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Table 4

Table 4--Analyses of water from typical wells in Osage County, Analyzed by H.A. Stoltenberg. Dissolved constituents given in parts per million (a).

Well no. Location Depth, feet Geologic source Date of collection Temperature, deg. F. Dissolved solids Silica (SiO2) Iron (Fe) Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Sodium and Potassium (Na+K) Bicarbonate (HCO3) Sulfate (SO4) Chloride (Cl) Fluoride (F) Nitrate (NO3) Hardness as CaCO3
Total Carbonate Non-carbonate
14-14-15bb NW NW 15-14-14E 18.1 Terrace alluvium 7/17/52   2,640 16 0.36 430 64 303 353 1350 93 0.6 204 1,340 290 1,040
14-15-13aa NE NE 13-14-15E 31.1 Topeka ls. and/or Severy sh. 3/26/47   878 14 0.15 185 22 49 354 186 63 0.4 106 552 290 262
14-15-16ba2 NE NW 16-14-15E 172 Calhoun sh. 5/22/52 58                 470   239      
14-15-19aa NE NE 19-14-15E 180 White Cloud sh. 5/22/52                   80   7.5      
14-15-24ba (b) NE NW 24-14-15E 495 Ireland ss. 8/29/53   8,490 13   418 167 2,450 198 1700 3640 1.2 1.1 1,730 162 1,570
14-15-24db NW SE 24-115E City of Carbondale 71 Calhoun sh. 3/10/53   1,040 17 1.60 133 34 167 429 351 82 0.6 2.1 472 352 120
14-15-35db SE NW 35-14-15E 200 Severy and Calhoun sh. 5/22/52                   322   43      
14-16-18bb NW NW 18-14-16E 18+ Severy sh. 2/11/47   2,750 10 0.05 57 31 944 459 532 980 1.7 5.8 270 270 0
14-16-19ad (c) SE NE 19-14-16E 643 Tonganoxie ss. 4/20/54   70,900 5.8 11.00 3,010 1,160 22,700 76 1640 42400     12,200 62 12,200
14-17-17ba NE NW 17-14-17E 58.6 Tecumseh sh. and/or Deer Creek ls. 5/22/52 54 1,200 6 1.40 286 26 46 332 169 114 0.3 385 820 272 548
15-13-25ba NE NW 25-15-13E 17.2 Pierson Point and/or Willard sh. 5/21/52 55 1,160 8.2 0.30 215 31 135 382 376 141 0.2 66 664 313 351
15-14-21cd SE SW 21-15-14E 20.7 Terrace alluvium 5/21/52   1,040 14 0.22 206 30 86 262 183 173 0.2 217 638 215 423
15-15-6ab NW NE 6-15-15E 200 White Cloud sh. 5/21/52 58 672 7.2 0.67 45 13 188 423 170 24 1.0 15 166 166 0
15-16-15ab NW NE 6-15-15E 23.7 Deer Creek ls. and/or Calhoun sh. 7/17/52   1,090 7 1.40 151 55 106 342 145 53 0.2 407 602 280 322
15-17-1ac2 (d) SW NE 1-15-17E City of Overbrook 497 Tonganoxie ss. 4/1/53   604 9 0.62 40 15 176 350 37 154 0.8 0.3 162 162 0
15-17-33dc SW SE 33-15-17E 110 Kanwaka sh. 7/17/52   875 7.6 0.07 4.5 2.8 342 517 81 179 1.5 2 22 22 0
16-15-5cb NW SW 5-16-15E 21.5 White Cloud sh. 7/17/52   656 1.6 0.07 129 31 51 309 60 94 0.2 137 450 254 196
16-16-18cc SW SW 18-16-16E 50 Calhoun sh. 7/17/52   775 2.8 0.23 185 26 32 295 172 75 0.5 137 568 242 326
16-16-23ba NE NW 23-16-16E 25.1 Deer Creek ls. and/or Tecumseh sh. 7/17/52   1,380 2.2 0.91 340 31 47 252 382 184 0.3 266 976 206 770
16-17-10ab NW NE 10-16-17E 345 Ireland ss. 5/22/52                   131   540      
16-17-17cc SW SW 17-16-17E 34 Terrace alluvium 5/22/52 56 278 12 0.37 78 4 14 209 30 13 0.2 24 211 172 39
17-14-10aa NE NE 10-17-14E 34.5 White Cloud sh. and/or Howard ls. 7/15/52   3,440 16 0.56 373 76 642 398 1560 364 0.6 217 1,240 326 917
17-14-18bc SW SW 18-17-14E 32.4 Auburn sh. 5/21/52   1,840 11 0.23 241 163 86 281 909 75 0.4 217 1,270 230 1,040
17-16-20aa NE NE 20-17-16E 297 Ireland ss. 5/21/52 58 719 6.2 3.30 140 39 54 390 167 58 0.4 62 510 320 190
17-16-26aa NE NE 26-17-16E 250 Ireland ss. 5/22/52 58                 146   106      
17-16-33dd SE SE 33-17-16E 120 Ireland ss. 7/17/52   1,760 9 0.16 7 5 688 615 72 670 3.6 0.9 38 38 0
17-17-9dd (e) SE SE 9-17-17E City of Quenemo 167 Ireland ss. 2/25/43   369 18 0.18 98 16 18 390 13 9 0.3 2.2 310 310 0
17-17-9dd (e) SE SE 9-17-17E City of Quenemo 228 Tonganoxie ss. 3/4/36   11,700 9.2 4.30 259 141 3,720 146 0 6510 2.4 8.4 1,220 120 1,110
17-17-10cc2 SW SE 10-17-17E City of Quenemo 33 Terrace alluvium 9/10/52   824 16 0.11 159 23 55 359 143 60 0.2 102 491 294 197
17-17-17cb NW SW 17-17-17E 255 Ireland ss. 5/22/52 57 1,840 7.8 0.27 19 8 702 633 98 685 6.0 3.8 80 80 0
18-14-10cc SW SW 10-18-14E 22.4 Terrace alluvium 5/21/52   546 4 0.07 94 22 67 336 93 29 0.3 71 325 276 49
18-16-14dd1 SE SE 14-18-16E 170 Ireland ss. 7/17/52   514 2.6 0.44 139 14 31 410 93 22 0.1 10 404 336 68
18-16-30bc SW NW 30-18-16E 14.7 Terrace alluvium 5/21/52 57 1,080 12 0.20 191 32 124 407 485 16 0.3 21 608 334 274
18-17-28cc SW SW 28-18-17E 20 Kereford ls. and/or Jackson Park sh. 7/17/52   438 2.6 0.22 112 14 19 357 64 19 0.2 21 362 292 70

(a) One part per million is equivalent to one pound of substance per million pounds of water or 8.33 pounds per million gallons of water.
(b) Sample not representative of Ireland sandstone water, includes much drilling water lost to permeable zones penetrated by the test hole.
(c) Sampled after 18 hrs. of continuous pumping at 4 gpm. Sample represents chiefly water from Tonganoxie sandstone but includes some water from Calhoun shale and some drilling wate rlost to the permeable zones penetrated by the test hole. Chlorides were
(d) Overbrook municipal wells located in Douglas County--omitted from tabulated data.
(e) Two analyses listed for this well. One sample when well drilled to 167 feet (Ireland sandstone member of Lawrence shale) and second sample when well deepened to 228 feet (Tonganoxie sandstone member of Stranger formation).

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