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Well T25S, R37W, Sec. 17, SE SE, Action: Constructed

Location Info
Owner: Kansas Geological Survey Status: Constructed
Location: T25S, R37W, Sec. 17, SE SE County: Kearny
Directions:
Latitude: 37.8734739 Longitude: -101.3973475 Datum NAD 27
Latitude: 37.8734908 Longitude: -101.3977959 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: 536 ft. Elevation: 3100 ft.
Static Water Level: ft. Est. Yield: gpm.
Comp. Date: 10-Jul-1962 Well Use: Monitoring well/observation/piezometer
DWR Applic. #: Other ID: 17 DD
Driller Info
Driller: KGS License #:
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Casing Info
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Screen and Perforation Info
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Gravel pack intervals From: ft to ft
Grout Info
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Source of Possible Contamination
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Lithologic Log
(Log data entered by KGS.)
From: 0 ft. to 2 ft. surface soil
From: 2 ft. to 11 ft. very coarse sand and fine to medium gravel, arkosic and sandstone fragments
From: 11 ft. to 15 ft. very fine sandstone, hard, silica cemented, pink-red
From: 15 ft. to 17 ft. very fine sandstone, silica cemented, hard, white
From: 17 ft. to 18 ft. silt, very fine, sandy, uncemented, varicolored
From: 18 ft. to 35 ft. sandstone, very fine, hard, silica cemented, purple with red brown, white, blue black, yellow, gray, lavender, layers of white and purple sandy silt and bright orange clay, a little ironstone
From: 35 ft. to 37 ft. siltstone, moderately hard, light gray, white clay
From: 37 ft. to 38 ft. lignite
From: 38 ft. to 41 ft. very fine sandstone, silty, gray
From: 41 ft. to 44 ft. fine to very fine sandstone, gray to brown, interbedded with gray to brown sandy siltstone
From: 44 ft. to 56 ft. shale, light gray, silty, brown very fine sandstone, with thin hard siltstone layers
From: 56 ft. to 58 ft. fine sandstone, hard
From: 58 ft. to 62 ft. shale, gray, soft
From: 62 ft. to 63 ft. siltstone, clayey, black
From: 63 ft. to 66 ft. sandstone, very fine, moderately hard, white
From: 66 ft. to 67 ft. sandstone, hard
From: 67 ft. to 74 ft. sandy siltstone, light gray
From: 74 ft. to 77 ft. fine sandstone, tan, to very fine light gray
From: 77 ft. to 78 ft. sandy siltstone, soft, yellow
From: 78 ft. to 85 ft. very fine sandstone, silty, gray, and gray siltstone
From: 85 ft. to 87 ft. very fine sandstone, very hard, brown
From: 87 ft. to 100 ft. very fine sandstone, silty, and gray siltstone
From: 100 ft. to 105 ft. siltstone, gray
From: 105 ft. to 108 ft. very fine sandstone, silty, gray, thin high rank lignite, brown silty sandstone, gray sandstone
From: 108 ft. to 119 ft. siltstone, gray, with streaks of coarse brown siltstone with siliceous cement and an oil stain
From: 119 ft. to 120 ft. lignite, oily, black
From: 120 ft. to 135 ft. siltstone, sandy to clayey, gray, with black and brown petroliferous streaks and a small amount of pyrite present
From: 135 ft. to 175 ft. fine to very fine sandstone, hard, gray, with pyrite
From: 175 ft. to 195 ft. siltstone, gray to dark gray
From: 195 ft. to 198 ft. siltstone, brown to black, petroliferous with a little lignite
From: 198 ft. to 199 ft. siltstone, light gray
From: 199 ft. to 205 ft. siltstone, gray
From: 205 ft. to 210 ft. siltstone, light gray to white
From: 210 ft. to 212 ft. siltstone, very fine, cemented, non calcareous, cuttings are soft, white, shell-like flakes
From: 212 ft. to 225 ft. siltstone, tan to brown with occasional thin lignite streaks
From: 225 ft. to 246 ft. siltstone, very sandy, hard, gray to gray brown
From: 246 ft. to 249 ft. siltstone, black, lignite
From: 249 ft. to 251 ft. siltstone, light gray
From: 251 ft. to 264 ft. siltstone, gray, slightly sandy siltstone, gray, very fine silty sandstone streaks, gray
From: 264 ft. to 265 ft. very fine sandstone, well cemented, with calcium carbonate, mostly quartz with a few green mineral grains and glauconite
From: 265 ft. to 270 ft. siltstone, gray, with gray silty fine sandstone streaks
From: 270 ft. to 289 ft. siltstone, gray, with petroliferous brown clay shales
From: 289 ft. to 289.5 ft. coal, very brittle
From: 289.5 ft. to 311.5 ft. siltstone, slightly calcareous, dark gray, non-calcareous black shale contains a few very thin silty limestone layers
From: 311.5 ft. to 313 ft. limestone, light tan, very fossiliferous
From: 313 ft. to 325 ft. siltstone, gray to dark gray, slightly moderately calcareous
From: 325 ft. to 330 ft. siltstone, black, very brown and white, with silty very fine sandstone streaks
From: 330 ft. to 336 ft. silty shale, very dark gray
From: 336 ft. to 355 ft. shale, black, sandy dark gray siltstone, hard gray sandstone in streaks, slightly calcareous, and some white clay
From: 355 ft. to 356 ft. very fine sandstone, very hard, well cemented, with calcite, light gray
From: 356 ft. to 388 ft. very fine to very coarse sandstone, approaching a fine conglomerate, ranging from clear quartz to various dark minerals, with black clay shale
From: 388 ft. to 390 ft. shale, pale green, and very fine sandstone, light tan, calcareous cement
From: 390 ft. to 394 ft. siltstone, pale green to white
From: 394 ft. to 399 ft. very fine sandstone, hard, calcite cemented, light tan
From: 399 ft. to 408 ft. siltstone, white
From: 408 ft. to 409 ft. shale, pale green
From: 409 ft. to 410 ft. shale, red-brown
From: 410 ft. to 413 ft. very fine sand, white, loose
From: 413 ft. to 416 ft. shale, pale green
From: 416 ft. to 485 ft. very fine sandstone, silty, calcareous cement, white, very fine sandstone, some white, containing micaceous particles
From: 485 ft. to 486 ft. shale, pale green
From: 486 ft. to 487 ft. shale, red brown
From: 487 ft. to 489 ft. sandy shale, pale green
From: 489 ft. to 515 ft. very fine sandstone, silty very silty, tan to very bright tan, streaks of pale green shale, some pyrite, few thin streaks of red brown shale
From: 515 ft. to 525 ft. very fine sandstone, white
From: 525 ft. to 526 ft. shale pale green
From: 526 ft. to 536 ft. shale, hard, red brown

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