RECORD OF WELL AT ATCHISON, KAN. 
PLATE CV 
Prospect coal well. 
Diamond drill. Location, two miles south of 
city on right bank Date, 1900. 
MATERIAL. 
Clay and loose rock. 
Clay shale 
Sandstone 
Blue shale 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
o 
Conglomerate 
Sand shale .. 
Sand shale - 
Sandstone 
Blue shale 
Sandstone 
Sand shale . 
Sandstone 
Sandstone - 
Limestone . 
Blue shale - 
Sandstone - 
Sand shale - 
Sandstone . 
Limestone - 
Limestone -- 
Sandstone -. 
Limestone .. 
Sandstone - 
Blue shale - 
Limestone 
Limestone 
Sand shale 
Sand shale 
Limestone - 
Blue shale . 
Limestone - 
Tiimestone - 
Blue shale . 
Black shale 
Limestone - 
Blue shale . 
Lime 
Green sbale 
Blue shale . 
Lime .... 
Shale mixed with ime, 
Lime ..... 
Blue shale 
Lime .. 
Black shale . 
Blue shale « 
Lime ... 
Blue shale 
Conglomerate 
Blue shale 
Blue shale 
Conglomerate 
Lime 
Conglomerate 
Lime ....... 
Lime . 
Blue shale 
Lime gy 
Lime .... 
Black shale 
i 
Blue shal 
Sand shale 
Sandstone 
Sandstone 
Clay shale. 
Clay shale 
Lime 2 
Clay shale . 
Cliny shale : 
Sandstone - 
Blue shale . 
Clay shale 
Shaly cont 
Black slate 
Soft shale - 
Lime 
Shale, 6 
Shale mixed lime. . 
Blue shale 3 
Shale and lime 
Blue shale .... 
Shale and lime 
Clay shal 
, soft .. 
WES orasnonnoon 
Sand shale 
Black shale 
Black shale 
Lime ..... 
Black slate 
Coal 
Dark shale 
Black shale 
Lime shale 
Lime .. 
Lime shale ; 
Limestone 
Dark shale . 
Clay shale 
Lime ... 
Shale and lime. 
Lime ....... 
Lime shale :. 
Black shale ani 
Sand shale .. 
Blue shale 
Blue shale .-. 
Blue shale .. 
Black slate | 
Coal shale part 
Sandstone and shale 
Black slate . 
Black shale 
Coal Rs 
Shale, sand. 
Dark shaly Imestone. 
Conl, a little bony. . 
Soft shale nodules. - 
ime and shale... . 
ime and shale 
Soft shale ......- 000.0. 
Sand shale—reaming and casing 
No core—grd. up 
Blue shale ..... 
Lime and shale. 
Soft shale . 
Sand shale 
Black shile 
Coal 
Sand shales , 
Sand shale 
Soft shale . 
Sand shale 
Sandstone . 
Sand shale 
Sandstone . 
Sand shale 
Dark shale 
Dark shale 
(Il Ane cooas 
Soft shale or fire clas 
Soft shale Ime. 
top of hole. 
Sand shale ... 
Lime and shale 
Sandstone 
Sand shale 
Sandstone 
Sandstone 
Sandstone 203 
Coal and shale partings, sandstone 
Sandstone and lumps of shale... 
Sandstone : 
Sandstone 
Coal... 
Shale and 
Sandstone 
Sandstone 
Shale 2.0200! 
Dark shale ..... 
Shale, dark. sandy. - 
Sandstone, light gra 
Shale ceaoueeee 
Coal 
Sandstone ... 
hale, Ueht .-.- 2... 
Shale and sandstone 
Dark shale . 2 
Shale, dark, carbonaceous 
Sandstono, light gray. . 
Shale, very dark 
Conl .., anes 
Sandstone and sheliy Ii 
Sandstone, light colored 
Coal... 
Sandstone 
Shale, very 
Conl * 
Sandstone, 
Sandstone, clear gray. . 
Snndstone, carbonncéous . . 
Shale, dark .......... 
Sandstone, fiinty <<). 051. 
Sandstone, shelly partings 
Shale, black ..........-5 
Shale, lighter ; 
Cont... 
Shale, dark ¢ 
Sandstone .- 
Sandstone, light gray. . 
Sandstone, clear white 
Sandstone, carbonaceous . 
