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Table 11--Records of wells and test holes in Gove County, Kansas.

Well
number		 Location
(1)		 Owner or
tenant		 Type of
well
(2)		 Depth
of well,
feet
(3)		 Diameter
of well,
inches		 Type of
casing
(4)		 Principal water-bearing bed Method
of lift
(5)		 Use of
water
(6)		 Measuring point Depth to
water
below
land
surface,
feet
(7)		 Date of
measurement		 Remarks
(Yield
given in
gallons
a minute;
drawdown
in feet)
Character
of material		 Geologic
source of
water		 Description Distance
above
mean
sea
level,
feet		 Height
of land
surface
above
mean
sea
level,
feet
T. 12 S., R. 26 W.
12-26-4dc SW SE sec. 4 Jesse Long Dr 40.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, H S Base of pump 0.8 2595.9 39.40 7-30-1956  
12-26-6dd SE SE sec. 6   T 36.6 4 N         Land surface 0 2593.2 15.20 9-3-1952  
12-26-7aa NE NE sec. 7   T 50.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2587.0   9-3-1952  
12-26-8aa NE NE sec. 8 S. S. Ebbert Dr 53 18 S Sand, gravel Alluvium T, B I Base of pump 0.3   18.10 9-14-1956 Reported yield 350; drawdown 30.
12-26-8cb NW SW sec. 8   T 37.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2587.8 11.90 9-4-1952  
12-26-10aa NE NE sec. 10   Dr 75 10 S Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation T, E I Land surface 0   55 9-14-1956 Reported yield 50.
*12-26-10cc SW SW sec. 10 W. R. Jamison Dr 48.0 12 S Sand, gravel Alluvium T, G I Base of pump 0.4 2564.1 18.10 9-14-1956  
*12-26-11bb1 NW NW sec. 11 Z. Z. Oenlinger Dr 92.0 16 S Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation T, D I Base of pump 0.3 2612.2 72.67 10-1-1956 Measured yield 250.
12-26-11bb2 NW NW sec. 11 Z. Z. Oenlinger Dr 90.0 10 S Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation T, B I Base of pump 0.3   70.30 9-11-1956  
12-26-11cd SE SW sec. 11 W. C. Jamison Dr 65.5 6 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W D Base of pump 0.2 2586.3 52.87 10-12-1956  
12-26-15bb NW NW sec. 15 Dale Jamison Dr 59.0 18 S Sand, gravel Alluvium N I Top of casing 3.2   19.00 9-14-1956 New well; not in use.
12-26-19da NE SE sec. 19   T 130.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2650.3 80.30 9-17-1957  
12-26-24ca NE SW sec. 24 George Walz Dr 38 18 S Sand, gravel Alluvium T, B I Land surface 0   18 9-11-1956 Reported yield 400; drawdown 20.
12-26-26aa NE NE sec. 26 A. Schwarzenberger Dr 98.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 1.0 2576.8 57.01 7-30-1956  
12-26-29aa NE NE sec. 29 J. C. Blackwell Dr 50.2 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 0.4 2608.8 46.30 9-7-1956  
*12-26-33bb NW NW sec. 33 H. Jamison Dr 74.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 0.4 2606.5 57.00 7-3-1956  
12-26-35cc SW SW sec. 35 A. T. Ziegler Dr 78.7 6 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Top of casing 0.3 2576.1 68.22 10-12-1956  
T. 12 S., R. 27 W.
12-27-2bb NW NW sec. 2   T 97.3 4 N         Land surface 0 2673.7 54.90 9-9-1957  
12-27-2dd SE SE sec. 2 J. L. Mann Dr 31.5 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W N Top of platform 2.0 2624.6 22.30 7-30-1956  
12-27-4aa NE NE sec. 4 H. Lines Dr 70.0 6 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 0.6 2664.5 36.50 9-10-1956  
*12-27-7bb NW NW sec. 7 J. Zerr Dr 105.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 0.8 2736.7 86.50 7-31-1956  
*12-27-10da NE SE sec. 10 J. L. Jamison Dr 74.0 6 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Top of platform 0.1 2673.5 61.67 7-30-1956  
12-27-15bc SW NW sec. 15 J. L. Jamison Dr 90.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 1.2 2697.8 76.50 7-30-1956  
12-27-17bb NW NW sec. 17 P. Dreher Dr 76.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W D,S Base of pump 0.9 2707.2 67.18 10-15-1956  
12-27-22da NE SE sec. 22 Ed. Fink Dr   5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 0.5 2668.8 65.73 9-10-1956  
12-27-24bd SE NW sec. 24 H. D. Wertz Dr   6 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 0.6   92.87 9-10-1956  
12-27-25bb NW NW sec. 25 W. D. Jamison Dr 43.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 1.4 2620.3 29.30 9-10-1952  
12-27-29bb NW NW sec. 29 A. Zerr Dr 55.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 1.0 2665.8 48.05 9-7-1956  
12-27-36bb NW NW sec. 36 E. Graham Dr 82.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W N Base of pump 0.3 2653.9 68.50 7-30-1956  
