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Logs of Test Holes and Wells, continued
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| 4-30-30bb. Sample log of test hole in the NW NW sec. 30, T. 4 S., R. 30 W., in Decatur County, 10 feet east of road center, 40 feet south of the NW cor. sec. 30; drilled June 1952. Surface altitude, 2,847.0 feet; depth to water level, 92.50 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | |||||
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Sanborn formation | ||||
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Peoria silt member | |||
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Silt, noncalcareous, brown | 1 | 1 |
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Silt, compact, clayey, noncalcereous, brown | 1 | 2 |
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Clay, silty, weakly calcareous, tan | 10 | 12 |
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Clay, silty, calcareous, tan | 10 | 22 |
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Loveland silt member | |||
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Silt, compact, clayey, weakly calcareous, brown | 4 | 26 |
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Clay, compact, silty, calcareous, brown | 5 | 31 |
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Clay, silty, calcareous, tan | 4.5 | 35.5 |
| Tertiary--Pliocene | |||||
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Ogallala formation | ||||
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Clay, silty and sandy; contains some gravel, tan-brown | 9.5 | 45 |
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Sand, fine, silty, cemented | 31 | 76 |
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Sand, very silty, hard, cemented | 11 | 87 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a few thin cemented zones | 15.5 | 102.5 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | |||||
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Pierre shale | ||||
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Shale, weathered, yellow-gray | 2.5 | 105 |
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Shale, clayey, noncalcareous, dark-gray to black | 5 | 110 |
| 4-31-31da. Sample log of test hole in the NE SE sec. 31, T. 4 S., R. 31 W., 100 feet south and 15 feet west of the center of the east side of sec. 31; drilled July 1952. Surface altitude, 2,978.1 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | |||||
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Sanborn formation | ||||
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Peoria silt member | |||
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Silt, clayey, noncalcareous, black | 3 | 3 |
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Silt, clayey, weakly calcareous, tan-gray | 7 | 10 |
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Silt, calcareous, tan-gray | 4 | 14 |
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Silt, fossiliferous, calcareous, gray | 7 | 21 |
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Clay, soft, silty, calcareous, tan | 6 | 27 |
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Loveland silt member | |||
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Clay, compact, weakly calcareous, brown; contains a few grains of gravel | 1 | 28 |
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Clay, compact, calcareous, light-tan | 7 | 35 |
| Tertiary--Pliocene | |||||
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Ogallala formation | ||||
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Sand, fine to coarse, clayey; contains some fine gravel | 4 | 39 |
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Sand and gravel, fine to coarse | 15 | 54 |
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Sand, fine to medium, clayey | 2 | 56 |
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Sand, fine, very clayey, tan-brown | 13 | 69 |
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Sand, fine to medium, silty, loosely cemented | 20 | 89 |
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Sand and gravel; contains some clay | 6 | 95 |
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Sand, fine, cemented, brovrn | 9 | 104 |
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Silt, very limy, sandy, tan-white | 24 | 128 |
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Clay, silty to sandy, tan | 9 | 137 |
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Sand, fine to medium, silty | 28 | 165 |
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Clay, sandy, tan-yellow | 2 | 167 |
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Sand, fine to medium, silty | 8 | 175 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | |||||
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Pierre shale | ||||
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Shale, weathered, gray to yellow | 2 | 177 |
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Shale, clayey, black | 3 | 180 |
| 4-32-30cc. Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 30, T. 4 S., R. 32 W., 45 feet north and 5 feet east of the SW cor. sec. 30; drilled July 1952. Surface altitude, 3,080.0 feet; depth to water level, 52.40 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | |||||
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Sanborn formation | ||||
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Peoria silt member | |||
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Silt, clayey, noncalcareous, dark-brown | 1.5 | 1.5 |
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Clay, silty, noncalcareous, tan-gray | 1.5 | 3 |
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Silt, calcareous, tan | 27.5 | 30.5 |
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Loveland silt member | |||
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Clay, noncalcareous, black | 1 | 31.5 |
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Clay, silty to sandy, calcareous, tan | 15.5 | 47 |
| Tertiary--Pliocene | |||||
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Ogallala formation | ||||
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Silt, limy, medium hard, white | 4 | 51 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, cemented, tan-brown | 10 | 61 |
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Sand, fine to medium, cemented; contains some gravel, | 3 | 64 |
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Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel | 11 | 75 |
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Sand and gravel, fine to coarse; contains a few thin clay zones | 18 | 93 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel | 3 | 96 |
