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Records of Typical Wells, continued

T. 24 S. || T. 25 S. || T. 26 S. || T. 27 S. || T. 28 S. || T. 29 S. || T. 30 S.

Table 15--Records of typical wells in Ford County, Kansas, continued.

No. on plate 2 and plate 3 Location Owner or tenant Type of well (1) Depth of well (2) (feet) Diameter of well (in.) Type of casing (3) Principal water-bearing bed Method of lift (4) Use of water (5) Measuring point Depth to water level below measuring point (feet) Date of measurement Remarks (Yield given in gallons a minute; drawdown in feet)
Character of material Geologic horizon Description Height above (+) or below (-) land surface (feet) Height above sea level
T. 27 S., R. 21 W.
339 NE SE sec. 2 Warner Jochems Dr 28.8 22 OB Sand and gravel Alluvium VC, T I Top of casing, north side +0.9 2283.1 9.59 11/3/38 Reported yield 600; observation well
340 NE corner sec. 7 School District Dr 62.2 4.5 GI Gravel Ogallala Cy, H D Top of casing, southeast side +0.4 2356.2 50.96 8/11/39 School well
341 NE corner sec. 10 A.P. Hyer Dr 15.3 22 OB Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I Top of wooden cover 0.4 foot above top of casing .0 2285.8 7.51 8/12/39 Water supply not sufficient for operating pump at full capacity
342 NW SW sec. 20 T.L. Miler Dr 57.6 6, 4 GI Gravel Ogallala Cy, W D, S Top of wooden platform resting on oil-barrel curb +0.7 2362.6 35.54 8/11/39  
343 SE SE sec. 30 J.L. Burgan Dr 22.1 6 T Sand and gravel Alluvium Cy, W S Top edge of round pump base, east side +0.7 2338.2 17.04 8/12/39  
T. 27 S., R. 22 W.
344 NE NE sec. 5 O.G. Bartlett Dr 37.1 5.5 GI Gravel and/or sandstone Ogallala and/or Dakota Cy, W D, S Top of casing, west side +0.2 2391.9 23.92 7/29/39  
345 NE corner SE sec. 10 Mrs. G.W. Avery Dr 39.9 5.5 GI Gravel Ogallala N N Top of casing, east side +1.0 2412.5 38.68 10/15/38 Unused domestic well
346 SW corner sec. 10 Mrs. I.M. Dawson Dr 38.9 2 GP Gravel Ogallala N N Top of 2-inch pipe +0.1 2414.2 20.57 10/15/38 Unused domestic tubular well; depth to water level is questionable
347 NE NE sec. 14 E. Konda Dr 56.3 4.5 GI Gravel and/or sandstone Ogallala and/or Dakota Cy, H N Top of casing, west side +1.0 2404.4 39.16 7/29/39 Unused stock well
348 NE corner NW sec. 16 Lincoln School Dist. No. 67 Dr 59.3 4.5 I Gravel and/or sandstone Ogallala and/or Dakota Cy, H D Top of casing, west side +0.5 2417.5 43.16 7/29/39 School well
349 SW SW sec. 24 I.L. Plattner Dr 88.2 4.5 GI Sandstone Dakota Cy, W D, S Top of casing, south side +0.3 2414.6 51.49 7/29/39 Reported depth 180 feet
350 NE SE sec. 27 W.H. Cook Dr 78.9 5.5 GI Sandstone Dakota Cy, H D Top of casing, northwest side +1.1 2417.3 46.96 7/29/39  
351 NW NW sec. 33 Geo. Molitor Du 14.4 22 OB Sand and gravel Alluvium Cy, W D Top of casing, east side +1.2 2368.4 13.97 10/8/39  
