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Logs of Test Holes

The logs of 24 test holes drilled by the hydraulic-rotary drilling machine, owned and operated by the State and Federal Geological Surveys are given below. These test holes were drilled during the course of the present investigation in Meade County. The samples obtained from the test holes were studied in the field by Perry McNally and were examined microscopically in the laboratory by Charles C. Williams and me. Many fossils were recovered from some of these samples. The vertebrate material is being studied by C. W. Hibbard and the snails by A. B. Leonard of the University of Kansas. When their studies have been completed some revision in the correlations made may be necessary. The locations of the test holes are shown in figure 13.

Figure 13--Map of Meade County showing locations of test holes drilled as part of the field work for this report.

Wells 1-8 in north tier of sections; rest in southwest corner.

1--Log of test hole 1, 115 feet north and 4 feet west of the SE corner sec. 36, T. 30 S., R. 26 W. Surface altitude, 2,578 feet.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, sandy, brown		4	4
Kingsdown silt
	Sand, silt, and caliche, tan	33	37
Ogallala formation
	Sand, fine, and nodules of caliche, brown	7	44
	Sand, containing some silt and a few nodules of caliche, brown to buff	26	70
	Gravel, poorly sorted	8	78
	Silt, sand and caliche, tan and gray	92	170
	Sand, containing some silt and clay, brown	6	176
	Sand and silt, contains some caliche, pink-brown	4	180
	Sand and some gravel, brown	3	183
Cretaceous
	Shale, sandy, light gray and blue-gray	117	300
	Limestone and shale, interbedded, gray	20	320
	Shale, dark blue-gray and gray	37	357
Permian
	Siltstone, maroon	13	370

2--Log of test hole 2, 135 feet north and 5 feet west of the SE corner sec. 32, T. 30 S., R. 26 W. Surface altitude, 2,489 feet.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, sandy, brown		6	6
Kingsdown silt
	Silt and fine sand, yellow-brown	6	12
	Sand, silt and some nodules of caliche, tan	48	60
Ogallala formation
	Sand and gravel, poorly sorted, brown	10	70
	Sand, silt and caliche, yellow-brown, gray and tan	63	133
	Silt, sand and caliche, yellow-tan	22	155
	Sand and silt, tan	5	160
	Sand, brown	17	177
Cretaceous
	Shale, gray and blue-gray	27	204
	Sand, medium to coarse	22	226
	Shale, blue-gray	86	312
	Sandstone, light gray	6	318
Permian
	Siltstone, pink-brown	8	326
	Limestone, light gray	3	329
	Siltstone, pink-brown	11	340

3--Log of test hole 3, SE corner SW, sec. 31, T. 30 S., R. 26 W. Surface altitude, 2,464 feet.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, brown		6	6
Kingsdown silt
	Sand, fine, silt, and some caliche, tan and gray	33	39
	Sand, fine, and silt, gray and tan	31	70
Meade formation
	Silt, sand and clay, dark gray	23	93
	Sand, gray	12	105
	Sand and silt, gray-tan, contains fragments of fossils	26	131
	Sand, contains fragments of fossils	29	160
	Silt, clay and fine sand, gray	15	175
	Clay, silt and gravel, gray	5	180
	Sand and fine gravel	10	190
	Silt, clay and fine sand, gray, fragments of fossils	20	210
	Silt and fine sand, some caliche, gray	59	269
Ogallala formation
	Sand and caliche, tan	49	318
	Sand and gravel, contains some silt, brown	16	331
	Sand, fine, and silt, yellow-brown	8	342
Cretaceous
	Shale, blue-gray	48	390

4--Log of test hole 4, 140 feet north and 25 feet west of the SE corner, sec. 35, T. 30 S., R. 27 W. Surface altitude, 2,482 feet.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, yellow-tan		8	8
Kingsdown silt
	Silt and fine sand, gray to gray-tan	32	40
Meade formation
	Sand, fine, and silt, blue-gray	19	59
	Silt and fine sand, some gypsum, gray	36	95
	Silt, fine sand and clay, blue-green-gray	33	128
	Sand, fine, and silt, yellow-tan	29	157
	Sand, with caliche pebbles and silt, orange-tan-brown	22	179
	Sand and gravel, poorly sorted	21	200
Ogallala formation
	Sand, caliche and some gravel, gray	22	222
	Caliche and sand, gray	31	253
	Sand and caliche, gray	17	270
	Sand, silt, and caliche, light tan	20	290
	Sand and fine gravel, brown	15	305
Cretaceous
	Shale, blue-gray to gray-black	94	399
	Sandstone, fine, light blue-gray	6	405
Permian
	Siltstone, red-brown	15	420

