KGS--Meade County--Typical Wells

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Records of Typical Wells

Descriptions of the wells visited in Meade County are given in table 10. The wells are listed in order by townships from north to south and by ranges from east to west. Within a township the wells are listed in the order of the sections. All information classed as "reported" was obtained from the owner, tenant, or driller. Depths of wells not classed as "reported" are measured and given to the nearest tenth of a foot below the measuring point described in the table, and depths to water level of non-flowing wells not classed as "reported" are measured and given to the nearest hundredth of a foot.

Table 10--Records of wells in Meade county, Kansas

T30S || T31S || T32S || T33S || T34S and T35S

Well No. on plate 2	Location	Owner or tenant	Type of Well (1)	Depth of well (feet) (2)	Diameter of well (in.)	Type of Casing (3)	Principal water-bearing bed		Method of lift (4)	Use of water (5)	Measuring point			Water level above (+) or below (-) measuring point (ft.)	Date of measurement	Remarks--(Yield of nonflowing wells and discharge of flowing wells given in gallons a minute; draw-down given in feet)
Well No. on plate 2	Location	Owner or tenant	Type of Well (1)	Depth of well (feet) (2)	Diameter of well (in.)	Type of Casing (3)	Character of material	Geologic subdivision	Method of lift (4)	Use of water (5)	Description	Height above land surface (ft.)	Height above sea level (ft.)	Water level above (+) or below (-) measuring point (ft.)	Date of measurement
	T. 30 S., R. 26 W.
1	NE NW sec. 3	M. M. Way	Dr	190	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	D	Top of tank, west side.	2		2.7	7/26/39	See analysis. Discharge 0.3
2	NE NW sec. 3	M. M. Way	Dr	110	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	S	Top of stock tank, east side.	1.6	2,494.70	6.55	7/26/39	See analysis. Discharge 1.25
3	NE NW sec. 3	M. M. Way	Dr	60	2	P	Sand	Pleistocene	F	S	Top of stock tank.	2		2.8	7/26/39	Discharge 0.3
4	NE NW sec. 4	J. E. Little	Dr	270	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	D	Land surface.	0		0	7/26/39	Well is tapped below land surface in basement of house, and when not pumped will flow 1.5
5	SE NE sec. 4	J. E. Little	Dr	270	1.25	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	S	Top of concrete tank, east side.	2		3.9	7/26/39	Discharge 0.6
6	NE SE sec. 4	J. E. Little	Dr	125	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	S	Top of "L" in casing.	2		2	7/26/39	Discharge 0.3
7	NW SW sec. 4	J. E. Lutz	Dr	228	16	GI	Sand and gravel	Ogallala	T,G	I	Slot at east side pump base.	1.2		-10.4	7/17/39	Yield 960. Observation well
8	Cen. SW sec. 4	J. E. Little	Dr	120	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	N	Top of "L" on top of well casing.	3.8		2	7/26/39	Discharge 0.3
9	NE SW sec. 5	W. A. Ellson	Dr	210	16	P	Sand and gravel	Ogallala	T,T	I	Top of 20 inch oil drum formed in concrete base.	0.5		-21.4	7/21/39	See analysis
10	NW NE sec. 9	J. E. Little	Dr	250	1.25	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	S	Top of casing.	1.8		4.6	7/26/39	Discharge 1.5
11	NW NE sec. 9	J. E. Little	Dr	250	1	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	S	Top edge iron water tank, south side.	0.9		1.9	7/26/39	Discharge 0.5
12	SW NW sec. 9	I. C. Rees	B	31.1	4	GI	Sand	Pleistocene	N	N	Top of casing, west side.	2		-20.46	7/19/39	Observation well
13	NE NW sec. 13	W. T. Krisle	Dr	81	5	GI	Sand	Pleistocene	Cy, W	S	Top of casing, north side.	0.3	2,582.40	-78.17	9/31/39
14	NW NW sec. 15	M. W. Shogrin	Dr	22.5	5	GI	Sand	Pleistocene	Cy, W	S	Top of casing, south side.	1	2,508.10	-15.61	9/31/39
15	SW NW sec. 16	W. P. Bunyan	Dr	150	1	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	N	Top of stock tank, north side.	1		2.9	8/25/39	See analysis
16	SW SE sec. 18	L.L. Ming	Dr	270	24	GI	Sand and gravel	Ogallala	T,T	I	Hole in base of pump.	1		-15.62	8/13/40
17	SE SE sec. 18	L.L. Ming	Dn	14.4	2.5	P	Sand	Pleistocene	N	N	Top of casing, south side.	2.5		-11.51	7/19/39
18	SW SW sec. 22	Fowler State Bank	B	51	5	GI	Sand	Pleistocene	Cy, W	S	Top of casing, west side.	1	2,535.20	-44.23	9/31/39
19	NE NE sec. 26	G. L. Hatfield	Dr	104.8	6	GI	Sand	Pleistocene	Cy, W	N	Top of casing, northeast side.	1		-104.68	7/19/39
20	SW SW sec. 29	W. T. Krisle	Dr	125	1	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	N	Bottom of slot in casing.	0.3		0.2	8/26/39	Discharge 0.2
21	SW SW sec. 29	W. T. Krisle	Dr	125	6	P	Sand	Ogallala	N	N	Top of casing.	3.6		-3.3	8/26/39
22	SE NE sec. 31	J. H. Young	B	14.6	6	GI	Sand	Pleistocene	Cy, H	N	Concrete pump base south side.	0.7	2,480.90	-14.56	7/19/39
23	SW SE sec. 35	H. V. Plymole	Dr	101	5	GI	Sand	Pleistocene	Cy, W	S	Top of square concrete curb, east side.	0.5		-91.66	9/7/39	See analysis
