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Logs of Test Holes and Wells, continued

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 22-16-4cc at the SW cor. sec. 4, T. 22 S., R. 16 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, May, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,000.3 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Dune sand
Sand, fine to medium; contains silt; tan to gray 2 2
Meade formation
Gravel, fine to coarse, tan; contains medium to coarse sand and silt 18 20
Gravel, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine to coarse sand, silt, and tan and white caliche 30 50
Sand, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine to medium gravel 14 64
Clay, silty, tan; contains fine to coarse sand and gravel, with fragments of tan and white caliche 9 73
Clay, silty, tan and gray; contains gray and tan caliche with limonitic stains 12 85
Gravel, fine to coarse, tan; contains sand and silty clay, gray to tan 16 101
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Sandstone, fine to medium, brown with yellow stains 19 120

Sample log of test hole 22-16-5aa in the NE NE sec. 5, T. 22 S., R. 16 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, May, 1945. Surface altitude, 1,999.6 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil, dark-gray 3 3
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Silt, tan and gray; contains fine to medium sand 3 6
Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine gravel 4 10
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains coarse sand 15 25
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, gray mottled red 10 35

Sample log of test hole 22-16-9cc at the SW cor. sec. 9, T. 22 S., R. 16 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, May, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,010.4 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Sand, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine to coarse gravel and white caliche 19 19
Gravel, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine to coarse sand and tan silt 11 30
Sand, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine to medium gravel 19 49
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, tan and buff mottled red 8 57

Sample log of test hole 22-16-21bb at the NW cor. sec. 21, T. 22 S., R. 16 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, May, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,031.9 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil, dark-gray 3 3
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Meade formation
Clay, silty, light-gray; contains very fine sand 5 8
Sand, very fine to coarse; contains silt; tan 14 22
Silt, tan, contains fine to coarse sand and white caliche 4 26
Sand, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine gravel 4 30
Gravel, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine to coarse sand and white and tan caliche 31 61
Sand, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine gravel 6 67
Clay, silty, tan and gray; contains fine to coarse sand 13 80
Clay, silty, tan and gray 8 88
Clay, silty, tan; contains fine to coarse sand and white caliche 2 90
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Sandstone, fine to medium, tan and brown with yellow stains 10 100

Sample log of test hole 22-16-33bb at the NW cor. sec. 33, T. 22 S., R. 16 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, May, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,041.2 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Meade formation
Sand, fine to coarse; contains silt; tan 2 2
Clay, silty, tan and gray; contains fine to medium sand, 6 8
Silt, greenish gray; contains fine to medium sand 5 13
Silt, tan with yellow stains; contains fine sand 8 21
Gravel, fine to medium; contains fine to coarse sand; tan 5 26
Sand, very fine to fine; contains silt; tan 2 28
Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine gravel and tan and white caliche 12 40
Sand, fine to coarse, yellow-tan; contains limonitic cemented zones 12 52
Sand, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine to coarse gravel and tan and white caliche 38 90
Clay, silty, gray and tan with yellow limonitic stains; contains fine to medium sand and white caliche 23 113
Sand, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine to medium gravel 17 130
Sand, fine to coarse, tan and gray; contains fine to coarse gravel, tan and white caliche, and gray silt 20 150
Sand, very fine to coarse, tan; contains tan and white caliche and fine gravel 20 170
Gravel, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine to coarse sand, tan caliche, and silt 17 187
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, bluish-gray, contains blue shale, fine to medium sand, black carbonaceous material, and pyrite 13 200

