	203
Shale, dark	2	205
Limestone	2	207
Shale, sandy, dark (water)	9	216
Red bed	4	220
Shale, sandy, light gray (water)	16	236

12-22E-20cac--Driller's log of Sunflower Ordnance Works well No. 4 in the SW 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 20, T. 12 S., R.22 E.; drilled by Layne-Western Co., 1942. Altitude of land surface, 786.1 feet; depth to water, 7.9 feet.
	Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Soil	2	2
Soil, sandy	10	12
Sand fine brown	10	22
Sand, fine, gray	8	30
Sand, coarse; gravel and rock	18	48
Limestone	-	48

12-22E-24ccc1--Driller's log of city of Olathe well No. 3 in the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 24, T. 12 S., R.22 E.; drilled by Layne-Western Co., April 1964. Altitude of land surface, 782.8 feet.
	Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Topsoil	1.5	1.5
Silt, clayey, brown	8.5	10
Sand, fine to very fine, dense, brown	15	25
Sand, fine to medium, dense, brown	2	27
Sand, fine to medium, dense, brown; trace coarse sand	3	30
Sand, medium to coarse, brown; trace fine sand and loose gravel	5	35
Sand, coarse to medium, gray; trace fine sand and loose gravel	24	59
Shale, hard, green and gray	1	60

12-22E-24ccc2--Driller's log of city of Olathe well No. 4 in the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 24, T. 12 S., R.22 E.; drilled by Layne-Western Co., 1964. Altitude of land surface, 780.0 feet.
	Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Topsoil	1	1
Silt, sandy, brown; trace medium clay	2	3
Clay, silty, medium, brown	10	13
Silt, clayey, brown; trace soft sand	5	18
Sand, very fine to fine, dense, brown	2	20
Sand, fine to medium, dense brown	3	23
Sand, fine to medium, gray; trace dense coarse sand	6	29
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; contains some dense fine sand	3	32
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace dense fine sand	1	33
Sand, medium to coarse, brown and gray; trace fine sand and dense gravel	5	38
Sand, medium to coarse, gray and brown; trace fine sand and loose gravel	5	43
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace fine sand and loose gravel	4	47
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace medium dense fine sand and gravel	3	50
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; and medium dense gravel	5.5	55.5
Limestone, solid	0.5	56

12-22E-25bbc1--Driller's log of city of Olathe well No. 1 in the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 25, T. 12 S., R.22 E.; drilled by Layne-Western Co., April 1964. Altitude of land surface, 780.7 feet.
	Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Topsoil	1	1
Silt, clayey, moist, medium, brown	9	10
Silt, sandy, moist, soft, brown	3	13
Sand, fine to medium, very dense, brown	8	21
Sand, very fine to fine, very dense, gray	8	29
Sand, very fine to fine, gray; trace very dense medium sand	3	32
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace fine sand and loose gravel	2	34
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace fine sand, gravel, and boulders	2	36
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace loose fine sand, gravel, and boulders	8	44
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace clay, fine sand, gravel, and loose boulders	3	47
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; gravel and loose boulders	4	51
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; gravel and medium dense boulders	15	66
Shale, medium, gray	0.5	66.5

12-22E-25bbc2--Driller's log of city of Olathe well No. 2 in the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 25, T. 12 S., R. 22 E.; drilled by Layne-Western Co., April 1964. Altitude of land surface, 780.9 feet.
	Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Topsoil	1	1
Silt, sandy, brown; trace medium clay	4	5
Clay, silty, stiff brown	5	10
Clay, silty, brown; trace medium sand	8	18
Sand, very fine to fine, very dense, brown	11	29
Sand, very fine to fine, very dense, gray	9	38
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace medium dense fine sand	6	44
Sand, fine to medium, gray; trace very dense coarse sand	4	48
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace fine sand, gravel, and medium dense boulders	14	62
Limestone, solid	1	63

