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The following pages contain logs of 354 test holes and wells drilled in McPherson, Marion, Harvey, Reno, and Sedgwick counties, including logs of 59 wells and 296 test holes. Samples from 218 test holes and wells were studied in the laboratory, and 136 of the logs are driller's descriptions. The logs include 158 test holes drilled by the State Geological Survey, 91 test holes and wells drilled for the City of Wichita, 19 test holes and wells drilled for the City of Hutchinson, 13 test holes and wells drilled for the City of Lindsborg, and 9 test holes and wells drilled for the City of Newton. The locations of the wells and test holes for which logs are given are described in the headings of the logs and are shown on Plate 7.
| 1. Sample log of test hole at the center sec. 7, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by Sandell and Company for the City of Lindsborg, 1946. Surface altitude, 1,434 feet. (Samples studied by Wilson and Company, engineers.) |
Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
 | Kiowa shale |
| | Clay, red | 8 | 8 |
| | Clay, yellow | 34 | 42 |
| | Clay, sandy | 9 | 51 |
| | Clay and sand, fine | 9 | 60 |
| | Sand, fine to coarse | 12 | 72 |
| | Sand, fine | 3 | 75 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, blue | 3 | 78 |
| 2. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 8, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by Sandell and Company for the City of Lindsborg 1946. Surface altitude, 1,449 feet. (Samples studied by Wilson and Company, engineers.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Clay, sandy, red | 8 | 8 |
| | Sandstone, buff | 7 | 15 |
| | Clay, blue | 2 | 17 |
| | Sandstone, buff | 36 | 53 |
| | Sand, fine, rust-colored | 8 | 61 |
| | Sand, fine, gray | 6 | 67 |
| | Sand, fine to medium, gray, partly cemented | 3 | 70 |
| | Sandstone, buff | 3 | 73 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, blue | 1 | 74 |
| 3. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 8, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by Sandell and Company for the City of Lindsborg, 1946. Surface altitude, 1,375 feet. (Samples studied by Wilson and Company, engineers.) |
Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Sand, fine, buff | 8 | 8 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, hard, blue | 7 | 15 |
| 4. Sample log of test hole at the center sec. 8, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by Sandell and Company for the City of Lindsborg, 1946. Surface altitude, 1,411 feet. (Samples studied by Wilson and Company, engineers.) |
Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Sand, fine, buff | 12 | 12 |
| | Sand, fine, and clay | 16 | 28 |
| | Sand, fine; contains streaks of clay | 16 | 44 |
| | Sand, fine, buff | 8 | 52 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, blue | 1 | 53 |
| 5. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 10, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by Sandell and Company for the City of Lindsborg, 1946. Surface altitude, 1,449 feet. (Samples studied by Wilson and Company, engineers.) |
Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Clay, sandy | 5 | 5 |
| | Clay, brown | 24 | 29 |
| | Sand, brown | 9 | 38 |
| | Sand, fine, buff | 28 | 66 |
| | Sand, fine to medium, gray | 3 | 69 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, blue | 1 | 70 |
| 6. Sample log of test hole at center sec. 16, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by Sandell and Company for the City of Lindsborg, 1946. Surface altitude, 1,471 feet. (Samples studied by Wilson and Company, engineers.) |
Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Clay, sandy, red | 3 | 3 |
| | Sand, fine to medium, buff | 7 | 10 |
| | Sand, fine to coarse | 4 | 14 |
| | Sand, containing clay, buff | 31 | 45 |
| | Sand, fine, buff | 6 | 51 |
| | Sand, fine, buff, and water | 31 | 82 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, blue | 1 | 83 |
| 7. Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 17, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by Sandell and Company for City of Lindsborg, 1946. Surface altitude, 1,431 feet. (Samples studied by Wilson and Company, engineers.) |
Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Clay, sandy, red | 5 | 5 |
| | Sand, very fine, and some buff clay | 20 | 25 |
| | Sand, very fine, buff | 6 | 31 |
| | Sand, fine to medium, partly cemented | 20 | 51 |
| | Sand, fine, dark-gray | 3 | 54 |
| | Sand, fine to medium, dark-gray, contains some clay and silt; water very dirty | 6 | 60 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, blue | 1 | 61 |
| 8. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 17, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by Sandell and Company for the City of Lindsborg, 1946. Surface altitude, 1,449 feet. (Samples studied by Wilson and Company, engineers.) |
Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| | Soil | 2 | 2 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Sandstone, buff | 29 | 31 |
| | Clay, sandy, gray | 4 | 35 |
| | Clay, blue | 22 | 57 |
| | Clay, sandy, blue | 4 | 61 |
| | Sand, very fine, buff | 2 | 63 |
| | Sand, fine, buff | 13 | 76 |
| | Sand, gray; contains nodules of pyrite | 1 | 77 |
| | Sand, fine, gray | 18 | 95 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, blue | 1 | 96 |
| 9. Sample log of test hole at the center sec. 17, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by Sandell and Company for the City of Lindsborg, 1946. Surface altitude. 1,437. (Samples studied by Wilson and Company, engineers.) |
Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Clay, sandy, red | 3 | 3 |
| | Sand, fine, buff | 22 | 25 |
| | Sand, fine, and clay | 17 | 42 |
| | Sand, fine, buff | 13 | 55 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale | 1 | 56 |
| 10. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. SW sec. 17, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by Sandell and Company for the City of Lindsborg, 1946. Surface altitude, 1,397 feet. (Samples studied by Wilson and Company, engineers.) |
Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Clay, brown | 15 | 15 |
| | Clay, sandy, light brown | 9 | 24 |
| | Clay, black | 12 | 36 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, blue | 1 | 37 |