5--Log of test hole 5, 950 feet west and 120 feet north of the BE corner, sec. 31, T. 80 S., R. 27 W. Surface altitude, 2,504 &plusmin; feet.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, light brown		6	6
Kingsdown silt
	Sand, fine, and silt, yellow-brown to tan	16	22
Meade formation
	Caliche, sand and silt, gray	12	34
	Volcanic ash, impure (poor sample)	2	86
	Silt and fine sand, green-gray, contains fragments of fossils	84	70
	Silt, fine sand and caliche, light blue-gray	20	90
	Silt and clay, gray	10	100
	Silt and fine sand, variegated color, contains fragments of fossils	34	184
	Sand, well rounded, brown	16	190
	Sand, fine to medium, brown	24	174
	Sand and silt, contains some caliche, gray to pink-brown,	53	227
	Caliche, sand and silt, pink-tan	18	240
	Sand, fine, and silt, brown	10	250
	Sand, contains some silt pebbles of caliche, and gravel, brown	20	270
Ogallala formation
	Sand, cemented with caliche, brown	19	289
	Sand, fine, and silt, gray, loosely cemented with caliche	11	300
	Caliche, sand and silt, gray	33	833
	Sand, silt and caliche, gray	5	338
Cretaceous
	Sandstone, fine, and silty, yellow-tan	20	358
	Siltstone and shale, olive-green, blocky	12	370

6--Log of test hole 6, 90 feet south of the SW corner, sec. 34, T. 30 S., R. 28 W. Surface altitude 2,700 &plusmin; feet.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, sandy, brown		8	8
Meade formation
	Sand and caliche pebbles, tan-brown	10	18
	Sand, brown to gray	7	25
	Sand, fine, and caliche, light gray to brown	9	34
	Sand, silt, and caliche, light gray	6	40
	Sand, medium, some beds partly cemented with caliche	56	96
	Silt, sand and caliche, tan	5	101
	Sand, fine to medium, brown	18	119
	Sand, medium to coarse, contains some caliche, brown	31	150
	Silt and some sand, dark gray	7	157
	Silt and fine sand, dark gray, contains some ostracodes	30	187
	Silt and fine sand, yellow-green-gray	58	245
	Sand and gravel, brown	18	263
	Silt and caliche, gray	8	271
	Silt, sand and caliche, gray	14	285
	Silt and caliche, interbedded and variegated	5	290
Ogallala formation
	Sand, fine to medium, tan, partly cemented with caliche	50	340
	Sand and fine gravel, brown	34	374
	Silt and fine sand, tan	7	381
	Sand, silt and gravel, partly cemented with caliche, gray	39	420
	Sand and gravel, gray to light tan	8	428
Cretaceous
	Shale, yellow-tan	52	480

7--Log of test hole 7, 75 feet north and 20 feet east of the SW corner, sec. 33, T. 30 S., R. 29 W. Surface altitude, 2,750 &plusmin; feet.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, brown		2	2
Kingsdown silt
	Silt, fine sand and caliche, tan to brown	48	50
	Sand, brown	20	70
Meade formation
	Silt and sand, cemented with caliche	4	74
	Gravel, fine, and sand	25	99
	Silt, sand and caliche, tan and light gray	16	115
	Sand, silt and clay, yellow-tan	43	158
	Sand and gravel, brown	48	206
	Silt and sand, yellow-tan	6	212
	Sand and fine gravel, brown	38	250
	Silt, sand and clay, gray	20	270
	Sand, coarse, brown	40	310
	Sand, and interbedded fine gravel, silt, clay and caliche	20	330
	Sand and fine gravel, gray	10	340
	Sand, fine, and silt, gray, contains some caliche	20	360
Ogallala formation
	Caliche, contains silt and fine sand, gray	12	372
	Silt, clay and fine sand, cemented with caliche, tan	38	410
	Sand and some silt, brown	14	424
	Sand, silt and caliche, gray	10	434
Cretaceous
	Silt and clay, blocky, yellow-tan	37	471
	Sandstone, fine, gray	7	478
Permian
	Siltstone, maroon	3	481

