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Logs of Wells and Test Holes

Sample logs of test holes drilled or augered by the State Geological Survey of Kansas are given on the following pages. Additional logs are on file in the State and U.S. Geological Survey offices, Lawrence., Kans., and may be examined there.

26-11W-35ccc2--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW SW sec. 35, T. 26 S., R. 11 W., 30 feet east of big corner cottonwood tree; drilled June 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,787.0 feet; depth to water, 17.7 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Dune sand
			Soil, silty, black	1	1
			Silt, tan	1	2
		Loveland and Crete Formations
			Clay, tan, and caliche	2	4
			Clay, white, and caliche	2	6
			Clay, fight-olive	9	15
			Clay, buff, with sand streaks	8	23
			Clay, sandy and silty, light-gray, with fine to coarse sand streaks	5	28
		Sappa and Grand Island Formations
			Clay, yellow, with caliche layer	2	30
			Sand, fine to medium	2	32
			Sand, fine to coarse, gravelly	7	39
			Clay, white, with caliche nodules	1	40
			Clay, very light gray, with caliche layers	4	44
			Clay, tan	4	48
			Sand, fine to medium, silty	6	54
			Sand, fine to coarse, and some gravel	7	61
			Sand, fine to medium, silty, slightly clayey, yellow-stained	1	62
			Sand, fine to medium	5	67
			Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel streaks	16	83
Permian System
	Lower Permian Series
		Nippewalla Group
			Claystone, reddish-brown	12	95
			Shale, silty, red-spotted gray	5	100

26-12W-34cdd--Sample log of observation well in the SE SE SW sec. 34, T. 26 S., R. 12 W., at south edge of railroad right-of-way and 200 feet east of intersection with county road; drilled July 1964. (Two casings in same hole with sand points at 145 and 210 feet.) Altitude of land surface, 1,883.6 feet; depth to water, 44.1 and 46.3 feet, respectively.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Dune sand
			Silt, dark-brown	1	1
			Clay, dark-brown	1	2
			Silt, buff	4	6
		Loveland and Crete Formations
			Clay, silty, tan, with caliche	2	8
			Silt, light-gray, with clay and caliche streaks	4	12
			Sand, fine to medium, silty, tan and orange-tan	22	34
		Sappa and Grand Island Formations
			Sand, fine to medium, silty, tan, with abundant caliche	20	54
			Clay, tan, with caliche and tan silt streaks	8	62
			Sand, fine to coarse, with fine gravel	33	95
			Clay, tan and white, and silt and caliche streaks	7	102
			Sand, fine to medium, silty, tan and light-gray	8	110
			Silt, tan, with clay and sand streaks	10	120
			Sand, fine to coarse, with tan and light-gray silt and clay streaks	12	132
			Sand, fine to medium	17	149
		Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
			Silt, tan, with white clay and caliche	3	152
			Sand, fine to coarse	2	154
			Sand, fine to medium, silty, tan and yellow, with light-gray clay streaks	10	164
			Sand, fine to medium, with fine gravel; contains ironstone	22	186
			Sand, fine to medium, with cemented zones	14	200
			Sand, fine to coarse, with fine to medium gravel; contains ironstone	9	209
Permian System
	Lower Permian Series
		Nippewalla Group
			Siltstone, reddish-brown	6	215

27-11W-32daa--Sample log of test hole in the NE NE SE sec. 32, T.27 S., R.11 W.; drilled 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,706.9 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Alluvium and terrace deposits
			Clay, silty, calcareous, dark-gray; contains some fine to medium sand	4	4
			Clay, calcareous, gray	3	7
			Sand, coarse to very coarse, and dark-gray calcareous silty clay; contains some very fine gravel	6	13
			Clay, calcareous, bluish-gray	1.5	14.5
			Clay, silty, calcareous, tan	9.5	24
			Clay, silty, calcareous, gray	2	26
			Gravel, very fine to fine, arkosic, and very coarse sand	2.5	28.5
			Sand, coarse to very coarse, arkosic; contains clay stringer at 51 feet	31.5	60
		Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
			Sand, coarse to very coarse; contains some very fine gravel and calcareous clay stringer for 3 feet at 73.5 feet	20	80
			Sand, coarse to very coarse, arkosic, derived from Cretaceous rocks	17.5	97.5
			Sand, very coarse, and pink calcareous clay	2	99.5
Permian System
	Lower Permian Series
		Nippewalla Group
			Siltstone and sandstone, calcareous, red to grayish-green	6.5	106