| 11. Sample log of test hole at the center SW sec. 17, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by Sandell and Company for the City of Lindsborg, 1946. Surface altitude, 1,419 feet. (Samples studied by Wilson and Company, engineers.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Sand, fine, buff, and clay | 26 | 26 |
| | Sand, fine, buff | 29 | 55 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, blue | 1 | 56 |
| 12. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 17, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by Sandell and Company for the City of Lindsborg, 1946. Surface altitude, 1,447 feet. (Samples studied by Wilson and Company, engineers.) |
Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Clay, reddish | 5 | 5 |
| | Sandstone, buff | 13 | 18 |
| | Sand, clayey, buff | 4 | 22 |
| | Sandstone, buff | 11 | 33 |
| | Clay, blue | 8 | 41 |
| | Sand, very fine | 5 | 46 |
| | Sand, fine | 5 | 51 |
| | Sand, fine, buff | 14 | 65 |
| | Sand, fine to medium, buff; contains some rounded sandstone boulders of varying size | 1 | 66 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, blue | 1 | 67 |
| 13. Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. sec. 17, T. 17 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by Sandell and Company for the City of Lindsborg, 1946. Surface altitude, 1,485 feet. (Samples studied by Wilson and Company, engineers.) |
Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Clay, sandy, red | 3 | 3 |
| | Sand, fine to medium, buff; contains some clay | 28 | 31 |
| | Sand, fine, buff | 3 | 34 |
| | Sand, fine, gray | 6 | 40 |
| | Clay, sandy, gray | 16 | 56 |
| | Clay, sandy, buff | 9 | 65 |
| | Sand, fine, buff | 5 | 70 |
| | Sand, fine to medium | 2 | 72 |
| | Sand, fine, buff, mixed with fine gravel and particles of friable sandstone; contains some calcareous nodules of partly cemented white sand | 11 | 83 |
| | Sandstone, hard, reddish-buff | 10 | 93 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, blue | 1 | 94 |
| 14. Driller's log of well 4 in the SE NE sec. 17, T. 17 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by Dunlap and Company for the City of Lindsborg, 1936. |
Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Recent |
| | Silt | 33 | 33 |
| | Clay, sandy, black | 10 | 43 |
| | Sand, medium to coarse | 4 | 47 |
| | Sand and gravel | 26 | 73 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale | 1 | 74 |
| 15. Driller's log of well 5 in the SE sec. 17, T. 17 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by Kelly Well Company for the City of Lindsborg, 1923. |
Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Recent |
| Alluvium |
| | Silt | 24 24 |
| | Clay | 10 | 34 |
| | Sand, fine | 5 | 39 |
| | Sand and clay | 4 | 43 |
| | Sand, black | 6 | 49 |
| | Sand | 2 | 51 |
| | Sand, clean | 14 | 65 |
| | Silt and clay, black | 5 | 70 |
| | Gravel and sand | 5 | 75 |
| | Gravel | 17 | 92 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale | 1 | 93 |
| 16. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. SE SE sec. 22, T. 17 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,365.2 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Recent |
| Alluvium |
| | Silt and clay, brown | 6 | 6 |
| | Silt and clay, light-gray to buff | 28 | 34 |
| | Clay, soft, gray-green; contains limestone and shale fragments | 4 | 38 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale, purple, red, and gray-green | 2 | 40 |
| 17. Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. sec. 22, T. 17 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,364.4 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Recent |
| Alluvium |
| | Silt and clay, brown | 4 | 4 |
| | Silt and clay, dark-gray to tan | 30 | 34 |
| | Silt, soft, sandy, gray-green | 9 | 43 |
| | Silt and clay, gray | 11 | 54 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine, and gravel, fine | 6 | 60 |
| | Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand | 10 | 70 |
| | Gravel, medium to fine | 9 | 79 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, hard, laminated, blue-gray | 1 | 80 |
| 18. Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. SE NE sec. 27, T. 17 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,356.2 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Recent |
| Alluvium |
| | Silt, light-brown, and sand, fine to medium | 5 | 5 |
| | Silt and clay, buff to tan | 29 | 34 |
| | Silt and clay, blue-gray | 6 | 40 |
| | Sand, medium to fine; contains dark-gray silt | 10 | 50 |
| | Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse to medium sand | 10 | 60 |
| | Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand | 12 | 72 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, hard, brittle, gray | 2 | 74 |
| 19. Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. SE SE sec. 27, T. 17 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,358.5 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Recent |
| Alluvium |
| | Soil | 3 | 3 |
| | Silt, soft, gray, and medium to fine sand | 3 | 6 |
| | Silt and clay, light-gray to tan | 14 | 20 |
| | Silt, soft, buff, and fine to coarse sand | 7 | 27 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel | 13 | 40 |
| | Silt, soft, blue-gray | 6 | 46 |
| | Gravel, fine, and coarse sand | 4 | 50 |
| | Gravel, coarse to fine | 13 | 63 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, gray | 7 | 70 |
| 20. Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 34, T. 17 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,353.5 feet. (Samples studied by O.S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Recent |
| Alluvium |
| | Silt and clay, brown | 13 | 13 |
| | Silt, soft, buff, and fine to medium sand | 12 | 25 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel | 15 | 40 |
| | Gravel, coarse to fine, and coarse sand | 10 | 50 |
| | Silt, soft, blue gray; contains fine to medium sand | 10 | 60 |
| | Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand | 12 | 72 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, gray and maroon | 6 | 78 |
| 21. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. NE SE sec. 34, T. 17 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,350.8 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Recent |
| Alluvium |
| | Silt, dark-gray to brown | 7 | 7 |
| | Silt, soft, brown; contains fine to medium sand | 11 | 18 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine, and fine to medium gravel | 12 | 30 |
| | Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand | 5 | 35 |
| | Silt and clay, blue-gray | 5 | 40 |
| | Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand | 4 | 44 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, gray and maroon | 2 | 46 |
| 22. Driller's log of well 22 in the SE NE sec. 23, T. 17 S., R. 5 W., McPherson County; drilled by Layne-Western Company for the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, 1937. | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Recent |
| Alluvium |
| | Soil | 3 | 3 |
| | Clay and silt | 9 | 12 |
| | Clay and silt, sandy | 10 | 22 |
| | Sand, fine to medium | 3 | 25 |
| | Sand, coarse | 5 | 30 |
| | Sand and gravel | 9 | 39 |
| | Gravel, fine to coarse | 5 | 44 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale, red | 1 | 45 |
| 23. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. SW sec. 9, T. 18 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,441.8 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Recent |
| Alluvium |
| | Sand, very fine to fine, and dark-gray to brown silt | 6 | 6 |
| | Silt and clay, light-gray, and very fine to medium sand; contains many fragments of shale, sandstone, and caliche | 10 | 16 |
| | Silt, gray, and some sand, very fine to coarse; contains fragments of shale, sandstone, and caliche | 9 | 25 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, dark gray | 5 | 30 |
| 24. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. NW sec. 15, T. 18 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,473.3 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and, Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Tertiary--Pliocene |
| Delmore formation |
| | Silt, brown, calcareous light-gray clay, and some very fine to medium sand | 3 | 3 |
| | Silt and clay, calcareous, light-gray, and very fine sand | 17 | 20 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Clay and shale, blue-gray, yellow, brown | 20 | 40 |
| | Clay, laminated, blue-gray to yellow; contains streaks of red-colored clay and thin layers of very fine to fine sand | 6 | 46 |
| | Clay, gray to yellow; contains streaks of carbonaceous material | 2 | 48 |
| | Clay, yellow to gray, sandy | 4 | 52 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, calcareous, dark- to light-gray | 8 | 60 |
| 25. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 17, T. 18 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by Federal Geological Surveys, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,489.6. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Tertiary--Pliocene |
| Delmore formation |
| | Silt and clay, calcareous, tan, and very fine to fine sand; contains few nodules of caliche | 16 | 16 |
| | Silt, calcareous, tan to buff, and very fine to medium sand; contains fragments of ironstone and nodules of calcium carbonate | 4 | 20 |
| | Silt and clay, calcareous, tan to dark-gray, and very fine to medium sand; contains fragments of ironstone and sandstone and small nodules of calcium carbonate | 8 | 28 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Shale, sandy, light-blue, tan, and brown, and fine- to medium-grained, light-brown sandstone | 7 | 35 |
| 26. Sample log of test hole 0.1 mile east of NW cor. sec. 17, T. 18 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,464.9 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Tertiary--Pliocene |
| Delmore formation |
| | Sand, very fine to medium, and dark-gray silt | 8 | 8 |
| | Sand, very fine to medium, and gray to buff silt; contains fragments of sandstone and caliche | 1 | 9 |
| | Sand, very fine to fine, and light-gray silt | 9 | 18 |
| | Sand, very fine to medium, and light-gray to tan silt | 22 | 40 |
| | Sand, very fine to medium, and tan silt; contains nodules of calcium carbonate and fragments of ironstone | 10 | 50 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Clay, light-gray, and very fine grained, soft sandstone | 10 | 60 |
| 27. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 18, T. 18 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,490.0 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Tertiary--Pliocene |
| Delmore formation |
| | Sand, very fine to medium, and buff to brown silt | 10 | 10 |
| | Sand, medium to fine, and some buff silt | 3 | 13 |
| | Silt, gray to tan, and very fine to medium sand | 7 | 20 |
| | Silt and clay, calcareous, tan to gray, and medium to fine sand; contains fragments of ironstone and nodules of calcium carbonate | 18 | 38 |
| | Silt, light-gray to brown and very fine to medium sand; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 6 | 44 |
| | Gravel, coarse to medium, composed of fragments of ironstone and sandstone, coarse to very fine sand, and some tan silt | 9 | 53 |
| | Silt, tan, and very fine to coarse sand | 7 | 60 |
| | Silt and clay, light, gray to buff and very fine to medium sand | 17 | 77 |
| | Sand, very fine to medium, and gray to yellow silt | 10 | 87 |
| | Silt and clay, gray to tan, fine to coarse sand, and some medium to fine gravel, composed of fragments of ironstone | 2 | 89 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, calcareous, gray and maroon | 11 | 100 |
| 28. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 5, T. 18 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,359.4 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Clay and silt, brown to tan | 17 | 17 |
| | Silt, buff; contains some sand and gravel | 5 | 22 |
| | Silt and clay, gray, and coarse to medium gravel | 6 | 28 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, gray | 2 | 30 |
| 29. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. NW sec. 6, T. 18 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,343.4 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Silt and clay, brown to gray | 6 | 6 |
| | Silt, calcareous, buff to tan, fine to coarse sand, and medium to fine gravel, derived from Cretaceous sandstone | 4.5 | 18.5 |
| | Silt and clay, light-gray; contains some fine to medium | 6.5 | 25 |
| | Silt, buff, fine to coarse sand, and some medium to fine gravel composed of ironstone, shale, and caliche fragments | 2 | 27 |
| | Silt, buff; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 21 | 27 |
| | Clay, gray-green | 5 | 32 |
| | Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand | 11 | 43 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, blue-gray and maroon | 4 | 47 |