Sample log of test hole 22-17-7bb at the NW cor. sec. 7, T. 22 S., R. 17 W. Surface altitude, 2,039.6 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill 2.5 2.5
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Clay, silty, tan and gray; contains fine to medium sand, 15.5 18
Sand, fine to coarse, tan; contains silt and clay 22 40
Sand, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine to medium gravel, white caliche, and fragments of white shells 14 54
Clay, silty, tan and gray; contains fine to coarse sand and fine gravel 12 66
Clay, silty, brown and gray 1 67
Clay, silty, tan and gray; contains fine to medium sand 3 70
Sand, fine to medium, tan; contains silt 8 78
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains fine to coarse sand, caliche, and silt; tan and gray 18 96
Clay, silty, buff; contains fine to medium sand and coarse gravel 12 108
Gravel, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine to coarse sand, caliche, and silt 19 127
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Sandstone, fine to coarse, brown and tan; contains yellow and tan silty clay 13 140

Sample log of test hole 22-17-7cc at the SW car. sec. 7, T. 22 S., R. 17 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, June, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,040.0 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Clay, silty, tan; contains fine sand 12 14
Clay, silty, light-gray and dark-gray 2 16
Clay, silty, tan; contains fine to medium sand 2 18
Sand, fine to coarse, tan, interbedded with tan silty clay 7 25
Sand, fine to coarse, tan; contains silt 5 30
Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine gravel; tan and gray 9 39
Silt, brown; contains fine to medium sand 5 44
Silt, grayish tan; contains fine to medium sand 3 47
Sand, fine to coarse, tan; contains fine gray and tan gravel 14 61
Silt, tan; contains fine to medium sand, caliche, and fragments of shells 9 70
Gravel, fine to coarse, tan and gray; contains fine to coarse sand and caliche 11 81
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, light-gray with red stains 9 90

Sample log of test hole 22-17-19bb at the NW cor. sec. 19, T. 22 S., R. 17 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, June, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,069.4 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Silt, tan and brown 6 8
Silt, tan and buff; contains clay and nodular white caliche 42 50
Silt, tan; contains white caliche and fine to medium sand 7 57
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, tan and gray mottled red 3 60

Sample log of test hole 22-17-30bb at the NW cor. sec. 30, T. 22 S., R. 17 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, June, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,097.0 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill 3 3
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, brown and tan 6 9
Clay, silty, brown, tan, and white; contains caliche and fragments of brown "ironstone" 3 12
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, tan, white, and yellow; contains very fine-grained sandstone 3 15

Sample log of test hole 22-17-31cc at the SW cor. sec. 31, T. 22 S., R. 17 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, June, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,074.8 feet; depth to water level, 9.2 feet, June 6, 1945. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Clay, silty, tan and gray, contains fine to medium sand 6 8
Gravel, fine to coarse, tan and gray; contains coarse tan sand 12 20
No sample recovered. Drilling speed indicated coarse sand and gravel 5 25
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Sandstone, fine yellow and tan, interbedded with tan and yellow clay 5 30

Driller's log of well 22-18-6aa in the NE NE sec. 6 T. 22 S., R. 18 W. Drilled by Otis Shuck, 1944. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Clay 30 30
Sand 5 35
Sand, coarse 13 48
Clay 7 55
Sand 3 58
Clay 14 72
Sand, coarse, yellow 4 76
Sand, fine 4 80
Sand, coarse, yellow 30 110
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation (?)
Clay 10 120

Sample log of test hole 22-18-7aa at the NE cor. sec. 7, T. 22 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, June, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,053.4 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill 4 4
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Clay, silty, dark-gray to tan 7 11
Clay, silty, tan to brown; contains tan fine to medium sand 19 30
Clay, silty; contains very fine-grained sand; buff and tan 7 37
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains silt and fine to coarse sand; tan and gray 16 53
Clay, silty, buff; contains fine to coarse sand and white caliche 7 60
Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine gravel and silt; tan, 4 64
Clay, silty, dark-gray 6 70
Sand, fine to coarse, tan to brown 6 76
Clay, silty, light-gray to dark-gray; contains fine to medium sand 6 62
Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine to medium gravel; tan 11 93
Gravel, fine to coarse, tan and brown; contains fine to coarse sand and fragments of limonitic-stained "ironstone" and white caliche 16 109
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, yellow-tan, light-gray, and buff 4 113