27-15W-2abb--Sample log of test hole in the NW NW NE sec. 2, T. 27 S., R. 15 W.; drilled June 1964. Altitude of land surface, 2,039.0 feet; depth to water, 26 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Dune sand
			Silt, brown	3	3
			Silt, tan	15	18
		Loveland and Crete Formations
			Silt, very clayey, tan	4	22
			Silt, very clayey, very light gray; contains abundant ironstain spots	16	38
			Sand, fine to coarse	7	45
			Clay, orange	1	46
			Sand, fine to coarse, clayey, yellowish-brown	4	50
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains few orange clay streaks	18	68
			Sand, fine to coarse, with fine gravel, yellow-stained	2	70
			Gravel, fine to medium	4	74
		Sappa and Grand Island Formations
			Clay, sandy, white	3	77
			Gravel, coarse, sandy	3	80
			Sand, fine to coarse, and gravel	45	125
			Sand, very clayey, tan and light-gray; contains some caliche	10	135
			Sand, fine to coarse, with fine gravel	5	140
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains streaks of gravel and clay	10	150
			Sand, fine to coarse, with fine gravel	6	156
		Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
			Clay, sandy, light-gray; contains caliche near top	24	180
			Sand, fine to coarse, with light-gray clay and caliche streaks	10	190
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty	10	200
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty, with tan clay streaks and caliche nodules	10	210
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty	20	230
Cretaceous System
	Lower Cretaceous Series
		Kiowa Formation
			Shale, black	24	254
			Sandstone, fine- to medium-grained, quartzose, very hard	2	256

28-13W-26dcb2--Sample log of observation well in the NW SW SW see. 26, T. 28 S., R. 13 W., 225 feet south and 40 feet west of irrigation well on east edge of drainage ditch; drilled July 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,916.4 feet; depth to water, 94 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Loveland and Crete Formations
			Silt, clayey, brown	4	4
			Clay, light-gray	2	6
			Clay, silty, tan	2	8
			Clay, silty, buff; contains white clay streaks	7	15
			Sand, fine to medium, silty	3	18
			Silt, tan and buff; contains caliche and clay streaks	7	25
		Sappa and Grand Island Formations
			Clay, tan, buff, and light-gray; contains caliche and white clay streaks	15	40
			Silt, slightly clayey, buff; contains fine to medium sand streaks	15	55
			Sand, fine to coarse, orange; contains streaks of fine gravel	7	62
			Gravel, fine, sandy	6	68
			Clay, tan, yellow-stained in part	2	70
			Silt, tan and buff	5	75
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains tan silt streaks	5	80
			Clay, light-gray and white; contains caliche	3	83
			Silt, buff and tan	5	88
			Silt, buff and tan; contains caliche	4	92
			Silt, buff and tan	3	95
			Sand, fine to medium, orange	7	102
			Sand, fine to coarse, with fine to medium gravel	23	125
			Silt, clayey, light-gray and tan; contains caliche	2	127
			Gravel, fine, sandy; contains a few clay streaks	23	150
		Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
			Silt, buff; contains white and tan clay and caliche	2	152
			Sand, fine to coarse, with fine to medium gravel; contains ironstone toward base	23	175
			Silt, yellow, and light-gray clay; contains caliche	2	177
			Sand, fine to coarse, with fine to medium gravel; contains ironstone	9	186
			Silt, tan, and pink clay; contains caliche	1	187
			Sand, fine to coarse, with fine to medium gravel; contains ironstone	6	193
			Clay, white	1	194
			Sand, fine to medium, quartzose	5	199
Permian System
	Upper or Lower Permian Series
		Whitehorse Formation or Nippewalla Group
			Siltstone, reddish-brown	11	210

