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Contents
History of oil-field development
Russell County
Ellis County
Geologic formations and their water-bearing characteristics
Permian rocks
Character
Water supply
Cretaceous rocks
Cheyenne sandstone
Character and thickness
Water supply
Kiowa shale
Character and thickness
Water supply
Dakota formation
Character and thickness
Water supply
Graneros shale
Character and thickness
Water supply
Greenhorn limestone
Character and thickness
Water supply
Carlile shale
Character and thickness
Water supply
Niobrara limestone
Character and thickness
Water supply
Tertiary rocks
Ogallala (?) formation
Character and thickness
Water supply
Pleistocene deposits
Character and thickness
Water supply
Recent alluvium
Character and thickness
Water supply
Physical properties of water-bearing materials
Consolidated deposits
Unconsolidated deposits
Principles of occurrence
The water table
Shape and slope
Fluctuations
Artesian water
Occurrence
Head
Recovery
Wells in consolidated rocks
Wells in unconsolidated deposits
Utilization of water
Domestic and stock supplies
Irrigation supplies
Municipal supplies
Quality of water
Chemical constituents in relation to use
Total dissolved solids
Hardness
Iron
Fluoride
Relation to stratigraphy
Cheyenne sandstone
Dakota formation
Greenhorn limestone
Codell sandstone member of the Carlile shale
Tertiary deposits
Pleistocene deposits
Alluvium
Measured sections in Russell County
Logs of test holes drilled in Ellis and Russell counties
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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