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Records of Wells and Test Holes

Information pertaining to wells and test holes is given in table 6. The wells and test holes are listed in order by townships from north to south, and by ranges from east to west. Within a township, they are listed in order of the section numbers. The well-numbering system is illustrated on figure 2. Measured depths of wells and depths to water level are given in feet and tenths. Reported depths of wells and depths to water level are given to the nearest foot.

T. 1 S. || T. 2 S. || T. 3 S. || T. 4 S. || T. 5 and 6 S.

Table 6--Records of wells and test holes.

Well
number1		 Owner
or user		 Depth
of well,
in feet2		 Diameter
of well,
in inches		 Type of
casing3		 Principal
water-bearing
geologic unit		 Method
of lift,4
type of
power5		 Use6 Depth to water
level below
land surface,
in feet2		 Date of
measurement		 Altitude of
land surface
above mean sea
level, in feet		 Yield, in
gallons per
minute2
T. 1 S., R. 26 W.
1-26W-1ddd Elton Ohare 95 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W D, S 62.5 8-1962 2,423  
1-26W-2bbb J. E. Helm   4 I Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 139 1-1953 2,525  
1-26W-5aaa State Geol. Survey 220 4 N Ogallala Formation N T   10-1962 2,559  
1-26W-5dcc Gerald Brown 93 6 G Ogallala Formation Cy, H N 89.2 8-1962 2,489  
1-26W-10ddd Edward Lockhart 35 4 I Alluvium Cy, W S 27.9 8-1962 2,384  
1-26W-12bab Virgil Price 135 6 G Ogallala Formation Cy, E D, S 116 8-1962 2,478  
1-26W-14bcc* E. E. Lawson 32 5 G Alluvium Cy, E D, S 27.4 5-1953 2,372  
1-26W-14ccc A. L. Chambers   5 G Crete Formation Cy, G S 48.2 1-1953 2,404  
1-26W-14dad C. C. Huff 50 6 G Alluvium Cy, W S 25.8 8-1962 2,366  
1-26W-17aaa State Geol. Survey 47 4 N Alluvium N T 10.0 10-1962 2,381  
1-26W-17caa Lewis Bless 50 18 S Alluvium T, LPG I 32.8 8-1962 2,406 200 R
1-26W-17dbb Lewis Bless 50 R 18 S Alluvium T, T I 18 R 8-1962   150 R
1-26W-18ddb Wyatt Wiggins 59 5 G Alluvium Cy, W S,O 29.0 10-1962 2,413  
1-26W-26ddc Glen Alexander 140 4 S Ogallala Formation Cy, W D, S 131 8-1962 2,534  
1-26W-29aaa State Geol. Survey 91 4 N Ogallala Formation N T   10-1962 2,514  
1-26W-29bbb L. L. Chambers 120 6 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W N 118 7-1962 2,538  
T. 1 S., R. 27 W.
1-27W-3bab P. H. Kilzer 217 5 S Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 184 7-1962 2,630  
1-27W-4ddc E. Weatherwax 134 4 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 127 7-1962 2,579  
1-27W-6abd Fred Osburn 155 5 G Ogallala Formation N N 147 9-1962 2,614  
1-27W-9bbb W. E. Van Vleet 140 6 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 129 9-1962 2,589  
1-27W-13ccc L. L. Huff 40 5 G Alluvium J, E D 33.1 8-1962 2,439  
1-27W-14abb J. McQuillan   5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 24.7 8-1962 2,445  
1-27W-17ddd V. C. Cathcart   5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 69.7 1-1953 2,531  
1-27W-19dad Melvin M. Miller 108 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W D, S 96.0 7-1962 2,571  
