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Logs of wells and test holes, page 2 of 5

22-6-21dd—Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. sec. 21, T. 22 S., R. 6 W.; drilled by Claude Price for the City of Hutchinson, October 1945. Surface altitude, 1,558.9 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Soil, sandy, dark brown	4	4
	Terrace deposits
		Clay and silt, gray	4	8
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand	4	12
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to medium sand	6	18
		Gravel, coarse to fine, contains coarse sand	26	44
		Clay and silt, gray to tan	4	48
		Gravel, very coarse	4	52
		Gravel, coarse to fine, contains coarse sand	17	69
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, red brown	1	70

22-6-22ad—Sample log of test hole in the SE cor. NE sec. 22, T. 22 S., R. 6 W.; drilled by Claude Price for the City of Hutchinson, October 1945. Surface altitude, 1,555.0 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Sand, fine to medium, contains very fine sand and brown silt	4	4
	Terrace deposits
		Clay and silt, gray to tan	3	7
		Sand, medium to fine, contains gravel and silt; very poorly sorted	5	12
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand	37	49
		Sand, coarse to medium, and fine gravel	13	62
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, gray green and brick red	2	64

22-6-24ccd—Sample log of test hole in the SE SW SW sec. 24, T. 22 S., R. 6 W.; drilled by Claude Price for the City of Hutchinson, October 1945. Surface altitude, 1,552.5 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Soil, sandy, brown	3	3
	Terrace deposits
		Silt and clay, tan; contains some fine sand	5	8
		Clay and silt, tan to gray	4	12
		Gravel, medium to fine; contains coarse sand and coarse gravel	23	35
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, brick red	1	36

22-6-26cb—Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. SW sec. 26, T. 22 S., R. 6 W.; drilled by Claude Price for the City of Hutchinson, October 1945. Surface altitude, 1,553.2 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Soil, brown; contains some sand	3	3
	Terrace deposits
		Clay and silt, gray to brown	7	10
		Gravel, fine to medium, and coarse to medium sand	10	20
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse to medium sand	5	25
		Gravel, fine to coarse; contains some coarse sand	46	71
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, red brown	2	73

22-6-36bb—Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 36, T. 22 S., R. 6 W.; drilled by Claude Price for the City of Hutchinson, October 1945. Surface altitude, 1,546.4 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Soil, sandy, brown	2	2
	Terrace deposits
		Clay, gray	13	15
		Gravel, coarse to fine; contains some coarse sand, material uniform throughout	56	71
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, brick red and gray green	1	72

22-7-20dd—Sample log of test hole in the SE SE sec. 20, T. 22 S., R. 7 W.; drilled 1949. Surface altitude, 1,623.0 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	1	1
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine, and brown silt	3	4
	Sanborn formation
		Silt, buff, and very fine to medium sand; contains much caliche	16	20
	Meade formation
		Silt, cream color; contains much fine to medium sand, and nodular caliche	3	23
		Sand, fine to medium	2	25
		Silt and clay, buff grading downward to greenish gray; contains some fine to coarse sand	4	29
		Sand, fine to medium, some coarse sand	4	33
		Silt and clay, greenish gray and brown, partly cemented; contains much fine to medium sand	10	43
		Gravel, medium to fine, and red sand	14	57
		Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand, light-gray silt, and clay	13	70
		Gravel, medium to fine, and coarse sand, light-gray silt, and clay	20	90
		Sand, medium to coarse, and much light-gray silt, some fine to medium gravel	10	100
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and sand; some light-gray silt and clay	10	110
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; some light-brown clay, non-sandy	10	120
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand, interbedded with light-brown silt	3	128
		Sand, medium, brown	10	138
		Sand, coarse to fine, some fine to medium gravel	11	149
	Blanco formation
		Silt and clay; contains much very fine sand; buff, grading downward to blue gray; slightly cemented	10	159
		Silt and clay, dark gray; contains much fine sand and few sandstone pebbles	6	165
		Silt, buff; contains much medium to fine sand	7	172
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand, interbedded with buff silt	8	180
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	10	190
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand, some coarse gravel	10.5	200.5
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Siltstone, red and light gray green	1.5	202

22-7-21aad—Sample log of test hole in the SE NE NE sec. 21, T. 22 S., R. 7 W.; drilled 1949. Surface altitude, 1,588.2 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Alluvium
		Silt, dark gray brown; contains much medium to fine sand	3	3
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand; much coarse gravel	7	10
		Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand	10	20
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; some coarse gravel	10	80
		Gravel, fine, and sand; some medium gravel	10	40
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand	10	50
Permian—Leonardian
	Harper sandstone
		Shale, very hard, red brown and gray green	2	52