| 30. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 8, T. 18 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,446.4 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Silt and clay, dark-brown to gray | 6 | 6 |
| | Silt and clay, buff, and some fine to medium sand, contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 8 | 14 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale, thin-bedded, red and green-gray | 7 | 34 |
| 31. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 12, T. 18 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,463.0 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Soil | 2 | 2 |
| | Silt, buff, calcareous, and very fine to medium sand; contains streaks of limonite and nodules of calcium carbonate | 26 | 28 |
| Tertiary--Pliocene |
| Delmore formation |
| | Silt, green-gray to tan, and fine to medium sand contains small nodules of calcium carbonate and few fragments of ironstone | 12 | 40 |
| | Silt, tan, and very fine to medium sand | 10 | 50 |
| | Silt, red-brown, and medium to fine sand | 4 | 54 |
| | Sand, medium to coarse, and same coarse to fine gravel composed of ironstone fragments | 3 | 57 |
| | Silt, red-brown, and medium to fine sand | 3 | 60 |
| | Sand, medium to fine, and some tan silt | 4 | 64 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Clay, gray-green, gray, and brown, and very fine sand | 6 | 70 |
| | Shale, sandy, gray-green, gray clay, and some very fine sand, driller reports pyrite | 13 | 83 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, silty, maroon and dark-gray | 7 | 90 |
| 32. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. NW sec. 13, T. 18 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,479.3 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Silt, dark-gray, and fine to medium sand | 10 | 10 |
| | Silt, calcareous, gray to buff, and very fine to medium sand, contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 13 | 23 |
| Tertiary--Pliocene |
| Delmore formation |
| | Sand, fine to medium, and green-gray to tan silt | 7 | 30 |
| | Sand, medium to very fine, and light-gray silt, silt and sand cemented in streaks by calcium carbonate | 7 | 37 |
| | Sand, medium to fine, and tan silt | 13 | 50 |
| | Sand, medium to fine, and some gray to tan clay | 10 | 60 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Clay, limonitic, blue-gray, and some very fine to fine sand, driller reports soft sandstone | 10 | 70 |
| | Sandstone, medium- to fine-grained, red-brown, and some blue-gray clay | 20 | 90 |
| | Shale, light- to dark-gray; contains very fine to fine sand 10 100 |
| 33. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 15, T. 18 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,528.7 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Silt and clay, brown to tan, and some very fine to fine sand | 6 | 6 |
| | Silt, buff to tan, and very fine sand | 14 | 20 |
| | Silt and clay, buff; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 15 | 35 |
| | Volcanic ash, weathered | 2 | 37 |
| | Silt and clay, calcareous, tan | 23 | 60 |
| | Silt, calcareous, gray to brown; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 33 | 93 |
| Tertiary--Pliocene |
| Delmore formation |
| | Silt, gray to tan, and fine to medium sand, contains fragments of shale, ironstone, and caliche | 7 | 100 |
| | Silt, buff to yellow, and very fine to fine sand; contains fragments of shale and ironstone | 8.5 | 108.5 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Sandstone, fine-grained, calcareous, white, and some green-gray clay | 5 | 113.5 |
| 34. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 15, T. 18 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,447.8 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Soil | 2 | 2 |
| | Silt, light-gray, and very fine sand | 6 | 8 |
| | Silt and clay, light-gray to tan, and very fine to fine sand | 22 | 30 |
| | Silt and clay, tan, and some very fine to medium sand; contains nodules of calcium carbonate and some ironstone fragments | 7 | 37 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale, red and gray-green | 3 | 40 |
| 35. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 17, T. 18 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,461.6 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Silt, buff; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 10 | 10 |
| | Silt, calcareous, buff | 10 | 20 |
| | Silt and clay, light-buff to gray, and some very fine to medium sand | 5 | 25 |
| | Silt and clay, gray to buff; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 15 | 40 |
| | Silt and clay, tan, and some very fine to medium sand | 20 | 60 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale, red and gray-green | 5 | 65 |
| 36. Sample log at the NE cor. NW sec. 18, T. 18 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,454.7 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Silt, gray to brown, and some very fine to medium sand | 6 | 6 |
| | Silt and clay, tan to light-gray; contains streaks of limonite and nodules of calcium carbonate | 24 | 30 |
| | Silt, buff, and fine to medium sand; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 10 | 40 |
| | Silt and clay, buff, and some fine to medium sand; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 10 | 50 |
| | Silt, tan, fine to coarse sand, and some ironstone gravel | 14 | 64 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale, red and gray | 6 | 70 |
| 37. Driller's log of test hole at the SW cor. SE sec. 20, T. 18 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by Layne-Western Company for Kansas Pipeline Company, 1937. Surface altitude, 1,479 feet. | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Clay, black | 8 | 8 |
| | Clay, gray | 7 | 15 |
| | Clay, yellow | 45 | 60 |
| | Clay, gray | 14 | 74 |
| | Sand, medium | 1 | 75 |
| | Clay | 3 | 78 |
| | Sand, medium | 2 | 80 |
| | Clay, red | 13 | 93 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Clay, with streaks of rock on rock | 4 | 97 |
| 38. Driller's log of test hole at the SW cor. SE sec. 28, T. 18 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by Layne-Western Company for Kansas pipeline Company, 1937. Surface altitude, 1,515 feet. | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Soil | 2 | 2 |
| | Clay | 81 | 83 |
| | Clay, sandy | 10 | 93 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, blue | 5 | 98 |
