KGS--Gove County--Logs--T. 15 S.

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Logs of Test Holes and Wells, continued

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

15-26-7aa--Sample log of test hole in NE NE sec. 7, T. 15 S., R. 26 W., 12 feet south of sec. line and 11 feet west of center line of road. Drilled by State Geological Survey September 5, 1952. Surface altitude, 2,317.3 feet; depth to water, 8.90 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium
		Silt and sand, fine, dark gray	1	1
		Silt, clayey, tan to tan gray	3	4
		Clay, very sandy, light tan; contains gravel in lower part	2	6
		Sand, gravel, and pebbles, clean	4	10
		Sand and gravel, fine to coarse, silty, dark gray	4	14
		Sand and gravel, fine to coarse, clean	10	24
		Sand and gravel, fine to coarse, silty, dark gray; contains gray clay	61	85
		Sand and gravel, fine to coarse, clean in upper part, silty below 95 feet	13	98
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Carlile Shale
		Shale and siltstone, calcareous, dark gray	2	100

15-26-7dd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE sec. 7, T. 15 S., R. 26 W., 0.1 mile north of road intersection and 12 feet west of center line of road. Drilled by State Geological Survey September 5, 1952. Surface altitude, 2,411.4 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Terrace deposits
		Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty; contains clay at 7 feet	10	10
		Clay, sandy, tan to yellow tan	3	13
		Sand and gravel, fine to coarse, silty, yellow	5	18
		Pebbles and gravel, coarse; contains thin layers of sandy clay	5.5	23.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale, clayey, calcareous, yellow gray	1	24.5
		Shale, clayey, calcareous, dark gray	3.5	28

15-26-8bc--Sample log of test hole in SW NW sec. 8, T. 15 S., R. 26 W., 120 feet north of sec. line and 14 feet east of center line of road. Drilled by State Geological Survey September 5, 1952. Surface altitude, 2,353.0 feet; depth to water, 27.60 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium
		Sand, fine to medium, silty to clayey, brown to dark gray; contains coarse sand and fine gravel in lower part	16	16
		Sand, fine to coarse, clean	10	26
		Clay (weathered shale), yellow gray	2.5	28.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale, clayey, calcareous, dark gray to blue gray	1.5	30

15-27-18cd--Drillers log of test hole in SE SW sec. 18, T. 15 S., R. 27 W. Drilled by Struckhoff Bros.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium
		Silt, sandy	11	11
		Gravel	10	21
		Sand, fine	2	23
		Clay, blue	4	27
		Gravel, medium	3	30
		Sand, fine	2	32
		Gravel, medium	6	38
		Gravel, coarse	9	47
		Clay, blue	27	74
		Clay and weathered shale	5	79
		Gravel	2	81

15-28-17ad--Drillers log of irrigation well in SE NE sec. 17, T. 15 S., R. 28 W. Drilled by Struckhoff Bros. Depth to water, 8 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium
		Silt, sandy	7	7
		Gravel, medium	8	15
		Clay, sandy	7	22
		Clay, blue; contains some gravel	12	34
		Sand, fine	5	39
		Gravel, coarse	9	48
		Clay, blue; contains some gravel	12	60
		Gravel, coarse	28	88
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Fort Hays Chalk member
		Chalk	4	92

15-28-24aa--Drillers log of irrigation well in NE NE sec. 24, T. 15 S., R. 28 W. Drilled by Struckhoff Bros. Depth to water, 18 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium
		Silt, sandy	8	8
		Gravel	4	12
		Clay	4	16
		Gravel	8	24
		Sand, fine	5	29
		Gravel	3	32
		Clay, blue	2	34
		Gravel	5	39
		Clay, blue	2	41
		Gravel	6	47
		Clay, blue	24	71
		Gravel	22	93
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Fort Hays Chalk member
		Chalk	5	98

15-28-27dd--Drillers log of well in SE SE sec. 27, T. 15 S., R. 28 W. Drilled by H. W. Coberly September 2, 1956.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Peoria and Loveland Formations
		Silt	8	8
	Terrace deposits
		Sand; contains limestone gravel	7	15
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale	5	20

15-28-29aa--Drillers log of well in NE NE sec. 29, T. 15 S., R. 28 W. Drilled by H. W. Coberly September 2, 1956. Depth to water, 38.20 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Peoria and Loveland Formations
		Silt	10	10
	Terrace deposits
		Sand	32	42
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale	1	43

15-29-25ab--Drillers log of well in NW NE sec. 25, T. 15 S., R. 29 W. Drilled by H. W. Coberly July 1956. Depth to water, 38.40 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Peoria and Loveland Formations
		Silt, sandy	12	12
	Terrace deposits
		Sand	8	20
		Clay, sandy, green	15	35
		Clay, blue	5	40
		Sand, fine	7	47
		Sand	3	50
		Gravel	6	56
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale	.5	56.5

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