22-7-31ccc—Sample log of test hole in the SW SW SW sec. 31, T. 22 S., R. 7 W.; drilled 1949. Surface altitude, 1,632.6 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Sand, fine to medium, and tan silt	7	7
	Sanborn formation
		Clay and silt, dark gray to gray	8	15
		Clay and silt, light greenish gray; contains much coarse to fine sand	3	18
		Clay and silt, light greenish gray and pink; contains much sand, fine to coarse; much brown ironstain	8	26
		Sand, fine to medium, and buff and blue-gray silt, partly loosely iron cemented	8	34
		Sand, fine to coarse, fine to medium gravel, and gray and yellow-brown silt	3	37
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; some coarse gravel	6	43
	Meade formation
		Silt, yellow gray, grading downward to gray and gray-white silt; contains much fine to coarse sand and some caliche. Sand increasing downward	11	54
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	16	70
		Gravel, fine, and sand, some medium gravel	17	87
		Gravel, fine to coarse, and sand; some yellow-gray silt	3	90
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand	22	112
	Blanco formation
		Silt and clay, light gray grading downward to dark gray	8	120
		Silt and clay, light greenish gray; contains some caliche	8	128
		Sand, coarse to fine, some fine gravel	22	150
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	36	186
Permian—Leonardian
	Harper sandstone
		Siltstone, red brown and gray green	4	190

22-9-10ddd—Sample log of test hole in the SE SE SE sec. 10, T. 22 S., R. 9 W.; drilled 1949. Surface altitude, 1,700.8 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	1	1
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine, and buff silt	2	3
	Sanborn formation
		Silt and clay; yellow buff and light greenish gray; contains some sand, medium to fine. Some gravel, medium to fine, and sand in silt at 7 to 10 feet	11	14
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand; silty at top	13	27
	Meade formation
		Silt and clay, light gray green and light brown, mottled; contains much coarse to fine sand and fine to coarse gravel. Some caliche at 36 to 38 feet	11	38
		Silt and clay, light gray; contains much fine to medium sand and caliche	6	44
		Sand, fine to coarse, silty at top; some fine to medium gravel	6	50
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand; some coarse gravel	10	60
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand; some coarse gravel. Clay, blue, green, and yellow at 66 to 67.5 feet	10	70
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; some coarse gravel	19	89
	Blanco formation
		Silt, light gray and light buff; contains much sand, fine	7	96
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; some coarse gravel	4	100
		Gravel, coarse to fine, and sand	5.5	105.5
		Clay, dull bluish gray	4.5	110
		Gravel, fine, and sand; some medium gravel	28	138
Permian—Leonardian
	Harper sandstone
		Shale, dull red	2	140

22-9-20ddd—Sample log of test hole in the SE SE SE sec. 20, T. 22 S., R.9 W.; drilled 1949. Surface altitude, 1,716.0 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
		Road fill	2	2
	Sanborn formation
		Silt and clay, light brown and gray; contains much medium to fine sand	7	9
		Sand, coarse to fine, some fine to medium gravel	9.5	18.5
	Meade formation
		Silt, buff; contains much coarse to fine sand. Some caliche at 27 to 32 feet	17.5	36
		Sand, coarse to fine, and buff silt, some fine gravel	4	40
		Gravel, fine, and sand. Much silt and caliche at 46 to 47.5 feet	7.5	47.5
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	12.5	60
		Sand, coarse to fine, some fine to medium gravel and buff silt	20	80
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand; some buff silt	20	100
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	10	110
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand; some buff and yellow-gray silt	9	119
	Blanco formation
		Silt, yellow gray and light gray; contains much medium to fine sand	11	130
		Silt and clay, light gray; contains much very fine sand	7	137
		Silt, blue gray, and sand, very fine to fine	9	146
		Sand, very fine, and hght-gray silt	14	160
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand, partly iron cemented	10	170
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand; some green and blue-gray silt	10	180
		Gravel, medium to fine, and sand	9	189
		Silt, pink to buff	4	193
		Gravel, fine to medium, and sand	19	212
Permian—Leonardian
	Harper sandstone
		Siltstone, sandy, red	1	213

23-3-18bb—Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 18, T. 23 S., R. 3 W., Harvey County; drilled 1939. Surface altitude, 1,467.6 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Soil,sandy	2	2
		Sand, medium to fine	6	7
		Sand, fine to coarse; contains fine gravel	7	15
	Meade formation
		Gravel, fine to coarse	3	18
		Sand, fine to medium; contains gray silt	6	24
		Sand, very fine, and gray to buff silt	6	30
		Sand, medium to fine	8	38
		Sand, medium to coarse	2	40
		Sand, medium to fine	50	90
		Sand, medium to fine, and some coarse sand	25	115
		Sand, fine, and gray to buff silt; contains small nodules of calcium carbonate	10	125
		Sand, medium to coarse; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	17	142
		Sand, coarse to medium; many grains stained with limonite	11	153
		Sand, medium to coarse	17	170
		Sand, very fine to medium, and calcareous gray silt; contains coarse sand and nodules of calcium carbonate	11	181
		Silt, calcareous, gray; contains very fine to medium sand and nodules of calcium carbonate	24	205
		Silt, calcareous, buff	10	215
		Sand, coarse to fine, and buff silt; contains nodules of calcium carbonate and fragments of shale	12	227
Permian—Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, gray and maroon	13	240