| 39. Driller's log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 31, T. 18 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by Layne-Western Company for Kansas Pipeline Company, 1937. Surface altitude, 1,507 feet. | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Soil | 2 | 2 |
| | Silt, black | 6 | 8 |
| | Clay, yellow | 12 | 20 |
| | Clay, gray | 13 | 33 |
| | Clay, yellow | 88 | 121 |
| | Sand, medium | 12 | 133 |
| | Sand, coarse, and fine gravel | 14 | 147 |
| | Clay, yellow, on rock | 5 | 152 |
| 40. Driller's log of test hole at the SW cor. SE sec. 32, T. 18 S., R. 3 W., McPherson County; drilled by Layne-Western Company for Kansas Pipeline Company, 1937. Surface altitude, 1,514 feet. | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Soil | 2 | 2 |
| | Clay, black | 6 | 8 |
| | Clay, yellow | 95 | 103 |
| | Clay, gray | 27 | 130 |
| | Sand, medium | 8 | 138 |
| | Sand, medium to coarse | 2 | 140 |
| | Clay, sandy, gray | 12 | 152 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale | 3 | 155 |
| 41. Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 1, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,333 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Silt and clay, brown | 7 | 7 |
| | Silt and clay, gray to tan | 2 | 9 |
| | Silt, tan; contains fine to coarse sand | 5 | 14 |
| | Silt, buff; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 6 | 20 |
| | Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse to medium sand | 9 | 29 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, gray | 1 | 30 |
| 42. Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. NE sec. 1, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,317.2 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formationn |
| | Silt, soft, tan; contains fine sand | 1 | 1 |
| | Silt and clay, dark-gray | 2 | 3 |
| | Silt, buff, and fine to coarse sand | 7 | 10 |
| | Silt, buff, and fine sand | 10 | 20 |
| | Silt and clay, gray; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 6 | 26n |
| | Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand | 4 | 30 |
| | Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to medium sand | 16 | 46 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formationn |
| | Shale, gray | 4 | 50 |
| 43. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 7, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,530.6 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Soil, light-brown | 3 | 3 |
| | Silt, buff, and very fine sand; contains some limonite and calcium carbonate | 17 | 20 |
| | Silt and clay, buff to gray | 14 | 34 |
| | Gravel, fine, and coarse to medium sand | 28 | 62 |
| | Silt, light-gray to yellow, and very fine sand | 1 | 63 |
| | Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse to fine sand | 16 | 79 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale, red and green | 4 | 83 |
| 44. Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 8, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,390.0 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Soil, sandy, gray | 3 | 3 |
| | Silt, buff; contains medium to fine gravel and coarse to fine sand | 3 | 6 |
| | Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to medium sand | 11 | 17 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale, gray-green | 1 | 18 |
| 45. Sample log of test hole in the SE SW sec. 10, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface elevation, 1,484.5 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| | McPherson formation |
| | Silt, light-brown, and fine to very fine sand | 3 | 3 |
| | Silt, light-gray to buff; contains many nodules and grains of calcium carbonate | 17 | 20 |
| | Sand, fine to medium, and light-gray silt; partly cemented by calcium carbonate | 15 | 35 |
| | Silt, buff, and light-gray; contains volcanic ash | 5 | 40 |
| | Silt, light-gray; contains limonite | 20 | 60 |
| 46. Sample log of test hole at the SW SE sec. 10, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,465.6 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Soil; silt, brown | 2 | 2 |
| | Silt, buff to gray, calcareous, and some fine to medium sand | 65 | 67 |
| | Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to medium gravel; partly cemented by calcium carbonate; contains fragments of red and green shale | 13 | 80 |
| | Sand, coarse to medium, and some fine gravel, interbedded with buff silt and clay | 20 | 100 |
| | Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to medium gravel; contains many fragments of red shale | 12 | 112 |
| | Silt, buff to gray; contains shell fragments | 18 | 130 |
| | Silt, buff to gray, and some fine to coarse sand | 38 | 168 |
| | Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to medium gravel | 18 | 186 |
| | Silt, light-gray, and fine to coarse sand | 1 | 187 |
| | Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to medium sand; contains many fragments of shale | 9 | 196 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| | Wellington formation |
| | Shale, calcareous, gypsiferous, light-gray | 14 | 210 |
| 47. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 11, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,450.5 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Silt, buff to gray, and very fine sand, contains disseminated volcanic ash and nodules of calcium carbonate | 14 | 14 |
| | Silt and clay buff, tan, and gray; contains streaks of limonite | 13 | 27 |
| | Silt, buff, and sand, very fine to medium | 3 | 30 |
| | Silt and clay, light-gray to buff; contains limonite | 20 | 50 |
| | Silt, buff; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 30 | 80 |
| | Silt, buff, and very fine sand | 16 | 96 |
| | Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse sand; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 4 | 100 |
| | Silt, light-gray, and buff clay, contains some very fine to medium sand | 4 | 104 |
| | Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to fine sand; contains fragments of shale, ironstone, and sandstone | 22 | 126 |
| | Silt, light-gray, and fine to coarse sand | 6.5 | 132.5 |
| | Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to fine sand; contains many shale fragments | 4.5 | 137 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, light-gray and maroon | 3 | 140 |
| 48. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. SE SW sec. 12, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,407.3 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Silt, brown to gray, and very fine to medium sands | 6 | 6 |
