KGS--Ellsworth County--Logs--T. 16 S.

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Logs of Test Holes

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16-6W-25bbb--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 25, T. 16 S., R. 6 W., at section line on east road shoulder; augered June 27, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,545 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	4	4
				Silt, light-brown	18	22
				Sand, medium, silty, tan	2	24
				Sand, fine, silty, brown	4	28
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Kiowa Formation
				Shale, clayey, fissile, dark-gray	6	34

16-6W-25bcc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 25, T. 16 S., R. 6 W., in east road ditch at '/'2-mile line; augered June 27, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,503 feet; depth to water, 0.9 foot.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Sand, medium to very coarse, and fine silty gravel	8	8
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Kiowa Formation
				Shale, clayey, dark-gray; fissile streaks	1	9

16-6W-25ccc--Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 25, T. 16 S., R. 6 W., in road ditch, 45 feet east of center of intersection; augered June 27, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,452 feet.						Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan Stage
			Fluvial deposits (low terrace)
					Silt, dark-grayish-brown; contains fine sand	13	13
					Gravel, fine, and medium to coarse sand	1	14
					Silt, light-brown; contains much coarse to very coarse sand	25	39
					Sand, fine to coarse; contains much silt	20	59
Permian System
	Lower Permian Series
		Cimarronian Stage
			Sumner Group
				Ninnescah Shale
					Shale, dark-grayish-red	1	60

16-6W-27adc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SE NE sec. 27, T. 16 S., R. 6 W., at west end of Sand Creek bridge; drilled by O. S. Fent, May 14, 1948. Altitude of land surface, 1,451 feet.						Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Recent and Wisconsinan Stages
			Fluvial deposits
					Soil	1	1
					Sand, fine to coarse, tan	4	5
					Sand and gravel, fine to medium; contains sandstone and shale fragments in upper part	7	12
					Sand, fine to coarse, interbedded with light-gray silt	4	16
					Silt, sandy, dark-gray	7	23
					Silt, sandy, dark-gray, grading downward to fine sand	3	26
					Sand and fine to coarse gravel; coarse gravel composed of fragments of shale and sandstone	8	34
Permian System
	Lower Permian Series
		Cimarronian Stage
			Sumner Group
				Ninnescah Shale
					Shale, red and gray	1	35

16-6W-35acc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NE sec. 35, T. 16 S., R. 6 W., by fence corner, 30 feet east of highway; augered June 27, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,430 feet.						Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan Stage
			Fluvial deposits (low terrace)
					Silt, dark-grayish-brown	4	4
					Silt, dark-brown; contains fine to coarse sand; sand increases downward	20	24
					Sand, fine to coarse, silty	26	50
Permian System
	Lower Permian Series
		Cimarronian Stage
			Sumner Group
				Ninnescah Shale
					Shale, silty, hard, red	1	51

16-7W-2bcc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 2, T. 16 S., R. 7 W., east side of road at '/2-mile line; augered June 24, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1, 503 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Illinoisan Stage
			Loveland and Crete Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	2	2
				Silt, light-brown	7	9
				Silt, dark-brown; contains medium to coarse sand	4	13
				Sand, medium to coarse, very silty	6	19
				Sand, medium to coarse; contains some fine gravel	14	33
				Gravel, fine to medium, silty, and fine sand	21	54
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Kiowa Formation
				Clay, dark-gray; contains some pyrite	3	57

16-7W-10aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 10, T. 16 S., R. 7 W., south side of road at section line; augered June 24, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,486 feet; depth to water, 15.8 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan Stage
			Fluvial deposits (low terrace)
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	4	4
				Silt, medium-brown; contains some fine sand in lower part	20	24
				Silt, medium-brown, and medium to coarse sand	20	44
				Sand, fine to coarse	13	57
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Kiowa Formation
				Shale, clayey, dark-gray	3	60

16-7W-10add--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE NE sec. 10, T. 16 S., R. 7 W., west side of road at 1/2-mile line; augered June 26, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,524 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Nebraskan Stage
			Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
				Silt, clayey, medium-brown; contains sand in lower part	8	8
				Sand, coarse to very coarse, and some fine gravel	2	10
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Kiowa Formation
				Sandstone, yellowish-orange, and thin light-gray clay streaks	5	15

16-7W-15baa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE NW sec. 15, T. 16 S., R. 7 W., south side of road at '/'2-mile line; augered June 26, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,548 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Nebraskan Stage
			Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
				Silt, medium-brown	8	8
				Sand, very fine to coarse, and fine gravel	2	10
				Sand, very fine to coarse; contains much fine to medium gravel	7	17
				Sand, coarse, grading downward to coarse gravel below	9	26
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Kiowa Formation
				Sandstone, light-grayish-yellow	2	28

