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Records of Wells
Information pertaining to water wells in Osage County is given in Table 6. Measured depths to water levels are given to the nearest 0.01 foot, whereas reported depths are given only to the nearest foot. Similarly, measured depths of wells are given to the nearest 0.1 foot whereas reported depths are given only to the nearest foot.
T. 14 S. || T. 15 S. || T. 16 S. || T. 17 S. || T. 18 S.
Table 6--Records of wells in Osage County.
| Well No. (1) | Location | Owner or tenant | Type of well (2) | Depth of well, feet (3) | Diameter of well, in. | Type of casing (4) | Principal water-bearing bed | Method of lift (5) | Use of water (6) | Measuring point | Depth to water level, feet (7) | Date of measurement | Remarks (Yield given in gallons a minute; drawdown in ft.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Character of material | Geologic source | Description | Feet above land surface | ||||||||||||
| 14-13-2cd | SE SW 2-14-13E | Dr | 421 | 8 | N | Sandstone | Cedar Vale and/or White Cloud sh. | N | N | KERC well. Reported salty. No water reported in log between surface and 350 feet. | |||||
| 14-13-13dc | SW SE 13-14-13E | J.E. George | Du | 30 | +/- 42 | R | Shale | Colluvium and/or French Creek sh. | N | N | Land surface | 0 | 2 | 10/25/51 | Adequate for stock in drought years of 1933-1936. |
| 14-13-35dc | SW SE 35-14-13E | Edward Ross | Du | 17.7 | +/- 48 | R | Shale or sand & gravel | Langdon sh. or terrace alluvium | Cy, H | D, S | Top of concrete curbing | 1 | 10.41 | 10/25/51 | Inadequate in dry years. |
| 14-14-1bc | SW NW 1-14-14E | Tom Shogren | Dr | 85 | 6? | GI | Sandstone or shale | Silver Lake and/or Cedar Vale sh. | Cy, H | D, S | Land surface | 0 | 5/14/52 | Reported slightly brackish. | |
| 14-14-10bb | NW NW 10-14-14E | Fairplain Grange | Dr | 37.2 | 5.25 | GI | Sandstone | Langdon or Pierson Point sh. | Cy, H | D, S | Top of concrete curbing | 0.2 | 12.6 | 10/26/51 | |
| 14-14-12cb | NW SW 12-14-14E | Carl Shogren | Dr | 60 | 6 | GI | Shale of sandstone | Auburn sh. | Cy, H | D, S | Land surface | 0 | 8 | 5/14/52 | Soft water, low yield. |
| 14-14-15bb | NW NW 15-14-14E | John E. Cochran | Du | 18.6 | +/- 42 | R | Sand and gravel | Terrace Alluvium | Cy, H | D, S | Top of concrete curbing | 0.5 | 9.4 | 10/26/51 | Reported adequate in drought years of 1934-1936. |
| 14-14-22ad | SE SE 22-14-14E | Harry Carl | Du | 25.2 | +/- 48 | R | Shale or sandstone | Auburn sh. | Cy, H | D, S | Base of metal pump base | 1.4 | 4.92 | 10/26/51 | |
| 14-14-22ba | NE NW 22-14-14E | Homer Tucker | Du | 16.3 | +/- 36 | R | Pierson Point sh. | Cy, H | S | Top of 2x6 board cover | 1 | 8.64 | 10/25/51 | Reported very low yield; inadequate in dry years. | |
| 14-14-24ad | SE NE 24-14-14E | Ernest P. Cook | Dr | 160 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | White Cloud sh. | N | D, S | Top of GI casing | 1.2 | 10.83 | 5/15/52 | Reported yield +6 from sand at 100-160 ft. Sodium bicarbonate water. |
| 14-14-24cc | SW SW 24-14-14E | Otto Montgomery | Dr | 233 | Sandstone | White Cloud sh. | Cy, E | D, S | Land surface | 0 | 5/14/52 | Has slight chloride and sodium bicarbonate taste. | |||
| 14-14-25cc | SW SW 25-14-14E | Leonard Reick | Dr | +200 | 6? | Sandstone | White Cloud sh. | Cy, E | D, S | 5/14/52 | Has slight chloride and sodium bicarbonate taste. | ||||
| 14-14-27cc | NE SW 27-14-14E | H.F. Diver | Du | 9.6 | +/- 48 | R | Sandstone | Willard sh. | Cy, W | D, S | Top of concrete curbing | 1.1 | 1.23 | 10/26/51 | Reported adequate for stock and domestic in dry years. |