8--Log of test hole 8, 100 feet south and 20 feet east of the NW corner, sec. 6, T. 31 S., R. 30 W. Surface altitude 2,795 &plusmin; feet.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, brown		1	1
Kingsdown silt
	Silt and fine sand, gray-tan	7	8
	Sand, fine to medium, brown	4	12
	Sand, fine, and silt, contains some caliche, gray-tan	79	91
Meade formation
	Sand and silt cemented with caliche, brown	6	97
	Sand and gravel, brown	11	108
	Silt, fine sand and caliche	2	110
	Sand and gravel, brown and tan	232	342
	Sand, fine, silt and caliche, gray	18	360
	Silt, fine sand and caliche, gray	31	391
	Sand, gray	21	412
	Sand, fine, silt and caliche, pink-tan	8	420
	Sand, brown	11	431
Ogallala formation
	Sand and some silt, cemented with caliche	19	450
	Silt, fine sand and caliche, tan	20	470
	Sand, fine, silt and caliche, gray, contains some plant remains	20	490
	Silt, caliche and fine sand, tan and gray	23	513
	Caliche, silt and fine sand, yellow, contains some thin beds of sandstone and pink-red beds of clay	17	530

9--Log of test hole 9, 65 feet south and 30 feet east of the NW corner, Sec. 15, T. 33 S. R. 27 W.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, brown		4	4
Kingsdown silt
	Silt, fine sand and some caliche, tan	7	11
	Sand, fine, silt and caliche, tan	23	34
Meade formation
	Caliche, contains some silt and fine sand, tan	17	51
	Sand, contains some caliche, brown	10	61
	Sand, fine, silt and caliche	69	130
	Sand, contains some silt and caliche, brown	17	147
	Sand and fine gravel, brown	8	155
Ogallala formation
	Sand cemented with caliche, tan	14	169
	Sand, brown, contains some silt	17	186
Permian
	Siltstone, red	14	200

10--Log of test hole 10, 50 feet south and 10 feet west of the NE corner, NW sec. 24, T. 33 S., R. 28 W.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, blackish, brown		2	2
Kingsdown silt
	Silt, fine sand and caliche, tan	31	33
Meade formation
	Sand, brown to pink-brown	22	55
	Sand, medium, to fine gravel, contains a little caliche.	16	71
Ogallala formation
	Caliche, fine sand and silt, pink-brown	36	107
	Sand, fine to medium, tan-brown	13	120
	Sand, fine, and silt, brown	9	129
	Silt, fine sand and caliche, tan	15	144
	Sand, fine to medium, silt and caliche, brown	11	155
	Silt, sand and gravel, pink-red-brown	8	163
Permian
	Siltstone, maroon	7	170

11--Log of test hole 11, NE NE sec. 20, T. 33 S., R. 28 W. Surface altitude 2,363 feet		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Ogallala formation
	Sand and gravel, tan	17	17
Permian
	Siltstone, red and gray	13	30

12--Log of test hole 12, NE NW sec. 20, T. 33 S., R. 28 W.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Alluvium
	Sand, gravel and silt, brown	19	19
Ogallala formation
	Sand, blue-gray, contains some silt, caliche and fragments of wood	34	53
	Silt and sand, gray and tan, contains shell fragments	20	73
	Sand and caliche, brown	83	156
	Sand, fine, silt, and caliche, pink-brown	9	165
	Sand, and gravel, brown	36	201
	Silt, sand and gravel, red-brown	5	206
Permian
	Siltstone, red	4	210

13--Log of test hole 13, 100 feet west of the SE corner sec. 18, T. 33 S., R. 28 W. Surface altitude, 2,440 feet.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil and caliche, brown		6	6
Meade formation
	Sand, fine to medium, gray, contains some silt and caliche,	6	12
	Silt, caliche, and fine sand, buff	54	66
	Sand, silt, and gravel, tan	5	71
	Sand and gravel, brown	24	95
Ogallala formation
	Silt, fine sand, and clay, gray	25	120
	Sand and gravel, gray	8	128
	Silt, fine sand, and clay, gray	12	140
	Silt, sand, and caliche, gray	22	162
	Sand and gravel, brown and tan, contains some silt and caliche	87	249
	Sand and fine gravel, brown	30	279
Permian
	Siltstone, red	11	290