29-11W-21ccc--Sample log of test hole in the SW SW SW sec. 21, T. 29 S., R. 11 W., 300 feet east of intersection; drilled June 1964. Altitude of land surface, 1,847.0 feet; depth to water, 61.3 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Dune sand
			Silt and fine sand, buff	3	3
			Silt with fine sand, slightly clayey, black	3	6
			Silt, very clayey, buff, tan, and light-gray	3	9
			Silt with fine sand, slightly clayey, buff	4	13
		Loveland and Crete Formations
			Clay, tan, light-green, yellow, and orange	4	17
			Clay, white; contains caliche	4	21
			Silt, slightly clayey, buff	5	26
		Sappa and Grand Island Formations
			Clay, grayish-green	1	27
			Clay, white; contains caliche	1	28
			Clay, grayish-green, tan, and white; contains caliche nodules in center third	15	43
			Caliche with white clay, massive	1	44
			Silt, slightly clayey, orange-buff; contains caliche nodules	7	51
			Clay, sandy and silty in part, grayish-green, tan, and white; contains caliche streaks	16	67
			Sand, fine, silty, tan, pink, and orange-brown	11	78
			Sand, fine to coarse, with fine to medium gravel toward base, black-stained	6	84
			Gravel, fine to coarse, sandy	30	114
			Sand, fine to medium, silty, slightly clayey, tan and orange-brown	7	121
			Clay, tan	1	122
			Sand, fine to coarse	4	126
			Gravel, fine to coarse	9	135
		Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
			Caliche	2	137
			Sand, fine to coarse, clayey, pinkish-tan; calcareous in lower third	11	148
			Sand, fine to coarse	6	154
			Sand, fine to coarse, with fine gravel	2	156
			Caliche, massive	4	160
			Sand, fine to coarse, silty	10	170
			Sand, fine to coarse, with streaks of caliche and pink clayey silt	14	184
			Sand, fine to coarse, with fine gravel; contains ironstone	3	187
Permian System
	Lower Permian Series
		Nippewalla Group
			Siltstone, clayey, reddish-brown	6	193
			Lost circulation		193

29-15W-11ddd--Sample log of test hole in the SE SE SE sec. 11, T. 29 S., R. 15 W., 75 feet west of intersection; drilled June 1964. Altitude of land surface, 2,008.2 feet.				Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary System
	Pleistocene Series
		Loveland and Crete Formations
			Silt, black	1	1
			Silt, clayey, dark-brown	1	2
			Silt, very clayey, buff; contains caliche nodules	4	6
		Sappa and Grand Island Formations
			Silt with fine sand, buff; contains a few white clay and caliche streaks	11	17
			Sand, fine to medium, silty; contains a few white clay and caliche streaks	10	27
			Sand, fine to medium, with fine to medium gravel	13	40
			Clay, white and yellow	2	42
			Clay, yellow and grayish-green; contains some caliche	3	45
			Sand, fine to coarse, with fine to medium gravel; contains a few tan and olive clay streaks	37	82
			Clay, orange	1	83
			Sand, fine to coarse; contains some black-stained fine to medium gravel	12	95
			Gravel, fine to coarse, sandy	62	157
		Fullerton and Holdrege Formations
			Clay, grayish-green	2	159
			Silt, sandy and clayey, pink	20	179
			Clay, grayish-green	1	180
Permian System
	Upper Permian Series
		Whitehorse Formation
			Siltstone, pink and reddish-brown	10	190
			Siltstone, clayey, reddish-brown	10	200

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