Sample log of test hole 22-18-7dd at the SE cor. sec. 7, T. 22 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, June, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,068.0 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Silt, light-brown 3 5
Clay, silty, tan and buff 15 20
Clay, silty, brown and tan 12 32
Clay, silty, tan and buff 31 63
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains coarse sand and silt; tan and gray 8 71
Clay, silty, light-brown 11 82
Clay, silty, tan; contains fine to coarse fragments of "ironstone" and white caliche 8 90
Clay, silty, mottled red and tan 6 96
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, light-gray, tan, and yellow 4 100

Sample log of test hole 22-18-18dd at the SE cor. sec. 18, T. 22 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, June, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,086.4 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil, silty, brown 2.5 2.5
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Clay, silty; contains fine sand; brown 7.5 10
Clay, silty; contains caliche; buff 36 46
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Sandstone, fine to medium, brown and tan; contains fragments of yellow and brown silty clay 4 50

Sample log of test hole 22-18-19dd at the SE cor. sec. 19, T. 22 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, June, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,098.2 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil, silty, gray 2 2
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Silt, brown 2 4
Clay, silty, brown to tan; contains white caliche 6 10
Clay, silty, buff 10 20
Clay, silty, buff to tan; contains small fragments of caliche 10 30
Clay, silty, tan to buff; contains medium to coarse tan and gray gravel 5 5
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains silt; tan 1 36
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, tan and yellow 2 38

Sample log of test hole 22-18-25dd at the SE cor. sec. 25, T. 22 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, June, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,090.9 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, gray 7 9
Clay, silty, tan to buff; contains white caliche 19 28
Clay, silty, tan to buff; contains white caliche and fine to coarse sand 13 41
Clay, silty, pale yellow and white; contains soft lime-cemented zones 1 42
Gravel, fine to medium; contains fine to coarse sand and fragments of brown "ironstone" 1.5 43.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, mottled yellow and tan 6.5 50

Sample log of test hole 22-18-31dd at the SE cor. sec. 31, T. 22 S., R. 18 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, July, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,147.3 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill 2 2
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, buff to tan; contains white and tan caliche 11 13
Cretaceous
Dakota formation (Gulfian)
Sandstone, fine to medium, yellow and tan 6 19
Clay, silty, mottled tan and yellow 10 29
Sandstone, fine, calcareous, tan and yellow 0.5 29 5
Clay, silty, mottled tan and reddish brown 15 5 45
Clay, silty, mottled red and tan 15 60
Clay, silty, gray, purple, and tan 7 67
Clay, silty, gray; contains fragments of coal 8 75
Clay, silty, yellow and gray 2 77
Sandstone, fine, brown; contains yellow and gray silty clay and fragments of "ironstone" 8 85
Clay, silty, gray, buff, and red 5 90
Clay, silty, gray and buff 6,5 96.5
Sandstone, fine, gray 11.5 108
Clay, silty, gray, yellow, and red 14.5 122.5
Clay, silty, gray, yellow, and orange 2.5 125
Clay, silty, gray, tan, and red 17 142
Clay, silty, gray, tan, yellow, and red; contains fragments of "ironstone" 15 157
Clay, silty, gray, tan, and yellow 0.5 157.5
Clay, silty, gray and yellow; contains fragments of fine brown sandstone 11.5 169
Clay, gray; contains fragments of brown and white fine sandstone having limonitic stains 7 176
Clay, silty, gray, tan, and orange; contains fragments of coal 8 184
Clay, gray, tan, and orange 5 189
Clay, white, gray, and mottled red and tan 7 196
Kiowa shale (Comanchean)
Shale, dark-gray 3.5 199.5
Clay, mottled yellow and gray 6 5 206
Clay, gray and tan 8 214
Sandstone, fine, tan and gray having red stains 5 219
Clay, and shale; gray with red stains 9 228
Sandstone, fine, tan and gray; contains red oxidized fragments of "ironstone" and fragments of brown carbonaceous material 8 236
Sandstone, fine, tan and gray; contains interbedded tan clay 14 250
Sandstone, fine, buff and gray; contains fragments of carbon 16 266
Sandstone, fine, dark-gray; contains buff clay 9 275
Clay, gray 7 282
Clay, gray to bluish-gray 2.5 284.5
Shale and clay; tan and gray 5.5 290
Shale, gray; contains interbedded tan clay 6 296
Shale, gray and tan 2 298
Shale, tan and gray; contains fragments of carbon 6 304
Shale, gray; contains interbedded tan clay having red stains 16 320
Shale, gray, contains interbedded fine tan sandstone 10 330
Shale, gray; contains fragments of carbon 16 346
Shale, bluish-gray 10 356
Shale, gray; contains interbedded tan clay and sandstone having red stains 15 371
Shale, dark-gray 3 374
Shale, dark-gray; contains interbedded tan sandstone and fragments of pyrite 31 405
Cheyenne sandstone (Comanchean)
Shale, gray, containing interbedded tan sandstone. 14 419
Shale, gray to grayish-green; contains interbedded tan and white sandstone 10 429
Permian (Undifferentiated)
Shale, gray and tan; contains interbedded sandstone 6 435
Shale, gray; contains interbedded brown sandstone 15 450
Shale, sandy, reddish-tan 5 455