| | Silt, buff, and fine to coarse sand, contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 14 | 20 |
| | Sand, fine to coarse, and some fine gravel | 8 | 28 |
| | Silt, buff to gray, and very fine to coarse sand | 2 | 30 |
| | Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel, contains some buff silt in upper part of interval | 20 | 50 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale, red | 3 | 53 |
| 49. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 13, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,407.7 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Silt, gray, contains some fine to coarse sand | 7 | 7 |
| | Silt and clay, light-gray and buff; contains some fine to medium sand and nodules of calcium carbonate | 3 | 10 |
| | Sand, medium to coarse, and some fine to medium gravel; contains fragments of shale | 10 | 20 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale, red and light-green | 4 | 24 |
| 50. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 13, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,441.7 feet. Hole abandoned at 24 feet owing to loss of circulation. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Silt, light-brown, and very fine sand | 4 | 4 |
| | Silt, buff, porous, and very fine to medium sand; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 20 | 24 |
| 51. Sample log of test hole in the NW NE sec. 14, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,403.6 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Silt, gray to buff | 13 | 13 |
| | Silt, gray; contains some fine to very fine sand | 11 | 24 |
| | Silt and clay, dark-gray and blue-gray | 16 | 40 |
| | Silt, carbonaceous, light-gray to brown; contains some very fine to medium sand | 6 | 46 |
| | Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to medium gravel | 4 | 50 |
| | Silt gray, interbedded with fine to medium gravel and coarse to fine sand; gravel cemented by calcium carbonate at base | 12 | 62 |
| | Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to medium gravel | 8 | 70 |
| | Gravel, fine to medium; contains fragments of shale | 7 | 77 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, silty, blue-gray; contains thin beds of limestone | 6 | 83 |
| 52. Sample log of test hole in the NE NW sec. 14, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Hole abandoned at 20 feet because of circulation loss in porous silt. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Soil | 2 | 2 |
| | Silt, tan to gray; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 8 | 10 |
| | Silt, buff; contains some fine sand | 10 | 20 |
| 53. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 15, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,453.5 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Soil, sandy, light-brown | 3 | 3 |
| | Silt, light-gray; contains very fine sand and tubules of calcium carbonate | 7 | 10 |
| | Sand, medium to fine, and gray silt; partly cemented by calcium carbonate | 5 | 15 |
| | Silt and clay, light-gray to buff, and some fine sand; cemented in streaks by calcium carbonate | 82 | 97 |
| | Gravel, fine, and coarse to fine sand; partly cemented by calcium carbonate | 4 | 101 |
| | Silt, light-gray, and fine to very fine sand | 2 | 103 |
| | Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse to medium sand | 7 | 110 |
| | Silt, light-gray, and very fine to coarse sand | 3 | 113 |
| | Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse to fine sand; partly cemented by calcium carbonate | 22 | 135 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, maroon and gray | 5 | 140 |
| 54. Sample of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 18, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,477.8 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Silt, brown to light-gray, and fine sand | 16 | 16 |
| | Gravel, fine to medium, sand coarse to fine sand | 10 | 26 |
| | Silt, yellow to gray; contains some medium sand | 6 | 32 |
| | Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse to fine sand | 5 | 37 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale, brick red and light-green | 3 | 40 |
| 55. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. NW sec. 18, T. 18 S., R. 4 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,517.6 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Pleistocene |
| McPherson formation |
| | Soil, brown | 2 | 2 |
| | Silt, calcareous, light-gray; contains nodules of calcium carbonate in upper part | 15 | 17 |
| | Sand, coarse to medium, and fine to medium gravel | 33 | 50 |
| | Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to medium sand | 11 | 61 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale, brick-red | 2 | 63 |
| 56. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 13, T. 18 S., R. 5 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,424.9 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Recent |
| Alluvium |
| | Silt, dark-gray | 2 | 2 |
| | Silt, buff; contains some clay and nodules of calcium carbonate | 11 | 13 |
| | Silt, buff, and medium to fine sand | 5 | 18 |
| | Silt and clay, dark-gray | 20 | 38 |
| | Gravel, coarse to fine, and some coarse sand | 2.5 | 40.5 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale, maroon and light-gray | 2.5 | 43 |
| 57. Sample log of test hole 0.1 mile east of NW cor. sec. 14, T. 18 S., R. 5 W., McPherson. County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1943. Surface altitude, 1,477.6 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary--Recent |
| Alluvium |
| | Silt, brown | 5 | 5 |
| | Silt and clay, red and tan | 2 | 7 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Ninnescah shale |
| | Shale, red and green | 3 | 10 |
| 58. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 9, T. 19 S., R. 1 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,579.6 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary and Tertiary--Pliocene and Pleistocene |
| McPherson and Delmore formations |
| | Soil | 3 | 3 |
| | Silt, brown to buff | 5 | 8 |
| | Silt, gray to buff; contains coarse sand, fine gravel, and pebbles of caliche | 16 | 24 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine, and gray silt | 21 | 45 |
| | Sand, medium to fine, and buff silt | 15 | 60 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine, and fine to medium gravel | 4 | 64 |