14--Log of test hole 14, NW SW sec. 14, T. 33 S., R. 29 W.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Ogallala formation
	Sand, contains some silt and gravel, tan	11	11
	Sand, silt, and caliche, tan	19	30
	Sand and gravel, tan	26	56
	Caliche, sand, and silt, tan to gray	44	100
	Sand, tan	50	150
	Silt, clay, and caliche, tan	2	152
	Sand and gravel, tan, contains some caliche	199	351
Permian
	Siltstone and shale, brick-red	19	370

15--Log of test hole 15, NW SE sec. 15, T. 33 S., R. 29 W.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, sandy, brown		4	4
Ogallala formation
	Sand, gravel, and caliche, tan	4	8
	Sand, fine, silt and caliche, gray-green	11	19
	Silt, sand, and caliche, tan and gray	28	47
	Sand and gravel, tan	68	115
	Silt, gray	15	130

16--Log of test hole 16, SE NE sec. 23, T. 33 S., R. 29 W.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, sandy, brown-black		2	2
Ogallala formation
	Sand, fine, and silt, tan	11	13
	Sand and pebbles of caliche, tan	6	19
	Silt and fine sand, gray	2	21
	Sand and fine gravel, tan, contains some silt and caliche	21	42
	Silt, fine sand, and caliche, gray, contains some fragments of fossils	138	180
	Sand and gravel, tan	30	210
	Silt and fine sand, blue-gray, contains fossil fragments	29	239
	Sand, gravel and caliche, tan	25	264
	Sand, pebbles of gravel and shale, cemented with caliche, red	11	275
	Silt, sand, and caliche, brick-red	10	285
Permian
	Shale, red-brown	15	300

17--Log of test hole 17, NW NW sec. 23, T. 33 S., R. 29 W.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Ogallala formation
	Sand and silt, tan and buff	7	7
	Silt, fine sand, and some caliche, gray-brown	45	52
	Sand, fine, silt, and caliche, buff, contains fragments of fossils	19	71
	Sand, tan	37	108
	Silt and fine sand, fossiliferous, tan	32	140
	Silt, carbonaceous material, and sand, fossiliferous	80	220
	Silt and sand, light gray	20	240
	Sand, fine gravel, and caliche	20	260
	Silt, sand and caliche, gray	20	280
	Sand, fine, silt and caliche, gray	10	290
	Silt, fine sand, and caliche, red and gray	40	330
	Sand and gravel, contains some caliche	30	360
	Silt, sand, gravel, and caliche, red and gray	10	370
Permian
	Siltstone, red	20	390

18--Log of test hole 18, 45 feet west and 20 feet south of the NE corner NW sec. 20, T. 33 S., R. 29 W. Surface altitude, 2,682 feet.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, sandy		4	4
Kingsdown silt
	Silt, fine sand, and caliche, yellow-tan	25	29
	Sand, fine, brown	19	48
Meade formation
	Silt, fine sand, and caliche, buff	26	74
Ogallala formation
	Sand, brown, contains some gravel and caliche	91	165
	Silt and fine sand, tan	5	170
	Sand and fine gravel, brown	88	258
	Silt, sand, and caliche, blue-gray	39	297
	Sand, gray-tan	13	310
	Sand, fine to medium, silt, and caliche, gray	50	360
	Sand, gray	101	461
	Sand and silt cemented with caliche, gray	16	477
Permian
	Siltstone, red	13	490

19--Log of test hole 19, 90 feet south and 40 feet east of the SW corner sec. 13, T. 33 S., ft. 30 W. Surface altitude, 2,716 feet.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, sandy, brown		4	4
Kingsdown silt
	Silt, sand and caliche, tan	26	30
Meade formation
	Sand, fine to medium, tan, contains some silt and caliche,	25	55
	Gravel and sand, brown	22	77
Ogallala formation
	Silt, fine sand and caliche, tan	21	98
	Sand and fine gravel, partly cemented with caliche, brown,	118	216
	Silt and fine sand, gray	7	223
	Sand, fine, to fine gravel, brown	21	244
	Silt and fine sand, gray	17	261
	Sand and gravel, brown and gray	39	300
	Sand, gray and brown, contains some silt	20	320
	Sand and gravel, brown	37	357
	Silt interbedded with sand, gray and brown	42	399
	Sand and gravel, brown	61	460
	Silt, clay and fine sand, buff	18	478
Cretaceous
	Shale, buff-brown to pink-tan	20	498
Permian
	Siltstone, maroon-red	12	510