Sample log of test hole 22-19-4cc at the SW cor. sec. 4, T. 22 S., R. 19 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, May, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,094.0 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil, silty, brown 3 3
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, brown to tan 4 7
Clay, silty, brown 6 13
Clay, silty, tan 17 30
Clay, silty; contains caliche; tan 10 40
Clay, silty, buff 10 50
Clay, silty; contains limonitic oxidized fragments of "ironstone"; buff 8 58
Clay, silty, brown to tan 15 73
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, bluish-gray to tan, having red limonitic stains 4 77

Sample log of test hole 22-19-8dd at the SE cor. sec. 8, T. 22 S., R. 19 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, May, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,098.2 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil, silty, brown 4 4
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Clay, silty; contains a few small fragments of shells; tan 4 8
Clay, silty, tan 22 30
Clay, silty, light-brown to tan 10 40
Clay, silty, tan mottled red 7 47
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, light greenish-gray mottled red and yellow 3 50

Sample log of test hole 22-19-20dd at the SE cor. sec. 20, T. 22 S., R. 19 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, May, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,119.6 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil, silty, brown to dark-tan 3 3
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, tan; contains numerous fossil shells 4 7
Clay, silty, tan and gray 3 10
Clay, silty, tan 10 20
Clay, silty; contains minor fine grains of quartz; light-brown to tan 10 30
Clay, silty, tan 14 44
Clay, silty; contains minor yellow limonitic stains and fine grains of quartz; tan 6 50
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty; contains yellow limonitic stains giving the unit a mottled appearance 3 53

Sample log of test hole 22-19-32dd at the SE cor. sec. 32, T. 22 S., R. 19 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, May, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,154.3 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil, silty, brown 2 2
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, tan 5 7
Clay, silty, brown 4 11
Clay, silty; contains a few fragments of mica and particles of caliche; tan 9 20
Clay, silty, tan 10 30
Clay, silty, buff 20 50
Clay, silty; contains medium-grained sand and minor fragments of caliche; tan 7 57
Silt and fine to coarse gravel; contains caliche and many fragments of "ironstone" having the appearance of illmenite; tan 3 60
Silt and medium to coarse sand; tan; contains a few fragments of fossil shells 5 65
Clay, silty, and medium to coarse sand; contains yellow limonitic stains throughout; tan and yellow 5 70
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty. Red oxidized areas give unit a mottled red and tan appearance 3 73