16-7W-15bcc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 15, T. 16 S., R. 7 W., east side of road at "2-mile line; augered June 26, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,559 feet; depth to water, 42.0 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Nebraskan Stage
			Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	4	4
				Sand, medium, and some fine to coarse sand	2	6
				Sand, fine to coarse	4	10
				Sand, medium to very coarse	5	15
				Sand, medium to very coarse, and some fine gravel	4	19
				Sand, medium to coarse, silty	5	24
				Sand, medium to coarse, very silty	10	34
				Silt, sandy, light-olive-gray	15	49
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Kiowa Formation
				Clay, medium-dark-gray	1	50

16-9W-17bcc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW NW sec. 17, T. 16 S., R. 9 W., east side of road at '/2-mile line; drilled August 31, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,827 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Colorado Group
			Greenhorn Limestone
				Limestone, chalky, pale-yellowish orange; contains some bentonite seams	20	20
				Limestone, dark-gray; contains some bentonite seams	20	40
			Graneros Shale
				Shale, dark-gray, slightly calcareous	10	50

16-10W-3bbb1--Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 3, T. 16 S., R. 10 W., east side of road, 115 feet South of section corner; augered July 7, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,755 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, brown; contains some small caliche nodules	3	8
				Silt, tan; contains some fine locally derived gravel in lower part	4	12
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Dakota Formation
				Clay, light-gray and yellow	3	15

16-10W-9aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 9, T. 16 S., R. 10 W., west side of road, 50 feet south of intersection; augered July 7, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,824 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, brown; contains some coarse sand and caliche nodules	5	5
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Colorado Group
			Greenhorn Limestone
				Chalk, light-yellowish-orange	2	7

16-10W-15ccc--Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 15, T. 16 S., R. 10 W., north side of road, 20 feet east of intersection-. augered July 7, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,884 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
				Soil	1	1
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Colorado Group
			Greenhorn Limestone
				Chalk, dark-grayish-yellow	7	8

16-10W-16aaa--Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 16, T. 16 S., R. 10 W., west side of road, 75 feet south of section corner; augered July 7, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,857 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, brown	7	12
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Colorado Group
			Greenhorn Limestone
				Chalk, dark-grayish-yellow	3	15

16-10W-21ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 21, T. 16 S., R. 10 W., west side of road at section corner; augered July 7, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,845 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, medium-brown	4	9
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Colorado Group
			Graneros Shale
				Shale, clayey, light-tan and yellowish-orange	2	11

16-10W-26ccc2--Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 26, T. 16 S., R. 10 W., 35 feet north and 10 feet east of center of intersection; augered July 11, 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,818 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	15	15
				Silt, tannish-brown; contains much caliche	5	20
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, fine, sandy, tan	7	27
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Colorado Group
			Graneros Shale
				Shale, yellowish-brown	5	32

16-10W-26ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 26, T. 16 S., R. 10 W., in north road ditch, 200 feet west of intersection; augered July 11, 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,855 feet; dry hole.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-gray	15	15
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Colorado Group
			Greenhorn Limestone
				Shale, limy, very dark gray	5	20

16-10W-28baa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE NW sec. 28, T. 16 S., R. 10 W., on west edge of oil service road, 63 feet South of county road; drilled August 31, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,855 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, grayish-brown	10	10
				Silt, light-brown; contains some caliche	17	27
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Colorado Group
			Greenhorn Limestone
				Limestone, chalky, yellowish-orange, some light-gray	3	30
			Graneros Shale
				Shale, clayey, yellowish-orange, non-calcareous, contains some bentonite seams	28	58
				Clay, dark-gray	2	60

16-10W-28ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 28, T. 16 S., R. 10 W., west side of road, 60 feet north of intersection; augered July 7, 1961. Altitude of land surface, 1,821 feet; depth to water, 15.2 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, brown	10	10
				Silt, light-brown; contains caliche below 15 feet	10	20
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, sandy, tan; contains a few pebbles of locally derived rocks	15	35
				Silt, tan; contains much fine to coarse gravel	5	40
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
			Graneros Shale
				Shale, light-gray and yellowish-orange	9	49

16-10W-29ccc--Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 29, T. 16 S., R. 10 W., north side of road, 30 feet east of intersection; augered July 11, 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,874 feet; depth to water, 31.7 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, clayey, dark-grayish-brown in upper part, tannish-brown in lower part	35	35
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, tan	10	45
				Silt, tan; contains fine sand	20	65
				Silt, tan; contains sand and gravel	13	78
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Colorado Group
			Graneros Shale
				Shale, very dark gray	1	79

16-10W-29ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 29, T. 16 S., R. 10 W., north side of road, 300 feet west of intersection; augered July 11, 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,826 feet; depth to water, 11.7 feet.					Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages
			Peoria and Loveland Formations
				Silt, dark-grayish-brown	5	5
				Silt, grayish-brown	5	10
				Silt, tan	5	15
				Silt, grayish-tan; contains caliche and local gravel in lower part	5	20
		Kansan Stage
			Sappa and Grand Island Formations
				Silt, fine, sandy, tan	5	25
				Silt, tan	13	38
				Silt, clayey, tan	8	46
				Silt and sand, and fine to coarse gravel	1	47
Cretaceous System
	Upper Cretaceous Series
		Colorado Group
			Graneros Shale
				Shale, yellowish-brown	1	48

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