| 14-15-1aa | NE NE 1-14-15E | E.L. Kitchen | Dr | 100 | 9.75 | N | N | N | 7/20/53 | Reported yield 8 gal./24 hrs. | |||||
| 14-15-2bb | NW NW 2-14-15E | D.S. Robb | Du | 29.5 | +/- 48 | R | Shale or sandstone | Severy sh. | J, E | D | Top of steel rim in curbing | 2.7 | 20.02 | 5/23/52 | Reported adeq. For domestic in dry years of 1934-36. |
| 14-15-4cd | SE SW 4-14-15E | C. Troudner | Du | 20 | 60-90 | R | Shale or sandstone | Silver Lake sh. | Cy, H | N | 5/23/52 | Use cistern for domestic. Well not now in use. | |||
| 14-15-4cd | NE NW 5-14-15E | Claudia Matthews | DD | 110 | 30-6? | R, N | Shale or sandstone | Silver Lake and/or White Cloud sh. | N | N | Top of rock curbing | 0.8 | 10.61 | 5/14/52 | Reported adequate but very hard. |
| 14-15-11ac | SW NE 11-14-15E | James Timson | Du | 60 | +/- 42 | R | Sandstone | Severy sh. | J, E | D | Top of concrete curbing | 0.7 | 23.68 | 5/23/52 | Reported adequate. |
| 14-15-11ba | NE NW 11-14-15E | James Timson | DD | 105 | +/- 84-6 ? | R, N | Sandstone | Severy sh. | Cy, E | D, S | Land surface | 0 | 20 | 5/23/52 | Reported adequate. |
| 14-15-13aa | NE NE 13-14-15E | Mable Carroll | Du | 33.3 | +/- 25 | T | Shale or limestone | Topeka Is. and/or Severy sh. | Cy, G | S | Top of tile casing | 2.2 | 15.5 | 3/26/47 | |
| 14-15-16ba1 | NE NW 16-14-15E | W.C. Wehrle | Du | 19.2 | +/- 60 | R | Shale or limestone | White Cloud sh. | Cy, H | D | Top of concrete curbing | 0.5 | 6.12 | 5/15/52 | Since 1928 dry twice in 1934 and 1936. |
| 14-15-16ba2 | NE NW 16-14-15E | W.C. Wehrle | Dr | 172 | 6? | GI | Sandstone | Calhoun sh. | Cy, W | D, S | Top of concrete curbing | 1.8 | 15.45 | 5/15/52 | Yield +5. Sandstone at 160-172 ft. Slight sodium bicarbonate and chloride taste. |
| 14-15-17bb | NW NW 17-14-15E | A.L. Arron | Du | 60 | +/- 48 | R | Shale or sandstone | Silver Lake sh. | J, E | D | Top of 2x12 board cover | 2.5 | 2.94 | 5/6/52 | Reported inadequate in dry years. |
| 14-15-19aa | NE NE 19-14-15E | Harold Urish | Dr | 180 | 8 | GI | Sandstone | White Cloud sh. | Cy, W | D, S | Top of concrete curbing | 0.6 | 103.26 | 5/14/52 | Reported adequate Soft Water. |
| 14-15-21da | NE SE 21-14-15E | Dr | 254 | 8 | Sandstone | Severy sh. | Land surface | 0 | KERC well. Reported yield +8 of "mineral" water from 18 ft. sandstone. | ||||||
| 14-15-24ac | SW NE 24-14-15E | City of Carbondale | Dr | 327 | 8 | Sandstone | Calhoun sh. | Cy, H | D | Land surface | 0 | KERC well. Reported yield 1 from 14ft. Sandstone. | |||
| 14-15-24dc | SW SE 24-14-15E | City of Carbondale | Dr | 110 | 6 | I | Sandstone | Calhoun sh. | Cy, E | P | Land surface | 0 | |||
| 14-15-24db | NW SE 24-14-15E | City of Carbondale | Du | 71 | 144 | C, N | Sandstone | Calhoun sh. | Cy, E | P | Land surface | 0 | 21 | 6/15/52 | |
| 14-15-27cb | NW SW 27-14-15E | Albert Oberle | Dr | 215 | 5.5 | GI | Sandstone | Calhoun sh. | Cy, E | S | Land surface | 0 | Water too saline for horses. | ||
| 14-15-28bb | NW NW 28-14-15E | Leo Bodine | Du | 19 | +/- 60 | R | Sand and gravel | Alluvium | N | N | Base of concrete curb at manhole | 0.3 | 2.63 | 5/14/52 | Former school well. |
| 14-15-28bc | SW NW 28-14-15E | Leo Bodine | Dr | 210 | 6 ? | GI | Sandstone | Severy sh. | Cy, E | D, S | Land surface | 0 | 10-20 | 5/14/52 | |
| 14-15-28dc | SW SE 28-14-15E | Preston Rutty | Dr | 206 | 6 | GI | Sandstone | Severy sh. | Cy, W | S | Land surface | 0 | Reportedly has noticeable chloride taste. | ||
| 14-15-31ad | SE NE 31-14-15E | N.J. Mabon | Dr | 170 | 8 | GI | Sandstone | White Cloud sh. | Cy, W | D, S | Land surface | 0 | Top of "water sand" at 140 ft. | ||
| 14-15-35bd | SE NW 35-14-15E | Lou Urish | Dr | 200 | 8 | GI | Sandstone | Severy and Calhoun sh. | Cy, W | D, S | Top of concrete curbing | 0.8 | 58.19 | 8/28/51 | Reported yield 2. Water at 75 and 200 ft. |
