Stratigraphy

Start Depth
End Depth
Stratigraphic Unit
Start Depth: 0.00 ft
End Depth: 20.00 ft
Unit: Peoria 
System
Quaternary 
Series
Pleistocene Series 
Group
Wisconsinan Episode 
Formation
Peoria 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
0.00 ft
End Depth
20.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top & Base Accurate For Sample 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, Gap At Top 
Primary Lithology
Loess 
Percent
100 
Secondary Lithology
Unknown 
Percent
Tertiary Lithology
Unknown 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 20.00 ft
End Depth: 30.00 ft
Unit: Pre-Illinoian 
System
Quaternary 
Series
Pleistocene Series 
Group
Pre-Illinoian 
Formation
 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
20.00 ft
End Depth
30.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top & Base Accurate For Sample 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, No Gaps 
Primary Lithology
Till - Oxidized And Unleached 
Percent
100 
Secondary Lithology
Unknown 
Percent
Tertiary Lithology
Unknown 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 30.00 ft
End Depth: 35.00 ft
Unit: Pre-Illinoian 
System
Quaternary 
Series
Pleistocene Series 
Group
Pre-Illinoian 
Formation
 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
30.00 ft
End Depth
35.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top & Base Accurate For Sample 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, No Gaps 
Primary Lithology
Silt 
Percent
100 
Secondary Lithology
 
Percent
Tertiary Lithology
 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 35.00 ft
End Depth: 80.00 ft
Unit: Pre-Illinoian 
System
Quaternary 
Series
Pleistocene Series 
Group
Pre-Illinoian 
Formation
 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
35.00 ft
End Depth
80.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top & Base Accurate For Sample 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, No Gaps 
Primary Lithology
Till - Oxidized And Unleached 
Percent
100 
Secondary Lithology
 
Percent
Tertiary Lithology
 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 80.00 ft
End Depth: 110.00 ft
Unit: Pre-Illinoian 
System
Quaternary 
Series
Pleistocene Series 
Group
Pre-Illinoian 
Formation
 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
80.00 ft
End Depth
110.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top & Base Accurate For Sample 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, No Gaps 
Primary Lithology
Till - Unoxidized And Unleached 
Percent
70 
Secondary Lithology
Till - Oxidized And Unleached 
Percent
30 
Tertiary Lithology
 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 110.00 ft
End Depth: 150.00 ft
Unit: Pre-Illinoian 
System
Quaternary 
Series
Pleistocene Series 
Group
Pre-Illinoian 
Formation
 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
110.00 ft
End Depth
150.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top & Base Accurate For Sample 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, Gaps, Top & Base Defined 
Primary Lithology
Till - Unoxidized And Unleached 
Percent
100 
Secondary Lithology
 
Percent
Tertiary Lithology
 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 150.00 ft
End Depth: 165.00 ft
Unit: Pre-Illinoian 
System
Quaternary 
Series
Pleistocene Series 
Group
Pre-Illinoian 
Formation
 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
150.00 ft
End Depth
165.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top & Base Accurate For Sample 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, No Gaps 
Primary Lithology
Till - Oxidized And Leached 
Percent
70 
Secondary Lithology
Till - Unoxidized And Unleached 
Percent
30 
Tertiary Lithology
Unknown 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 165.00 ft
End Depth: 180.00 ft
Unit: Pre-Illinoian 
System
Quaternary 
Series
Pleistocene Series 
Group
Pre-Illinoian 
Formation
 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
165.00 ft
End Depth
180.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top & Base Accurate For Sample 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, No Gaps 
Primary Lithology
Till - Unoxidized And Unleached 
Percent
100 
Secondary Lithology
 
Percent
Tertiary Lithology
 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 180.00 ft
End Depth: 190.00 ft
Unit: Pre-Illinoian 
System
Quaternary 
Series
Pleistocene Series 
Group
Pre-Illinoian 
Formation
 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
180.00 ft
End Depth
190.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top & Base Accurate For Sample 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, No Gaps 
Primary Lithology
Till - Oxidized And Unleached 
Percent
100 
Secondary Lithology
 