T. 12 S., R. 28 W.
12-28-3aa NE NE sec. 3   T 67.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2717.0   9-10-1957  
12-28-3db NW SE sec. 3 Mrs. J. Ochs Dr 97.0 6 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W 8 Base of pump 0.5 73.10   9-7-1956  
12-28-8bb NW NW sec. 8 R. Ochs Dr 90.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 2.1 2776.0 79.60 7-31-1956  
12-28-9cb NW SW sec. 9 Earnest Katt Dr 77.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 0.5 2751.5 67.00 7-31-1956  
12-28-13cc SW SW sec. 13 Sutcliffe Est. Dr 35.6 6 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation and alluvium Cy, W N Base of pump 0.1   32.50 9-7-1956  
12-28-14bb NW NW sec. 14 A. Selensky Dr 56.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 2.0 2717.4 51.58 10-15-1956  
12-28- 21cb NW SW sec. 21 H. E. Hetzel Dr 71.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W N Base of pump 0.3 2744.2 63.10 7-31-1956  
12-28-22bb NW NW sec. 22 A. E. Graham Du   40 R Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W N Top of platform 1.5 2698.2 30.35 7-31-1956  
12-28-25dd SF SE sec. 25 Dale Roberts Dr 45 18 GI Sand, gravel Alluvium T, G I Land surface 0   12 9-15-1956  
*12-28-34dd SE SE sec. 34 G. D. Royer Du 43.0 58 R Sand, gravel Terrace deposits Cy, W S Base of pump 0.3   32.30 9-4-1956  
T. 12 S., R. 29 W.
12-29-3da NE SE sec. 3 B. J. Weber Dr   5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 0.6 2803.3 75.70 9-1-1956  
12-29-5bc SW NW sec. 5 A. Yale Dr 117.9 4 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, H N Base of pump 0.2 2862.1 99.89 7-31-1956  
12-29-6cc SW SW sec. 6   T 80.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2798.0 28.80 9-12-1957  
12-29-12ba NE NW sec. 12 M. E. Campbell Dr 120.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W D,S Base of pump 0.3 2813.1 100.40 10-15-1956  
12-29-13cc SW SW sec. 13 G. Maurath Dr 79.6 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 1.0 2767.4 61.70 9-21-1956  
12-29-16aa NE NE sec. 16 B. Heier Dr 69.7 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, G S Base of pump 0.7 2787.3 49.23 9-21-1956  
12-29-17bb NW NW sec. 17   Dr 27.0 6 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 0.5 2770.9 20.14 10-15-1956  
*12-29-24da NE SE sec. 24 G. Heier Dr 60.0 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W D, S Base of pump 1.6 2752.1 55.10 9-19-1956  
12-29-30aa NE NE sec. 30 G. D. Tustin Dr 54.1 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, H D Top of platform 0.4 2742.4 49.19 9-21-1956  
12-29-30dd SE SE sec. 30 G. D. Tustin Dr 56 16 S Sand, gravel Alluvium T, P I Base of pump 0.5   22.48 9-13-1956 Reported yield 140; drawdown 33.
T. 12 S., R. 30 W.
12-30-1aa NE NE sec. 1   T 170.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2880.6 111.00 5-21-1952  
*12-30-1bb NW NW sec. 1 Russell Sites Dr 103.5 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy,W D,S Top of casing 0.1   90.10 7-31-1956  
12-30-7ab NW NE sec. 7 A. H. Ottken Dr 73.0 6 GI Sand, gravel Alluvium Cy, W S Base of pump 0.2   47.59 10-17-1956  
12-30-7ad SE NE sec. 7 School district Dr 86.2 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation N N Top of platform 0.4 2897.0 73.75 9-25-1952 Abandoned.