| 14-15-35cb | NW SW 35-14-15E | E. Urish | Du | 23.1 | +/- 30 | R | Sand and gravel | Alluvium | Cy, W | Top of 2x12 board cover | 1.3 | 6.37 | 8/28/51 | ||
| 14-16-13bc | SW NW 13-14-16E | Wilson Karnes | Du | 9.5 | +/- 96 | R | Shale or limestone | Calhoun sh. and/or Deer Creek Is. | J, E | D | Top of concrete curbing | 0.5 | 5.1 | 5/23/52 | Reported adequate. |
| 14-16-22cb1 | NW SW 22-14-16E | R.R. Metzler | Du | 18 | +/- 36 | R | Sandstone | Calhoun sh. | B, H | D | Land surface | 0 | Reported not adequate in dry years. | ||
| 14-16-22cb2 | NW SW 22-14-16E | R.R. Metzler | Du | 32 | +/- 72 | R | Limestone | Ervine Creek Is. | Cy, H | S | Inside rim of concrete curing manhole | 0.8 | 4.8 | 5/23/52 | |
| 14-16-34bb | NW NW 34-14-16E | W.W. Knight | Dr | 63.4 | 6 ? | T | Limestone or sandstone | Topeka Is. and/or Severy sh. | Cy, H | D | Top inside rim of tile casing | 0.4 | 4.6 | 5/23/52 | Reported adequate. |
| 14-16-35dd | SE SE 35-14-16E | E.N. Weiler | Du | 54.3 | +/- 60 | R | Limestone | Topeka Is. | Cy, H | N | Top of concrete curbing | 1.4 | 6.48 | 5/12/52 | Reported not adequate in dry weather. |
| 14-17-3cc | SW SW 3-14-17E | Charles Johnson | Du | 30 | 24 | R | Limestone | Deer Creek Is. | Cy, H | D, S | 0.8 | 14.66 | 11/15/51 | Reported dry once in last 65 years. | |
| 14-17-10cd | SE SW 10-14-17E | Carl Schimer | Du | 24.3 | +/- 30 | R | Limestone | Deer Creek Is. | Cy, H | D, S | Bottom of metal pump base | 2 | 13.89 | 6/2/52 | Reported adequate except in very dry years. |
| 14-17-16ab | NW NE 16-14-17E | Charles Desque | Dr | 295 | 6 | N | N | N | Land surface | 0 | Reported as dry hole. | ||||
| 14-17-17ba | NE NW 17-14-17E | Ada Hupp | Du | 60 | +/- 48 | R | Shale or limestone | Tecumseh sh. and/or Deer Creek Is. | Cy, H | D | Top of 3x12 board cover | 1.4 | 22.5 | 11/15/51 | Reported adequate except in one year since 1918. |
| 14-17-21bc | SW NW 21-14-17E | Roy Simmon | Du | 35 | +/- 48 | R | Limestone | Deer Creek Is. | Cy, H | D, S | Land surface | 0 | |||
| 14-17-22dc | SW SE 22-14-17E | C.M. Krouse | Dr | 107 | 6 ? | GI, I | Sandstone | Kanwaka sh. | Cy, H | D, S | Top of iron casing | 0.3 | 9.7 | 6/2/52 | Low yield sodium bicarbonate water. |
(1) Location number: Well numbers give the location of wells according to General Land Office surveys and according to the following formula: township-range-section, 160-acre tract within that section, and the 40-acre tract within the quarter section. If two or more wells are located within a 40-acre tract, the wells are numbered serially according to the order in which they were inventoried. The 160-acre and 40-acre tracts are designated a, b, c, or d in a counterclockwise direction beginning in the northeast quarter. For example, well 18-6-1cd is located in SE SW sec. 1, T. 18 S., R. 6 E.
(2) DD, Dug and drilled well; Dr, drilled well; Du, dug well.
(3) Reported depths below the land surface are given in feet; measured depths are given in feet and tenths below measuring points.
(4) C. concrete; GI galvanized sheet iron; I, iron; N, none; R, rock; T, tile.
(5) Method of lift: Cy, cylinder; N, none; T, turbine; J. jet; C, centrifugal; B, bucket and rope. Type of power: E, electric; G, gas engine; H, hand operated; N, none; W, windmill.
(6) D, domestic; N, not being used; S, stock; P, public supply.
(7) Measured depths to water level are given in feet, tenths, and hundredths; reported depths to water level are given in feet. All depths are below measureing point.
T. 14 S. || T. 15 S. || T. 16 S. || T. 17 S. || T. 18 S.
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