Sample log of test hole 22-20-3cc at the SW cor. sec. 3, T. 22 S., R. 20 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, June, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,164.7 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill and soil, silty; gray to dark-brown 4 4
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, tan-gray 2 6
Clay, silty; contains some fine-grained sand; brown 4 10
Clay, silty, buff 15 25
Clay, silty; contains some fine-grained sand; tan-gray 3.5 28.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, tan and yellow with some red oxidized coloring 2.5 31

Sample log of test hole 22-20-4aa at the NE cor. sec. 4, T. 22 S., R. 20 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, June, 1945. Surface altitude, 21143.0 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill 1 1
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, tan and gray 3 4
Clay, silty, brown and tan 6 10
Clay, silty, tan 15 25
Clay, silty; contains fine-grained sand and fine "ironstone" gravel; tan and rust red 1 26
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Sandstone, fine grained; contains silt and fine fragments of "ironstone"; reddish-brown to tan 2 28

Sample log of test hole 22-20-15bb at the NW cor. sec. 15, T. 22 S., R. 20 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, June, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,183.0 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, tan and light-gray 5 5
Clay, silty, brown 1 6
Clay, silty; contains caliche; tan 6 12
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, yellow and tan 2 14

Sample log of test hole 22-20-28aa at the NE cor. sec. 28, T. 22 S., R. 20 W.,. drilled by the State Geological Survey, June, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,163.1 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill and soil; brown 4 4
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, tan to gray 6 10
Clay, silty, tan 20 30
Clay, silty; contains medium sand; tan 15 45
Clay, silty, buff 9 54
Clay, silty; contains fine to medium sand and caliche; tan 7 61
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains silt and fine to medium sand; tan 6 67
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, mottled tan and red 3 70

Sample log of test hole 22-20-28dd at the SE cor. sec. 28, T. 22 S., R. 20 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, June, 1945. Surface altitude, 2,198.1 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill 3 3
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Clay, silty, brown 3 6
Clay, silty, gray to brown 2 8
Clay, silty, brown 2 10
Clay, silty; contains fine sand; buff 10 20
Clay, silty, buff 7 27
Clay, silty; contains fine to medium sand; buff 9 36
Clay, silty; contains fine to medium sand; buff to tan 2 38
Clay, silty; contains fine to medium sand; tan 15 53
Clay, silty; contains fine to medium sand; yellow to buff 4 57
Gravel, fine to medium; contains silt and fine to medium sand; tan 4 61
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, silty, mottled red and tan 2 63

Sample log of test hole 22-21-2bb in the NW NW sec. 2, T. 22 S., R. 21 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, November, 1946. Surface altitude, 2,111.8 feet; depth to water level, 20.7 feet, November 26, 1946. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Silt and very fine sand 1.5 1.5
Sand, very fine to fine, tan; contains Recent shell fragments and coarse sand 10.5 12
Silt, sandy, brown to buff; contains shell fragments 6 18
Sand, very fine to fine, tan 4 22
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse, tan to blue and green 8 30
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse, yellowish-brown 5 35
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse, gray; contains silt 10 45
Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine gravel. Layer of gray silt at 45 feet 7 52
Sand, very fine to coarse; contains fine gravel and gray and tan silt 10 62
Gravel, fine to coarse, green; contains fine to coarse sand 10.5 72.5
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains one-half inch pebbles, sandstone, fine sand, and silt 11.5 84
Sand, fine to medium; contains gravel and broken fragments of sandstone 9 93
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, light-gray to white 3 96
Clay, shaley, gray to light-gray 4 100
Clay, sandy, light blue-gray 10 110
Clay, white 8 118
Clay, gray, reddish-brown 4 122
Clay and shale, dark gray-red 8 130

