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Records of Wells

Information about wells in Pratt County is given in table 8. The wells are listed in order by townships from north to south, and by ranges from east to west. Within a township, the wells are listed in order by sections. The well-numbering system used is illustrated on figure 2.

Table 8--Records of wells.

Well
number1		 Owner
or user		 Depth of
well below
land surface
in feet2		 Diameter
of well,
in inches		 Type of
casing3		 Principal water-bearing unit Method
of lift,6
type of
power7		 Use8 Depth to
water below
land surface,
in feet2		 Date of
measurement		 Altitude of land
surface above
mean sea level,
in feet		 Remarks9
Character of
material4		 Geologic
source5
26-11W-8aaa Frank Bauman 65R 2 G Sd, Gr Qg Cy, H, W D, S 25 R 11-51 1,855.2 C
13daa H. C. Jeffers 29 8 T Sd, Gr Qc Cy, H O 14.0 8-51 1,789.4 C
13daa H. C. Jeffers 29 8 T Sd, Gr Qc Cy, H O 13.4 1-64 1,789.4 C
17ccd Paul Jorns 53 4 G Sd, Gr Qc   N 43.8 11-51 1,869.6  
27aac L. V. Hastings 140R 17   Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 27.3 6-64 1,808.5  
29bcb City of Preston 45R     Sd, Gr Qc, Qg T, E PS 19.8 8-64 1,830.3 150R
29cbc City of Preston 8 72 N Sd, Gr Qc   N 3.4 9-51 1,827.1 C
30add1 City of Preston 60R 18 C Sd, Gr Qc, Qg T, E PS 46 R 9-51 1,850.4 C, 100R
30add2 City of Preston 60R     Sd, Gr Qc, Qg Cy, E PS 47 R 9-51 1,849.8  
32aaa L. G. Simon 57 7 G Sd, Gr Qc, Qg   N 17.4 9-51 1,825.0  
35ccc1 G. W. Huff 36 3 I Sd, Gr Qc   N 11.8 8-51 1,793.2  
26-12W-1cbd I. F. Gatz 190R     Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 25 R 8-58   760R
2aac Edward Slade 135R 60   Sd, Gr Qc, Qg T, D I 35.1 6-64 1,872.5 C, 960R
2dbd Merlin O. Mardis 135R 16 C Sd, Gr Qc, Qg T, D I 27.3 4-64 1,868.1 770R
3ccc School District 46 2 G Sd, Gr Qc, Qg N N 26.7 4-64 1,883.0  
16cca Gerhardt Trimpe 170R 6   Sd, Gr Qc, Qg T, D I 35.2 6-64 1,901.1 615R
29bdb J. W. Hoeme 73 8 G Sd, Gr Qg Cy, G N 40.7 7-51 1,911.1  
30daa Morgan Inc. 75R 6 G Sd, Gr Qg   ID 46.4 8-64 1,913.3  
26-13W- 2ccc C. A. Long 41 6 G Sd, Gr Qc, Qg Cy, H, W s 9.6 11-51 1,916.3 C
5ada Royena K. Fincham 51 8   Sd, Gr Qc, Qg N ID 2.9 1-50 1,933.2  
6dbd Texaco Inc. 101R 16 C Sd, Gr Qc, Qg   ID 12.5 4-64 1,950.3  
13aca T. H. Jorns 149R     Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 33.2 6-64 1,911.6 565R
19bdb Annie E. Bennett 112R 16 C Sd, Gr Qc, Qg T, D I 17.6 6-64 1,953.2 800
25cbc George Helmke 78R 6 G Sd, Gr Qg Cy, W S 42.0 4-64 1,928.4  
28ddd F. G. Frisbie 80 8 G Sd, Gr Qg N N 33.7 7-51 1,946.4  
33bad B. Y. Taylor 74 8 G Sd, Gr Qg N N 37.4 1-50 1,952.8  
34bcc George Soaken 75 6 G Sd, Gr Qg N 0 44.5 6-64 1,949.6  
34dca Lorence Briggeman 170R 16 S Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 43.8 6-64 1,940.1 735
35cca Carl C. Briggeman 190R 16 S Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 40.6 6-64 1,932.2 1,000R
26-14W-9bbd R. V. Hemphill 140R 8 S Sd, Gr Qc, Qg T, E ID 22 R 6-63   227
10bdb Marvin G. Moore 82R 16   Sd, Gr Qc, Qg T, G I 14.7 4-64 1,985.1 650
16ddd C. H. Henderson 40 6 G Sd, Gr Qc, Qg Cy, W S 7.8 9-51 2,000.1  
17dcb W. H. Hemphill 100R     Sd, Gr Qc, Qg T, D I 16.5 4-64 2,015.6 900
