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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Water Well #11 Location: 1577.97' North and 969,05* West from Southeast corner of Section 31, T. 20 S.; R. 61 E; M.D.B.&M. Elevation: 2129.5' Spudded: 12:00 Noon, 9/17/45 Completed: 9/26/45 Total Depth: 940' Casing Record 10-3/4" O.D. - 35,75# & 45,5# casing hung with shoe at 904'. C.P. at 538', Top at surface. 10-3/4" casing perforated: 541' - 747'; and 807* - 902* 160 mesh, LOG From 1 ° Feet Cut Formation O' 57' 57' Surface 57' 161' 104' Red clay, gravel & hard shells 161' 252' 91' Red clay, gravel, hard streaks 252' 360' 108* Coarse gravel - Top of gravel ? 252' (Started taking ditch samples at 560') (Took ditch samples every 10 f t , from) (360' to 940', Final Depth. ) Depth of Sample at 360* 3701 380* 390* 400' 410' 420' 430' Rounded pehhles up to 1/2" diameter. A ll gravel. (No clay or limestone), Pehhles are quartzite. Top or clay ) = ggg Bottom of gravel ) Red clay, few grains of very fin e grained gravel, 98# clay. Buff and red clay. No sand or gravel. Buff and red clay and coarse gravel, Pehhles up to 1/3" diam. 50# clay. 50# gravel. Gravel is prohahly carvings. Red clay with a few rounded pehhles,, pehhles 1/3" diam, 95# clay. Red clay. No gravel. Red clay with few pehhles. Pehhles up to 1/3" diam. 98# clay. Red clay with small amount of limestone. 90# clay. //