	T. 30 S., R. 27 W.
24	NW SE sec. 4	H. L. Salmon	Dr	185	16	I	Sand and gravel	Ogallala	T,G	I	Top of casing, east side.	0.7		-29.75	8/15/39	Yield 850
25	NW NW sec. 8	J. D. Netmore	Dr	96	3	P	Sand	Pleistocene	Cy, W	N	Top of casing.	1		-35.89	10/5/39
26	NW SW sec. 15	J. O. Padget	Dr	256	4	P	Sand	Ogallala	Cy, W	D,S	Top of casing.	1	2,552.20	-15	7/22/39
27	NW NW sec. 16	E. R. Porter	Dr	143	5	GI	Sand	Ogallala	Cy, W	D,S	Top of pump base.	0.2	2,614.90	-69.89	10/6/39
28	SE SE sec. 18	C. A. Harner	Dr	57.4	4	P	Sand	Pleistocene	Cy, W	S	Top of casing, north side.	1.4		-44.39	7/22/39
29	SW SW sec. 19	Ellen McBeth	Dr	180	1	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	S	North edge of stock tank.	0.6		0.9	8/9/39	Discharge 0.25
30	SW SW sec. 20	J. F. Boyd	Dr	200	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	N	Top of casing.	0.3		0	8/20/39
31	SE SE sec. 20	K. Boyd	Dr	180	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	D,S	Top of discharge pipe.	2.2		2.2	8/25/39	Discharge 4
32	SW NW sec. 21	F. E. Calhoon	Dr	175	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	D	Top of concrete curb.	0		2.5	8/9/39	Discharge 0.75
33	SW SW sec. 21	F. E. Calhoon	Dr	170	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	D,S	Top of 1 inch reducer on 2 inch casing.	1.2	2,529.00	6.5	8/25/39	Discharge 3.75
34	SW SW sec. 21	F. E. Calhoon	Dr	170	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	S,I						Discharge 11
35	SE SW sec. 22	D. Zortman	Dr	100	2	P	Sand	Pleistocene	F	S	Top of casing.	0.2		8.3	8/25/39	Discharge 1.2
36	SE SW sec. 22	D. Zortman	Dr	217	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	D	Top of casing.	1.1	2,511.20	7.8	8/25/39	Discharge 2
37	NW NE sec. 23	Christopher Sobba	Dr	210	16	I	Sand and gravel	Ogallala	N	N	Top of wooden platform, north side.	0.15		-15.72	8/31/39	Observation well. Originally pumped for irrigation but abandoned in 1937 owing to collapse of casing
38	NW NE sec. 23	Christopher Sobba	Dr	290	16	I	Sand and gravel	Meade and Ogallala	T,G	I	Slot at east side of pump.	0.8		-13.56	7/13/39	Yield 950. See analysis
39	NW NW sec. 24	Christopher Sobba	B	30	4	GI	Sand	Kingsdown	Cy, H	D	Concrete paving at pump base.	0		-27	8/19/39
40	SW NW sec. 26	H. O. Zortman	Dr	267	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	D,S	Top of "T" at top of casing.	1	2,504.00	6.9	8/25/39	Discharge 6.75
41	SW NE sec. 26	J. C. Schubert	Dr	210	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	N						Discharge 1.4
42	SE SW sec. 26	J. N. Rogers	Dr	162	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	D,S	Land surface.	0		16.5	8/22/39	Discharge 12
43	SW SE sec. 26	E. L. Walker	Dr	175	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	D	Top of concrete sidewalk at well.	0		15.4	8/22/39	Discharge 10
44	NW NE sec. 27	H. E. Zortman	Dr	400	33	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	S,I	Top of 2 inch reducer on 3 inch casing.	0.3		15.7	8/25/39	Discharge 29
45	SW NW sec. 27	Frank Colliday	Dr	340	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	D	Top of wooden trough.	5.1		4	8/25/39	Discharge (through 1 inch pipe) 3.5
46	SW NW sec. 27	Frank Colliday	Dr	180	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	S	Edge of stock tank, east side.	3		3.5	8/25/39	Discharge 3.7
47	SE NE sec. 27	H. E. Zortman	Dr	175	3	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	I	Top of casing.	2.5		7.7	8/25/39	Discharge 23
48	NE SE sec. 27	H. E. Zortman	Dr	350	3	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	D	Land surface.	0		18	8/25/39	Discharge 50
