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Records of Typical Wells
Descriptions of wells visited in Elk County are given in Table 11. Information classed as "reported" was obtained from the owner or tenant. Depths of wells not classed as "reported" were measured and are given to the nearest tenth of a foot below the measuring point. Depths to water level not classed as "reported" were measured and are given to the nearest hundredth of a foot.
T. 28 S. || T. 29 S. || T. 30 S. || T. 31 S.
Table 11--Records of wells in Elk County.
| Well No. (1) | Owner or tenant | Type of well (2) | Depth of well, feet (3) | Diameter of well, in. | Type of casing (4) | Principal water-bearing bed | Method of lift (5) | Use of water (6) | Measuring point description | Feet above land surface | Depth to water level, feet (7) | Date of measurement | Remarks (Yield given in gallons a minute; drawdown in ft.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character of material | Geologic source | |||||||||||||
| 31-8-12aa | A.D. Arbuckle | Dr | 26.2 | 8 | GI | Gravel | Alluvium | Cy, H | D, S | Top of casing | 0.3 | 10.14 | 8/18/50 | Good well |
| 31-8-25cc | O.C. Ealey | Du | 30 | 30 | R | Sandstone | Pony Creek shale | N | N | Ground surface | 0 | 12.1 | 8/27/50 | |
| (31-8-35aa) | O.C. Ealey | Du | 30 | 30 | R | Sandy shale | French Creek shale | Cy, H | D, S | Top of cover | 0.6 | 11.22 | 8/27/50 | |
| 31-9-7ba | Loren VanSickle | Dr | 150 | 10 | GI | Limestone | Elmont limestone | N | N | Top of casing | 0.3 | 9.48 | 7/11/50 | Yield 1/3 |
| (31-9-8cd) | J.F. Deal | Dr | 60 | 8 | GI | Cy, H | D, S | Top of casing | 0.2 | 18.68 | 7/11/50 | |||
| 31-9-16aa | E.E. Rathbone | Dr | 100 | 6 | GI | Sandstone and limestone | Willard and Langdon shales, Wakarusa and Burlingame limestones | Cy, W | D, S | Top of casing | 0.5 | 38.86 | 8/18/50 | Good well; yield 4 |
| 31-9-19dc | E. Neubaker | Du | 22 | 48 | R | Sandstone and limestone | Dover limestone | P, H | D, S | Top of cover | 0.9 | 9.17 | 8/27/50 | |
| 31-9-21ab | L. Stiles | Dr | 105 | 8 | GI | Sandstone and limestone | Wakarusa and Burlingame limestones | Cy, H | D, S | Top of casing | 0.6 | 67.36 | 8/18/50 | |
| 31-9-27ad | School district | Du | 22 | 36 | R | Sandstone and limestone | Elmont limestone | N | N | Ground surface | 0 | 6.8 | 8/27/50 | Abandoned |
| 31-10-3bc | R.W. Wilson | Du | 30 | 36 | R | Sandstone | Severy shale | Cy, W | S | Top of cover | 0.8 | 8.75 | 8/27/50 | |
| 31-10-4da | R.W. Wilson | Du | 20 | 48 | R | Gravel and sandstone | Alluvium and Severy shale | Cy, H | S | Base of pump | 4.2 | 9.82 | 8/26/50 | |
| 31-10-7bb | School district | Du | 28 | 36 | R | Sandy shale | Harveyville shale | Cy, H | P | Base of pump | 0.5 | 12.2 | 8/26/50 | |
| 31-10-12bd | Concrete Materials Co. | Dr | 214 | 8 | GI | Sandstone | Jackson Park shale | T, E | In | Ground surface | 0 | 80 | 8/21/50 | Good well |
| 31-10-25aa | C.J. Blough | Du | 11 | 72 | R | Limestone | Ervine Creek limestone | N | N | Ground surface | 0 | 7.1 | 9/6/50 | |
| 31-10-27dd | H.C. Mills | Du | 23 | 36 | R | Limestone | Topeka limestone | Cy, W | S | Top of cover | 0.6 | 4.42 | 8/27/50 | |
| 31-10-30dd | R. Larkin | Du | 29.5 | 36 | R | Sandy shale | White Cloud shale | Cy, H | D, S | Top of cover | 0.3 | 26.92 | 8/27/50 | |
| (31-10-34dd) | I.B. Walker | Du | 18 | 48 | R | Limestone | Topeka limestone | Cy, H | D, S | Base of pump | 0.3 | 7.67 | 8/27/50 | Good house well |