| | Silt, buff, and very fine to fine sand; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 4 | 68 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel; contains fragments of shale | 11 | 79 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Shale, dark-gray; contains streaks of limonite | 11 | 90 |
| | Shale, dark- to light-gray; contains pyrite; many thin beds of sandstone in interval | 13 | 103 |
| | Shale, gray; contains pyrite | 7 | 110 |
| | Shale, gray; contains fragments of charcoal and pyritized wood. Interval includes a thin layer of limestone | 5 | 115 |
| | Clay, pink; contains very fine sand | 3 | 118 |
| | Shale, sandy, and sandstone; partly cemented; contains fragments of charcoal and pyritized wood | 10 | 128 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, gray, light-green, and purple | 12 | 140 |
| 59. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 14, T. 19 S., R. 1 W., McPherson County, drilled by State Geological Survey, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,534.7 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Soil, sandy, brown | 6 | 6 |
| | Clay, sandy, limonitic | 9 | 15 |
| | Sandstone, very fine to fine grained, micaceous, calcareous | 13 | 28 |
| | Shale, sandy, gray | 6 | 34 |
| | Sandstone, fine grained, partly cemented | 10 | 44 |
| | Shale, sandy, micaceous | 6 | 50 |
| | Sandstone, partly cemented, and loose sand | 4 | 54 |
| | Shale, gray to yellowish-gray; contains thin beds of sandstone | 6 | 60 |
| | Clay, gray and tan | 15 | 75 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, dark-gray | 5 | 80 |
| 60. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 14, T. 19 S., R. 1 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,550.5 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary and Tertiary--Pliocene and Pleistocene |
| McPherson and Delmore formations |
| | Soil, brown | 2 | 2 |
| | Silt, brown and coarse to fine sand | 4 | 6 |
| | Silt, gray, contains very fine to coarse sand | 5 | 11 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine, and some fine to medium gravel | 4 | 15 |
| | Silt, light-buff; contains coarse to fine sand | 2 | 17 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Shale, light-blue-gray and yellow | 13 | 30 |
| | Shale and clay, gray and maroon | 6 | 36 |
| | Shale, dark-gray, and thin beds of sandstone | 4 | 40 |
| | Shale, yellow-gray | 2 | 42 |
| | Shale, dark-gray, and thin beds of limestone | 8 | 50 |
| | Clay, sandy, and very fine sand | 5 | 55 |
| | Shale, gray, contains carbonaceous material and pyrite | 4 | 59 |
| | Shale, gray, sandy | 13 | 72 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, calcareous, gray and maroon | 5 | 77 |
| 61. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 15, T. 19 S., R. 1 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,564.0 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary and Tertiary--Pliocene and Pleistocene |
| McPherson and Delmore formations |
| | Soil, sandy | 3 | 3 |
| | Sand, medium to fine | 10 | 13 |
| | Silt, tan to buff; contains very fine to medium sand | 9 | 22 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine; contains limonite and some gray silt | 25 | 47 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Shale, gray and yellowish-gray | 9 | 56 |
| | Shale, blue-gray | 11 | 67 |
| | Shale, dark-gray, and thin beds of fine-grained sandstone | 7 | 74 |
| | Shale, light-gray | 3 | 77 |
| | Shale, sandy, gray | 15 | 92 |
| | Sand, partly cemented, and sandy shale | 11 | 103 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, gray, maroon, and purple | 7 | 110 |
| 62. Driller's log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 1 W., McPherson County; drilled by Wichita Pump and Supply Company for the City of Canton, 1938. | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary and Tertiary--Pliocene and Pleistocene |
| McPherson and Delmore formations |
| | Clay, red | 15 | 15 |
| | Clay, sandy, gray | 12 | 27 |
| | Clay, brown | 3 | 30 |
| | Clay, gray | 2 | 32 |
| | Clay, sandy, gray | 3 | 35 |
| | Clay, gray, contains lime nodules | 3 | 38 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Sand, fine | 20 | 58 |
| | Clay | 1 | 59 |
| | Sand, fine | 4 | 63 |
| | Clay, sandy, soft | 16 | 79 |
| | Clay and shale, blue | 6 | 85 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, dark | 27 | 112 |
| 63. Sample log of test hole at the NW cor. sec. 17, T. 19 S., R. 1 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,574.6 feet. (Samples studied by Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary and Tertiary--Pliocene and Pleistocene |
| McPherson and Delmore formations |
| | Silt, brown, and very fine to medium sand | 5 | 5 |
| | Silt and clay, gray to brown | 10 | 15 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine | 21 | 36 |
| | Silt, calcareous, tan to buff | 4 | 40 |
| | Sand, medium to very fine, contains some buff silt and nodules of calcium carbonate | 8 | 48 |
| | Caliche, gray to white | 2 | 50 |
| | Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; gravel composed of pebbles derived from Cretaceous sandstone and shale | 9 | 59 |
| | Sand, fine to medium; contains some silt, clay, and pebbles of caliche | 7 | 66 |
| | Sand, coarse to medium | 9 | 75 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Sandstone, partly cemented, and clay | 21 | 96 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington shale |
| | Shale, dark-gray | 11 | 107 |
| 64. Driller's log of test hole at the center NE sec. 21, T. 19 S., R. 1 W., McPherson County; drilled by Layne-Western Company for the City of Canton, 1937. | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary and Tertiary--Pliocene and Pleistocene |
| McPherson and Delmore formations |
| | Soil | 4 | 4 |
| | Clay, brown | 8 | 12 |
| | Clay, gray | 8 | 20 |
| | Clay, sandy | 5 | 25 |
| | Clay, gray | 3 | 28 |
| | Clay, sandy | 17 | 45 |
| | Clay, gray | 15 | 60 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Clay, with streaks of rock | 7 | 67 |
| | Sand, coarse, silty | 10 | 77 |
| | Sand, medium, with clay beds | 6 | 83 |
| 65. Driller's log of well 67 in the SW SW sec. 22, T. 19 S., R. 1 W., McPherson County; drilled by Wichita Pump and Supply Company for the City of Canton, 1937. | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary and Tertiary--Pliocene and Pleistocene |
| McPherson and Delmore formations |
| | Soil, black | 1 | 1 |