22ddb Harry W. Carr 100R 16 S Sd, Gr Qc, Qg T, D I 18.7 6-64 1,987.8 630R
29bbb C. C. Schoonover 116 16 S Sd, Gr Qc, Qg Cy, E D 18.6 4-64 2,018.0  
31aca Glenn D. McAhren 111R 17 C Sd, Gr Qc, Qg T, D I 21.5 6-64 2,020.9 600R
26-15W-2bbd Arden Reiman 65R     Sd, Gr Qc, Qg T, E I 17.1 4-64 2,027.5 400R
6baa John Haley 33 6 G Sd, Gr Qc, Qg Cy, H S 8.5 10-51 2,055.8 C
14ada W. F. Hemphill 22 6 G Sd, Gr Qc, Qg Cy, W S 12.8 10-51 2,037.0  
26bda G. A. Curtis 18 24 I Sd, Gr Qc, Qg Cy, W S 16.0 10-51 2,048.2 C
32cbb J. H. Tatlock 6 36 C Sd, St Qd Cy, W S 4.6 11-51 2,058.7 C
27-11W-18cbb Don Dietz 156R 6 S Sd, Gr Qg A,E D 95 R 5-64   C
25cdb Edith Griffith 57 7 G Sd, Gr Qg N N Flowing 5-64 1,676.4 C
32cba Cairo Co-op 35R 2 G Sd, Gr Qal Cy, H D 4.1 11-51 1,723.4 C
35dad Ralph Shoap 57 7 G Sd, Gr Qg J, E D, S 43.2 8-64 1,724.4 C
27-12W-3ada Gene Brubaker 206R 16 S Sd, Gr Qg N N 53.3 8-64 1,878.7  
14adb J. S. Barnes Est. 152R 16 C Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 82.6 4-64 1,862.3 C, 950R
28cdb Lee Lunt 80R 4 G Sd, Gr Qg N ID 25.8 9-64 1,804.6  
22cba Rient S. Bergner 96R 16 G Sd, Gr Qal, Qg T, G I 3.4 6-64 1,777.0 518
35aab Charles Bergner 28R 6 G Sd, Gr Qal, Qg   D 0.0 7-64 1,732,3 C
27-13W-2ddb Robert L. Sheegog 107R 7 G Sd, Gr Qg T, NG I 15 R 8-57 1,895.2 263
4aac Carl Briggeman 196R 16 s Sd, Gr Qg T, NG I 54.2 6-64 1,961.0 555
6aac C. C. Mott 208R 14 G Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 40.1 6-64 1,967.2 640
9dda City of Pratt 191 12 I Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 46.0 4-64 1,945.8 50R
9ddd City of Pratt 200R 12 I Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 59.7 4-64 1,956.2 C
12bcc Katie Beek 80 8 G Sd, Gr Qg Cy, G ID 39.2 7-51 1,918.4  
13ddc Walter R. McGuire 112R 17 G Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 61.7 6-64 1,886.6 460
14bab L. C. Rolf 94 10 G Sd, Gr Qg N ID 54.8 1-50 1,929.4  
17abc City of Pratt       Sd, Gr Qg T, E ID 38.3 4-64 1,957.6 300R
19aac W. H. Lampe 190R 16 C Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 54.1 4-64 1,965.1  
21aca1 S. G. Darling 160R 16 C Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 65.8 6-64 1,949.8 C, 1,190
26cda T. Montford 80R 4 G Sd, Gr Qg N ID 64.2 9-64 1,902.5  
32bbb Harley Greenstreet 50R 6 G Sd, Gr Qg Cy, E D, S 21.1 11-51 1,921.6 C
33dcb City of Pratt 88R     Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 45.5 10-51 1,899.3 C, 500R
34aca City of Pratt 116R 19 C Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 71.1 9-64 1,908.1  
34cad City of Pratt 109R 19 c Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 69.0 9-64 1,900.9 C, 600
34cbb1 Western Lt. 125R 8 G Sd, Gr Qg T, E ID 35 R 10-51 1,911.3 120R
34cbb2 Western Lt. 125R 6 G Sd, Gr Qg T, E ID 35 R 10-51 1,911.3  
34dab City of Pratt 97R 19 C Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 48 R 9-64 1,873.3 C
35bcc Frank Doskocil 86R 6 G Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 44.7 6-64 1,872.0 811
35dcc C. E. Devlin 63 7 G Sd, Gr Qg N D 33.6 9-51 1,861.4  
27-14W-10cab J. M. Logue 155R 16 S Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 42.4 4-64 2,003.0  
12baa E. F. Tolman 70 5 G Sd, Gr Qg Cy, W s 48.3 4-64 1,982.8  
