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Logs of Test Holes and Wells
Listed on the following pages are logs of 190 test holes and wells in Wallace County and adjoining areas. Of these test holes, 70 are drilled, 31 are augered, and 4 are jetted, all by the State Geological Survey of Kansas. Also included are drillers logs of 51 irrigation wells, 32 seismograph shotholes, 1 domestic well, and 1 test hole. Logs designated "sample logs" describe test holes from which samples were collected. The logs are numbered according to the well-numbering system illustrated in Figure 2. Locations of wells and test holes are shown on Plate 1. Plate 2 illustrates the character of material penetrated by the test holes. Water-level measurements are stated in feet below land surface.
T. 10 S. || T. 11 S. || T. 12 S. || T. 13 S. || T. 14 S. || T. 15 and 16 S.
| 10-37-32ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 32, T. 10 S., R. 37 W., Sherman County (Prescott, 1953, p. 118); drilled August 1949. Altitude of land surface, 3,307.8 feet. | Thickness, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Peoria and Loveland Formations | |||
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Silt, dark brown | 9 | 9 |
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Silt, light brown; contains snail shells; sandy from 40 to 44 feet | 35 | 44 |
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Silt, black; contains many snail shells | 2 | 46 |
| Tertiary--Pliocene | ||||
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Ogallala Formation | |||
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Sand, coarse, and fine to coarse gravel | 7 | 53 |
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Mortar bed | 3 | 56 |
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Sand, fine to medium; contains cemented layers from 60 to 70 feet | 14 | 70 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a little medium to coarse gravel | 10 | 80 |
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Sand, fine to coarse; contains cemented layers of sand and gravel | 17 | 97 |
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Mortar bed | 5 | 102 |
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Sand, medium to coarse; contains a little gravel; partially cemented | 6 | 108 |
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Sand, fine to medium | 4 | 112 |
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Gravel, medium to coarse | 4 | 116 |
| Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous | ||||
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Pierre Shale | |||
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Shale, light gray to red brown | 4 | 120 |
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Shale, light gray | 3 | 123 |
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Shale, dark blue | 7 | 130 |
| 10-40-36ddd--Sample log of test hole in SE SE SE sec. 36, T. 10 S., R. 40 W., Sherman County (Prescott, 1950, p. 121); drilled September 1949. Altitude of land surface, 3,721.1 feet. | Thickness, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Peoria and Loveland Formations | |||
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Silt, dark brown | 1 | 1 |
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Silt, tan | 24 | 25 |
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Silt, red brown | 2 | 27 |
| Tertiary--Pliocene | ||||
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Ogallala Formation | |||
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Clay and silt, cream colored; sandy from 30 to 35 feet | 8 | 35 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel | 5 | 40 |
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Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand; contains some pebbles 1 inch in diameter | 12 | 52 |
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Clay and silt, gray | 13 | 65 |
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Clay and silt, white | 2 | 67 |
| Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous | ||||
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Pierre Shale | |||
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Clay, yellow brown and greenish | 3 | 70 |
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Shale, yellow brown | 10 | 80 |
| 10-42-36ccc--Sample log of test hole in SW SW SW sec. 36, T. 10 S., R. 42 W., Sherman County (Prescott, 1953, p. 124); drilled September 1949. Altitude of land surface, 3,868.8 feet; depth to water 36.7 feet, October 1, 1949. | Thickness, feet |
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| Quaternary--Pleistocene | ||||
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Peoria and Loveland Formations | |||
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Silt, sandy, brown | 3 | 3 |
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Ogallala Formation | |||
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Gravel, fine to coarse; contains coarse sand from 10 to 17 feet | 14 | 17 |
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Gravel, fine to coarse; contains silt and very fine sand | 7 | 24 |
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Silt, clay, and very fine sand | 7 | 31 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to coarse gravel; contains a little silt and very fine sand | 9 | 40 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains silt, very fine sand, and a little coarse gravel | 10 | 50 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains much silt and very fine sand | 14 | 64 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine to medium gravel; contains a little coarse gravel | 11 | 75 |
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Gravel, medium to coarse | 5 | 80 |
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Gravel, fine to coarse, and coarse sand | 8 | 88 |
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Silt and very fine sand, brown | 2 | 90 |
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Clay, yellow brown | 7 | 97 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel | 3 | 100 |
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Sand, fine to coarse, and fine gravel; contains a little medium to coarse gravel and yellow clay | 26 | 126 |
| Cretaceous--Upper Cretaceous | ||||
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Pierre Shale | |||
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Shale, yellow brown to light gray | 14 | 140 |
T. 10 S. || T. 11 S. || T. 12 S. || T. 13 S. || T. 14 S. || T. 15 and 16 S.
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