DETAILED RECORDS. 285 
1712. Well at Weatherford, Parker County. 
[Well completed in 1903. Authority, S. O. Newton, manager Weatherford Water, Light and Ice 
Company, owner. No samples. Geologic correlations checked by A. C. Veatch.] 
The log given beneath is that of an 8-inch well drilled by the company in 1896. A 
slightly different log of one of the company's wells is given by R. T. Hill.a The rocks are 
of Lower Cretaceous age. The formations, in downward order, are Paluxy, Glen Rose, 
and Trinity. 
Record of well on corner of West Lee avenue and Davis street, Weatherford. 
Feet. 
Brownish clay and sand 0- 30 
Bluish clay. 30-50 
Paluxy: 
Pack sand; water-bearing . 50- 60 
Glen Rose: 
Bluish shale with streaks of hard limestone or sandstone 60- 90 
Bluish shale . . 90-120 
Blue shale, limestone, and brownish pack sand 120-150 
Pack sand and bluish shelly limestone 150-180 
Limestone, rotten from 240 to 270 feet, hard from 300 to 390 feet 180-390 
Sandy shale and gravel ; water from 402 to 425 feet 390-420 
Trinity: 
Sandy shale 420-450 
Red clay. 450 
The company has three wells — 10-inch, 8-inch, and 6-inch from top to bottom. Water 
stands at 310 feet below surface and is lowered to 323 feet by pumping full capacity of 
pumps. Quality of w r ater, hard. Temperature at well mouth, 68°. 
1716. Well 10 miles southwest of Miami, Roberts County. 
[Well begun September 20, 1904; completed January 1, 1905. Authority, G. L. Chisum. No samples.] 
Roberts County is in what is known as the high-plains region of northern Texas, where 
the ground water often lies at a considerable depth. The formations penetrated by this 
well are thought to be of Tertiary age. The well is typical of others in the region near 
Miami. 
Record of well 10 miles southwest of Miami. 
Feet. 
Red clay 0-60 
Lime rock (may be chalky clay) 60- 90 
Clay and gravel 90-120 
Clay and sand 120-240 
Sand; water at 330 feet = 240-422 
Rig used, cable. Casing used, 422 feet of 5|-inch. Water at 330 feet did not rise when 
struck. It is not lowered by pumping 10 gallons per minute. Mr. Chisum says, "The 
amount obtained depends on the size of pump used.'"' Quality of water, soft. 
1765. Well near Taylor, Williamson County. 
[Weil begun May 15, 1903; completed August 21, 1903. Authority, J. Maresh, contractor and driller. 
No samples.] 
This deep well started near the dividing line between the Cretaceous and Eocene forma- 
tions. The rocks penetrated are of Upper Cretaceous age and include the Webberville 
formation, Taylor marl, and Austin chalk. 
a Geography and geology of the Black and Grand prairies; Twenty-first Ann. Rep. U. S. Geol. Survey, 
pt. 7, 1901, p. 456. 
