| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
1 |
0 |
| Gravelly clay, with water |
10 |
0 |
|
11 |
0 |
| Sand and gravel, with water |
2 |
6 |
|
13 |
6 |
| Soft marly limestone |
37 |
8 |
|
51 |
2 |
| Soft limestone, with hard brown girdles |
22 |
0 |
|
73 |
2 |
| Soft limestone, with thin girdles and open partings |
158 |
0 |
|
231 |
2 |
| Soft brown limestone, with marly partings and large holes (tubbing commenced 1 fathom into this stone) |
101 |
10 |
|
333 |
0 |
| Strong brown and yellow limestone, with marly partings and water |
69 |
0 |
|
402 |
0 |
| Yellow limestone, with water |
17 |
10 |
|
419 |
10 |
| Strong brown limestone, with marly partings and water |
48 |
0 |
|
467 |
10 |
| Strong brown sandy limestone, with blue balls, strong girdles, and water |
61 |
6 |
|
529 |
4 |
| Strong white sandy limestone, with black partings and water |
61 |
2 |
|
590 |
6 |
| Hard blue sandy limestone, with sulphur and water |
18 |
0 |
|
608 |
6 |
| Blue limestone, with strong panels |
12 |
3 |
|
620 |
9 |
| Grey metal parting |
0 |
8 |
|
621 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal stone (the most of it limestone) and water |
11 |
2 |
|
632 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
10 |
|
633 |
5 |
| Sandstone, with water |
12 |
0 |
|
645 |
5 |
| Blue metal (bottom of tubbing at bottom of blue metal) |
12 |
1 |
|
657 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal stone and red girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
672 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone |
27 |
10 |
|
700 |
4 |
| Grey post |
5 |
0 |
|
705 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
707 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
7 |
|
707 |
7 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
3 |
0 |
|
710 |
7 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
4 |
4 |
|
714 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
1 |
|
727 |
0 |
| Grey metal stone |
6 |
9 |
|
733 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal stone and post girdles |
11 |
3 |
|
745 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with iron girdles |
7 |
6 |
|
752 |
6 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
5 |
5 |
|
757 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal stone |
10 |
8 |
|
768 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with iron balls |
13 |
1 |
|
781 |
8 |
| Black stone |
1 |
2 |
|
782 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
6 |
|
790 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
790 |
9 |
| Dark grey metal, with scares of coal |
0 |
4 |
|
791 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal stone |
11 |
10 |
|
802 |
11 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
1 |
8 |
|
804 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
8 |
|
805 |
3 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
18 |
2 |
|
823 |
5 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
8 |
|
824 |
1 |
| Strong grey post and metal partings |
31 |
2 |
|
855 |
3 |
| Strong white post and metal partings |
27 |
0 |
|
882 |
3 |
| Strong grey post, coal pipes near bottom |
24 |
1 |
|
906 |
4 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
8 |
|
911 |
0 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Black slaty Band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
3 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
0½ |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
3½ |
|
|
|
| Grey metal stone, with post girdles |
20 |
1 |
|
931 |
1 |
| Dark grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
934 |
1 |
| Black stone |
3 |
0 |
|
937 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
937 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
14 |
3 |
|
951 |
9 |
| Strong grey post, with whin |
6 |
0 |
|
957 |
9 |
| Dark grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
963 |
9 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
0 |
9 |
|
964 |
6 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal stone, with post |
4 |
0 |
|
968 |
6 |
| Whin girdle |
1 |
3 |
|
969 |
9 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
2 |
6 |
|
972 |
3 |
| Dark grey metal and post girdles |
21 |
0 |
|
993 |
3 |
| Grey metal stone and ironstone girdles |
11 |
0 |
|
1004 |
3 |
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
4 |
2 |
|
1008 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
15 |
0 |
|
1023 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
10 |
0 |
|
1033 |
5 |
| Dark blue metal |
0 |
7 |
|
1034 |
0 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
9 |
|
1037 |
9 |
| COAL, good |
3 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL, bottom |
0 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Black stone, mixed with coal |
1 |
1 |
|
1038 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
21 |
0 |
|
1059 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
1060 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with whin girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
1068 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
16 |
10 |
|
1085 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
1086 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
15 |
6 |
|
1101 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
1102 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
9 |
|
1105 |
0 |
| White post |
13 |
0 |
|
1118 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
8 |
|
1123 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
1124 |
0 |
| White and grey post |
5 |
0 |
|
1129 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
30 |
0 |
|
1159 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
1159 |
4 |
| Blue metal and post girdles |
18 |
9 |
|
1178 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
1179 |
7 |
| White post |
3 |
9 |
|
1183 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
13 |
0 |
|
1196 |
4 |
| White post girdle |
1 |
0 |
|
1197 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
1199 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
|
1202 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
7¼ |
|
|
|
| Dark soft metal |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| Seggar clay |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Bored further — |
0 |
0 |
|
1202 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
9 |
|
1205 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
4 |
|
1207 |
1 |
| Dark post |
0 |
10 |
|
1207 |
11 |
| White post |
5 |
2 |
|
1213 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
29 |
9 |
|
1242 |
10 |
| White post |
0 |
10 |
|
1243 |
8 |