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14-32-35bb1--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 35, T. 14 S., R. 32 W., Logan County, jetted and hand-augered October 25, 1951. Surface altitude, 2,659,9 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn and Meade formations undifferentiated
Silt, sandy, hard, brown 1 1
Sand, limy, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse quartz gravel 6 7
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Chalk, gray 1 8
Chalk, brownish gray; contains some silt 1 9
Chalk, brownish gray; contains dark-gray to black spots and some silty streaks 6 15
Chalk, silty, brownish gray; contains angular fragments of hard chalk and some angular sand grains .7 15.7
Chalk, hard, clayey, dark gray .2 15.9

14-32-35bb2--Sample log of test hole in the SW NW NW sec. 35, T. 14 S., R. 32 W., Logan County, jetted October 25, 1951. Surface altitude, 2,653.9 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Silt, sandy, hard, brown 2 2
Sand, quartz, poorly sorted, moderately rounded 2 4
Sand, quartz, coarse, and fine gravel cemented with calcium carbonate 37 41
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Chalk, sandy, brownish gray 1.7 42.7

14-32-35bc--Sample log of test hole in the NW SW NW sec. 35, T. 14 S., R. 32 W., Logan County, jetted October 26, 1951. Surface altitude, 2,631.9 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Silt, sandy, hard, light brown 2 2
Sand, quartz, slightly cemented, fine to medium, moderately well sorted and rounded 3 5
Sand, quartz, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel, moderately well sorted and rounded, slightly cemented 15 20
Sand, quartz, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel, poorly sorted, containing much fine material 14 34
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Chalk, hard, gray 2.5 36.5

14-32-35cb--Sample log of test hole in the NW SW sec. 35, T. 14 S., R. 32 W., Logan County, jetted October 26, 1951. Surface altitude, 2,627.8 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn and Meade formations undifferentiated
Silt, sandy, hard, light brown 2 2
Sand, quartz, medium to coarse, well sorted, and moderately well rounded; felsic minerals present 4.5 6.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Niobrara formation--Smoky Hill chalk member
Chalk, hard, gray .3 6.8

14-38-33cc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 33, T. 14 S., R. 38 W., Wallace County, drilled by State Geological Survey, 1951. Surface altitude, 3,526.2 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill; clay, gray 1.5 1.5
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, tan gray, and some tan clay 14.5 16
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, silty to limy, tan 2 18
Clay, silty, very limy, light tan to white 3 21
Silt to fine sand, cemented, limy and nodular, tan 3.5 24.5
Sand, fine to medium, some nodular and silty, light tan to gray white 4.5 29
Clay, silty to very silty and limy, light tan to light gray 2 31
Silt to fine sand, cemented, tan brown; contains interbedded sand stringers 6 37
Sand, fine to coarse, and brown silty clay, limy 7 44
Clay, limy, gray to tan gray; contains some imbedded sand 12 56
Sand, fine to medium, silty, tan gray; contains some clay 9 65
Sand, fine to coarse, fine to medium gravel, and some light-tan clay 18 83
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Pierre shale
Shale, bentonitic, green to gray; contains some white clay 8 91
Shale, silty, yellow 14 105
Shale, gray 5 110

14-40-15dc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SE sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 40 W., Wallace County, drilled by State Geological Survey, 1951. Sur/ace altitude, 3,660.0 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Soil, silty, and clay, black 1 1
Silt and some clay, tan to tan gray 14.5 15.5
Sand, fine to coarse; contains imbedded silty to clayey limy nodules 2.5 18
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Limestone, silty, medium hard, white 2 20
Sand, fine to coarse; contains imbedded silt and clay, tan to light gray 5 25
Sand, cemented, fine, silty, tan brown; contains some coarse to medium sand 10 35
Sand, fine to coarse, silty, cemented, tan brown 16 51
Sand, coarse to fine; contains some fine to coarse gravel and some silty clay 9 60
Sand, fine to coarse, and some clayey sand 4 64
Clay, silty, gray tan; contains some tan limey clay 6 70
Clay, sandy, brown; contains some imbedded sand 8.5 78.5
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains yellow-tan silt and clay 16.5 95
Clay, silty, blue, blue gray, and tan green 4 99
Clay, sandy, tan yellow 5 104
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some tan-yellow clay 14 118
Clay, silty, tan yellow to tan brown; contains some interbedded sand and fine to coarse gravel 10 128
Sand and clay, interbedded, brown to tan yellow 10 138
Sand, fine to coarse, and some clayey sand, tan brown 19 157
Clay, sandy, tan brown 11 168
Sand, fine to coarse; contains some clay 16 184
Clay, gray brown; contains some sand 11 195
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Pierre shale
Shale, silty, yellow 8 203
Shale, dark gray 3 206