T. 27 S., R. 23 W.
352 NE NE sec. 3 H. Gum et al. Dr 114.9 5.5 GI Gravel Ogallala Cy, W N Top of wooden board under pump base .0 2454.1 70.11 5/6/39 Unused domestic and stock well; water contains considerable fluoride, see analysis
353 SW corner sec. 5 H.J. Vogel Du 88.4 40 N Gravel Ogallala Cy, W D, S Top of wooden plank under pump base +1.0 2514.8 83.83 4/15/39  
354 NW SE sec. 8 A.B. Fisher Dr 19.2 16 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I Top of round concrete-block curb, west side .0 2415.9 9.68 4/15/39 Battery of 5 shallow wells, first well south of pumphouse measured
355 NW NE sec. 10 J.H. English Dr 59.8 5 T Gravel Ogallala Cy, W N Top of casing, south side +0.2 2465.2 56.43 8/11/39 Unused domestic well
356 SW corner NW sec. 12 Geo. Molitor Dr 16 4.5 GI Gravel Ogallala Cy, W D, S Top of casing, north side -0.8 2448.4 9.87 8/11/39  
357 SE NE sec. 16 C. Van Riper Dr 23 20 CR Sand and gravel Alluvium C, E I Top of casing in pump pit, south side -4.9 2399.7 5.57 11/3/38 Middle well of a battery of 3 similar wells; reported yield 900; water hard and contains considerable iron; see analysis
358 NE SE sec. 16 G.D. Cochran Dr 20.5 20 CR Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I Top of round concrete cover resting on curb +0.5 2404 10.16 10/20/38 North well of a battery of 3 similar wells; reported yield 900, drawdown 5; observation well
359 NE SE sec. 18 P.H. Young Dr 25.4 20 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I Top of round concrete-block curb, north side .0 2424.1 10.44 8/3/39 Reported yield 300
360 SW corner sec. 20 School Dist. No. 37 Dr 57 4 I Gravel Ogallala Cy, H D Top of casing, west side +0.8 2477.7 56.26 10/8/38 School well
361 SE NE sec. 23 G.D. Cochran Dr 19.1 20 CR Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I Top of square concrete curb, south side .0 2392.3 7.85 10/26/38 Battery of 6 shallow wells: first well south of pumphouse measured: reported yield 800; temperature 62 deg. F.; observation well
362 SW SW sec. 33 Dorothy Thomas Dr 96.7 5.5 GI Gravel Ogallala Cy, W N Top of casing, east side +0.3 2489.2 78.22 7/20/39 Unused domestic well
T. 27 S., R. 24 W.
363 SW SW sec. 1 E.R. and L.E. Robertson Dr 33.7 12 GI Gravel Ogallala Cy, W N Top of casing, west side +1.5 2455.8 29.85 11/8/38 Unused stock well
364 NW SW sec. 2 Karl Miller Dr 21.6 16 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium N N Brass plate at edge of square hole in 4-foot wooden platform +0.4 2448.7 11.17 10/10/38 Unused battery of 8 shallow irrigation wells; pump removed; third well north of pumphouse measured; observation well
365 SW NW sec. 3 Kansas Soldiers' Home, Ft. Dodge Dr 150 12 I Gravel Ogallala T, E I           Reported yield 800
366 SW NE sec. 3 Kansas Soldiers' Home, Ft. Dodge Dr 153 24, 12 I Gravel Ogallala T, E I           Reported yield 400; gravel packed
367 NW corner SE sec. 3 Kansas Soldiers' Home, Ft. Dodge Dr 150 12 I Gravel Ogallala T, E P           Supplies Ft. Dodge homes, power plant, and ice plant; reported yield 300
368 NW NE sec. 4 Kansas Power Co. Dr 152 24 I Gravel Ogallala N N           Unused industrial well
369 NW NE sec. 5 Kansas Power Co. Dr 152 24 I Gravel Ogallala T, E In           Measured yield 1,475, drawdown 68; used for cooling condensers; temperature 57 deg. F.
