Kansas Geological Survey, Special Distribution Publication 22, originally published in 1965

Logs of Wells and Test Holes in Sedgwick County, Kansas, continued

T. 25 S. || T. 26 S. || T. 27 S. || T. 28 S. || T. 29 S. || T. 30 S.

30-4W-3baa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE NW sec. 3, T 30 S, R 4 W, on south side of road, at hedgerow marking the half-section line; augered August 1957. Altitude of land surface, 1,386.2 feet; dry hole.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Upper Pleistocene Subseries
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (loess and terrace deposits)
			Silt, sandy, grayish-brown	5	5
			Silt, very sandy, reddish-brown; some fine gravel in lower 5 feet	15	20
			Silt, sandy, reddish-brown	5	25
Permian
	Lower Permian Series
		Ninnescah Shale
			Shale, red	1	26

30-4W 3bbb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW NW sec. 3, T 30 S, R 4 W; augered August 1958. Altitude of land surface, 1,413± feet; dry hole.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
			Road fill	2	2
Neogene
	Upper Pleistocene Subseries
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (slope deposits, colluvium)
			Silt, red	2	4
Permian
	Lower Permian Series
		Ninnescah Shale
			Shale, green	1	5

30-5W-14aaa--Sample log of test hole in NE cor. sec. 14, T 30 S, R 5 W, on west side of road, 75 feet south of east-west road (Lane, 1960, p. 150); augered August 1955. Altitude of land surface, 1,490.2 feet; depth to water, 26.7 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Lower Pleistocene Subseries
		Nebraskan and Aftonian stages--Holdrege and Fullerton formations
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains thin streaks of tan silt	4	4
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty	6	10
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains streaks of tan silt	5	15
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	30	45
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains a few thin silt streaks	15	60
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	13	73
Permian
	Lower Permian Series
		Ninnescah Shale
			Shale, red	2	75

30-5W-14ddd--Driller's log of test hole in SE cor. sec. 14, T 30 S, R 5 W, on west side of road, 50 feet north of center line of east-west road (Lane, 1960, p. 150); augered June 3, 1955. Altitude of land surface, 1,483.1 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
			Soil	2	2
Neogene
	Lower Pleistocene Subseries
		Nebraskan and Aftonian stages--Holdrege and Fullerton formations
			Silt, brown	3	5
			Silt, tan	3	8
			Silt, gray	4	12
			Sand, fine to coarse	3	15
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	10	25
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains thin silt streaks	5	30
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel	20	50

30-5W-26aaa--Driller's log of test hole in NE cor. sec. 26, T 30 S, R 5 W, on west side of road, 30 feet south of center line of east-west road (Lane, 1960, p. 151); augered June 8, 1955. Altitude of land surface, 1,425.4 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
			Road fill	2	2
Neogene
	Upper Pleistocene Subseries
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan stages (slope deposits)
			Silt, red	2	4
Permian
	Lower Permian Series
		Ninnescah Shale
			Shale, red	1	5

30-5W-36ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW cor. sec. 36, T 30 S, R 5 W (Bayne, 1962, p. 89); augered June 5, 1955. Altitude of land surface, 1,398.7 feet; dry hole.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Neogene
	Upper Pleistocene Subseries
		Illinoisan and Recent stages (slope deposits)
			Silt, fine, sandy, reddish-brown	4	4
Permian
	Lower Permian Series
		Ninnescah Shale
			Shale, reddish-brown	3	7

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