KGS--Gove County--Logs--T. 13 S.

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13-26-5bb--Sample log of test hole in NW NW sec. 5, T. 13 S., R. 26 W., 30 feet south of sec. line and 20 feet east of center line of road. Drilled by State Geological Survey September 4, 1952. Surface altitude, 2,607.6 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Peoria and Loveland Formations
		Clay, silty, dark brown	1	1
		Silt, clayey, tan gray	5	6
		Silt, brown to red brown	2.5	8.5
Tertiary--Pliocene
	Ogallala Formation
		Clay, silty to sandy, red brown; contains some gravel	2.5	11
		Sand, loose to cemented, light red to tan brown	8	19
		Sand, gravel, and pebbles, fine to coarse, silty, red brown; contains clay and chalk fragments in lower part	15	34
		Gravel, coarse, silty to cemented; contains many chalk fragments	1.5	35.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Chalk, silicified, yellow and yellow brown	.5	36

13-26-20bc--Sample log of test hole in SW NW sec. 20, T. 13 S., R. 26 W., 35 feet south of bridge and 15 feet east of center line of road. Drilled by State Geological Survey September 4, 1952. Surface altitude, 2,425.0 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium
		Sand, fine to medium, silty, dark gray	2.5	2.5
		Sand, fine to medium, clean	4.5	7
		Clay, sandy, gray; contains siltstone fragments	2	9
		Sand, gravel, and pebbles, silty, gray	20	29
		Sand and gravel, fine to coarse, silty to clayey below 36 feet, dark gray	23.5	52.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale, dark gray; contains silt and siltstone	4.5	57

13-26-30aa--Sample log of test hole in NE cor. sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 26 W., 0.1 mile south of road intersection and 11 feet west of center line of road. Drilled by State Geological Survey September 4, 1952. Surface altitude, 2,464.6 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Peoria and Loveland Formations
		Silt, tan gray	9	9
		Silt, sandy, tan to tan yellow	11	20
	Terrace deposits
		Sand, fine to medium, very clayey, tan brown	17	37
		Clay, sandy, brown to tan	12.5	49.5
		Sand and gravel, fine to coarse, clayey	2	51.5
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale, clayey, yellow to light gray	1.5	53
		Shale, clayey, calcareous, dark gray	5	58

13-27-16ca1--Drillers log of irrigation well in NE SW sec. 16, T. 13S., R. 27 W. Drilled by Struckhoff Bros. Depth to water, 14 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium
		Silt and clay	22	22
		Gravel, good	17.5	39.5
		Clay, blue	7.5	47
		Gravel, good	13	60
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale	.5	60.5

13-27-30cc--Sample log of test hole in SW cor. sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 27 W., 100 feet east of sec. cor. and 10 feet north of center line of road. Drilled by State Geological Survey September 17, 1957. Surface altitude, 2,637.9 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Peoria and Loveland Formations
		Silt, brown	5	5
		Silt, black	2	7
		Silt, brown to tan	10	17
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale, weathered, yellow	2	19
		Chalk, white	1	20
		Shale, hard, yellow	5	25

13-28-13aa--Drillers log of test hole in NE NE sec. 13, T. 13 S., R. 28 W. Drilled by Central Exploration Company.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium
		Silt and sand	64	64
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale, blue	231	295
	Niobrara Chalk--Fort Hays Chalk member
		Chalk and limestone	65	360
	Carlile Shale
		Shale, sandy at top	10	370

13-28-36dd--Sample log of test hole in SE cor. sec. 36, T. 13 S., R. 28 W., 30 feet west of sec. cor. and 5 feet north of center line of road. Drilled by State Geological Survey September 17, 1957. Surface altitude, 2,599.6 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Peoria and Loveland Formations
		Silt, brown to tan	8	8
		Silt, red to brown	10	18
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale, weathered, yellow	4	22
		Chalk, hard, white	3	25

13-29-1ad--Drillers log of well in SE NE sec. 1, T. 13 S., R. 29 W. Drilled by Struckhoff Bros. Depth to water, 30 feet.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium
		Silt and fine to medium sand	36	36
		Sand, fine	4	40
		Clay, sandy	2	42
		Sand, fine	4	46
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale	7	53

13-29-1d--Drillers log of test hole in SE sec. 1, T. 13 S., R. 29 W. Drilled by Struckhoff Bros.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium
		Silt and clay, sandy	35	35
		Gravel, coarse	10	45
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale	1	46

13-31-4c--Drillers log of test hole in SW sec. 4, T. 13 S., R. 31 W. Drilled by Struckhoff Bros.			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
Quaternary--Pleistocene
	Alluvium
		Silt and sand	29	29
		Gravel, coarse	5	34
		Clay	22	56
Cretaceous--Gulfian
	Niobrara Chalk--Smoky Hill Chalk member
		Shale, weathered; contains blue-gray clay in top part	8	64

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