| | Clay, sandy, red | 13 | 14 |
| | Clay, brown | 8 | 22 |
| | Clay, gray, and gyp | 2 | 24 |
| | Clay, gray | 7 | 31 |
| | Clay, gray and brown | 4 | 35 |
| | Sand, gray | 1 | 36 |
| | Clay, gray | 1 | 37 |
| | Clay, gray, and sand | 1 | 38 |
| | Clay, gray and brown | 10 | 48 |
| | Sand, gray, and clay | 1 | 49 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Sand; water rose 4 feet | 4 | 53 |
| | Sand, medium to fine | 3 | 56 |
| | Sand, medium, plastering size | 12 | 68 |
| | Sand, medium | 2 | 70 |
| | Clay, hard | 2 | 72 |
| | Sand, fine | 9 | 81 |
| | Clay, yellow | 1 | 82 |
| 66. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 1, T. 19 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Tertiary--Pliocene |
| Delmore formation |
| | Soil; silt, brown | 4 | 4 |
| | Silt, dark-brown to gray; contains fine gravel, sand, and pellets of limonite | 6 | 10 |
| | Sand, fine to medium, and light-gray to yellow silt | 13 | 23 |
| | Gravel, fine to medium, and medium to coarse sand; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 5 | 28 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine, micaceous, partly cemented with limonite; contains fine gravel and some layers of silt and clay | 5 | 33 |
| | Silt, red to tan, and coarse to fine sand | 4 | 37 |
| | Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand; contains some light-gray silt and nodules of calcium carbonate | 6 | 43 |
| | Silt, buff to brown, and fine to coarse sand; contains some fine to medium gravel and nodules of calcium carbonate | 13 | 56 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Sandstone, fine-grained, brown, and some thin beds of light-gray clay shale | 18 | 74 |
| 67. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 8, T. 19 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1939. Surface altitude, 1,523.8 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary and Tertiary--Pliocene and Pleistocene |
| McPherson and Delmore formations |
| | Soil, tan to brown | 2 | 2 |
| | Silt, tan, slightly calcareous; contains very fine sand and nodules of calcium carbonate | 6 | 8 |
| | Silt and clay, light-gray; contains some very fine to fine sand | 9 | 17 |
| | Sand, fine to very fine, and gray silt; contains nodules of calcium carbonate and streaks of limonite | 3 | 20 |
| | Silt, tan to gray, and very fine to fine sand; some thin layers in interval cemented by calcium carbonate | 19 | 39 |
| | Sand, very fine to fine, and slightly calcareous tan to buff silt | 6 | 45 |
| | Silt, tan to gray, and very fine to fine sand | 10 | 55 |
| | Sand, very fine to fine, and buff to tan silt; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 5 | 60 |
| | Sand, fine to medium; contains grains and pebbles of caliche; most sand grains composed of quartz but some are composed of pink and white feldspar and dark-gray chert | 1.5 | 61.5 |
| | Silt, buff to gray, and fine to very fine sand; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 12.5 | 74 |
| | Silt, tan to gray, and fine to very fine sand; contains nodules of calcium carbonate and fragments of carbonaceous material | 11 | 85 |
| | Silt and clay, light-gray | 3 | 88 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, maroon and dark-gray | 12 | 100 |
| 68. Sample log of test hole at the SE cor. sec. 9, T. 19 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,545.7 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary and Tertiary--Pliocene and Pleistocene |
| McPherson and Delmore formations |
| | Soil | 2 | 2 |
| | Silt and clay, dark-gray | 3 | 5 |
| | Silt, limonitic, light-gray to yellow; contains some very fine sand | 6 | 11 |
| | Silt, light-gray; contains thin beds of sand and gravel | 4 | 15 |
| | Silt, gray; contains streaks of limonite, nodules of calcium carbonate, and medium to fine sand | 14 | 29 |
| | Sand, very fine to medium, and gray silt; partly cemented with calcium carbonate | 5 | 34 |
| | Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel; contains some gray silt | 32 | 66 |
| | Silt, gray, and fine to medium sand; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 2 | 68 |
| | Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand | 11 | 79 |
| Permian--Leonardian |
| Wellington formation |
| | Shale, gray to yellowish-green | 6 | 85 |
| 69. Sample log of test hole at the SW cor. sec. 12, T. 19 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,556.7 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary and Tertiary--Pliocene and Pleistocene |
| McPherson and Delmore formations |
| | Soil | 3 | 3 |
| | Silt, gray | 3 | 6 |
| | Sand, fine to coarse, and gray silt | 2 | 8 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine; contains some fine gravel and gray silt | 20 | 28 |
| | Silt, buff, and fine to coarse sand | 2 | 30 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel | 4 | 34 |
| | Silt, light-gray to buff, and coarse to fine sand; contains nodules of calcium carbonate | 7 | 41 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine, and some fine gravel | 9 | 50 |
| | Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand | 11 | 61 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Sandstone, partly cemented, brown | 1 | 62 |
| | Clay, dark- and light-gray | 3 | 65 |
| | Shale, dark-gray, soft, contains pyrite | 12 | 77 |
| 70. Sample log of test hole at the NE cor. sec. 13, T. 19 S., R. 2 W., McPherson County; drilled by State Geological Survey, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,568.8 feet. (Samples studied by O. S. Fent and Charles C. Williams.) | Thickness, feet | Depth, feet |
| Quaternary and Tertiary--Pliocene and Pleistocene |
| McPherson and Delmore formations |
| | Soil | 3 | 3 |
| | Silt, gray; contains some sand and gravel | 7 | 10 |
| | Gravel, fine to medium, coarse to fine sand, and gray silt | 4 | 14 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine, and fine to medium gravel | 14 | 28 |
| | Silt, gray to buff | 2 | 30 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine; contains some medium to fine gravel and light-gray silt | 21 | 51 |
| | Silt, greenish-gray and buff; contains some fine to coarse sand and nodules of calcium carbonate | 13 | 64 |
| | Sand, coarse to fine, and fine to medium gravel; contains buff silt, and fragments of shale | 13 | 77 |
| Cretaceous--Comanchean |
| Kiowa shale |
| | Shale, thinly laminated, yellow-gray and gray | 3 | 80 |
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