| 31-11-3aa | C.A. Bird | Dr | 65 | 8 | GI | Sandstone | Jackson Park shale | Cy, H | D, S | Base of pump | 0.6 | 50 | 8/22/50 | Good well |
| 31-11-3cc | F.E. Royce | Dr | 100 | 8 | GI | Sandstone | Elgin sandstone | Cy, H | D | Base of pump | 0.2 | 38.02 | 8/21/50 | Yield about 1 |
| 31-11-3cd | School district | Dr | 200 | 8 | GI | Sandstone and limestone | Elgin sandstone and Plattsmouth limestone | T, E | D | Ground surface | 0 | 48 | 9/21/50 | |
| 31-11-3dd | M. Frakes | Dr | 45 | 10 | GI | Gravel | Alluvium | N | N | Top of casing | 0.8 | 18.8 | 8/22/50 | |
| 31-11-7da | Knabe Bros. | Du | 32 | 36 | R | Sandstone | Tecumseh shale | Cy, H | S | Top of cover | 0.3 | 8.92 | 9/6/50 | Good well |
| 31-11-10ca | Frank Whitmer | Dr | 200 | 6 | GI | Gravel and sandstone | Alluvium (terrace), and Kanwaka shale | Cy, H, E | D, S | Base of pump | 0.6 | 23.62 | 8/22/50 | Good well |
| 31-11-11ca | Konstant Kassen | DD | 90 | 36-6 | R,GI | Sandstone | Elgin sandstone and Jackson Park shale | Cy, W | D, S | Base of pump | 0.5 | 18.67 | 8/23/50 | Good well |
| 31-11-13bd | Fred Freeman | Dr | 46 | 8 | GI | Sandstone | Elgin sandstone | Cy, E | D, S | Base of pump | 0.9 | 18.89 | 8/23/50 | Good well |
| 31-11-21cc | R.W. McAllester | Du | 20 | 48 | R | Limestone | Ervine Creek limestone | B, H | D, S | Ground surface | 0 | 18.2 | 9/6/50 | Yield 6 |
| 31-11-30cc | J. Hogan | Dr | 230 | 8 | GI | Limestone and sandstone | Ervine Creek limestone and Kanwaka shale | Cy, H | S | Top of casing | 1.2 | 17.8 | 9/6/50 | Good well |
| 31-11-32cd | P. Cunningham | Du | 14.8 | 48 | R | Limestone | Ervine Creek limestone | Cy, H | D, S | Top of cover | 0.3 | 7.96 | 9/6/50 | |
| (31-11-34aa) | R.F. Mullendore | Dr | 144 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Tecumseh, Doniphan, and Stull shale | Cy, H | D, S | Base of pump | 0.6 | 12.62 | 9/6/50 | Good well |
| 31-11-35ba | R.F. Mullendore | Dr | 148 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Tecumseh, Doniphan, and Stull shale | Cy, W | S | Base of pump | 0.9 | 20.67 | 9/6/50 | Good well |
| (31-12-1ac) | N. Russell | Du | 30 | 48 | R | Sandstone | Ireland sandstone | Cy, H | D, S | Base of pump | 0.3 | 8.97 | 9/7/50 | Good well |
| 31-12-4db | E. Roden | Dr | 192 | 10 | N | Sandstone | Ireland sandstone and Vinland shale | N | N | Ground surface | 0 | 23.67 | 8/23/50 | Good well, oil well supply |
| 31-12-4dc | G.L. Freeman | Dr | 90 | 8 | GI | Sandstone | Ireland sandstone | Cy, W | D, S | 0.3 | 22.43 | 8/23/50 | ||
| (31-12-9bc) | J.H. McCann | Dr | 29 | 8 | GI | Gravel | Terrace | Cy, H | D, S | Base of pump | 0.4 | 12.36 | 8/23/50 | Good well |
| 31-12-10ad | Fred Osborn | Dr | 157.8 | 10 | S | Gravel and sandstone | Alluvium, Ireland sandstone, and Tonganoxie sandstone | N | N | Ground surface | 0 | 16.7 | 8/24/50 | 40 feet of alluvium; drilled for oil well |
| 31-12-13ad | F.A. Finley | Dr | 56 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Ireland sandstone | Cy, H | D, S | Top of casing | 0.6 | 36.37 | 9/7/50 | |
| 31-12-16ad | Loren Vestal | Dr | 140 | 8 | GI | Sandstone | Ireland sandstone and Robbins shale | Cy, E | D, S | Top of casing | 0.78 | 26.83 | 8/24/50 | |
| 31-12-25db | C.W. Clymer | Dr | 169 | 8 | GI | Sandstone | Ireland sandstone and Stranger | Cy, E | D, S | Top of casing | 1.2 | 48.77 | 8/24/50 | |
