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Table 11--Records of wells and test holes in Gove County, Kansas.

Well
number		 Location
(1)		 Owner or
tenant		 Type of
well
(2)		 Depth
of well,
feet
(3)		 Diameter
of well,
inches		 Type of
casing
(4)		 Principal water-bearing bed Method
of lift
(5)		 Use of
water
(6)		 Measuring point Depth to
water
below
land
surface,
feet
(7)		 Date of
measurement		 Remarks
(Yield
given in
gallons
a minute;
drawdown
in feet)
Character
of material		 Geologic
source of
water		 Description Distance
above
mean
sea
level,
feet		 Height
of land
surface
above
mean
sea
level,
feet
T. 13 S., R. 26 W.
13-26-5bb NW NW sec. 5   T 36.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2607.6   9-4-1956  
13-26-20bc SW NW sec. 20   T 57.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2425.0   9-4-1952  
13-26-23bb NW NW sec. 23 M. E. Dohm Dr   6 GI Sand, gravel Alluvium Cy, W S Base of pump 0.3   15.50 8-6-1956  
13-26-29ab NW NE sec. 29 H. T. Courtney Dr 50.0 8 S Sand, gravel Terrace deposits N N Top of board 0.1   13.09 6-12-1952  
13-26-29ac SW NE sec. 29 H. T. Courtney Dr 805 7 1/2 S Sand Dakota Formation Cy, N N Top of casing 0.5 2457.5 324.00 7-17-1952  
13-26-29dd SE SE sec. 29 H. T. Courtney Dr 50 10 S Sand, gravel Alluvium C, E I Land surface 0   18 9-19-1956 Reported yield 200; drawdown 7.
13-26-30aa NE NE sec. 30   T 58.0 4 N         Land surface 0 2464.6   9-4-1952  
13-26-32ab NW NE sec. 32 Albert Tuttle Dr 42.7 6 GI Sand, gravel Terrace deposits N N Top of casiiig 0.5   26.42 8-2-1956  
T. 13 S., R. 27 W.
*13-27-4ab NW NE sec. 4 E. L. Norton Du 11.9 48 R Sand, gravel Alluvium Cy, W N Top of platform 2.2   11.30 9- 7-1956  
13-27-16ca1 NE SW sec. 16 Charles Pierano Dr 60 18 S Sand, gravel Alluvium T, B I Land surface 0   14 9-11-1956 Reported yield 400; drawdown 40. Drillers log.
*13-27-16ca2 NE SW sec. 16 Charles Pierano Dr 64 18 S Sand, gravel Alluvium T, B I Land surface 0   14 9-11-1956 Reported yield 1000; drawdown 28 at 830.
*13-27-27bb NW NW sec. 27 V. E. Kyser Dr 51.0 6 GI Sand, gravel Alluvium Cy, W S Top of casing 0.1   34.10 8-28-1956  
13-27-30cc SW SW sec. 30   T 25 4 N         Land surface 0 2637.9   9-17-1957  
T. 13 S., R. 28 W.
13-28-13aa NE NE sec. 13 E. G. Smith Dr 370 6 N                 9-14-1956 Central Exploration test hole. Drillers log.
13-28-14ac SW NE sec. 14 Charles Hockersmith Dr 56 20 GI Sand, gravel Alluvium T, B I Land surface 0   17 9-11-1956 Reported yield 400; drawdown 30.
13-28-15aa1 NE NE sec. 15 Leslie Mendenhall Dr 50 18 GI Sand, gravel Alluvium T, B I Land surface 0   21 9-11-1956 Reported yield 200; drawdown 26.
13-28-15aa2 NW NE sec. 15 Leslie Mendenhall Dr 50 16 S Sand, gravel Alluvium T, B I Land surface 0   21 9-11-1956 Reported yield 200; drawdown 26.
13-28-15ac SW NE sec. 15 Leslie Mendenhall Dr 50 16 S Sand, gravel Alluvium T, B I Land surface 0   21 9-11-1956 Reported yield 200; drawdown 26.
13-28-27dc SW SE sec. 27 Wendall Roberts. . Dr 58.0 6 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Top of casing 0.5   53.85 8-28-1956  
13-28-36dd SE SE sec. 36   T 25 4 N         Land surface 0 2599.6   9-17-1957  
T. 13 S., R. 29 W.
13-29-1ad SE NE sec. 1 City of Gove Dr 53 16 8 Sand and gravel Alluvium T, E PS Land surface 0   30 9-28-1956 Reported yield 250. Drillers log.
