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Well T9S, R41W, Sec. 11, NW SE NW, Action: Constructed

Location Info
Owner: Northwest Kansas GMD 4 Status: Constructed
Location: T9S, R41W, Sec. 11, NW SE NW County: Sherman
Directions: from Caruso, 3.5 mi S and 2.5 mi W
Latitude: 39.2882474 Longitude: -101.8686236 Datum NAD 27
Latitude: 39.2882478 Longitude: -101.8690779 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: 153.5 ft. Elevation: 3765 ft.
Static Water Level: 123.5 ft. Est. Yield: gpm.
Comp. Date: 18-Apr-1991 Well Use: Monitoring well/observation/piezometer
DWR Applic. #: Other ID: SHB 8
Driller Info
Driller: Northwest Kansas GMD 4 License #:
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Chemical Sample Submitted?: No
Water Well disinfected?:
Ground water encountered: 123 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: 2 in. to 138 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: 138 ft to 153 ft
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Gravel pack intervals From: ft to ft
Grout Info
Grout used: Bentonite From: 0 to 132 ft
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Source of Possible Contamination
Source: OTHER
Direction from well: Distance: 0 ft
Lithologic Log
(Log data entered by KGS.)
From: 0 ft. to 3 ft. Top soil
From: 3 ft. to 6 ft. Loess, tan, some small angular gravel
From: 6 ft. to 11 ft. Loess, tan to red, some gravel as above, abundant white caliche
From: 11 ft. to 12 ft. Loess and caliche as above, increase in gravel
From: 12 ft. to 16 ft. Abundant white caliche with abundant fine-medium sand and large to medium gravel, poorly sorted, quartz to red
From: 16 ft. to 18 ft. Sand and gravel, assorted, red mostly, decreases in caliche, 50/50 sand/gravel
From: 18 ft. to 26 ft. Sand and gravel, assorted, red mostly, decreases in caliche, 50/50 sand/gravel
From: 26 ft. to 28 ft. Increase large gravel, abundant quartz and green pebbles, large blocks of white calcite
From: 28 ft. to 31 ft. Large gravel and pebbles, poorly sorted, and angular, red, green, gray-yellow, decrease in sand, caliche as above
From: 31 ft. to 37 ft. Gravel as above, with about 60% red-gray sandy clay
From: 37 ft. to 39 ft. Large gravel and pebbles as above, out of clay, abundant assorted sand, loose, fast drilling break
From: 39 ft. to 54 ft. Fairly uniform as above, small-large gravel, 20-50% sand, some pebbles, little clay
From: 54 ft. to 69 ft. As above increase in clay red-tan, sandy, about 30% f matrix, some gray-black shale (increased around 63 ft depth)
From: 69 ft. to 72 ft. Sand, gravel and clay as above, increase in sand, decrease in clay and gravel, 30% sand (fine to coarse), 50% gravel (medium to large), 20% sandy clay
From: 72 ft. to 81 ft. As above, some clay streaks
From: 81 ft. to 87 ft. Initially fast drilling break, gravel and above, decrease clay, mostly medium-coarse sand, poorly sorted, sub rounded to angular, arkosic (80%)
From: 87 ft. to 91 ft. Sand as above (loose caving in when trying to ream hole)
From: 91 ft. to 97 ft. Increase in sandy clay
From: 97 ft. to 101 ft. Sand as above with increase in medium to large assorted gravel, some darks (?), some caliche
From: 101 ft. to 107 ft. Red-gray sandy clay with sand and gravel
From: 107 ft. to 112 ft. Mostly clay as above; increase in large gravel and caliche (stringers)
From: 112 ft. to 117 ft. Bit chattering; marked decrease in sandy clay; abundant large gravel and pebbles; mostly fine-coarse poorly sorted clayey sand
From: 117 ft. to 122 ft. Bit chattering; marked decrease in sandy clay; abundant large gravel and pebbles; mostly fine-coarse poorly sorted clayey sand
From: 122 ft. to 123 ft. Sandy clay
From: 123 ft. to 132 ft. Mostly arkosic sand and gravel; increase in quartz grains and clay; abundant medium quartz gravel; streak of sandy clay
From: 132 ft. to 135 ft. Mostly arkosic sand and gravel; increase in quartz grains and clay; abundant medium quartz gravel; streak of sandy clay
From: 135 ft. to 145 ft. Fine sand to medium gravel, poorly sorted about 60% quartz grains, low clay content
From: 145 ft. to 147 ft. As above, looser, bit chatter, increase in large gravel
From: 147 ft. to 154 ft. As above, looser, bit chatter, increase in large gravel

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