49	NE SE sec. 27	H. E. Zortman	Dr	380	3	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	S,I						Discharge approximately 50
50	NW SE sec. 27	H. E. Zortman	Dr	170	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	S	Land surface.	0		10	8/25/39	Discharge 2.25
51	SE NE sec. 28	G. W. Walker	Dr	350	3	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	D	Top of 1 inch extension.	3.7		4.8	8/25/39	Discharge 5
52	NW SW sec. 28	E. M. Nuss	Dr	350	4	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	N	Top of 4 inch gate valve.	1		9	8/3/39	Discharge 87
53	NW SW sec. 28	E. M. Nuss	Dr	350	3	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	N	Top of "L" on casing.	3.2		6.9	8/3/39	Discharge 58
54	NW SW sec. 28	E. M. Nuss	Dr	350	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	N	Top discharge pipe.	1		10	8/3/39	Discharge 9
55	NE NE sec. 29	W. W. Marr	Dr	200	16	I	Sand and gravel	Meade and Ogallala	F	I	Top of earthen levee of pond.	1		8	7/19/39	Discharge 100
56	NE NE sec. 29	W. W. Marr	Dr	200	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	I	Top of casing.	0		6.3	7/19/39	Discharge 15
57	NE NE sec. 29	W. W. Marr	Dr	200	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	I	Top of casing.	1.5		5.84	7/19/39	Discharge 9. See analysis
58	NW NE sec. 29	W. W. Marr	Dr	200	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	D	Concrete porch floor.	0.2		8.5	7/19/39	Discharge 3
59	NW NE sec. 29	W. W. Marr	Dr	200	2.5	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	S	Top of overflow pipe from milk shed.	2		5.5	7/19/39	Discharge 6.4
60	NE NE sec. 30	Frank Marr	Dr	175	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	D	Top of "L" in casing.	1.1		2.2	8/9/39	Discharge 0.75
61	NE SE sec. 30	G. M. Dowell	Dr	160	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	I	Top of casing.	1.8		6.2	8/20/39	Discharge 6.75
62	NE SE sec. 30	G. M. Dowell	Dr	350	2	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	D	Top of concrete tank, south side.	1.6		1.7	8/21/39	Discharge 0.9
63	NE NE sec. 31	Joseph Rocke	Dr	390	4	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	S,I	Top of 2 inch reducer.	0.3	2,523.40	9.1	8/22/39	Discharge (through 2 inch pipe) 9
64	NE NW sec. 31	G. L. Harris	Dr	175	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	D,S	Top edge of stock tank, west side.	1.2		6.6	8/9/39	Discharge (through 5/8 inch reducer) 6.5
65	NE NW sec. 31	G. L.harris	Dr	200	4	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	N	Top of casing.					Discharge 7
66	SE NE sec. 31	Joseph Rocke	Dr	200	3	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	Cy, H	N	Top of casing.	0.8	2,529.50	4.17	7/22/39
67	SE SE sec. 31	Frank Sourbeer	Dr		3	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	S	Top of discharge pipe.	2		3.8	7/22/39	Discharge 7
68	NE NE sec. 32	A. E. Post	Dr	150	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	S	Top of casing.	0.4		3.4	8/5/39	Discharge 1.75
69	SW NW sec. 32	C. F. Wells	Dr	340	3	P	Sand	Ogallala	F	N	Top of discharge pipe.	1		8.8	8/7/39	Discharge 1.5
70	SE NE sec. 32	A. E. Post	Dr	150	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	N	Top of casing.	0.4		1.9	8/5/39	Discharge 1.25
71	NE SE sec. 32	R. L. Marr	Dr	160	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	N	Top of discharge pipe.	1		9.4	8/5/39	Discharge 22.5
72	NE SE sec. 32	R. L. Marr	Dr	160	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	S,I	Top of discharge pipe.	1.5		10	8/5/39	Discharge 37.5