Sample log of test hole 22-21-2bc in the NW cor. SW NW sec. 2, T. 22 S., R. 21 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, November, 1946. Surface altitude, 2,133.1 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Top soil, silty, dark-brown 1 1
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Silt, sandy, brown 1 2
Silt, light buff; contains caliche 2.5 4 5
Silt, buff to light-buff 4.5 9
Silt, buff; contains caliche and layers of sandy silt 10 19
Silt, grayish-brown; contains sand 9 28
Silt, grayish-brown; contains reddish-brown sandy streaks 6 34
Silt, gray; contains reddish-brown sandy streaks 4 38
Silt, sandy, gray and brown 2 40
Silt, dark-gray to black 6 46
Sand, fine to medium; contains coarse dark-gray silt, 4 50
Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine to medium gravel, yellow-brown silt, and Recent shell fragments 5 55
Gravel and sand, fine to coarse; contains gray silt 10 65
Gravel and sand, fine to coarse; contains yellow-brown silt 5 70
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains sandstone fragments and silt 6 76
Gravel; contains fine to coarse sand and silt 18 94
Silt, tan to brownish-gray; contains sand and gravel 5 99
Silt, clayey, gray 8 107
Silt, tan to grayish-tan 5 112
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay and shale; gray to light-blue; contains lignite 6 118
Clay and shale, gray to white 6 124
Clay and shale, solid, gray 6 130

Sample log of test hole 22-21-2cc in the SW cor. SW SW sec. 2, T. 22 S., R. 21 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, November, 1946. Surface altitude, 2,141.6 feet; depth to water level, 29.8 feet, November 13, 1946. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Top soil, silty, dark-gray to black 1 1
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Silt, sandy, dark-brown 1 2
Silt, sandy, tan 3 5
Silt, light-tan; contains caliche 2 7
Silt, buff to white mottled; contains caliche 1 8
Silt, buff 2 10
Silt, sandy, reddish-brown 3 13
Silt, sandy, buff 7 20
Silt, sandy, brown 5 25
Silt, buff; contains layers of caliche 11 36
Silt and clay; tan, buff, and pink; contains gravel 2 38
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, yellow 2 40
Sandstone, very fine, light-gray to white 1 41
Sandstone, coarse, consolidated, reddish-brown 3 44

Sample log of test hole 22-21-3da in the SE cor. NE SE sec. 3, T. 22 S., R. 21 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, November, 1946. Surface altitude, 2,129.9 feet; depth to water level, 29.2 feet, November 14, 1946. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Silt, dark-brown to black 1 1
Silt, sandy, light-brown; contains caliche 2 3
Silt, sandy, reddish-brown 3 6
Silt, buff; contains white caliche 6 12
Silt, light buff; contains layers of caliche nodules. 10 22
Silt, tan to brown; contains sand 7 29
Silt, grayish-brown; contains reddish-brown sandy streaks 7 36
Silt, dark-gray to black 4 40
Sand, fine to medium; contains dark-gray sandstone, silt, and Recent shell fragments 6 46
Gravel, fine to coarse, yellow 4 50
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse 12 5 62 5
Clay, gray and yellow, and gravel; contains silt 1 63.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Sandstone, dark reddish-brown 3.5 67

Sample log of test hole 22-21-19ab in the NE cor. NW NE sec. 19, T. 22 S. R. 21 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, December, 1946. Surface altitude, 2,192.9 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Silt, sandy, dark-brown 2 2
Silt, sandy, tan to buff 2 4
Silt, light-buff to white 5 9
Silt and gravel; tan to buff; contains sandstone and shale fragments 3 12
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, sandy, blue-gray 1 13
Clay and shale, light-gray and yellow 2 15

Sample log of test hole 22-21-20bc in the NW cor. SW NW sec. 20, T. 22 S., R. 21 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, December, 1946. Surface altitude, 2,182.1 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Road fill, silty, sandy, brown, containing gravel 2 2
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Silt, sandy, dark-gray 4 6
Silt and gravel 7 13
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, shaly, sandy, gray 1 14
Clay and shale, gray, tan, and red 6 20