12-22E-26dab--Sample log of test hole in the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 26, T. 12 S., R. 22 E., about 16 feet south of center line of Kansas Highway 10; augered August 1954. Altitude of land surface 796 feet; depth to water 30 +/- feet.
					Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
				Roadfill	5	5
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
			Newman terrace deposits
				Silt and clay, slightly sandy, grayish-black	7	12
				Clay, silty, grayish-brown	10	22
				Clay, silty, dark-gray	5	27
				Silt, clayey, sandy, gray	22	49
				Silt, sandy, brownish-gray	9	58
				Silt and sand, gray; contains small amount of limestone and chert gravel	17.5	75.5
Pennsylvanian System
	Upper Pennsylvanian Series
		Missourian Stage
				Shale, hard, gray	3	78.5

12-22E-31dcb--Sample log of test hole in the NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 22 E., on road shoulder at crest of hill; augered August 1954. Altitude of land surface 924 +/- feet.
					Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan Stage
			Peoria (?) Formation
				Silt, grayish-black	1.5	1.5
				Silt, clayey, grayish-tan	5.5	7
		Kansan Stage
			Kansan till(?)
				Silt and clay, slightly sandy, noncalcareous, red to brownish-tan	13	20
				Silt and clay, sandy, calcareous, reddish-tan	1.5	21.5
Pennsylvanian System
	Upper Pennsylvanian Series
		Missourian Stage
				Limestone	-	21.5

12-23E-10aab--Sample log of test hole in the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 10, T. 12 S., R. 23 E.; augered August 1954. Altitude of land surface, 866 +/- feet.
					Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan Stage
			Peoria (?) Formation
				Soil, silty, black	1.5	1.5
				Silt, noncalcareous, grayish-tan; contains a few grains of fine and medium sand	5.5	7
		Kansan Stage
			Undifferentiated fluvial deposits
				Silt, slightly sandy, noncalcareous, light-reddish-tan	5	12
				Silt, clayey, slightly sandy, noncalcareous, moderate-reddish-tan	5	17
				Silt and clay, slightly sandy, tannish-red	5	22
				Silt, very sandy, tannish-red	7.5	29.5
				Sand and gravel, arkosic, silty, calcareous, grayish-brown (could not auger below 39 feet)	9.5	39

12-23E-14acd--Sample log of test hole in the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 14, T. 12 S., R.23 E., about 40 feet east of railroad and 20 feet north of road; angered August 1954. Altitude of land surface, 794 +/- feet depth to water, 10.5 feet.
					Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
			Terrace deposits, undifferentiated
				Topsoil and silt, grayish-black	5	5
				Silt and clay, tannish-brown	5	10
				Silt and clay, sandy, tannish-brown	3	13
				Silt and clay, sandy, gray	7	20
				Silt and clay, sandy and gravelly, gray	6.5	26.5
Pennsylvanian System
	Upper Pennsylvanian Series
		Missourian Stage
				Shale, gray	1	27.5

12-23E-14daa--Sample log of test hole in the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 14, T. 12 S., R. 23 E.; angered August 1954. Altitude of land surface, 768 +/- feet depth to water, 18.5 feet.
				Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
			Roadfill	2	2
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Terrace deposits, undifferentiated
			Silt and clay, tannish-brown	7	9
			Silt and clay, sandy, grayish-tan	10	19
			Silt and clay, sandy and gravelly, grayish-tan	1.3	20.3

12-23E-19dad--Sample log of test hole in the SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 19, T. 12 S., R. 23 E.; angered August 1954. Altitude of land surface, 994 +/- feet depth of water 28 +/- feet.
					Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan Stage
			Peoria (?) Formation
				Soil, black, and tannish-gray silt	5	5
		Kansan Stage
			Undifferentiated fluvial and lacustrine deposits
				Clay, compact, stiff, brownish-red	1	6
				Silt, clayey, reddish-tan	9	15
				Clay, silty, slightly sandy, light-gray	10	25
				Sand, fine to medium, clayey in upper part, tan	5	30
Pennsylvanian System
	Upper Pennsylvanian Series
		Missourian Stage
				Limestone	-	30