12dcc Vernon E. Reschke 172R 16 C Sd, Gr Qg, Qh T, NG I 56.9 6-64 1,988.9  
21caa L. B. Jones 74 18 I Sd, Gr Qg T, G I 39.2 4-64 1,998.5  
28adc Wendell Reed 150R 16 S Sd, Gr Qg T, NG I 17.2 4-64 1,969.8  
29ddb Ivan Adams 139R 16 c Sd, Gr Qg   I 43.4 8-64 2,008.8 455
31bcd M. D. Seyfert 155R     Sd, Gr Qg N N 60.7 5-64 2,033.8  
27-15W-18add J. C. Lemon 53 2 G Sd, St Qd Cy, W S 18.5 11-51 2,064.4  
32add B. Y. Bryant 57 2 G Sd, Gr Qg N N 49.7 4-64 2,061.3  
34ccc H. F. Rose 118R 2 C Sd, Gr Qg Cy, W S 60 R 1957 2,061.5 C
35cdc H. Baumgartner 118 2 G Sd, Gr Qg Cy, H, W D, S 71.9 11-51 2,064.3 C
28-11W-2bcb E. H. Armitstead 66 6 G Sd, Gr Qg N O 15.5 6-64 1,731.2  
18bdc Lester Lunt 134R 17 C Sd, Gr Qg, Qh T, NG I 40.3 6-64 1,806.4 C
33dac Albert J. Bortz 70R 16   Sd, Gr Qg T, D I     1,756.7 1,250R
28-12W-14bbd Clarence Hillard 156R 16 c Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 72.9 4-64 1,847.6 C
21bad L. K. Martin 150R 16   Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 82.8 6-64 1,881.5 C
26bbb B. Magaffin 62 8 G Sd, Gr Qg N N 60.9 9-51 1,854.4  
30daa Curt Henry 111 7 G Sd, Gr Qg N N 85.3 11-51 1,900.5  
28-13W-1bdb Charley Hillard 94R 16 C Sd, Gr Qg T, D 1 24.1 6-64 1,838.5 C
1cdd State Fish Hatchery 60R 6 G Sd, Gr Qal, Qg T, E ID 6.6 8-64 1,817.3 250R
2ddc State Fish Hatchery 105R 18   Sd, Gr Qal, Qg T, E ID 8.8 9-64 1,827.2  
3aca City of Pratt 83R 19 C Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 18 R 11-54   C
3baa City of Pratt 84R 24 C Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 44 R 11-47 1,879.5 500R
3bad City of Pratt 104 18 C Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 47 R 9-64 1,878.1 C, 700R
3bda City of Pratt 84R 18 C Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 22 R 9-64 1,852.4 500R
3cab City of Pratt 75R 2 G Sd, Gr Qal, Qg N N 7.1 4-64 1,845.1  
4bac City of Pratt 132R 19 C Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 52 R 7-61 1,899.7  
4dad City of Pratt 71R 19 C Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 28 R 9-64 1,858.8 700R
4dbd City of Pratt 66R 19 C Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 30 R 9-64 1,873.3 C, 400R
28-13W-5dca M. R. Barnes       Sd, Gr Qg T, E I 22 R 9-60 1,886.9  
6caa C. B. Harris 93R 16 S Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 28.8 9-64    
7cac L. Maars 126R 4 G Sd, Gr Qg N N 55.8 8-64 1,930  
9abc M. K. Irwin 50R 16 C Sd, Gr Qc, Qg T, D I 11.0 5-64 1,862.6 800R
10aba Park Hills Club 132R 6 G Sd, Gr Qg T, E ID 82 R 5-57    
11aab G. T. Chandler 75R     Sd, Gr Qal, Qg C, E D 14 R 12-62   207R
12aac Perry Fincham 80R 13 S Sd, Gr Qal, Qg C, LPG I 4.9 6-64 1,813.9 467
12bba Donald L. Fincham 80R 12 S Sd, Gr Qg   I 11.0 5-64 1,825.3  
16ddb Mrs. F. Swisher 138R 17 C Sd, Gr Qg T, D N 67.5 5-64 1,921.2 650
17aaa Frank L. Smith 135R 17 C Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 72.0 5-64 1,938.4 670
26dcb1 Donald L. Fincham 190R 16 C Sd, Gr Qg T, NG I 93.2 5-64 1,916.4 C, 1,050
27bba H. E. Randle 180 4 G Sd, Gr Qg N N 97.9 8-64 1,945.5  
28-14W-7bbb City of Cullison 128 12 I Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 84.3 8-64 2,041.2 C, 100R
9ddb H. B. Lunt 184R     Sd, Gr Qg T, D I     2,027.0  
