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Logs of Wells and Test Holes
Given on the following pages are logs of 15 test holes drilled by the State Geological Survey of Kansas and logs of 22 wells and test holes obtained from drillers and other sources. Additional logs of test holes are on file at the State and U.S. Geological Survey offices, Lawrence, Kans., and may be consulted there.
T. 12 S. || T. 13 S. || T. 14 S. || T. 15 S.
12-21E-36ccc--Driller's log of well in the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 36, T. 12 S., R. 21 E.; drilled by W.D. Wilson for Ted Weeks, 1952. Altitude of land surface, 885 +/- feet; reported depth to water, 121 feet. | ||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Soil | 3 | 3 |
Clay | 13 | 16 |
Clay and sand | 4 | 20 |
Limestone, brown | 20 | 40 |
Shale, dark | 6 | 46 |
Limestone | 7 | 53 |
Shale, light | 12 | 65 |
Shale, sandy (very little water) | 12 | 77 |
Limestone | 20 | 97 |
Shale, sandy | 15 | 112 |
Limestone, light | 11 | 123 |
Shale, gray | 3 | 126 |
Limestone | 28 | 154 |
Shale, dark gray | 30 | 184 |
Limestone | 19 | 203 |
Shale, dark | 2 | 205 |
Limestone | 2 | 207 |
Shale, sandy, dark (water) | 9 | 216 |
Red bed | 4 | 220 |
Shale, sandy, light gray (water) | 16 | 236 |
12-22E-20cac--Driller's log of Sunflower Ordnance Works well No. 4 in the SW 1/4 NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 20, T. 12 S., R.22 E.; drilled by Layne-Western Co., 1942. Altitude of land surface, 786.1 feet; depth to water, 7.9 feet. | ||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Soil | 2 | 2 |
Soil, sandy | 10 | 12 |
Sand fine brown | 10 | 22 |
Sand, fine, gray | 8 | 30 |
Sand, coarse; gravel and rock | 18 | 48 |
Limestone | - | 48 |
12-22E-24ccc1--Driller's log of city of Olathe well No. 3 in the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 24, T. 12 S., R.22 E.; drilled by Layne-Western Co., April 1964. Altitude of land surface, 782.8 feet. | ||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Topsoil | 1.5 | 1.5 |
Silt, clayey, brown | 8.5 | 10 |
Sand, fine to very fine, dense, brown | 15 | 25 |
Sand, fine to medium, dense, brown | 2 | 27 |
Sand, fine to medium, dense, brown; trace coarse sand | 3 | 30 |
Sand, medium to coarse, brown; trace fine sand and loose gravel | 5 | 35 |
Sand, coarse to medium, gray; trace fine sand and loose gravel | 24 | 59 |
Shale, hard, green and gray | 1 | 60 |
12-22E-24ccc2--Driller's log of city of Olathe well No. 4 in the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec. 24, T. 12 S., R.22 E.; drilled by Layne-Western Co., 1964. Altitude of land surface, 780.0 feet. | ||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Topsoil | 1 | 1 |
Silt, sandy, brown; trace medium clay | 2 | 3 |
Clay, silty, medium, brown | 10 | 13 |
Silt, clayey, brown; trace soft sand | 5 | 18 |
Sand, very fine to fine, dense, brown | 2 | 20 |
Sand, fine to medium, dense brown | 3 | 23 |
Sand, fine to medium, gray; trace dense coarse sand | 6 | 29 |
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; contains some dense fine sand | 3 | 32 |
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace dense fine sand | 1 | 33 |
Sand, medium to coarse, brown and gray; trace fine sand and dense gravel | 5 | 38 |
Sand, medium to coarse, gray and brown; trace fine sand and loose gravel | 5 | 43 |
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace fine sand and loose gravel | 4 | 47 |
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace medium dense fine sand and gravel | 3 | 50 |
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; and medium dense gravel | 5.5 | 55.5 |
Limestone, solid | 0.5 | 56 |
