KGS--Gove County--Logs--T. 10 S.

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Logs of Test Holes and Wells

Listed on the following pages are the logs of 83 wells and test holes in Gove County. Of these, 45 are logs of test holes drilled by the State Geological Survey of Kansas, and 38 are drillers logs, which include logs of 16 wells, 14 test holes, and 8 shot holes. Logs entitled "sample logs" are logs of test holes drilled by the State Geological Survey for which samples were collected. The logs are numbered according to the system illustrated in Figure 2. Locations of wells and test holes are shown on Plate 2. Plate 3 illustrates the character of material penetrated by the test holes. Water-level measurements are in feet below land surface.

T. 10 S. || T. 11 S. || T. 12 S. || T. 13 S. || T. 14 S. || T. 15 S.

10-26-35dd--Sample log of test hole in SE cor. sec. 85, T. 10 S., R. 26 W., on terrace flat, 40 feet west of center line of road and 40 feet south of private road. Drilled by State Geological Survey August 28, 1952. Surface altitude, 2,467.4 feet; depth to water, 19.80 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium
		Silt	5	5
		Clay, silty, tan brown	6	11
		Clay, compact, brown to gray brown	6	17
		Clay, compact, tan brown	4	21
		Clay, silty to sandy, gray brown; contains embedded fine to coarse gravel	14	35
		Clay, silty, blocky, light brown	7	42
		Clay, sandy, blue black	3	45
		Sand, fine to coarse, clayey, black; contains fossil clam shells	7	52
		Sand and gravel, fine to coarse	3.5	55.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale, dark gray	3.5	59

10-27-34dd--Sample log of test hole in SE cor. sec. 34, T. 10 S., R. 27 W., 6 feet west and 80 feet north of intersection. Drilled by State Geological Survey September 8, 1952. Surface altitude, 2,672.8 feet; depth to water, 71.80 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Peoria and Loveland Formations
		Silt, tan gray	10	10
		Silt, tan to brown	2	12
		Clay, dark brown	3	15
		Clay, limy, light tan	3	18
Tertiary--Pliocene
	Ogallala Formation
		Sand, fine to coarse, clayey, tan brown	8	26
		Sand, fine to coarse, silty	2	28
		Clay, very sandy, tan brown; contains embedded fine to medium gravel	9	37
		Sand, fine to coarse	2	39
		Clay, sandy, tan brown	5	44
		Sand and gravel, fine to coarse; contains cemented stringers	15	59
		Clay, sandy to very sandy, light tan	15	74
		Sand and gravel, fine to medium, silty	2	76
		Clay, sandy, limy, light tan	3	79
		Sand, fine to medium, silty, cemented	2	81
		Clay, very sandy, brown	10	91
		Clay, tan brown; contains interbedded stringers of sand	8	99
		Clay, tan brown; contains interbedded stringers of sand, gravel, and chalk fragments	4	103
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Chalk, weathered, white	3	106
		Chalk, silicified, brown, white, and yellow	2	108

10-28-33dd--Sample log of test hole in SE cor. sec. 33, T. 10 S., R. 28 W., at county line on north road shoulder, 170 feet west of center of highway. Drilled by State Geological Survey September 12, 1952. Surface altitude, 2,741.2 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Peoria and Loveland Formations
		Silt, clayey, tan gray	6	6
Tertiary--Pliocene
	Ogallala Formation
		Sand, clayey, red brown	3.5	9.5
		Clay, limy, tan to white	1.5	11
		Sand and gravel, coarse to fine, silty	11	22
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains coarse to fine gravel, cemented; silty, tan brown	5	27
		Sand, fine to coarse	5	32
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains interbedded stringers of sandy clay	6	38
		Clay, mottled gray brown; contains embedded gravel	9	47
		Clay, sandy to very sandy, red brown	3	50
		Sand, fine to coarse	5	55
		Clay, sandy, brown; contains embedded gravel	9.5	64.5
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine to coarse gravel	7.5	72
		Clay, gray; contains interbedded coarse to fine sand and gravel	6	78
		Sand, fine to coarse	5	83
		Clay, gray, and interbedded fine to coarse sand	7	90
		Sand and gravel, fine to coarse	8	98
		Sand and gravel, fine to coarse, clayey	2	100
		Clay, tan gray, and interbedded fine to coarse sand and gravel	6.5	106.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Chalk, yellow orange; silicified at top	6.5	113

10-30-31cc--Sample log of test hole in SW cor. sec. 31, T. 10 S., R. 30 W., 60 feet north of county line and 5 feet west of right-of-way fence on east side of road. Drilled by State Geological Survey September 12, 1952. Surface altitude, 2,924.6 feet; depth to water, 52.40 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Peoria and Loveland Formations
		Silt, tan gray	10	10
Tertiary--Pliocene
	Ogallala Formation
		Sand and gravel, coarse to fine, cemented, silty, red brown	8.5	18.5
		Sand and gravel, fine to coarse	10.5	29
		Clay, sandy to very sandy, light tan	7	36
		Silt, sandy, very limy, white	1	37
		Clay, sandy, tan to tan brown; contains embedded gravel	18	55
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine to coarse gravel	31.5	86.5
		Clay, compact, brown	4.5	91
		Sand, silty to clayey	20	111
		Sand and gravel, fine to coarse	12	123
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Pierre Shale
		Shale, bentonitic, gray white	9	132
		Shale, yellow to orange	6	138

T. 10 S. || T. 11 S. || T. 12 S. || T. 13 S. || T. 14 S. || T. 15 S.

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