11bba Charley Leak 91R 2 G Sd, Gr Qg J, E D, S 75 R 11-51 1,995.0 C
11bbd Harold Leak 160R 12 S Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 94.0 5-64 2,005.2 C, 551
14ccc Loren Baker 152R 16   Sd, Gr Qg T, LPG I 79.6 5-64 1,984.0  
18bdd W. Jenkins 99 6 G Sd, Gr Qg N N 96.7 9-51 2,042.0  
22ccc R. F. Eads 50R 2 G Sd, Gr Qg   S     1,970.7 C
25bba C. D. Woolfolk       Sd, Gr Qg Sub, E D 76.7 7-64 1,976.0  
26bba L. E. Hatfield 60 7 G Sd, Gr Qg N N 29.7 11-51 1,936.6  
28-15W-2bbb A. Brown 96 4   Sd, Gr Qg N N 65.3 8-51 2,072.2  
7bbd C. W. Clarkson 500R 16   Sd, Gr Qg, Qh   I 91.6 6-64 2,104.2  
9ccd E. Norby 120R 6   Sd, Gr Qg J, E D 92.0 7-64 2,096.1  
11add D. G. Stonestreet 120R 4 G Sd, Gr Qg N N 91.9 8-64 2,061  
12cbb H. S. Rezeau 122 7 G Sd, Gr Qg N N 95.9 10-51 2,057.3  
23cbb H. L. Miller 225R     Sd, Gr Qg, Qh T, LPG I 103 5-64 2,067.0 1,800
25cdd C. Cook 190R 4 G Sd, Gr Qg N N 113 9-64 2,053 C
28dda R. E. Frazier 112 12 I Sd, Gr Qg T, G 1 68.4 5-64 2,037.8 725R
29-11W-4aaa George Weir 70R 6 G Sd, Gr Qg Cy, W S 28.4 5-64 1,830.3 C
9add Carl Terry 97R 12 S Sd, Gr Qg T, LPG I 55.3 6-64 1,830.0 600R
29bbb Irna M. Rose 120R 12   Sd, Gr Qg T, G I 66.8 5-64 1,852.7 C, 172
34baa Lillie Harding 28R 2 G Sd, St Qd Cy, W S 2.8 11-51 1,830.1 C
29-12W-22bac J. A. Brubaker 110R 16 C Sd, Gr Qg T, NG I 66.3 6-64 1,868.5  
29bad V. J. Hirt 177R     Sd, Gr Qg T, LPG I 90.1 5-64 1,896.0 350
29-13W-4bbb J. H. Shaw 120 7 G Sd, Gr Qg N N 74.4 8-51 1,934.6  
6baa C. E. Hertlein 140R 6   Sd, Gr Qg Sub, E D 105 7-64 1,981.2 C
9ddd Sam Cromer 128R 6 G Sd, Gr Qg N ID 57.0 5-64 1,910.9  
13aaa E. R. Kessler 125 10 G Sd, Gr Qg N O 89.4 6-64 1,917.1  
13ddb May Killingsworth 189R 16 C Sd, Gr Qg T, G I 91.2 5-64 1,918.4 415
24ddd City of Sawyer 120   I Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 98.0 9-64 1,919.6 C, 100R
31acc M. E. Lambert 80R 12   Sd, Gr Qg T, G I 31.3 5-64 1,892,6 500R
29-14W-4cdd Ralph Moore 125 4 I Sd, Gr Qg Cy, H, W D, S 123 8-51 2,030.6 C
19ddc M. L. Schrepel 207R 16 G Sd, Gr Qg N I 125 5-64 2,028.4 C
23bba1 City of Coats 110R 4   Sd, Gr Qg T, E PS 88.4 9-64 1,964.0 C
23bba2 I. J. Fletcher 100R 2 G Sd, Gr Qg Cy, E D 91.7 8-51 1,975.5 C
33aaa I. N. Shriver 126 6 G Sd, Gr Qg N N 93.5 8-51 1,981.2  
29-15W-2dab B. L. Goeller 110 7 G Sd, Gr Qg J, E D, S 84.1 11-51 2,018.3 C
16aaa J. G. Perdue 60 7 G Sd, Gr Qg Cy, W S 31.7 11-51 1,976.5 C
16bbd J. G. Perdue 110R     Sd, Gr Qg T, D I 78.0 5-64 2,028.9  
1. Well-numbering system described in text.
2. R, reported.
3. C, concrete; G, galvanized; I, black iron; N, none; S, steel; T, tile.
4. Gr, gravel; Sd, sand; St, silt.
5. Qal, alluvium and terrace deposits; Qc, Crete Formation; Qd, dune sand; Qg, Grand Island Formation; Qh, Holdrege Formation.
6. A, airlift; C, centrifugal; Cy, cylinder; J, jet; N, none; Sub, submersible; T, turbine.
7. D, diesel; E, electric; G, gasoline; H, hand; LPG, liquefied petroleum gas; NG, natural gas; W, wind.
8. D, domestic; I, irrigation; ID, industrial; N, none; O, observation; PS, public supply; S, stock.
9. C, chemical analysis given in table 4; number indicates well yield in gallons per minute; R, reported.

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