12-22E-25bbc1--Driller's log of city of Olathe well No. 1 in the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 25, T. 12 S., R.22 E.; drilled by Layne-Western Co., April 1964. Altitude of land surface, 780.7 feet. | ||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Topsoil | 1 | 1 |
Silt, clayey, moist, medium, brown | 9 | 10 |
Silt, sandy, moist, soft, brown | 3 | 13 |
Sand, fine to medium, very dense, brown | 8 | 21 |
Sand, very fine to fine, very dense, gray | 8 | 29 |
Sand, very fine to fine, gray; trace very dense medium sand | 3 | 32 |
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace fine sand and loose gravel | 2 | 34 |
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace fine sand, gravel, and boulders | 2 | 36 |
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace loose fine sand, gravel, and boulders | 8 | 44 |
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace clay, fine sand, gravel, and loose boulders | 3 | 47 |
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; gravel and loose boulders | 4 | 51 |
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; gravel and medium dense boulders | 15 | 66 |
Shale, medium, gray | 0.5 | 66.5 |
12-22E-25bbc2--Driller's log of city of Olathe well No. 2 in the SW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 25, T. 12 S., R. 22 E.; drilled by Layne-Western Co., April 1964. Altitude of land surface, 780.9 feet. | ||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Topsoil | 1 | 1 |
Silt, sandy, brown; trace medium clay | 4 | 5 |
Clay, silty, stiff brown | 5 | 10 |
Clay, silty, brown; trace medium sand | 8 | 18 |
Sand, very fine to fine, very dense, brown | 11 | 29 |
Sand, very fine to fine, very dense, gray | 9 | 38 |
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace medium dense fine sand | 6 | 44 |
Sand, fine to medium, gray; trace very dense coarse sand | 4 | 48 |
Sand, medium to coarse, gray; trace fine sand, gravel, and medium dense boulders | 14 | 62 |
Limestone, solid | 1 | 63 |
12-22E-26dab--Sample log of test hole in the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 26, T. 12 S., R. 22 E., about 16 feet south of center line of Kansas Highway 10; augered August 1954. Altitude of land surface 796 feet; depth to water 30 +/- feet. | ||||||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Roadfill | 5 | 5 | ||||
Quaternary System | ||||||
Pleistocene Series | ||||||
Recent and Wisconsinan Stages | ||||||
Newman terrace deposits | ||||||
Silt and clay, slightly sandy, grayish-black | 7 | 12 | ||||
Clay, silty, grayish-brown | 10 | 22 | ||||
Clay, silty, dark-gray | 5 | 27 | ||||
Silt, clayey, sandy, gray | 22 | 49 | ||||
Silt, sandy, brownish-gray | 9 | 58 | ||||
Silt and sand, gray; contains small amount of limestone and chert gravel | 17.5 | 75.5 | ||||
Pennsylvanian System | ||||||
Upper Pennsylvanian Series | ||||||
Missourian Stage | ||||||
Shale, hard, gray | 3 | 78.5 |
12-22E-31dcb--Sample log of test hole in the NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 22 E., on road shoulder at crest of hill; augered August 1954. Altitude of land surface 924 +/- feet. | ||||||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Quaternary System | ||||||
Pleistocene Series | ||||||
Wisconsinan Stage | ||||||
Peoria (?) Formation | ||||||
Silt, grayish-black | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||
Silt, clayey, grayish-tan | 5.5 | 7 | ||||
Kansan Stage | ||||||
Kansan till(?) | ||||||
Silt and clay, slightly sandy, noncalcareous, red to brownish-tan | 13 | 20 | ||||
Silt and clay, sandy, calcareous, reddish-tan | 1.5 | 21.5 | ||||
Pennsylvanian System | ||||||
Upper Pennsylvanian Series | ||||||
Missourian Stage | ||||||
Limestone | - | 21.5 |
