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Logs of Test Holes and Wells
The logs of 119 test holes and wells in Pawnee Valley are given on the pages that follow. The logs of 8 wells were furnished by private drillers, and the 111 test holes were drilled by the State Geological Survey with a hydraulic-rotary drill rig. The test hole and well-numbering system is described earlier.
T. 20 S. || T. 21 S. || T. 22 S. || T. 23 S.
Sample log of test hole 20-20-34cd in the SE cor. SW sec. 34, T. 20 S., R. 20 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, May, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,132.1 feet. | Thickness, feet |
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Soil, silty, brown | 3 | 3 |
Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Terrace deposits | |||
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Clay, silty, tan | 5 | 8 |
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Clay, silty, light-yellowish tan | 1.5 | 9.5 |
Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Greenhorn limestone | |||
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Shale, containing a few fragments of limestone and yellow limonitic stains | 5.5 | 15 |
Sample log of test hole 20-21-26dd in the SE SE sec. 26, T. 20 S., R. 21 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, November, 1947. Surface altitude, 2,187.3 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Soil, black | 2 | 2 |
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Soil, clayey, dark-gray | 1 | 3 |
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Terrace deposits (?) | |||
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Clay and silt, tan | 4 | |
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Silt, brown | 1 | 8 |
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Clay, limy, light-tan | 4 | 12 |
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Silt, clayey, limy, light-brown | 7 | 19 |
Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Greenhorn limestone | |||
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Clay, limy, light-tan | 5 | 24 |
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Limestone, yellow-brown and some white | 9 | 33 |
Sample log of test hole 20-22-20bc in the SW NW sec. 20, T. 20 S., R. 22 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, November, 1947. Surface altitude, 2,192.5 feet; depth to water level, 23.8 feet, November 28, 1947. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Top soil, black silt | 2 | 2 |
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Alluvium | |||
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Silt, dark-brown | 21 | 23 |
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Silt and very fine sand | 2 | 25 |
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Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel | 19 | 44 |
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Silt, clayey, white | 2 | 46 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains fine sand | 14 | 60 |
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Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains yellow clay at 68 to 70 feet | 10 | 70 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains yellow silt | 12 | 82 |
Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Dakota formation | |||
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Shale, blue-gray | 18 | 100 |
Sample log of test hole 20-22-20cc in the SW SW sec. 20, T. 20 S., R. 22 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, November, 1947. Surface altitude, 2,192.5 feet; depth to water level, 24.0 feet, November 28, 1947. | Thickness, feet |
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Road fill, black silt | 2 | 2 |
Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Alluvium | |||
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Silt, tan | 17 | 19 |
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Silt, dark-brown | 9 | 28 |
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Silt, sandy, light-brown | 4 | 32 |
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Clay, limy, green | 5 | 37 |
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Sand, coarse, and coarse to fine gravel | 9 | 46 |
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Clay, blue; contains brown clay at 46 to 47 feet | 7 | 53 |
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Gravel, coarse to fine, and coarse sand; finer material at 57 to 65 feet | 12 | 65 |
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Clay, limy, sandy, yellow-brown | 10 | 75 |
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Clay, limy, yellow, and blue-black clay shale | 5 | 80 |
Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Dakota formation | |||
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Shale, blue-gray; contains yellow clay | 20 | 100 |
Sample log of test hole 20-22-29bc in the SW NW sec. 29, T. 20 S., R. 22 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, November, 1947. Surface altitude, 2,194.6 feet; depth to water level, 27.2 feet, November 29, 1947. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Road fill, black silt | 2 | 2 |
Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Alluvium | |||
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Silt, tan | 9 | 11 |
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Silt, dark-tan | 4 | 15 |
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Silt, light-tan | 2 | 17 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, and light-tan silt | 3 | 20 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, and fine gravel | 12 | 32 |
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Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel | 8 | 40 |
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Gravel, coarse to fine; contains yellow-brown clay at 48 to 49 feet | 10 | 50 |
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Clay, limy, light-gray | 12 | 2 |
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Clay, greenish-gray | 6 | 68 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains gray clay at 70 to 90 feet | 22 | 90 |
Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Dakota formation | |||
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Sandstone, fine | 1 | 91 |
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Shale, blue-gray | 9 | 100 |
Sample log of test hole 20-23-31ada in the SE NE sec. 31, T. 20 S., R. 23 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, November, 1947. Surface altitude, 2,232.3 feet; depth to water level, 29.7 feet, November 25, 1947. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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Road fill, black silt | 1 | 1 |
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Alluvium | |||
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Silt,tan | 14 | 15 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel | 2 | 17 |
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Silt,tan | 8 | 25 |
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Silt dark-brown | 3 | 28 |
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Silt: clayey, light-tan | 8 | 36 |
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Clay, greenish-gray | 3 | 39 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, fine to coarse gravel, and many pebbles one-half to one inch; contains brownish-gray clay at 49 to 50 feet | 11 | 50 |
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Clay, light blue-gray | 5 | 55 |
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Sand, coarse, and fine to medium gravel | 5 | 60 |
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Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel | 5 | 65 |
Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Dakota formation | |||
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Shale, hard, limy, gray | 7 | 72 |
Sample log of test hole 20-23-32cbb in the NW SW sec, 32, T. 20 S., R. 23 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, November, 1947. Surface altitude, 2,230.5 feet; depth to water level, 29.9 feet, November 26, 1947. | Thickness, feet |
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Top soil, black silt | 1 | 1 |
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Alluvium | |||
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Silt, tan | 26 | 27 |
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Silt and fine sand | 7 | 34 |
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Sand, medium to coarse, fine to coarse gravel, and some tan clay; contains blue clay at 38 to 40 feet | 6 | 40 |
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Gravel, coarse to fine, and some coarse sand; contains gravel 1 inch in diameter | 8 | 48 |
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Clay, green | 9 | 57 |
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Clay, gritty, dark-green | 8 | 65 |
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Silt, light-tan | 7 | 72 |
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Gravel, coarse to fine, and coarse sand | 8 | 80 |
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Gravel, medium to coarse | 12 | 92 |
Cretaceous--Gulfian | ||||
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Dakota formation | |||
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Shale, blue-gray, and some pyrite | 8 | 100 |
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Shale, noncalcareous, blue-gray; contains brown clay at 108 to 110 feet | 10 | 110 |
T. 20 S. || T. 21 S. || T. 22 S. || T. 23 S.
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geohydrology
Placed on web May 31, 2012; originally published April 1952.
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