MBMG-1388

Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology

Located in Musselshell County, Montana, this groundwater monitoring location is associated with a water well in the Upper Cretaceous aquifers.

Well Construction

Depth Description
-1.85-3.0 ft 4.0 in diameter pvc casing
3.0-362.0 ft 4.0 in diameter steel casing
362.0-427.0 ft 4.75 in diameter open hole screen
Depth Lithology Description
0.0-200.0 ft unknown ONLY CURSORY LOG KEPT. USED TO CHECK AGAINST ROUNDUP-1A. SEE ROUNDUP-1A FOR LOG. THE HOLE WAS DRILLED WITH AIR-ONLY TO 280. QUIK-FOAM AND INJECTED WATER FROM 280 TO 370. WATER DRILLING FROM 370 TO 427. BY 75' THE HOLE WAS MAKING WATER
200.0-215.0 ft unknown SILTSTONE AND SHALE - GRAY TO GREENISH-GRAY
215.0-221.0 ft unknown SANDSTONE - VFY
221.0-225.0 ft unknown SHALE - GREENISH-GRAY TO BLACK (CARBONACIYS)
225.0-231.0 ft unknown SANDSTONE - VFY MODERATELY TO WELL CEMENTED
231.0-235.0 ft unknown SHALE CARBONACOUS THIN COAL- MINOR PYRITE IN COAL
235.0-247.0 ft unknown SHALE - GRAY TO GREENISH GRAY
247.0-262.0 ft unknown SHALE AND MINOR SANDSTONE NEAR 253
262.0-274.0 ft unknown SANDSTONE - WHITISH TO GRAY CLAYEY
274.0-278.0 ft unknown SHALE - GREENISH-GRAY
278.0-287.0 ft unknown SANDSTONE VFY GRAY LOTS OF FINE MATERIAL
287.0-292.0 ft unknown SHALE - GREEN TO BLACK
292.0-295.0 ft unknown SANDSTONE ?
295.0-305.0 ft unknown SHALE - GREEN AND GRAY
305.0-310.0 ft unknown SANDSTONE FY FAIRLY CLEAN
310.0-313.0 ft unknown SILTSTONE GRAY
313.0-316.0 ft unknown SHALE GREEN
316.0-325.0 ft unknown SANDSTONE - FG- LIGHT GRAY SOME CHOCOLATE BROWN MUDSTONE (LAYERED WITHIN SANDSTONE)
325.0-330.0 ft unknown SILTSTONE AND SHALE GREENISH-GRAY HARD AT 329-330
330.0-347.0 ft unknown SILTSTONE AND VFY SANDSTONE GREENISH GRAY MINOR COAL AND SHALE
347.0-350.0 ft unknown SHALE GREENISH-GRAY TO GRAY
350.0-360.0 ft unknown SHALE EARLY IN INTERVAL SILTSTONE LATE MATERIAL GREENISH-GRAY
360.0-370.0 ft unknown 362 SANDSTONE VFG TO FG - GRAY CLAYEY
360.0-372.0 ft unknown SHALE
372.0-383.0 ft unknown SANDSTONE FEW GOOD RETURNS
383.0-393.0 ft unknown DRILLING RATE SLOWER CUTTINGS GRAY TO BROWN SHALE
393.0-400.0 ft unknown HARDER BUT FASTER DRILLING RATE SOME VFY SAND IN TUB WITH LOTS OF FINE MATERIAL
400.0-410.0 ft unknown SANDSTONE VFY CLAYEY
410.0-427.0 ft unknown SHALE GRAY TO BLUISH-GREEN

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