Percent
Tertiary Lithology
 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 190.00 ft
End Depth: 215.00 ft
Unit: Pre-Illinoian 
System
Quaternary 
Series
Pleistocene Series 
Group
Pre-Illinoian 
Formation
 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
190.00 ft
End Depth
215.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top & Base Accurate For Sample 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, No Gaps 
Primary Lithology
Till - Unoxidized And Unleached 
Percent
80 
Secondary Lithology
Till - Oxidized And Unleached 
Percent
20 
Tertiary Lithology
 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 215.00 ft
End Depth: 300.00 ft
Unit: Pre-Illinoian 
System
Quaternary 
Series
Pleistocene Series 
Group
Pre-Illinoian 
Formation
 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
215.00 ft
End Depth
300.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top & Base Accurate For Sample 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, No Gaps 
Primary Lithology
Till - Unoxidized And Unleached 
Percent
100 
Secondary Lithology
 
Percent
Tertiary Lithology
 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 300.00 ft
End Depth: 310.00 ft
Unit: Salt & Pepper Sands 
System
Tertiary 
Series
 
Group
 
Formation
Salt & Pepper Sands 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
300.00 ft
End Depth
310.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top & Base Accurate For Sample 
Penetration
Bedrock Surface - Complete Penetration, No Gaps 
Primary Lithology
Sand 
Percent
100 
Secondary Lithology
Unknown 
Percent
Tertiary Lithology
Unknown 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 310.00 ft
End Depth: 325.00 ft
Unit: Carlile Shale 
System
Cretaceous 
Series
 
Group
Fort Benton ("Lower Colorado ") 
Formation
Carlile Shale 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
310.00 ft
End Depth
325.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top Accurate, Base Less Accurate - (Indistinct Lithologic Break) 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, No Gaps 
Primary Lithology
Shale 
Percent
100 
Secondary Lithology
 
Percent
Tertiary Lithology
 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 325.00 ft
End Depth: 350.00 ft
Unit: Greenhorn Limestone 
System
Cretaceous 
Series
 
Group
Fort Benton ("Lower Colorado ") 
Formation
Greenhorn Limestone 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
325.00 ft
End Depth
350.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Base Accurate, Top Less Accurate - (Indistinct Lithologic Contact) 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, No Gaps 
Primary Lithology
Shale 
Percent
Secondary Lithology
Limestone 
Percent
Tertiary Lithology
 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 350.00 ft
End Depth: 390.00 ft
Unit: Graneros Shale 
System
Cretaceous 
Series
 
Group
Fort Benton ("Lower Colorado ") 
Formation
Graneros Shale 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
350.00 ft
End Depth
390.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top Accurate, Base Less Accurate - (Indistinct Lithologic Break) 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, No Gaps 
Primary Lithology
Shale 
Percent
Secondary Lithology
Limestone 
Percent
Tertiary Lithology
 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 390.00 ft
End Depth: 490.00 ft
Unit: Woodbury 
System
Cretaceous 
Series
 
Group
Fort Benton ("Lower Colorado ") 
Formation
Dakota 
Member
Woodbury 
Submember
 
Start Depth
390.00 ft
End Depth
490.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top & Base Accurate For Sample 
Penetration
Complete Penetration, No Gaps 
Primary Lithology
Shale 
Percent
Secondary Lithology
Sandstone 
Percent
Tertiary Lithology
 
Percent
Comments
Start Depth: 490.00 ft
End Depth: 518.00 ft
Unit: Sioux Quartzite 
System
Proterozoic 
Series
 
Group
 
Formation
Sioux Quartzite 
Member
 
Submember
 
Start Depth
490.00 ft
End Depth
518.00 ft
Contact Accuracy
Top & Base Accurate For Sample 
Penetration
Partial Penetration (Base Not Met), No Gap At Top 
Primary Lithology
Quartzite 
Percent
Secondary Lithology
Clay 
Percent
Tertiary Lithology
 
Percent
Comments