370 NW NE sec. 6 Kansas Power Co. Dr 152 24 I Gravel Ogallala T, E In           Measured yield 1,740, drawdown 62; used for cooling condensers
371 NW NE sec. 7 Kansas Power Co. Dr 152 24 I Gravel Ogallala T, E In           Measured yield 1,730, drawdown 57; used for cooling condensers
372 SW corner NW sec. 5 T.F. Garner Dr 11.7 4.5 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium Cy, W N Top of casing, south side +0.4 2461.3 8.24 6/9/39 Unused stock well
373 NW corner sec. 9 Ernest C. Martin Dr 38.5 5.5 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G S Top of casing, north side +0.7 2464 11.45 6/9/39 Used for filling silo
374 NW SE sec. 10 Ernest C. Martin Dr 26.5 5.5 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium and/or Ogallala Cy, W S Top of 2 by 2 nailed to wooden pipe clamp +0.5 2462.9 21.77 6/9/39  
375 SW NE sec. 12 Vic Carson Dr 15.5 16 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I Top of oil-barrel curb, east side -0.5 2424.7 4.75 10/26/38 North well of a battery of 2 similar wells; reported yield 500
376 NW corner sec. 17 Hiram Burr Dr 51.7 5.5 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium and/or Ogallala Cy, W S Top of casing, south side +2.3 2503.3 42.3 6/10/39  
377 NW corner sec. 19 L.E. Pendleton Dr 90.4 5.5 GI Gravel Ogallala Cy, W N Top of casing, south side +0.6 2548.4 82.36 6/10/39 Unused domestic and stock well
378 NE SE sec. 30 T. Hartman Dr 110.8 5.5 GI Gravel Ogallala Cy, W N Top of 3-inch hole in disc base plate +0.2 2551.4 93.31 6/10/39 Unused domestic and stock well
379 NE corner SE sec. 35 Mrs. Stella Barngrover Dr 97.8 4.5 I Gravel Rexroad N N Top of casing, west side -3.0 2505.6 74.38 5/4/39 Well abandoned and pit filled with earth
T. 27 S., R. 25 W.
380 NW corner sec. 2 Otis Beeson Dr 24.8 15 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I Top of square concrete curb, south side +0.3 2492.8 16.1 10/24/38 South well of a battery of 3 similar wells; installed in 1908; reported yield 300
381 NW NE sec. 3 W.S. Tackley Dr 23.3 14 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium C, E I Top of board cover, north side +1.0   13.07 11/30/38 Reported yield 375
382 NW NE sec. 3 Chas. Beall Dr 25 12 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I           Reported yield 250
383 SW NE sec. 3 Silas Potter Dr       Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I           Reported yield 250
384 NW NE sec. 3 Chas. Beall Dr 29.4 12 TW Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I Top of iron brace on auto frame, north side. +1.6 2497.7 17.37 12/1/38 Reported yield 300
385 NE NE sec. 3 S.G. Joy Dr 25 22 OB Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I Top of oil-barrel casing, east side -5.5   8.92 11/30/38 Reported yield 250
386 NE NE sec. 3 H. Kruger Dr   20 CR Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I           Reported yield 200
387 NE NE sec. 3 Carl Williams Dr   14   Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I           Reported yield 250
388 NE NW sec. 3 Dr. C.L. Willis Dr 28 15 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium C, E I Top of casing, east side -9.5   3.05 11/30/38 Reported yield 300
389 SE NW sec. 3 Clyde Burk Dr 47.3 19 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I Top of round concrete curb, northwest side -1.0 2509.2 24.69 11/4/38 Reported yield 700, drawdown 12 after 40 hours
390 SW NW sec. 4 Clarence Aten Dr 57 48 TW Sand and gravel Alluvium C, G I     2512.3 20 +/-   Reported yield 950, drawdown 13 1/2
391 NE SW sec. 4 Hanson Widup Dr 65 20 BS Sand and gravel Alluvium VC, T I       37 +/-   Water level could not be measured: reported yield 800
392 NE NE sec. 8 S.W. Aten Dr 35.3 5.5 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium Cy, W S Top of casing, north side +0.6 2513.9 25.07 5/25/39  
393 NW NE sec. 10 Ralph Williams Dr 94.1 40, 16 OW Sand and gravel Alluvium and Ogallala T, T I Top of channel-iron sill under pump, east side +0.7 2540.1 62.22 10/14/38 Measured yield 765, drawdown 15 (8)
394 NE corner sec. 15 F.S. Lorimor Dr 93.6 5.5 GI Sand and gravel Ogallala Cy, W S Top of casing, east side +0.3 2560.8 82.29 6/3/39  
395 SW NW sec. 21 Floyd Massey Dr 110.7 5.5 GI Sand and gravel Ogallala Cy, W D, S Top of small brass plate on wooden pipe-clamp +0.8   107.15 6/3/39 Seldom used
396 NE corner sec. 27 A. Gerdes Dr 91.8 5.5 GI Sand and gravel Ogallala Cy, W S Top of casing, north side +0.4 2567.2 90.99 6/3/39  
397 SW corner sec. 30 Roth and Wagner Dr 170 4 I Sand and gravel Ogallala Cy, W, G N Top of casing, northeast side +1.6 2670.1 158.57 5/25/39 Unused domestic and stock well