73	NW SW sec. 32	J. S. Turner	Dr	175	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	N	Top of gate valve.	2	2,507.20	5.3	7/22/39	Discharge 13.5
74	SW SW sec. 32	J. S. Turner	Dr	175	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	D	Top of casing.	3		1.72	7/22/39	Discharge 2.25
75	SW SW sec. 32	J. S. Turner	Dr	175	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	S	Top of casing.	0.5		2.05	7/22/39	Discharge 4.7
76	SW SW sec. 32	J. S. Turner	Dr	175	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	D	Top of casing.	0		2.02	7/22/39	Discharge 1.9
77	SW SW sec. 32	J. S. Turner	Dr	175	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	I	Top of casing.	0		1.8	7/22/39	Discharge 1.9
78	SW SW sec. 32	J. S. Turner	Dr	175	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	D	Land surface.	0		3.5	7/22/39	Discharge 3
79	SW NW sec. 33	J. S. Congdon	Dr	160	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	N	Top of casing.	0		1.8	8/5/39	Discharge 1.25
80	SE SW sec. 33	C. F. Wells	Dr	130	4	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	N						Discharge 3
81	SE SW sec. 33	C. F. Wells	Dr	160	3	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	I	Top of casing.	3.9		8.7	8/3/39	Discharge 30. See analysis
82	SE SW sec. 33	C. F. Wells	Dr	115	2	P	Sand	Meade	F	S	Top of casing.	2		3.7	8/3/39	Discharge 6
83	SE SW sec. 33	C. F. Wells	Dr	115	1.5	P	Sand	Meade	F	S	Top of discharge pipe.	0.6		6.5	8/3/39	Discharge 11.25
84	SE SW sec. 33	C. F. Wells	Dr	115	2	P	Sand	Meade	F	D,S	Top of "T" at top of casing.	1.6		7.1	8/3/39	Discharge 22.5. Second flowing well drilled in the county.
85	NW NE sec. 34	Great Amer. Life Ins. Co.	Dr	200	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	S						Discharge 0.3
86	NW NW sec. 34	Howard Nourman	Dr	175	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	N	Top of casing.	1		12	8/5/39	Discharge 0.5
87	NW SW sec. 34	C. F. Wells	Dr	190	6	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	N	Top of casing.	3.5			8/5/39	Discharge 3
88	SW SW sec. 34	C. F. Wells	Dr	190	1.5	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	S	Top of tank, south side.	2.4		6.4	8/5/39	Discharge 2.25
89	SW SW sec. 34	C. F. Wells	Dr	190	2	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	N	Concrete walk, west side of milk shed.	0		13.9	8/5/39	Discharge 7.5
90	SW SE sec 35.	H. M. Copenhaver	Dr	180	24	I	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	F	N	Top of tank, south side.	1		4.7	8/21/39	Discharge (through 1.5 inch pipe) 5.75. Well is in shed and is piped to stock tank. Does not flow over top of the casing.
91	NW NW sec. 36	H. J. Lawson	Dr	175	2	P	Sand	Meade	F	N	Top of discharge pipe.	1.5		2.78	7/19/39	Discharge from two pipes 4.25 See analysis
92	SW NW sec. 36	H. J. Lawson	Dr	120	2	P	Sand	Meade	F	N	Top of "L" in casing.	2.2	2,471.20	4.2	9/22/39	Discharge 0.3
93	SW NE sec. 36	H. J. Lawson	Dr	180	2	P	Sand	Meade	F	S	Top of casing.	0	2,471.00	4	8/21/39	Discharge 1.25
94	NW SE sec. 36	Charley Cheney	Dr	180	1	P	Sand	Meade	F	N	Top of "L" in casing.	3.6		8.9	8/21/39	Discharge 0.75
95	NE SW sec. 36	J. E. Law	Dr	180	2	P	Sand	Meade	F	S,I	Top of "L" in casing.	3			8/21/39	Discharge 5.75
96	NE SW sec. 36	J. E. Law	Dr	140	1.5	P	Sand	Meade	F	D	Top of discharge pipe.	4			8/21/39	Discharge 0.4
	T. 30 S., R. 28 W.
97	NW NW sec. 10	W. Merkle	Dr	62	3	P	Sand	Meade	N	N	Top of casing.	0.3	2,619.90	-32.99	9/9/39	Shot hole for geophysical exploration; 10 feet of casing in hole.