12-23E-27bcb--Driller's log of well in the NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 27, T. 12 S., R. 23 E.; drilled by W.L. Hendee, Jr., for E.D. Garnett, July 1948. Altitude of land surface, 1,020 +/- feet.
	Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Soil and clay	16	16
Limestone	10	26
Shale blue	5	31
Shale, gray	8	39
Limestone	27	66
Shale	4	70
Limestone	3	73
Shale	3	76
Limestone	33	109
Shale	1	110
Limestone	36	146
Shale	23	169
Limestone	9	178
Shale and slate black	3	181
Limestone	9	190

12-23E-32acc--Driller's log of well in the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 32, T. 12 S., R. 23 E.; drilled by Breuer Drilling Co. for Thomas Anderson, February 1956. Altitude of land surface, 994 +/- feet.
	Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Soil	2	2
Clay	8	10
Rock, broken	7	17
Slate	4	21
Lime	6	27
Shale	18	45
Lime	13	58
Shale	18	76
Lime	7	83
Shale	2	85
Lime	20	105
Shale	1	106
Lime	28	134
Shale	24	158
Shale, sandy	16	174
Shale	9	183
Lime	11	194
Slate	2	196
Shale	13	209
Lime	6	215
Slate	4	219
Shale	11	230
Lime	9	239
Shale	10	249
Lime	3	252
Shale	6	258
Lime	2	260
(yields about 30 gallons per day; called dry hole)

12-24E-16bcb--Sample log of test hole in the NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 24 E., on edge of right-of-way at crest of hill; augered August 1954. Altitude of land surface, 1,045 +/- feet.
					Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria (?) and Loveland (?) Formations
				Soil, silty, grayish-black, and yellowish-brown silt	6.5	6.5
				Silt, noncalcareous, yellowish-brown	3.5	10
				Silt, noncalcareous, light-brown	12	22
Pennsylvanian System
	Upper Pennsylvanian Series
		Missourian Stage
				Shale, calcareous, yellowish-gray to gray	5	27

12-25E-22adc--Driller's log of well in the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 22, T. 12 S., R. 25 E.; drilled for A.D. Hobart, 1936. Altitude of land surface, 1,050 +/- feet.
	Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Soil and clay	14	14
Limestone, hard, gray	3	17
Shale, soft, gray	27	44
Limestone, soft, shelly, gray (little water)	3	47
Shale, soft	14	61
Limestone	5	66
Shale	14	80
Shale, sandy	45	125
Shale, gray and black	14	139
Limestone	7	146
Shale	1	147
Limestone	9	156
Shale, gray	14	170
Red bed	4	174
Shale, light	4	178
Limestone	7	185
Shale	5	190
Limestone	1	191
Slate black	2	193
Shale, dark	7	200
Shale, light	13	213
Sandstone	2	215
Limestone	6	221
Shale	4	225
Limestone	3	228
Slate, black	1	229
Limestone	25	254
Shale	1	255
Limestone	7	262
Shale	4	266
Limestone	20	286
Slate, black (yields 40 gallons per hour; "salty water")	2	288
Limestone	11	299
Shale	1	300

12-25E-35bbd--Driller's log of well in the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 35, T. 12 S., R. 25 E.; drilled by Young and Brown Drilling Co. for Earl Caddell, April 1955. Altitude of land surface, 912 +/- feet; reported depth to water, 45 feet.
	Thickness (feet)	Depth (feet)
Soil	15	15
Limestone	3	18
Shale, gray	4	22
Limestone	10	32
Shale, sandy, and gray slate	8	40
Limestone	6	46
Sandstone and slate (water)	6	52
Limestone	16	68
Shale, blue	16	84
Limestone	9	93
Shale	4	97
Limestone	30	127
Slate, black	4	131
Shale	4	135
Limestone	17	152
Slate, black (gas and fresh water)	4	156
Limestone	2	158
Sandstone	6	164
(well plugged back to depth of 152 feet)

T. 12 S. || T. 13 S. || T. 14 S. || T. 15 S.

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