Sandstone, soft . 
Shale, black 
Conl \.... 
Shale, carbonaceous. 
Shale, dark, fossillferous. 
foal... 
Shale, black - 
Coal, very brittle. 
Shale, dark 
Coal’... 
Sandstone, shaly . 
Shale, dark 
Sandstone .-.* 
Sandstone, clear . 
Limestone, crystalline 
d lime 
Depth to 
Thickness —_ bottom 
of strata. of strata. 
Ft In 
18 
6 
7 
9 
4 
1—2 
4—10 
20 
15 
2 
21 
32 
7 
9 
3 
11 
12 
22 
8 
2 
5 
19 
I 
4 
1 
12 
6 
27 
8 
11 
3 
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8 
2— 8 
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1 
9 
5 
5 
5 
4 
1 
4 
5 
9 
3 
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= 
— 6 
— 6 
— 41 
—11 
6 
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3— 6 
0— 3 
1— 3 
n 6 
3 6: 
5 648 
6 64 
2 @ 
2 6 
5 6: 
2 660 
2 662 
9 671 
1 672 
6— 6 678— 6 
1— 6 680 
24 682— 4 
0—10 683— 2 
0—10 684 
1 685 
2, O87 
5 692 
2 694 
3 697 
6 703 
4 107 
1 708 
4 12 
1 7138 
8 718 
2— 6 718— 6 
4— 6 723 
8 731 
15 746 
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University Geological Survey of Kansas. 
VouuMe IX. Prate CVI. 
ATCHISON WELL 
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LIMESTONES 
LAWRENCE 
SHALES 
KICKAPOO 
LIMESTONE 
LEROY 
SHALES 
STANTON-ALLEN 
LIMESTONES| 
LANE 
SHALES 
IOLA 
Limestone 
CHANUTE 
SHALES 
4: 3, |\ onump LIME. 
CHERRYVALE S. 
DENNIS, 
MMi VALLEY Sg 
BETHANY 
LIMESTONES 
PLEASANTON 
SHALES 
BANDERA 
SHALES 
PAWNEE 
LIMESTONE 
LABETTE 
SHALES 
Ft. SCOTT 
LIMESTONE 
CHEROKEE 
SHALES 
MISSISSIPPIAN 
LIMESTONE 
Diamond core drili coal bi 
between Second and 
Ssvrg, in Kan. Acad Sel, vol. XIV, pp. 209-215. (Con 
densed.) 
Depth to 
Thickness bottom 
MATERIAL. of strata. of strata. 
Ft In. 
Soll ....... 42 
Wine gray sand. 16 
Coarse sand 24— 6 
Blue mud - is— 6 
Light blue laminated fire clay 7 
Dark conglomerat« limestone 
uncom mo Sco CsIch 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
RECORD OF TOPEKA WELL, 
PLATB CVII. 
Third, Topeka, 
‘ole drilled in 1886, on Lawrence street 
Kan. Record by B. B. 
University Geological Suryey of Kansas, 
Vouume IX. Ptare CVIL. 
Dark limestone mix 
Blue fire clay . 
Dark limestone 
Blue clay and mud. 
id with cla: 
Laminated fire clay 
Gain in measuring ro: 
Blue clay 
Hard gray limestone. 
Blue ciny and mud. 
Fossil sell’ limestone, 
Blue Inminated fire cla; 
Clay and mud. i 
Laminated fire clay, light a 
Laminated clay, light. 
Blue mud—water . 
Hard gray limeston 
Hard tire clay, light 
Hard limestone, gray 
Gain fn measuremen! 
Ulmestone, light .. 
Black shale, hard sli 
Limestone, light . 
Gray Imestone ... 
Fire clay, occastonali 
and a little mud 
Grystalline Imesto 
Pire clay 
Gain in’ m 
Wire clay. 
Hard lamina’ 
Imestone 
Hard laminat 
with limestone ... 
Dark compact fire clay Scg 
Limestone, hard, lsh ; 
shells and clay streaks 
Hard laminated fire cla; 
Limestone, light and dark gray 
Black clay mixed with limestone 
Limestone, gray ...... 
Blue clay mixed with lim 
Gray limestone . 
Blue clay ... 
Gray limestone 
Blue clay ... 
Gray limestone - oo00 
Blue clay mixed with limestone. 
