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4-26W-17aad--Sample log of test hole in the SE NE NE sec. 17, T. 4 S., R. 26 W., at edge of road, 0.24 mile south of NE corner; augered October 1962. Altitude of land surface, 2,437 feet. | Thickness, feet |
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Sand, fine to medium | 5 | 5 |
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Sand, medium | 5 | 10 |
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Sand, medium to very coarse | 10 | 20 |
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Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine gravel | 15 | 35 |
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Upper Cretaceous Series | ||||
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Niobrara Chalk | |||
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Shale, bluish-gray | 1 | 36 |
4-27W-24aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE NE sec. 24, T. 4 S., R. 27 W., 50 feet west and 12 feet south of center of crossroads; drilled October 1952. Altitude of land surface, 2,531 feet. | Thickness, feet |
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Silt, gray | 12 | 12 |
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Silt, brown | 16 | 28 |
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Pliocene Series | ||||
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Ogallala Formation | |||
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Sand, fine to coarse | 10 | 38 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, silty, limy | 7 | 45 |
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Silt, sandy, yellow | 11 | 56 |
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Sand, fine to medium | 8 | 64 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, silty, very limy | 13 | 77 |
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Upper Cretaceous Series | ||||
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Niobrara Chalk | |||
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Shale, yellow and light-gray | 6 | 83 |
4-28W-28ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE SE sec. 28, T. 4 S., R. 28 W., 35 feet west and 8 feet north of center of crossroads; drilled October 1952. Altitude of land surface, 2,688 feet; depth to water, 86.8 feet. | Thickness, feet |
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Silt, brown and gray | 10 | 10 |
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Silt, tannish-gray, limy in lower part | 15 | 25 |
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Ogallala Formation | |||
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Sand, fine to coarse, silty, very limy | 4 | 29 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty | 13 | 42 |
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Sand, fine to medium, silty, very limy | 20 | 62 |
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Sand, fine to coarse | 30 | 92 |
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Silt, very sandy, limy, tannish-white | 5 | 97 |
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Sand, fine to coarse; contains chalk fragments | 20 | 117 |
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Niobrara Chalk | |||
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Shale, yellow and gray | 6 | 123 |
4-30W-6add--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE NE sec. 6, T. 4 S., R. 30 W., at edge of road near half-mile line; augered October 1962. Altitude of land surface, 2,694 feet; depth to water, 13.7 feet. | Thickness, feet |
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Silt, sandy, light-brown | 5 | 5 |
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Silt, brown | 5 | 10 |
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Silt, sandy, brown | 2 | 12 |
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Sand, medium to coarse | 18 | 30 |
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Sand, medium to very coarse | 23 | 53 |
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Pierre Shale | |||
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Shale, hard | 2 | 55 |
4-30W-26aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE NE sec. 26, T. 4 S., R. 30 W., 12 feet south and 10 feet west of center of crossroads; drilled October 1952. Attitude of land surface, 2,852 feet; depth to water, 126.2 feet. | Thickness, feet |
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Silt, tan and gray | 10 | 10 |
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Silt, tan | 11 | 21 |
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Silt, sandy, limy in lower part | 9 | 30 |
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Ogallala Formation | |||
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Silt, sandy, very limy, tan and white | 3 | 33 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel | 6 | 39 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, silty, cemented | 20 | 59 |
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Silt, sandy, cemented, tan | 7 | 66 |
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Silt, light-green | 3 | 69 |
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Silt, very sandy, cemented | 9 | 78 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, limy, cemented | 20 | 98 |
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Sand, fine to very coarse, very limy, cemented | 32 | 130 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, cemented | 8 | 138 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, silty, limy, cemented | 16 | 154 |
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Silt, sandy, tan | 4 | 158 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel | 5 | 163 |
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Pierre Shale | |||
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Shale, yellow and light-gray | 11 | 174 |
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Shale, dark-gray | 4 | 178 |
4-30W-29bcc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 29, T. 4 S., R. 30 W., at edge of road, 100 feet south of bridge; augered October 1962. Altitude of land surface, 2,740 feet. | Thickness, feet |
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Silt, brown | 5 | 5 |
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Silt, dark-brown | 4 | 9 |
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Silt, sandy, light-tan | 6 | 15 |
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Sand, medium to coarse | 15 | 30 |
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Silt, clayey, tough | 2 | 32 |
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Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine to medium gravel | 13 | 45 |
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Upper Cretaceous Series | ||||
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Pierre Shale | |||
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Shale, bluish-gray | 2 | 47 |
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