98	NE NE sec. 12	J. D. Wetmore	Dr	100	3	P	Sand	Meade	Cy, W	D,S	Top of casing, west side.	1.5		-26	10/4/39
99	NE NE sec. 14	W. Merkle	Dr	68	4	P	Sand	Meade	Cy, W	S	Top of casing, south side.	4	2,607.90	-35.34	10/5/39
100	SE SE sec. 15	C. W. Farris	Dr	134.6	3	P	Sand	Meade	N	N	Top of casing, south side.	0.6	2,665	-86.37	7/24/39	Observation well.
101	SE NE sec. 19	M. E. Pierson	Dr	125	5	GI	Sand	Meade	Cy, W	D,S	Top of concrete pump base.	0.5	2,706.20	-112.31	10/10/39
102	NW NE sec. 25	C. I. Reeves	Dr	75	5	P	Sand	Meade	N	N	Top of 14 inch drum, west side.	1		-44.41	10/10/39	Shot hole for geophysical exploration
103	NW NE sec. 25	C. I. Reeves	Dr	185	3	P	Sand	Meade	Cy. W	D,S	Top of casing.	2.2		-37.94	10/10/39
104	SW SW sec. 25	J. S. Turner	Dr	170	2	P	Sand	Meade	F	S	Top of casing.	0.3		7.9	7/24/39	Discharge 4.5
105	NW SE sec. 26	P. Nation	Du	17.2	24	S	Sand and silt	Meade	Cy, W	S	Top of concrete curb.	2		-16.07	10/4/39
106	NW SW sec. 32	H. C. Hague	Dr	148	5.5	GI	Sand	Meade	Cy, W	D,S	Top of casing.	1		-114.24	10/10/39
	T. 30 S., R. 29 W.
107	NW NW sec. 3	D. J. Schmidt	Dr	90	3	P	Sand	Meade and Ogallala	Cy, W	D,S	Land surface.	0		-75	9/14/40	See analysis
108	NE NW sec. 6	E. Adams	Dr	162	5	GI	Sand	Ogallala	Cy, H	N	Concrete pump base.	0.5	2,806.40	-159.82	7/20/40
109	SW SW sec. 23	H. Jenkinson	Dr	149.8	3	P	Sand	Ogallala	N	N	Top of casing, west side.	1		-133.42	7/21/40
110	NE NW sec. 30	G. E. Gano	Dr	169	5	GI	Sand	Ogallala	Cy, W	D,S	Top of casing.	0.8	2,781.10	-149.2	8/30/40
111	NE NE sec. 31	C. B. Moore	Dr	141	5	GI	Sand	Ogallala	Cy, W	D	Top of pipe clamp.	0.5	2,755.90	-132.7	7/22/40
	T. 30 S., R. 30 W.
112	SE SE sec. 7	A.J and L. P Collingwood	Dr	153	4		Sand	Ogallala	Cy, W	S	Top of casing.	0.2	2,814.70	-139.4	8/30/40
113	SW SW sec. 10	J. T. Dunham	Dr	154.5			Sand	Ogallala	Cy, W	D,S	Top of pipe clamp, west side.	0.2		-152.5	9/14/40
114	NW NW sec. 20	D. L. Shranner	Dr	180.4	5.5	GI	Sand	Ogallala	N	N	Top of casing. southwest side.	0.3	2,822.80	-158.12	7/21/39
115	SW SW sec. 31	W. R. Wilson	Dr	160	3	P	Sand	Ogallala	Cy, W	D	Top of casing.	0.3	2,805	-149.5	8/30/40

1. B, bored; Dn, driven; Dr, drilled; Du, dug.
2. Measured depths given in feet and tenths; reported depths given in feet.
3. B, barrel; C, concrete; GI, galvanized-iron; I, iron or steel, slip joint or welded; N, none; p, iron pipe or oil well casing; S, stone; W, wood.
4. Pumps: C, centrifugal; Cy, cylinder; F, natural flow; N, none; P, pitcher; T, turbine. Power: E, electric motor; G, gasoline engine; H, hand; T, tractor; W, wind.
5. C, commnity; D, domestic; I, irrigation; In, industrial; N, none; PS, public supply; S, stock.
6. Measured water levels given in feet, tenths, and hundredths; reported water levels given in feet.

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