12-23E-10aab--Sample log of test hole in the NW 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 10, T. 12 S., R. 23 E.; augered August 1954. Altitude of land surface, 866 +/- feet. | ||||||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Quaternary System | ||||||
Pleistocene Series | ||||||
Wisconsinan Stage | ||||||
Peoria (?) Formation | ||||||
Soil, silty, black | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||||
Silt, noncalcareous, grayish-tan; contains a few grains of fine and medium sand | 5.5 | 7 | ||||
Kansan Stage | ||||||
Undifferentiated fluvial deposits | ||||||
Silt, slightly sandy, noncalcareous, light-reddish-tan | 5 | 12 | ||||
Silt, clayey, slightly sandy, noncalcareous, moderate-reddish-tan | 5 | 17 | ||||
Silt and clay, slightly sandy, tannish-red | 5 | 22 | ||||
Silt, very sandy, tannish-red | 7.5 | 29.5 | ||||
Sand and gravel, arkosic, silty, calcareous, grayish-brown (could not auger below 39 feet) | 9.5 | 39 |
12-23E-14acd--Sample log of test hole in the SE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 14, T. 12 S., R.23 E., about 40 feet east of railroad and 20 feet north of road; angered August 1954. Altitude of land surface, 794 +/- feet depth to water, 10.5 feet. | ||||||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Quaternary System | ||||||
Pleistocene Series | ||||||
Terrace deposits, undifferentiated | ||||||
Topsoil and silt, grayish-black | 5 | 5 | ||||
Silt and clay, tannish-brown | 5 | 10 | ||||
Silt and clay, sandy, tannish-brown | 3 | 13 | ||||
Silt and clay, sandy, gray | 7 | 20 | ||||
Silt and clay, sandy and gravelly, gray | 6.5 | 26.5 | ||||
Pennsylvanian System | ||||||
Upper Pennsylvanian Series | ||||||
Missourian Stage | ||||||
Shale, gray | 1 | 27.5 |
12-23E-14daa--Sample log of test hole in the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 14, T. 12 S., R. 23 E.; angered August 1954. Altitude of land surface, 768 +/- feet depth to water, 18.5 feet. | ||||||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Roadfill | 2 | 2 | ||||
Quaternary System | ||||||
Pleistocene Series | ||||||
Terrace deposits, undifferentiated | ||||||
Silt and clay, tannish-brown | 7 | 9 | ||||
Silt and clay, sandy, grayish-tan | 10 | 19 | ||||
Silt and clay, sandy and gravelly, grayish-tan | 1.3 | 20.3 |
12-23E-19dad--Sample log of test hole in the SE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 19, T. 12 S., R. 23 E.; angered August 1954. Altitude of land surface, 994 +/- feet depth of water 28 +/- feet. | ||||||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Quaternary System | ||||||
Pleistocene Series | ||||||
Wisconsinan Stage | ||||||
Peoria (?) Formation | ||||||
Soil, black, and tannish-gray silt | 5 | 5 | ||||
Kansan Stage | ||||||
Undifferentiated fluvial and lacustrine deposits | ||||||
Clay, compact, stiff, brownish-red | 1 | 6 | ||||
Silt, clayey, reddish-tan | 9 | 15 | ||||
Clay, silty, slightly sandy, light-gray | 10 | 25 | ||||
Sand, fine to medium, clayey in upper part, tan | 5 | 30 | ||||
Pennsylvanian System | ||||||
Upper Pennsylvanian Series | ||||||
Missourian Stage | ||||||
Limestone | - | 30 |
12-23E-27bcb--Driller's log of well in the NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 27, T. 12 S., R. 23 E.; drilled by W.L. Hendee, Jr., for E.D. Garnett, July 1948. Altitude of land surface, 1,020 +/- feet. | ||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
|
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Soil and clay | 16 | 16 |
Limestone | 10 | 26 |
Shale blue | 5 | 31 |
Shale, gray | 8 | 39 |
Limestone | 27 | 66 |
Shale | 4 | 70 |
Limestone | 3 | 73 |
Shale | 3 | 76 |
Limestone | 33 | 109 |
Shale | 1 | 110 |
Limestone | 36 | 146 |
Shale | 23 | 169 |
Limestone | 9 | 178 |
Shale and slate black | 3 | 181 |
Limestone | 9 | 190 |