T. 27 S., R. 26 W.
398 NE NE sec. 1 Mrs. R.E. Pennington Dr 86.1 20 OW Sand and gravel Alluvium and/or Ogallala T, T I Top of casing, south side +1.5 2567.4 56.13 10/24/38 Reported yield 750; observation well until February, 1939
399 NE NE sec. 1 Mrs. R.E. Pennington Dr 66.8 6 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium and/or Ogallala N N Top of casing, north side +0.3   55.92 10/24/38 Unused stock well 28 feet south of well 398; observation well beginning in May, 1939
400 NW NW sec. 2 Erwin Streiff Dr 72 5.5 GI Sand and gravel Alluvium and/or Ogallala Cy, W D, S Top of square opening to concrete pit +1.0 2589.8 63.85 5/23/39  
401 SW SE sec. 6 W.S. Johnson Dr 118.9 6, 5 I Sand and gravel Ogallala N N Top of 5-inch reducer in 6-inch casing +0.5 2650.1 96.01 10/4/38 Unused irrigation well formerly pumped with windmill; observation well
402 SW SE sec. 6 W.S. Johnson DD 123 32, 15 C and GI Sand and gravel Ogallala T, G I Top of channel-iron sill under pumphead +1.0 2649.5 95.5 10/22/38 Measured yield 240, drawdown 22.9 (8)
403 SE NE sec. 7 John E. Wagner Dr 126.9 16 BS Sand and gravel Ogallala T, G I Top of casing, southwest side +0.4 2655.6 103.68 10/14/38 Measured yield 360, drawdown 22 (8); observation well
404 NE NW sec. 10 Otto Streiff Dr 107 4 I Sand and gravel Ogallala Cy, W, G D, S Top of square opening to pump pit +1.0 2619.6 88.76 5/23/29  
405 NW corner sec. 17 A.C. Diers Dr 130.9 4.5 GI Sand and gravel Ogallala Cy, W D, S Top of casing, southwest side +0.8 2672.1 121.91 5/22/39  
406 SE NW sec. 21 F. and E. Blume Dr 147.5 3.5 I Sand and gravel Ogallala N N Top of casing, west side +1.0 2672.4 131.05 11/1/38 Unused domestic well; observation well until May 2, 1939
407 NE corner NW sec. 23 M. Kiler, et al. Dr 146.9 4.5 I Sand and gravel Ogallala Cy, W N Top of tin-can cover on casing +0.5 2667.2 145.28 5/23/39 Unused domestic and stock well
408 NE NW sec. 29 E.E. Groves Dr 153.7 4.5 I Sand and gravel Ogallala Cy, W D, S Top of casing, north side +0.2 2700 146.66 5/27/39  
409 NW corner sec. 34 Eli Shrock Dr 164.6 5.5 GI Sand and gravel Ogallala Cy, W S Top of casing, south side +0.6 2679.4 150.12 5/27/39  
T. 27 S., R. 27 W. (9)
410 SW SW sec. 23 Arthur Slocum Dr 200 16 I Sand and gravel Ogallala T, G I Top of projection on pumphead holding air pipe line +1.4 2727.2 166.76 10/4/38 Reported yield 800, drawdown 20

1. DD, dug and drilled; Dr, drilled; Du, dug
2. Reported depths below the land surface are given in feet; measured depths are given in feet and tenths below measuring points
3. B, brick; BS, boiler steel; C, concrete; CR, concrete rings; GI, galvanized iron; GP, galvanized pipe; I, iron; OB, oil barrels; OW, oil well; R, rock; T, tile; TW, tractor wheels; W, wood; WI, wrought iron
4. Method of lift: A, air lift; C, horizontal centrifugal; Cy, cylinder; F, natural flow; GL, gas lift; N, none; P, plunger type; Pr, pressure; R, removed; T, turbine; VC, vertical centrifugal
5. A, air-conditioning; D, domestic; I, irrigation; In., industrial (other than cooling of air-conditioning); N, none; P, public supply; S, stock
6. Situated in Hodgeman County
7. Situated in Edwards County
8. Pumping test conducted and results furnished by the Division of Water Resources, Kansas State Board of Agriculture
9. Water level in feet above measuring point
10. Situated in Gray County
11. Situated in Clark County
12. Situated in Meade County

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Kansas Geological Survey, Ford County Geohydrology
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