Sample log of test hole 22-22-2dcc in the SW SE sec. 2, T. 22 S., R. 22 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, November, 1947. Surface altitude, 2,115.7 feet; depth to water level, 23.4 feet, November, 12, 1947. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil, black 2 2
Soil, silty, dark-brown 5 7
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Silt, clayey, light-brown 7 14
Silt, light-tan 7 21
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, sandy, brown 3 24
Clay, mottled red and gray 6 30

Sample log of test hole 22-22-12cbb in the NW SW sec. 12, T. 22 S., R. 22 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, November, 1947. Surface altitude, 2,168.5 feet; depth to water level, 49.5 feet, November 11, 1947. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Silt, sandy, dark-brown 3 3
Silt, light-tan 1 4
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel 3 7
Silt, sandy, light-tan 42 49
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel 17 66
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains white clayey layer at 75 to 77 feet 14 80
Sand, fine to coarse, and brown silt; contains greenish clay at 93 to 97 feet 20 100
Sand, fine to coarse, and greenish clay; contains fine to coarse gravel 10 110
Sand, medium to coarse, some greenish clay and brown silt; contains coarse gravel at 128 to 130 feet 25 135
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, greenish 3 138
Sand, medium to coarse; contains much black carbonaceous material and some gray clay 12 150
Clay, limy, light-gray 7 157
Siltstone, gray with black streaks, and some lignite; contains brown clay 3 160
Clay, gray; contains lignite 10 170

Sample log of test hole 22-22-12dcc in the SW SE sec. 12, T. 22 S., R. 22 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, November, 1947. Surface altitude, 2,140.1 feet, depth to water level, 21.7 feet, November 10, 1947. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil, black 3 3
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Silt, brown 20 23
Sand and gravel 7 30
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains fine sand 10 40
Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains gray clay layer at 53 to 54 feet 20 60
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel 25 85
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Siltstone, light-gray 25 110
Sandstone, fine, gray 24 134

Sample log of test hole 22-22-13daa in the NE SE sec. 13, T. 22 S., R. 22 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, November, 1947. Surface altitude, 2,144.7 feet, depth to water level, 20.9 feet, November 7, 1947. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Soil, black 2 2
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Silt, clayey, brown 14 16
Sand, fine to coarse 10 26
Clay, gray 3 29
Clay, silty, tan 1 30
Sand, medium to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel 18 48
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay, gray, with red streaks 5 53

Sample log of test hole 22-22-31da in the center east side NE SE sec. 31, T. 22 S., R. 22 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, December, 1946. Surface altitude, 2,193.4 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Alluvium
Silt, sandy, brown 3 3
Silt, sandy, grayish-brown 4 7
Silt, sandy 3 10
Silt, sandy, tan to buff 10 20
Silt, sandy, grayish-brown mottled 10 30
Silt, sandy, dark-gray 4 34
Silt, sandy, blue-green 2 36
Gravel, fine to coarse, gray and blue-green 4 40
Gravel, fine to coarse; contains medium to coarse sand and shell fragments 6 46
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Dakota formation
Clay and shale, sandy, gray; contains consolidated sand 3 49
Clay and shale, gray; contains sand 6 55

Sample log of test hole 22-22-32bc in the SW NW sec. 32, T. 22 S., R. 22 W., drilled by the State Geological Survey, December, 1946. Surface altitude, 2,250.8 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
Terrace deposits
Silt, sandy, brown 4 4
Silt, buff to light-tan; contains caliche 2 6
Silt and limestone, unconsolidated, yellowish-white 2 8
Cretaceous--Gulfian
Greenhorn limestone
Limestone, shaly; yellow to reddish-brown 2.5 10.5
Limestone and shale, weathered, reddish-brown and yellow 1 11.5
Limestone and shale, buff to yellow 2.5 14
Limestone and shale, yellow to brownish-yellow 2 16
Limestone and shale; contains calcite 3 19
Shale and clay, yellow to blue-gray 1 20

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