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Logs of Wells and Test Holes

The logs of 317 wells and test holes are given on the following pages and are summarized as follows:

Logs of... Number
Test holes by private contractors (drillers logs) 103
Wells by private contractors (drillers logs) 12
Auger holes by Geological Surveys 188
Hydraulic-rotary test holes by Geological Surveys 14

T. 30 S. || T. 31 S. || T. 32 S. || T. 33 S. || Ts. 34 and 35 S.

30-4-31ccc--Sample log of test hole augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys, June 1955, in SW cor. sec. 31, T. 30 S., R. 4 W., on north road shoulder, 30 feet east of center of road. Surface altitude, 1,419.0 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
Illinoisan and Wisconsinan Stages--Slope deposits
Silt, black 3 3
Silt, sandy, tan 2 5
Sand, clayey, red 4 9
Permian--Leonardian
Ninnescah Shale
Clay shale, red 11 20

30-5-32cdd--Sample log of test hole augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys, June 1955, in SE SE SW sec. 32, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., center of abandoned road 150 feet west of house. Surface altitude, 1,342.7 feet; depth to water, 10.60 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
Illinoisan and Wisconsinan Stages--Slope deposits
Silt, black 2 2
Clay, silty, sandy, brown 3 5
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine, red 8 13
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine, brown 7 20
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine 15 35
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine (poor recovery of sample) 10 45
Permian--Leonardian
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red brown 1 46

30-5-33ccd--Sample log of test hole augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys, June 1955, in SE SW SW sec. 33, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on north road shoulder at center of road to south. Surface altitude, 1,352.0 feet; depth to water, 10.70 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
Illinoisan and Wisconsinan Stages--Slope deposits
Silt, sandy, brown 2 2
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine 8 10
Clay, sandy, fine, red 2 12
Permian--Leonardian
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 3 15

30-5-34ccc--Sample log of test hole augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys, June 1955, in SW cor. sec. 34, T. 30 S., R. 5 W., on north road shoulder at center line of road to south. Surface altitude, 1,365.8 feet; depth to water, 19.20 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
Illinoisan and Wisconsinan Stages--Slope deposits
Silt, black 2 2
Clay, sandy, some gravel, red 1 3
Clay, sandy, red 2 5
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine, red 4 9
Clay, pink 8 17
Sand, coarse to fine 6 23
Permian--Leonardian
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 2 25

30-5-36ccc--Sample log of test hole augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys, June 5, 1955, in SW cor. sec. 36, T. 30 S., R. 5 W. Surface altitude, 1,398.7 feet; dry hole. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
Illinoisan to Recent Stages-Slope deposits
Silt, fine sandy, red brown 4 4
Permian--Leonardian
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red brown 3 7

30-6-33ccc--Sample log of test hole augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys, June 1955, in SW cor. sec. 33, T. 30 S., R. 6 W., 8 feet north of center of east-west road and in center of north-south road. Surface altitude, 1,552.1 feet; depth to water, 38.00 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
Nebraskan and Kansan Stages
Silt, brown 2 2
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine, and silt, red brown 8 10
Sand, coarse to fine, silty, tan 15 25
Sand, coarse to fine, silty and clayey, tan 5 30
Clay, tan; sand streak at 33 ft 5 35
Clay, tan 15 50

30-6-34ccd--Sample log of test hole augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys, June 1955, in SE SW SW sec. 34, T. 30 S., R. 6 W., north road shoulder in line with center of road to south. Surface altitude, 1,521.1 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
Nebraskan and Kansan Stages
Silt, sandy, brown 2 2
Silt, tan 2 4
Silt, brown 1 5
Sand, coarse to fine, some coarse gravel 5 10
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine 14 24
Permian--Leonardian
Ninnescah Shale
Shale, red 1 25

30-7-34ccc--Sample log of test hole drilled by Federal and State Geological Surveys, July 1955, in SW cor. sec. 34, T. 30 S., R. 7 W., on west road shoulder 100 feet north of sec. cor. Surface altitude, 1,604.1 feet; depth to water, 49.10 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
Kansan Stage
Silt, brown 2 2
Clay, sandy, brown 2 4
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine, clayey 6 10
Sand, coarse to fine, clayey 5 15
Nebraskan Stage
Clay, tan 14 29
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine 1 30
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine, clay streaks 5 35
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine 15 50
Sand, coarse to fine 5 55
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine, clay streaks 5 60
Sand, coarse to fine, and fine gravel 4 64
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine, clay streaks at 64 to 66 ft 6 70
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine, clayey 6 76
Permian--Leonardian
Harper Siltstone
Shale, red 4 80

30-7-35ccd--Sample log of test hole augered by Federal and State Geological Surveys, June 1955, in SE SW SW sec. 35, T. 30 S., R. 7 W., north road shoulder in line with center of north-south road. Surface altitude, 1,569.7 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
Nebraskan and Kansan Stages
Silt, brown 3 3
Clay, red 2 5
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse, clayey, red 4 9
Clay, tan 1 10
Gravel, coarse 2 12
Sand, fine to coarse, clayey near bottom 5 17
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse 20 37
Clay, tan 8 45
Permian--Leonardian
Harper Siltstone
Shale, silty, red 5 50

30-9-31cbb--Sample log of test hole drilled by Federal and State Geological Surveys, August 1955, in NW NW SW sec. 31, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., on east road shoulder 100 feet south of bridge. Surface altitude, 1,651.4 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Upper Pleistocene
Wisconsinan Stage--Terrace deposits
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse, silty 10 10
Sand and gravel, fine to medium, and silt, black 10 20
Sand and gravel, medium 10 30
Sand, fine to coarse, and black silt 5 35
Sand and fine gravel, clayey 5 40
Gravel, fine to medium 7 47
Permian--Leonardian
Salt Plain Siltstone
Shale, silty, red 3 50

30-9-36ddd--Sample log of test hole drilled by Federal and State Geological Surveys, July 1955, in SE cor. sec. 36, T. 30 S., R. 9 W., 35 feet north of east-west road and 75 feet west of end of road curve. Surface altitude, 1,683.3 feet. Thickness,
feet		 Depth,
feet
Quaternary--Lower Pleistocene
Kansan Stage
Clay, sandy, brown 8 8
Sand, fine to coarse, silty 2 10
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse, silty 7 17
Clay, gray, caliche 3 20
Clay, sandy, gray 16 36
Sand and gravel, fine to coarse 14 50
Sand, fine to coarse, clay streaks 5 55
Sand and gravel, coarse to fine 30 85
Nebraskan Stage
Sand and clay, interbedded, caliche 5 90
Clay, gray; contains caliche 5 95
Clay and coarse sand, interbedded 5 100
Sand and gravel and pink clay 6 106
Permian--Leonardian
Salt Plain Siltstone
Shale, silty, red 3 109

T. 30 S. || T. 31 S. || T. 32 S. || T. 33 S. || Ts. 34 and 35 S.

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