Blue clay and mud ‘ 
Limestone, light . 
Soft clay and mud, dark......... 1... 
Gray limestone, some streaks of clay. . 
Dark mud and fire clay........ 
Hard gray limestone. 
Hard black fire clay. 
Hard gray limestone. 
Hard, dark laminated fire 
Hard gray limestone 
Hard fire clay, dark... .- 
Limestone, light and dark 
Dark clay and fire clay. . 
Limestone, light ............5 ‘ 
Slate shale, dark, mixed with limestone, 
Limestone, some shells, dark to light. . 
Gain in measurement. :.. 
Clay mixed with Imeston 
Limostone, light to dark 
Laminated clay or sinte shi 
Hard, conglomerate fossli 
limeston 
mottled ....... 
Dark, laminated clay 
Conglomerate fossil limestone, dar! 
Laminated clay and limestone, dar! 
Hard, conglomerate fossil limesto1 
gray .. 
Dark clay mixed wit! 
Hard limestone, light gray 
Hard slate shale, black 
Mud and black clay. 
Hard limestone—gra, 
Sandstone, gray . 
20 
= ar| 204 LANE 
(Ea 
Laminated clay an 
Blue slate shale...... 
Hard limestone, light gray. 
Dark fire clay ware 
Gain in: measurement. 
Hard blue fire clay.. 4 
Gain in measurement. . 8 
Dark clay shale........ n0ane 8 
Bituminous shales .........10.0. 00. 6 
Conglomerate ilmestone, mixed with 
CE ACTN SianppbboesoooenEe oe 6 
Dark clay shales. 3 
Limestone ............ Bs 
Laminated shale, light. 3—2 
Limestone 2 
Coal .... 1— 4 
Laminated shale 3— 8 
Laminated sandstone, light . 84—10 
Laminated shale, Hight. cea) 
Limestone .. 1— 9 
Laminated shale, ight. 5 
Limestone .. 2s 1 
Shale—light, dark, light, dark, light.. 88 
Sandstone, light .. 5 1—10 
Shale—light, dark, light. 
Coal ... nOG 
Shale, black to ight 
Coal 
Shale, dark t 
Sandstone and shale 
Black shale 
Coal 
WUROLClavd c-tchasieeisieee 
Shale, light, slate.....+.- 
Sandstone, micaceous to har 
blue clay, 
Shale, dark ~ 
Sandstone .. 
Sats, dark . 
Limestone, dark 
Shale, dark 
Limestone, gray 
Shale, black . 
Limestone . 
Shale, dark 
Hard blue fire clay 
Shale with Itmesto; 
Clay and fire clay. 
Shale . 
Mire clay - 
Dark shale 
Shale mixed with fron oxld. 
Sandstone . 
Shale, dark 
(CO = ceae 
Black shale 
Coal ...... 
Sandstone . 
Sandstone, hard .............. 
Mire clay mixed with limestone. - 
Clay shale and dark clay...... 
Tire clay and sandstone mixed, dar! 
Sandstone, gray ........... 
Shale, some limestone 
Mire clay .... 
Dark clay shal 
le with mica 
Sandstone 
Dark shale m! s 7 
Dark clay mixed with sandstone 
Sandstone, gray 
Limestone, light . 
Sandstone, shale 
Sandstone, gray . 
Shale, dark . . 
Sandstone, variegated gray. 
Shale 
Sandstone with shale bands 
Laminated shale, dark. . 
Sandstone and shale, ight. 
Limestone, light ....... 
Shale—dark, llght, dark 
Coalmenear Onno sa oeeasone 
Shale—light to 66, then dark. 
COE rope ae co eecinnIORDROOSCoS 
Shales, dark ............. 
Crystalline limestone, Ifght. 
Shale, dark ,.. 
Conl sediment .-...... Sap38 
Sandstone and shale, variegated, light. - 
Shale, light, then dark 10 feet 
Sandstone, white 
Shale, dark .. 
Shale, soft and light 
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1453—10 
1454—10 
1466—10 
1500, 
1513— 7 
1520— 9 
1520— 9 
1580—10 
1597— 4 
1599 
1599— 
1602— 
1606— 
1607— 
1610— 
1621— 
1625— 
1638— 
1688— 
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GALESBURG 
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NEVALLEY 
LIMESTONE, 
LADORE 
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BETHANY 
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