1-27W-22dcd Tom Townsend 62.5 18 S Alluvium T, LPG I 24.6 8-1962 2,437 340 R
1-27W-23add J. McQuillan 47 4 G Alluvium N N 35.6 7-1962 2,438  
1-27W-24cbb School District 48 5 G Crete Formation Cy, W D 40.9 7-1962 2,443  
1-27W-25ccc Sarah Wooley 125 4 G Ogallala Formation N N 120 8-1962 2,551  
1-27W-26bad Ella MacFee 64 16 S Alluvium T, LPG I 21.8 8-1962 2,429 1,200
1-27W-29ccc J. A. Coulter 115 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 104 7-1962 2,576  
1-27W-33dba* Elmer Metcalf 34 5 G Alluvium Cy, W D 25.0 7-1962 2,454  
1-27W-33dcb Elmer Metcalf 52 18 S Alluvium T, LPG I 18.7 8-1962 2,450  
1-27W-34bab Dorothy M. Corcoran 86 18 S Alluvium T, LPG I 24.8 8-1962 2,444 1,200
1-27W-34cbb Elmer Metcalf 36.0 5 G Alluvium Cy, W S 28.7 8-1962 2,458  
T. 1 S., R. 28 W.
1-28W-1bbc L. C. Heston 148 6 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 139 9-1962 2,615  
1-28W-4bca C. Wishon 38 6 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 32.5 9-1962 2,539  
1-28W-11ddc M. C. Johnson 175 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 169 9-1962 2,678  
1-28W-16ddc Matt Wurm 155 6 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 145 9-1962 2,686  
1-28W-17aaa W. S. Lafferty 77 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 69.6 7-1963 2,608  
1-28W-24cbc M. C. Johnson 60 6 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 54.1 8-1962 2,557  
1-28W-27bba* Ross Van Pelt 165 R 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W D 142 5-1953 2,674  
1-28W-27ddd J. W. Farr 145 6 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 128 8-1962 2,638  
1-28W-29bbb W. R. Ridgway 157 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 143 7-1962 2,704  
1-28W-31dad Edward Watkins 138 6 G Ogallala Formation Cy, E, W D, S 133 8-1962 2,692  
1-28W-34bcc Myrtle Cochran 117 6 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 108 9-1962 2,632  
T. 1 S., R. 29 W.
1-29W-1bbc* D. Moore 28 5 G Alluvium Cy, W D 16.0 5-1953 2,519  
1-29W-1bbd D. Moore 58 16 S Crete Formation T, D I 26.0 8-1962 2,528 750 R
1-29W-2dbb W. R. Redhern 37.4 6 G Alluvium Cy, W S 30.9 12-1952 2,540  
1-29W-3add Cecil Vernon 60 R 18 S Crete Formation T, NG I 36.6 9-1962 2,554 500
1-29W-3dad Marion Mockry 54 18 S Alluvium T, NG I 25.0 9-1962 2,541 700
1-29W-3ddd Marion Mockry 44 18 S Alluvium T, NG I 13.4 9-1962 2,530 500 R
1-29W-6ddd Milton Witt 120 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W D, S 114 7-1962 2,690  
1-29W-10bdd Charles Larue   18 G Alluvium T, NG I     2,544  
1-29W-10cca D. Tilton 19 5 G Alluvium N N 11.9 12-1952 2,542  
1-29W-10cdb* G. M. Tuttle 22.0 5 G Alluvium Cy, W S 13.9 8-1962 2,545  
1-29W-13cdd E. R. Pollnow 136 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 125 8-1962 2,692  
1-29W-15aba O. M. Relph 133 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W N 127 12-1952 2,671  
1-29W-16aac Hal Demay 42 R 18 G Alluvium T, E I 4.5 8-1962 2,544 400 R
1-29W-19bcc B. E. McCartney 80 R 18 G Crete Formation N I     2,615 225
1-29W-19bdd Byron McCartney 54 R 18 G Alluvium T, NG I,O 8.9 8-1962 2,573 500 R
1-29W-19cac Carl Schreiber 54 R 18 S Alluvium T, NG 1 6.8 8-1962 2,571 1,200 R