23-4-8cc—Sample log of test hole in the SW cor. sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 4 W.; drilled 1945. Surface altitude, 1,580.2 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine	22	22
		Silt, light gray to buff, and medium to fine sand	19	41
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some buff silt	25	66
		Silt; light gray to buff; contains some medium to fine sand	14	80
		Sand, medium to fine, and yellow-buff silt	3	83
	Meade formation
		Silt, buff; contains some medium sand and nodules of calcium carbonate	7	90
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, brick red and gray green	2	92

23-4-14aa—Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 14, T. 23 S., R. 4 W.; drilled 1945. Surface altitude, 1,480.1 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine; contains buff to light-gray silt	27	27
	Meade formation
		Silt, light gray, yellow, and buff; contains medium to fine sand	10	37
		Sand, medium to fine, and gray to green-gray silt	29	66
		Silt, light gray; contains some medium to fine sand	9	75
		Sand, medium to fine, and dark- to light-gray silt	13	88
		Silt, light gray to buff; contains medium to fine sand	12	100
		Sand, medium to fine, and tan to light-gray silt	26	126
		Silt, light gray to tan; contains sand, medium to fine, and nodules of calcium carbonate	34	160
		Silt, tan; contains ironstone gravel and nodules of calcium carbonate	6	166
Permian—Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, light gray, calcareous	9	175

20-4-14bb—Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 14, T. 23 S., R. 4 W.; drilled 1939. Surface altitude, 1,498.9 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Soil, very sandy	2	2
		Sand, medium to very fine; contains tan silt	7	9
		Sand, medium to fine; many grains stained tan by limonite	17	26
	Meade formation
		Sand, very fine to fine, and buff to tan silt	11	37
		Silt, tan, and very fine to fine sand	2	39
		Sand, medium to very fine, and buff silt	3	42
		Sand, medium to fine	8	50
		Sand, medium	5	55
		Sand, medium to fine, and buff silt	7	82
		Sand, medium to fine	10	72
		Sand, fine to very fine, and gray silt and clay	8	80
		Sand, medium to fine	4	84
		Sand, medium to very fine; contains buff silt	6	90
		Sand, medium to fine	11	101
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some very fine sand and buff silt	11	112
		Sand, medium to coarse; contains some fine sand, many grains stained by limonite	18	130
		Silt, buff; contains some very fine to fine sand	10	140
		Silt, buff; contains some very fine to fine sand and many nodules of calcium carbonate	35	175
Permian—Leonardian
	Wellington formation
		Shale, greenish gray and red	15	190

23-4-16aa—Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. sec. 16, T. 23 S., R. 4 W.; drilled 1945. Surface altitude, 1,529.8 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some light-gray to buff silt	60	60
	Meade formation
		Silt, light gray to buff; contains medium to fine sand	17	77
		Sand, medium to fine; contains light-gray to tan silt	15	92
		Silt, light gray to buff; contains medium to fine sand	11	103
		Sand, medium to fine, and gray to buff silt	2	105
		Silt, light gray to buff; contains some medium to fine sand, and nodules of calcium carbonate	11	116
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, brick red and green gray	12	128

23-4-16bb—Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 16, T. 23 S., R. 4 W.; drilled 1945. Surface altitude, 1,570.4 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine; contains small amount of light-gray silt	26	26
		Silt, light gray to buff	4	30
		Sand, medium to fine, and light-gray, yellow, and buff silt	38	68
	Meade formation
		Silt, light gray to buff; contains medium to fine sand	37	105
		Silt, gray; contains some fine to medium sand	28	133
		Silt and clay, tan to buff	6	139
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, brick red and green gray	1	140

23-4-18bb—Sample log of test hole in the NW cor. sec. 18, T. 23 S., R. 4 W.; drilled December 1944. Surface altitude, 1,546.8 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some dark-gray silt	6	6
		Sand, coarse to fine; contains nodules of limonite	5	11
		Silt, light gray, and medium to fine sand	5	16
		Sand, medium to fine, and light-gray silt	12	28
		Sand, medium to fine	3	31
	Meade formation
		Silt, gray to tan	9	40
		Silt, buff; contains nodules of calcium carbonate	11	51
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, brick red and green gray	6	57

23-4-18ccb—Sample log of test hole in the NW SW SW sec. 18, T. 23 S., R. 4 W.; drilled by Claude Price for the City of Hutchinson, October 1945. Surface altitude, 1,500.8 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Terrace deposits
		Sand, medium to fine; contains some coarse sand and brown silt	6	6
		Clay, tan to gray	4	10
		Gravel, medium to fine; contains coarse gravel and coarse sand	33	43
		Clay, blue gray	3	46
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, hard, red	1	47

23-5-2dda—Sample log of test hole in the NE cor. SE SE sec. 2, T. 23 S., R. 5 W.; drilled December 1945. Surface altitude, 1,601.4 feet.

Quaternary—Pleistocene			Thickness, feet	Depth, feet
	Dune sand
		Silt, red brown, and fine sand	7	7
		Silt, light gray; contains fine sand	21	28
		Sand, fine to medium	4	32
		Silt, brown, and fine to medium sand	26	58
		Sand, fine to very fine	16	74
	Meade formation
		Silt, light brown to gray	13	87
Permian—Leonardian
	Ninnescah shale
		Shale, red brown, gray, and blue green	3	90

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