12-23E-32acc--Driller's log of well in the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 32, T. 12 S., R. 23 E.; drilled by Breuer Drilling Co. for Thomas Anderson, February 1956. Altitude of land surface, 994 +/- feet. | ||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
|
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Soil | 2 | 2 |
Clay | 8 | 10 |
Rock, broken | 7 | 17 |
Slate | 4 | 21 |
Lime | 6 | 27 |
Shale | 18 | 45 |
Lime | 13 | 58 |
Shale | 18 | 76 |
Lime | 7 | 83 |
Shale | 2 | 85 |
Lime | 20 | 105 |
Shale | 1 | 106 |
Lime | 28 | 134 |
Shale | 24 | 158 |
Shale, sandy | 16 | 174 |
Shale | 9 | 183 |
Lime | 11 | 194 |
Slate | 2 | 196 |
Shale | 13 | 209 |
Lime | 6 | 215 |
Slate | 4 | 219 |
Shale | 11 | 230 |
Lime | 9 | 239 |
Shale | 10 | 249 |
Lime | 3 | 252 |
Shale | 6 | 258 |
Lime | 2 | 260 |
(yields about 30 gallons per day; called dry hole) |
12-24E-16bcb--Sample log of test hole in the NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 24 E., on edge of right-of-way at crest of hill; augered August 1954. Altitude of land surface, 1,045 +/- feet. | ||||||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Quaternary System | ||||||
Pleistocene Series | ||||||
Wisconsinan and Illinoisan Stages | ||||||
Peoria (?) and Loveland (?) Formations | ||||||
Soil, silty, grayish-black, and yellowish-brown silt | 6.5 | 6.5 | ||||
Silt, noncalcareous, yellowish-brown | 3.5 | 10 | ||||
Silt, noncalcareous, light-brown | 12 | 22 | ||||
Pennsylvanian System | ||||||
Upper Pennsylvanian Series | ||||||
Missourian Stage | ||||||
Shale, calcareous, yellowish-gray to gray | 5 | 27 |
12-25E-22adc--Driller's log of well in the SW 1/4 SE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec. 22, T. 12 S., R. 25 E.; drilled for A.D. Hobart, 1936. Altitude of land surface, 1,050 +/- feet. | ||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
|
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Soil and clay | 14 | 14 |
Limestone, hard, gray | 3 | 17 |
Shale, soft, gray | 27 | 44 |
Limestone, soft, shelly, gray (little water) | 3 | 47 |
Shale, soft | 14 | 61 |
Limestone | 5 | 66 |
Shale | 14 | 80 |
Shale, sandy | 45 | 125 |
Shale, gray and black | 14 | 139 |
Limestone | 7 | 146 |
Shale | 1 | 147 |
Limestone | 9 | 156 |
Shale, gray | 14 | 170 |
Red bed | 4 | 174 |
Shale, light | 4 | 178 |
Limestone | 7 | 185 |
Shale | 5 | 190 |
Limestone | 1 | 191 |
Slate black | 2 | 193 |
Shale, dark | 7 | 200 |
Shale, light | 13 | 213 |
Sandstone | 2 | 215 |
Limestone | 6 | 221 |
Shale | 4 | 225 |
Limestone | 3 | 228 |
Slate, black | 1 | 229 |
Limestone | 25 | 254 |
Shale | 1 | 255 |
Limestone | 7 | 262 |
Shale | 4 | 266 |
Limestone | 20 | 286 |
Slate, black (yields 40 gallons per hour; "salty water") | 2 | 288 |
Limestone | 11 | 299 |
Shale | 1 | 300 |
12-25E-35bbd--Driller's log of well in the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 35, T. 12 S., R. 25 E.; drilled by Young and Brown Drilling Co. for Earl Caddell, April 1955. Altitude of land surface, 912 +/- feet; reported depth to water, 45 feet. | ||||
Thickness (feet) | Depth (feet) |
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Soil | 15 | 15 | ||
Limestone | 3 | 18 | ||
Shale, gray | 4 | 22 | ||
Limestone | 10 | 32 | ||
Shale, sandy, and gray slate | 8 | 40 | ||
Limestone | 6 | 46 | ||
Sandstone and slate (water) | 6 | 52 | ||
Limestone | 16 | 68 | ||
Shale, blue | 16 | 84 | ||
Limestone | 9 | 93 | ||
Shale | 4 | 97 | ||
Limestone | 30 | 127 | ||
Slate, black | 4 | 131 | ||
Shale | 4 | 135 | ||
Limestone | 17 | 152 | ||
Slate, black (gas and fresh water) | 4 | 156 | ||
Limestone | 2 | 158 | ||
Sandstone | 6 | 164 | ||
(well plugged back to depth of 152 feet) |
T. 12 S. || T. 13 S. || T. 14 S. || T. 15 S.
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