20--Log of test hole 20, 66 feet south and 6 feet west of the NE corner sec. 30, T. 33 S., R. 30 W. Surface altitude, 2,721 feet.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, sandy, brown		3	3
Kingsdown silt
	Silt, fine sand, and caliche, tan and gray	40	43
Meade formation
	Sand, fine, cemented with caliche, brown	6	49
	Sand, fine, silt and caliche, brown and gray	44	93
Ogallala formation
	Sand and gravel, poorly sorted, and some caliche, brown,	54	147
	Silt and sand, yellow-brown	8	155
	Sand, medium, gray	35	190
	Silt and sand, brown and gray	19	209
	Sand, gray, contains some gravel and caliche	33	242
	Sand and silt, gray and brown	17	259
	Silt, clay, and fine sand, blue-gray, contains some fragments of fossils	50	309
	Sand and fine gravel, gray, contains a few thin beds of silt and caliche	68	377
	Silt, clay and sand, tan	32	409
	Sand and gravel, gray and brown	55	464
	Silt, clay, and fine sand, buff and gray	31	495
Cretaceous
	Sandstone and shale, interbedded	67	562
	Sandstone, coarse, brown	10	572
Permian
	Siltstone, red	8	580

21--Log of test hole 21, 70 feet south and 60 feet west of the NE corner, sec. 33, T. 34 S., R. 28 W.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Dune sand, medium to fine, brown		6	6
Soil, yellow-brown		3	9
Meade formation
	Sand, fine to medium, brown	6	15
	Silt and some fine sand, brown	2	17
	Sand, medium, pink-brown	10	27
	Silt and fine sand, pink-brown	54	81
	Sand and caliche, brown and gray	19	100
	Sand and fine gravel, brown	18	118
	Silt, sand, and caliche, gray	33	151
	Sand, pink-tan	49	200
	Sand, silt, and caliche, gray and tan	34	234
Permian
	Siltstone, red	6	240

22--Log of test hole 22, 50 feet west and 20 feet south of the SE corner sec. 25, T. 84 S., R. 29 W.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Dune sand, brown		4	4
Soil, gray to black		8	12
Meade formation
	Sand, fine, and silt, tan and gray, contains some caliche	62	74
	Sand, fine, red, contains some silt	5	79
	Gypsum and pink-tan silt and clay	11	90
	Silt and clay, pink-tan and gray-green, contains some gypsum	20	110
	Silt, fine sand, and caliche, gray and tan	51	161
	Sand and gravel, brown, and some caliche	19	180
	Sand, fine, gray, and some gravel, silt and caliche	50	230
	Sand, medium, brown	7	237
	Sand, fine, and silt, tan	16	253
	Sand, fine to medium, brown, and some silt	55	308
	Silt and fine sand, pink-tan, and some caliche	5	313
	Sand and fine gravel, brown	5	318
Permian
	Siltstone, red	12	330

23--Log of test hole 23, NE corner sec. 33, T. 34 S., R. 9 W.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, dark tan		2	2
Meade formation
	Silt, caliche, and fine sand, pink-tan	71	73
	Silt and caliche, blue-gray	77	150
	Sand, fine, silt and caliche, tan	50	200
	Silt and clay, tan-brown	120	320
	Sand and fine gravel, brown	26	346
	Silt, clay, and fine sand, tan-brown	24	370
	Sand, gray and tan, contains some silt and caliche	113	483
Permian
	Siltstone, red	17	500

24--Log of test hole 24, 1,620 feet west of the SE corner sec. 26, T. 34 S., R. 30 W.		Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Soil, dark tan		1	1
Meade formation
	Caliche, and some silt and fine sand	7	8
	Silt, fine sand, and caliche, purple-brown	1	9
	Sand and gravel, brown	27	36
Ogallala formation
	Silt, fine sand, and caliche, gray	17	53
	Sand, tan, contains some silt and caliche	14	67
	Sand and some silt and gravel, partly cemented by calcium carbonate	160	227
Laverne formation
	Silt and fine sand, yellow and gray	5	232
	Limestone, gray, contains silt and sand	8	240
	Sandstone, fine and medium, yellow	15	255
	Sand, fine and medium, silt, and caliche, gray-brown	91	346
Cretaceous
	Shale, sandy, calcareous, tan-brown and blue-gray	85	431
	Shale and sandstone interbedded, brown	48	479
	Limestone and shale, gray-tan	8	487
	Shale, sandy, buff	43	530

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