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Logs of Wells and Test Holes
On the following pages are given the logs of 118 wells and test holes in the Ladder Creek area. The logs include 93 sample logs of holes drilled or jetted by the State and Federal Geological Surveys and 25 logs from drillers. The locations of the test holes and wells are shown on Plate 1. The logs are distributed by counties as follows:
| County | Sample logs | Drillers logs |
|---|---|---|
| Gove | 3 | |
| Greeley | 11 | |
| Lane | 7 | |
| Logan | 7 | |
| Scott | 29 | 18 |
| Wallace | 22 | |
| Wichita | 14 | 7 |
T. 13 S. || T. 14 S. || T. 15 S. || T. 16 S. || T. 17 S. || T. 18 S.
| 13-39-25da2--Sample log of test hole in the NE SE sec. 25, T. 13 S., R. 39 W., Wallace County, jetted November 28, 1951. Surface altitude, 3,254.8 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Alluvium | |||
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Silt, fine, light brown; contains some sand | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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Sand, quartz, fine to coarse; contains some silt | 1.5 | 2 |
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Sand and gravel, quartz; contains a few mafic minerals | 10.8 | 12.8 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Pierre shale | |||
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Shale, chalky, hard, gray; contains disseminated black flecks | .1 | 12.9 |
| 13-39-25dd--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 25, T. 13 S., R. 39 W., Wallace County, jetted November 29, 1951. Surface altitude, 3,253.1 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Alluvium | |||
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Silt, sandy, light brown | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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Sand, quartz, medium to coarse | 5.5 | 7 |
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Sand, quartz, and some gravel; contains some gray clay | 13.0 | 20 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Pierre shale | 0 | 20 | |
| 13-39-36aa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 36, T. 13 S., R. 39 W., Wallace County, jetted November 28, 1951. Surface altitude, 3,252.5 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Alluvium | |||
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Clay, sandy, light brown | 2 | 2 |
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Sand, quartz, very fine to very coarse | 5 | 7 |
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Gravel, fine to coarse, and some silt; contains large quartz pebbles at base | 3 | 10 |
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Sand and gravel, quartz, poorly sorted | 5 | 15 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Pierre shale | 0 | 15 | |
| 13-39-36ad--Sample log of test hole in the SE NE sec. 36, T. 13 S., R. 39 W., Wallace County, jetted November 29, 1951. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Sanborn and Meade formations undifferentiated | |||
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Clay, silty, dark brown | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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Sand, quartz, poorly sorted; contains silt and gray to buff calcareous clay streaks | 8.5 | 10 |
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Sand, quartz, and grains of mafic minerals | 10 | 20 |
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Sand, coarse, and fine gravel; contains mostly quartz, but mafic minerals are common | 13 | 33 |
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Sand, coarse, and gravel, chiefly quartz but some mafic minerals | 8 | 41 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Pierre shale | 0 | 41 | |
| 13-42-17cc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 17, T. 13 S., R. 42 W., Wallace County, drilled by State Geological Survey, 1951. Surface altitude, 3,764.2 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Alluvium | |||
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Sand, coarse to fine; contains some gravel, fine to medium, and clay | 10 | 10 |
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Sand, coarse to fine | 2 | 12 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Pierre shale | |||
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Shale, gray | 8 | 20 |
| 13-42-30da--Sample log of test hole in the NE SE sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 42 W., Wallace County, drilled by State Geological Survey, 1951. Surface altitude, 3,874 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Sanborn formation | |||
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Soil, silt and clay, black | 3 | 3 |
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Clay and silt, tan gray | 4 | 7 |
| Tertiary--Pliocene | ||||
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Ogallala formation | |||
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Clay, limy, silty, light tan to tan brown | 10 | 17 |
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Clay, sandy, brown | 4 | 21 |
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Clay, limy, light tan | 12 | 33 |
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Clay, sandy, tan | 2 | 35 |
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Clay, very limy, light tan | 3 | 38 |
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Clay, very sandy, tan brown | 2 | 40 |
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Clay, limy, light tan | 9 | 49 |
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Clay, light tan to tan; contains imbedded sand, fine to coarse | 11 | 60 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, very clayey, tan brown | 7 | 67 |
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Sand, clayey, fine to medium, tan | 5 | 72 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some clay | 19 | 91 |
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Clay, very sandy, light tan to brown | 7 | 98 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some clay | 10 | 108 |
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Sand and gravel, medium to coarse, and some clay | 10 | 118 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel | 10 | 128 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel | 10 | 138 |
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Sand and gravel; medium to coarse sand, and fine to coarse gravel; contains some silty clay | 8 | 146 |
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Clay, sandy, tan | 10 | 156 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, clayey, tan | 8 | 164 |
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Clay, sandy, tan brown | 11 | 175 |
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Clay, tan brown and light gray | 5 | 180 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some clay | 10 | 190 |
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Sand, medium to coarse; contains some clay | 10 | 200 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, clay parting at 205, sandy, tan | 10 | 210 |
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Clay, sandy, tan | 10 | 220 |
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Clay, tan to gray, sandy; interbedded with sand, fine to coarse | 10 | 230 |
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Clay, sandy, tan to gray; contains some fine to coarse sand and fine gravel | 30 | 260 |
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Clay, sandy, tan | 40 | 300 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Pierre shale | |||
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Shale, yellow gray to yellow green | 6.5 | 306.5 |
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Shale, gray | 3.5 | 310 |
T. 13 S. || T. 14 S. || T. 15 S. || T. 16 S. || T. 17 S. || T. 18 S.
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