1-29W-19ccd* George Leitner 40 18 S Alluvium T, NG I 6.3 8-1962 2,571 800 R
1-29W-19dbc Eugene Lohoefener 57 R 18 G Alluvium T, G I 9.0 8-1962 2,570 1,000
1-29W-20cba C. J. G. Fritz 21 5 G Crete Formation Cy, W S 13.8 11-1952 2,572  
1-29W-26cdd C. H. Diederich 170 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 156 5-1956 2,745  
1-29W-30bbb State Geol. Survey 38 4 N Alluvium N T   10-1952 2,575  
1-29W-30bdd1* Lawrence Wolf 75 R 20 S Alluvium T, LPG I 26.0 9-1962 2,594 1,235
T. 1 S., R. 30 W.
1-30W-1bcc A. R. Rothmeyer 175 R 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W D, S 166 5-1956 2,774  
1-30W-5cdd G. O. Lippelman 230 R 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 195 8-1962 2,870  
1-30W-6ddd State Geol. Survey 245 4 N Ogallala Formation N T   10-1962 2,860  
1-30W-9ddd T. Wammack 50 R 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 43.3 5-1956 2,682  
1-30W-11aaa D. Hodson 225 4 G Ogallala Formation N N 203 5-1956 2,802  
1-30W-12baa Mike Crocker 163 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W D, S 152 8-1962 2,744  
1-30W-16ddd Carl Schreiber 135 R 6 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 110 5-1956 2,737  
1-30W-17acb L. Steiner 175 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 156 5-1956 2,815  
1-30W-20ddd* J. M. Wurm 112 R 5 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W D, S 104 5-1953 2,739  
1-30W-24add C. E. Hendrix 62 5 G Crete Formation Cy, W S 41.0 8-1962 2,614  
1-30W-24ccc G. Leitner 24.6 5 G Crete Formation Cy, W S 23.1 11-1952 2,604  
1-30W-24dad State Geol. Survey 39 4 N Crete Formation N T   10-1962 2,578  
1-30W-25ada State Geol. Survey 39 4 N Alluvium N T 12.0 10-1962 2,580  
1-30W-25dad State Geol. Survey 64 4 N Alluvium N T   10-1962 2,583  
1-30W-25dda State Geol. Survey 53 4 N Alluvium N T 11.0 10-1962 2,583  
1-30W-26cdc Ed Helmkamp 50 R 18 G Alluvium T, LPG I 3.9 8-1962 2,592  
1-30W-30aaa State Geol. Survey 80 4 N Ogallala Formation N T   10-1962 2,747  
1-30W-31aaa G. Lippelman 65 4 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 55.4 9-1962 2,685  
1-30W-31dad* Harold Demmer 43 R 18 G Crete Formation T, LPG I 6.8 8-1962 2,623 650 R
1-30W-32cbb State Geol. Survey 52 4 N Crete Formation N T   10-1962 2,630  
1-30W-34ddd Russell Anderson 60 18 S Alluvium T, NG I 20.6 8-1962 2,610  
1-30W-35bbc R. Anderson 25 R 6 G Alluvium Cy, W D 10.2 8-1962 2,598  
1-30W-35cdd Russell Anderson 70.5 18 S Alluvium T, NG I 26.2 8-1962 2,617  
1-30W-36abb M. Anderson 105 6 G Ogallala Formation Cy, W S 30.3 8-1962 2,610  
1. Asterisk following well number indicates analysis of water is given in table 3.
2. R, reported.
3. G, galvanized; I, black iron; N, none; S, steel.
4. Ce, centrifugal; Cy, cylinder; J, jet; N, none; T, turbine; Sub, submersible.
5. D, diesel; E, electric; G, gasoline; H, hand; LPG, liquefied petroleum gas; NG, natural gas; T, tractor; W, wind.
6. D, domestic; I, irrigation; N, none; O, observation; PS, public supply; S, stock; T, test.

T. 1 S. || T. 2 S. || T. 3 S. || T. 4 S. || T. 5 and 6 S.

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