12-30-9ab NW NE sec. 9 D. Hood Dr 37.5 5 1/2 GI Sand, gravel Alluvium Cy, W S Base of pump 0.5   18.10 9-4-1956  
12-30-13cb NW SW sec. 13 B. Zimmerman Dr 28.0 5 1/2 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W N       17.58 9-4-1956  
12-30-14cc SW SW sec. 14 Grant Dohm Dr 40 24 S Sand, gravel Alluvium T, P I Land surface 0   12 9-12-1956 Reported yield 200; drawdown 25.
*12-30-14db NW SE sec. 14 Grant Dohm Dr 35 5 1/2 GI Sand, gravel Alluvium C, P I Land surface 0   8 9-12-1956 Reported yield 330. Battery of ten wells 20 ft. apart.
12-30-16cb NW SW sec. 16 E. C. Beougher Dr 78.2 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, H N Base of pump 0.2 2876.6 67.76 8-1-1956  
12-30-20da NE SE sec. 20 Dorothy Van Marter Dr 16.2 6 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W N Top of casing 0.3   16.10 9- 6-1956  
12-30-26dd SE SE sec. 26 Walter Dohm Dr 57 12 S Sand, gravel Alluvium T, B I Land surface 0   14 9-12-1956 Measured yield 350.
*12-30-27dd1 SE SE sec. 27 Lubbers Bros. Dr 39 16 S Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation T, E I Land surface 0   13 9-12-1956 Reported yield 100. Drillers log.
12-30-27dd2 SE SE sec. 27 Lubbers Bros. Dr 39 16 S Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation T, D I Land surface 0   13 9-12-1956 Reported yield 200.
12-30-28db NW SE sec. 28 Guy Van Marter Dr 34 14 S Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation T, D I Land surface 0   14 9-12-1956 Reported yield 150. Drillers log.
T. 12 S., R. 31 W.
12-31-3aa NE NE sec. 3 Jane Buist Du 36.8 30 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, G S Top of platform 0.2 2909.0 28.72 8-1-1956  
12 31-6bb NW NW sec. 6   T 120.0 4 N   ............... :     Land surface 0 3014.3 89.35 9-15-1952  
12-31-8aa NE NE sec. 8 R. Vavrioka Dr 41.6 5 1/2 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy,H N Land surface 0   28.55 9-6-1956  
*12-31-13ab NW NE sec. 31 L. Brungardt Dr 84.2 7 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 0.6 2905.0 70.55 8-1-1956  
12-31-14aa NE NE sec. 14   Dr 83.3 6 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, H N Base of pump 0.3     9-6-1956 Well dry; weight muddy at 83.3.
12-31-17cd SE SW sec. 17 H. A. Hauschild Dr 22.0 5 1/2 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Top of casing 0.2   14.70 9-6-1956  
12-31-26ba NE NW sec. 26 H. J. Wolf Dr 25.0 6 GI Sand, gravel Alluvium Cy, W S Base of pump 0.5   10.80 9-6-1956  
12-31-30cd SE SW sec. 30 R. S. Coberly Dr 81.5 5 1/2 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W N Hole in pump 1.0 2939.9 67.70 6-23-1954  
12-31-33dd SE SE sec. 33 School district Dr 79.0 6 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation J, E D Top of platform 0.3 2944.5 68.30 8-1-1956  
12-31-34d SE sec. 34 Mads Anderson Dr 161.0 4 N                 9-22-1955 Irrigation test well. Drillers log.
* Chemical analysis included in Table 6 or 7.
1. Well number indicates, in the following order, township, range, section, quarter section, and quarter quarter section.
2. Dr, drilled well; Du, dug well; T, test hole drilled by the U. S. Geological Survey and the State Geological Survey; logs are given in table.
3. Reported depths below land surface are given in feet; measured depths are given in feet and tenths below land surface.
4. GI, galvanized iron; N, none; OB, oil barrel; R, rock; S, steel.
5. Method of lift: C, centrifugal; Cy, cylinder; J, jet; N, none; T, turbine.
Type of power: B, butane; D, diesel; E, electric; G, gasoline engine; H, hand operated; N, none; Ng, natural gas; P, propane; W, windmill.
6. D, domestic; I, irrigation; N, none; PS, public supply; S, stock.
7. Measured depths to water are given in feet, tenths, and hundredths; reported depths are given in feet.

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