14-41-31cc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 31, T. 14 S., R. 41 W., Wallace County, drilled by State Geological Survey, 1951. Surface altitude, 3,809.8 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Soil, silt, and clay, black 2.5 2.5
Silt and some clay, tan to tan gray 7 9.5
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, silty to sandy, tan brown to light tan. Light-tan clay is limy, contains imbedded sand and gravel 8.5 18
Sand and gravel; contains some silt 3 21
Sand, tan gray; contains some white soft clayey limy nodules 14 35
Clay, limy, tan to tan gray; contains some silty limy nodules and sand 10 45
Clay, silty, limy, tan to gray brown 9 54
Clay, sandy, red brown; contains thin stringers of sand 11 65
Sand, fine to coarse; interbedded with clay, limy and sandy, light tan 18 83
Clay, sandy, tan brown; contains imbedded sand 14 97
Clay, sandy, light tan to gray; contains some imbedded sand 4 101
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some tan silt 8 109
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains thin stringers of tan-brown clay 11 120
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel 12 132
Clay, silty and sandy, brown 5 137
Sand and gravel; contains some clay 10 147
Sand and gravel 10 157
Sand and gravel; contains some clay 10 167
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel 29 196
Clay, limy, silty, light gray; contains some interbedded sand 10 206
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some tan-gray and light-gray clay 9 215
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Pierre shale
Shale, silty, yellow 2 217
Shale, dark gray 3 220

14-42-8cb--Sample log of test hole in the SW NW SW sec. 8, T. 14 S., R. 42 W., Wallace County, drilled by State Geological Survey, 1951. Surface altitude, 3,900.2 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill and clay, tan gray 10 10
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Silt, partly clayey, tan gray 11 21
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, silty, blocky, limy, brown and tan gray; contains some imbedded sand 4 25
Clay, silty to sandy, gray brown; contains some fine to medium sand 6 31
Sand, clayey and silty, brown; contains some brown sandy clay 8 39
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse; contains some clay in lower part 11 50
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse; contains some clay stringers 10 60
Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; clayey at 62 to 65 feet 10 70
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse; contains some silty clay 10 80
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse; contains some silty clay and limy silt 5 85
Clay, silty, tan 7 92
Sand, fine to medium; contains some brown silt 10 102
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; partly silty 14 116
Clay, sandy, tan gray; contains imbedded coarse sand and fine gravel 11 127
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel; contains some imbedded clay 15 142
Clay, silty and sandy, tan brown 4 146
Clay, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains some clay at 149 to 151 feet 10 156
Sand, clayey, brown; contains some gravel 10 166
Clay and sand, interbedded, brown 17 183
Sand and gravel 32 215
Clay, silty to sandy, tan brown; contains some sand 13 228
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Pierre shale
Shale, silty, yellow gray 19.5 247.5
Shale, gray 2.5 250

14-42-20cc--Sample log of test hole in the NW SW SW sec. 20, T. 14 S., R. 42 W., Wallace County, drilled by State Geological Survey, 1951. Surface altitude, 3,837 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill and soil, gray brown to black 4 4
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Clay, silty, tan brown 2 6
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, limy, light tan to tan; contains some imbedded sand 2 8
Clay, very limy, light tan 3 11
Clay, silty to sandy, tan brown 10 21
Clay, very sandy, tan brown 18 39
Silt, limy, very hard, white 2 41
Silt and clay, cemented, sandy, tan and brown 9 50
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains some brown clay and silt 14 64
Clay, sandy, tan to tan brown 7 71
Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel; contains bedded tan clay 11 82
Clay, silty to sandy, tan gray 3 85
Clay, sandy, brown 9 94
Sand, fine to coarse; contains tan clay stringer at 94 feet 50 144
Sand and clay, interbedded, tan 7 151
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse; contains some clay 19 170
Gravel and sand, fine to coarse 3 173
Clay, tan gray; contains imbedded sand and gravel 6 179
Sand, fine to medium; contains some clay 7 186
Clay, sandy to silty, gray 7 193
Sand, coarse to fine; contains some clay 10 203
Sand, coarse to fine; contains fine gravel and clay 70 273
Sand and clay interbedded, tan 12 285
Sand, coarse to fine, and medium gravel 12 297
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Pierre shale
Shale, silty to compact, yellow tan 6 303
Shale, dark gray 4.5 307.5

14-42-32cc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 42 W., Wallace County, drilled by State Geological Survey, 1951. Surface altitude, 3,876.8 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Sanborn formation
Soil, silt, and clay, black 3 3
Silt, partly clayey, tan gray 9 12
Sand, coarse to fine 7 19
Tertiary--Pliocene
Ogallala formation
Clay, sandy and limy, tan to light gray 8 27
Clay, sandy, tan brown 2 29
Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel 8 37
Clay, sandy to limy, tan gray 2 39
Sand, fine to medium 11 50
Sand, fine to coarse 3 53
Clay, tan brown; contains imbedded sand, and silty limy stringer 9 62
Gravel, fine to very coarse, and coarse sand 6 68
Bentonite, white 7.5 75.5
Clay, sandy, gray brown 4.5 80
Sand, coarse to fine; contains some clay 8 88
Clay, silty, brown 3 91
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel 16 107
Clay, sandy, tan, gray, and brown 11 118
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel 7 125
Clay, silty, limy, tan to light gray 10 135
Clay, silty and limy, tan to light gray; contains some sandy clay 12 147
Sand, fine to coarse 19 166
Clay, silty, tan gray 5 171
Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel 22 193
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Pierre shale
Shale, silty, yellow 2 195
Shale, clayey, dark gray 3 198

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