13-29-1d SE sec. 1 Louie Anglin Dr 46 4 N                   Irrigation test hole. Drillers log.
13-29-3ac SW NE sec. 3 Richard Roemer Dr 33 24 S Sand and gravel Alluvium T, B I Land surface 0   8 9-12-1956 Reported yield 200; drawdown 21.
13-29-3bb NW NW sec. 3 Richard Roemer Dr 40 12 S Sand and gravel Alluvium C, B I Land surface 0   8 9-12-1956 Measured yield 400; drawdown 28. Battery of three wells.
*13-29-4ba NE NW sec. 4 Raymond Roemer Dr 65 24 S Sand and gravel Alluvium T, B I Land surface 0   30 9-13-1956 Reported yield 400.
13-29-4ca NE SW sec. 4 Raymond Roemer Dr 38 12 S Sand and gravel Alluvium C, B I Land surface 0   18 9-13-1956 Reported yield 250; battery of two wells.
*13-29-14dd SE SE sec. 14 E. R. Slawson Dr 79.0 5 GI Sand and gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Top of casing 0.3   58.15 9-18-1956  
T. 13 S., R. 30 W.
13-30-1ad SE NE sec. 1 Anna Howard Est. Dr   5 1/2 GI Sand and gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 0   58-60 9-4-1956  
*13-30-2bd SE NW sec. 2 Ludwig Zerr Dr 68 6 GI Sand and gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Land surface 0   40 9-17-1956  
13-30-3dd SE SE sec. 3 J. L. Kruger Dr 45.3 5 GI Sand and gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, N N Top of platform 0   43.25 8-1-1956  
13-30-8ab1 NW NE sec. 8 Halbert Litton Dr 52.6 5 GI Sand and gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Top of platform 1.3   47.63 8-1-1956  
*13-30-8ab2 NW NE sec. 8 Halbert Litton Dr 80 16 S Sand and gravel Terrace deposits T, P I Top of platform 0.3   43.50 9-13-1956 Reported yield 175; drawdown 34.
13-30-21bb NW NW sec. 21 E. L. Downard Dr 1100 8 S Sand Dakota Formation N N Top of casing 0.9   445.76 9-25-1952  
*13-30-35ca NE SW sec. 35 R. Weber Dr 54.5 6 GI Sand Colluvium Cy, W S Top of casing 0.3   51.10 9-17-1956  
T. 13 S., R. 31 W.
*13-31-2dd SE SE sec. 2 E. J. Hogan Dr       Sand, grave! Terrace deposits   D,S Land surface 0   65 7-21-1953  
13-31-4c SW sec. 4 Bob Parsons Dr 64 4 N                   Irrigation test hole. Drillers log.
13-31-6da NE SE sec. 6 Mrs. F. E. Vans Dr 42.2 5 GI Sand, gravel Terrace deposits Cy, N N Base of pump 1.3   36.88 9-1-1956  
13-31-21cd SE SW sec. 21 Nora Hockersmith Dr 49.2 5 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Base of pump 1.5   34.45 8-1-1956  
T. 13 S., R. 32 W.
13-32-1aa NE NE sec. 1 M. P. Cook et al. Dr 44.0 5 1/2 GI Sand, gravel Ogallala Formation Cy, W S Top of casing 0.5 2917.3 32.27 6-21-1954 Located in Logan County.
13-32-24dc SW SE sec. 24 Miles Collins Du 16.5   R Sand Colluvium Cy, W S Top of casing 1.0 2880.3 15.50 9-7-1954 Located in Logan County.
* Chemical analysis included in Table 6 or 7.
1. Well number indicates, in the following order, township, range, section, quarter section, and quarter quarter section.
2. Dr, drilled well; Du, dug well; T, test hole drilled by the U. S. Geological Survey and the State Geological Survey; logs are given in table.
3. Reported depths below land surface are given in feet; measured depths are given in feet and tenths below land surface.
4. GI, galvanized iron; N, none; OB, oil barrel; R, rock; S, steel.
5. Method of lift: C, centrifugal; Cy, cylinder; J, jet; N, none; T, turbine.
Type of power: B, butane; D, diesel; E, electric; G, gasoline engine; H, hand operated; N, none; Ng, natural gas; P, propane; W, windmill.
6. D, domestic; I, irrigation; N, none; PS, public supply; S, stock.
7. Measured depths to water are given in feet, tenths, and hundredths; reported depths are given in feet.

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