| 31-12-27aa | H.D. Plummer | Du | 26 | 36 | R | Sandy shale | Snyderville shale of Oread limestone | Cy, H | S | Base of pump | 0.5 | 13.62 | 9/7/50 | Poor well |
| 31-12-28ac | L.E. St. John | Dr | 150 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Ireland sandstone | Cy, H | D, S | Base of pump | 0.6 | 28.6 | 8/24/50 | Poor well |
| (31-12-30cb) | C. Vestal | Dr | 48 | 8 | GI | Sandstone | Kanwaka shale | Cy, H | D, S | Base of pump | 0.8 | 30.22 | 8/24/50 | |
| (31-12-33bd) | Frank Smith | Du | 23 | 36 | R | Sandy shale | Snyderville shale of Oread limestone | B, H | D, S | Top of well curb | 1.2 | 12.62 | 9/7/50 | |
| 31-12-33cb | A. Stephens | Dr | 140 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Ireland sandstone | N | N | Top of casing | 1 | 15.67 | 9/7/50 | Oil well supply |
| (31-12-36bd) | R.M. Brown | Dr | 97 | 8 | GI | Sandstone | Cy, H | D, S | Top of casing | 1.2 | 52.38 | 8/24/50 | ||
| 31-13-3ca | C.V. Haines | Dr | 36 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Ireland sandstone | Cy, H | S | Top of casing | 0.6 | 16.66 | 9/7/50 | |
| 31-13-8ba | R.L. Piper | Du | 28 | 36 | R | Sandstone | Vinland shale | Cy, H | D, S | Top of casing | 1.2 | 11.82 | 9/7/50 | |
| 31-13-17ca | B.S. Stewart | Dr | 36.8 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Ireland sandstone | Cy, H | D, S | Top of casing | 0.7 | 22.83 | 9/7/50 | |
| 31-13-20bb | H.M. Duryea | Dr | 37 | 8 | GI | Gravel | Alluvium | Cy, H | D, S | Top of casing | 0.3 | 14.92 | 8/25/50 | Gravel 18 to 37 feet, sandstone at 37. Good well |
| (31-13-21dd) | H. Cox | Du | 21 | 48 | R | Gravel | Alluvium | Cy, W | S | Top of casing | 1.3 | 4.77 | 9/7/50 | Good well |
| 31-13-34aa | B.C. Bryant | Dr | 42 | 6 | GI | Gravel | Alluvium | Cy, H | D, S | Top of casing | 0.6 | 9.86 | 9/7/50 | |
| 31-13-27cbc | J.M. Cox | Du | 19 | 48 | R | Sand and gravel and sandy silt | Alluvium | N | N | Top of well curb | 1.5 | 12.1 | 12/14/50 | Yield about 7 |
| 31-13-27cc | E. Ballinger | Du | 23 | 40 | R | Sand and gravel and sandy silt | Alluvium | N | N | Top of well curb | 0.3 | 13.5 | 12/14/50 | |
| 31-13-32db | F. Stark | Du | 35 | 36 | R | Sandstone | Ireland sandstone | Cy, H | D, S | Base of pump | 0.9 | 16.88 | 9/7/50 | |
| 31-13-34bd | B.C. Bryant | Dr | 42 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Vinland shale | Cy, G | D, S | Base of pump | 0.3 | 12.78 | 9/7/50 | Good well |
| 31-13-34dd | C.H. Holland | Dr | 75 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Stranger formation | Cy, H | D, S | Base of pump | 0.6 | 26.38 | 9/7/50 | Good well |
1. Well number in parentheses indicates that analysis of water is given in table.
2. DD, dug and drilled well; Dr, drilled well; Du, dug well; Sp, spring.
3. Reported depths below the land surface are given in feet; measured depths are given in feet and tenths below measuring points.
4. GI, galvanized sheet iron; N, none; R, rock.
5. Method of lift: CY, cylinder; F, natural flow; N, none; P, pitcher pump; T, turbine; B, bucket; J, Jet; Type of power: E, electric; H, hand operated; W, windmill.
6. D, Domestic; In, industrial; N, not being used; S, stock.
7. Measured depths to water level are given in feet, tenths, and hundredths; reported depths to water level are given in feet.
T. 28 S. || T. 29 S. || T. 30 S. || T. 31 S.
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