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Well T15S, R8W, Sec. 16, NW NW SW, Action: Constructed

Location Info
Owner: Ellsworth Correctional Facility Status: Constructed
Location: T15S, R8W, Sec. 16, NW NW SW County: Ellsworth
Directions: from Ellsworth, 0.5 mi N
Latitude: 38.7463961 Longitude: -98.2235371 Datum NAD 27
Latitude: 38.7464052 Longitude: -98.2238716 Datum NAD 83
Longitude and latitude calculated by Survey from township-range-section-quarter calls. Only good to within the quarter call accuracy.
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General Info
Well Depth: 145 ft. Elevation: ft.
Static Water Level: 42 ft. Est. Yield: 12 gpm.
Comp. Date: 28-Dec-1990 Well Use: Domestic
DWR Applic. #: Other ID:
Driller Info
Driller: Peterson Irrigation, Inc. License #: 138
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Chemical Sample Submitted?: No
Water Well disinfected?:
Ground water encountered: 42 ft. , 0 ft. , 0 ft.
Pump test data: Well water was 0 ft after 0 hours pumping 0 gpm
Casing Info
Casing Type: PVC
Casing Joints:
Diam: 5 in. to 120 ft
Diam: 0 in. to 0 ft
Diam: 0 in. to 0 ft
Casing height above land surface: in
Casing Weight: lbs/ft
Wall thickness or gauge no.:
Screen and Perforation Info
Screen Type: PVC Screen Openings: Saw cut
Screen-perforated intervals From: 120 ft to 145 ft
From: 0 ft to 0 ft
From: 0 ft to 0 ft
Gravel pack intervals From: ft to ft
Grout Info
Grout used: Bentonite From: 5 to 25 ft
From: 0 to 0 ft
From: 0 to 0 ft
Source of Possible Contamination
Source: Fuel storage
Direction from well: Distance: 0 ft
Lithologic Log
(Log data entered by KGS.)
From: 0 ft. to 2 ft. silty top soil
From: 2 ft. to 3 ft. fine sand
From: 3 ft. to 5 ft. silty brown clay
From: 5 ft. to 11 ft. tan clay
From: 11 ft. to 29 ft. fine to medium sand
From: 29 ft. to 37 ft. sandstone
From: 37 ft. to 40 ft. limestone, hard
From: 40 ft. to 42 ft. gray shale
From: 42 ft. to 47 ft. sandstone
From: 47 ft. to 78 ft. gray shale
From: 78 ft. to 79 ft. limestone
From: 79 ft. to 83 ft. sandstone
From: 83 ft. to 105 ft. gray shale
From: 105 ft. to 115 ft. sandstone, hard
From: 115 ft. to 126 ft. gray shale
From: 126 ft. to 127 ft. limestone, hard
From: 127 ft. to 135 ft. gray shale
From: 135 ft. to 150 ft. sandstone, hard
From: 150 ft. to 151 ft. limestone, very hard

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