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Sand and gravel, fine to coarse; contains cemented zones | 2 | 98 |
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Clay, silty, tan-brown; contains a few grains of gravel | 3 | 101 |
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Sand, fine, cemented, very hard, gray | 2 | 103 |
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Clay, sandy, gray-brown | 3 | 106 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel, silty | 4 | 110 |
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Sand, fine to medium, cemented | 15 | 125 |
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Sand and gravel, partly cemented; contains silty clay | 3 | 128 |
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Clay, very sandy, light-tan | 2 | 130 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, clayey; cemented in thin zones | 40 | 170 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, silty, cemented | 7 | 177 |
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Clay, compact, sandy, yellow-green | 8 | 185 |
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Sand, fine to medium, silty, light-green | 11 | 196 |
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Clay, sandy, light-tan | 8 | 204 |
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Sand, fine to medium, clayey | 16 | 220 |
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Sand and gravel, fine to coarse; contains silt and clay | 6 | 226 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | |||||
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Pierre shale | ||||
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Shale, weathered, yellow-gray | 4 | 230 |
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Shale, clayey, black, noncalcareous | 5 | 235 |
| 4-34-31cc. Sample log of test hole in the SW SW sec. 31, T. 4 S., R. 34 W., on west line sec. 81, 100 feet north of SW cor. sec. 31; drilled July 1952. Surface altitude, 3,236.0 feet; depth to water level, 180.20 feet. | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | |||||
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Sanborn formation | ||||
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Peoria silt member | |||
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Silt, clayey, noncalcareous, black | 2 | 2 |
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Silt, calcareous, gray | 30 | 32 |
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Silt, clayey, calcareous, tan | 6 | 38 |
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Clay, compact, silty, light-tan | 24 | 62 |
| Tertiary--Pliocene | |||||
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Ogallala formation | ||||
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Sand, fine, silty | 8 | 70 |
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Sand, fine, cemented | 4 | 74 |
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Sand and gravel, fine to coarse | 3 | 77 |
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Sand, fine; cemented in thin zones | 16 | 93 |
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Clay, very sandy, tan-brown | 8 | 101 |
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Clay, compact, sandy, light-tan | 7 | 108 |
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Sand, fine to medium, silty | 5 | 113 |
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Sand, fine; contains much clay | 15 | 128 |
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Sand, cemented, silty | 11 | 139 |
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Sand, fine to medium, silty; contains some interbedded clay and a few clay stringers | 20 | 159 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, silty, loosely cemented | 10 | 169 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, silty, loosely cemented; contains some blocky, yellow-green clay | 3 | 172 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, silty; contains a few cemented zones | 33 | 205 |
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Sand, fine to medium; slightly silty | 62 | 267 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | |||||
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Pierre shale | ||||
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Clay, silty to blocky, weakly calcareous, yellow-green | 7 | 274 |
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Shale, clayey, noncalcareous, black | 14 | 288 |
| 4-37-36ddd. Sample log of test hole in the SE SE SE sec. 36, T. 4 S., R. 37 W., drilled October 1950. Surface altitude, 3,384.7 feet; depth to water level, 171.4 feet. (Prescott, 1953) | Thickness, feet |
Depth, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | |||||
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Sanborn formation | ||||
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Silt, dark-brown | 3 | 3 |
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Silt, light-brown to tan | 63 | 66 |
| Tertiary--Pliocene | |||||
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Ogallala formation | ||||
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Caliche, white; contains opal fragments | 16 | 82 |
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Silt, sandy, brown | 16 | 98 |
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Sand, coarse to very coarse, and very fine gravel | 17 | 115 |
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Clay and silt, sandy, brown | 8 | 123 |
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Sand, medium to very coarse, and very fine gravel | 12 | 135 |
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Sand | 45 | 180 |
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Clay and silt, sandy, brown | 30 | 210 |
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Mortar bed | 35 | 245 |
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Clay, soft, white | 6 | 251 |
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Mortar bed | 11 | 262 |
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Clay, sandy, white | 3 | 265 |
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Mortar bed | 7 | 272 |
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Caliche, white | 10 | 282 |
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Sand, fine | 8 | 290 |
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Sand, fine to very coarse; contains a small amount of very fine gravel | 7 | 297 |
| Cretaceous--Gulfian | |||||
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Pierre shale | ||||
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Shale, weathered, buff to tan | 7 | 304 |
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Shale, blue to dark-gray | 2.5 | 306.5 |
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