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South Hetton Colliery

Engine Pit

An Account of Strata sunk through in the Engine Pit, South Hetton Colliery. Begun March 1st, 1831

Shaft Details

Sunk: 01 Mar 1831, Closed: Jul 1982

Approximate surface level 420 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Soil    1  0     1  0
Brown gravelly clay, mixed with sand and water    7  0     8  0
Blue gravelly clay, mixed with sand and water    19  0     27  0
Sand and water    3  0     30  0
Blue gravelly clay    16  0     46  0
Limestone marl    101  0     147  0
Yellow limestone in a confused state, mixed with spar (got water 29½ fathoms from the surface, which increased from 20 to 300 gallons per minute)    111  0     258  0
Yellow limestone in various beds    21  0     279  0
Brown limestone    4  4     283  4
Blue limestone    0  6     283  10
Brown sandy limestone    13  2     297  0
Brown limestone, with metal clay partings    30  0     327  0
Blue metal stone    2  0     329  0
Strong grey post    4  0     333  0
Blue metal stone    3  0     336  0
Sand, with water, 1,300 gallons per minute    30  0     366  0
Grey metal stone    3  0     369  0
Grey post    3  0     372  0
Grey and red metal stone    18  0     390  0
COAL - Three-Quarter Seam    2  10     392  10
Thill stone    3  0     395  10
Grey metal stone, with post girdles (laid a wedging crib)    9  6     405  4
Grey and red post    14  8     420  0
Grey and red post    35  11     455  11
COAL, mixed with black stone    1  2     457  1
Grey thill stone    3  10     460  11
Grey post, mixed with whin    81  0     541  11
Blue metal stone    15  0     556  11
COAL    0  4     557  3
Grey metal stone, mixed with post    10  0     567  3
Strong grey post, mixed with whin and water    60  0     627  3
Blue metal stone    15  0     642  3
COAL - Five-Quarter Seam    3  0     645  3
    COAL, with foulness    2  0       
    Band    0  4       
    COAL    0  8       
Bottom stone thill    3  0     648  3
Grey metal stone, with post girdles    13  0     661  3
Grey metal, with post    12  0     673  3
Grey post, with whin    30  0     703  3
Grey post, with metal partings    72  0     775  3
Grey post, with gullets    39  8     814  11
COAL - Main Coal Seam    6  6     821  5
    COAL, good    4  6       
    COAL    2  0       
Thill stone    3  0     824  5
Post girdles    4  0     828  5
Grey metal    12  0     840  5
Black stone    1  2     841  7
COAL    0  3     841  10
Grey metal stone    2  0     843  10
COAL    0  1     843  11
Post girdles    10  0     853  11
Grey metal    12  0     865  11
COAL - Maudlin Seam    2  3     868  2
    COAL, mixed with black stone    2  3       
Thill stone    15  9     883  11
Strong blue stone    14  0     897  11
Whin girdles    0  6     898  5
Grey post    6  0     904  5
Black stone    1  6     905  11
Grey metal    15  7     921  6
Strong grey metal    29  0     950  6
Strong grey post    5  0     955  6
COAL    1  3     956  9
Black metal and ironstone girdles    7  3     964  0
COAL - Low Main Seam    5  4     969  4
    COAL    2  6       
    Band    1  0       
    COAL    1  10       
Black metal stone    3  8     973  0
Grey metal    5  6     978  6
Post girdles, with whin    1  6     980  0
Grey scamy post    10  0     990  0
Grey metal stone    4  3     994  3
Grey post    1  6     995  9
Soft grey metal    2  9     998  6
COAL, splinty    3  6     1002  0
Black metal    1  3     1003  3
Grey post, with metal partings    5  0     1008  3
Blue stone    3  3     1011  6
COAL    0  4     1011  10
Grey metal    2  6     1014  4
Grey post, with metal partings    8  6     1022  10
Blue metal    1  9     1024  7
COAL    1  0     1025  7
Grey post, with hard girdles    8  4     1033  11
Black metal    6  9     1040  8
Grey post    3  8     1044  4
Grey metal    9  8     1054  0
Black stone    2  0     1056  0
COAL - Hutton Seam    6  4     1062  5
    COAL, good    4         
    Band    0         
    COAL, bottom    1         
Blue seggar-clay    0  6     1062  11
Blue metal    16  3     1079  2
Black stone    0  8     1079  10
COAL    0  5     1080  3
Grey metal, with post girdles    4  0     1084  3
Grey whinstone    2  8     1086  11
Grey metal    12  0     1098  11
Black metal, with ironstone girdles    1  4     1100  3
COAL    0  2     1100  6
Seggar-clay    2  0     1102  6
Black shale    0  2     1102  8
Light and dark grey post girdles    7  2     1109  10
White post, with whin    7  5     1117  3
Blue metal    3  0     1120  3
COAL    0  5     1120  8
Grey post panels, with dark post girdles    5  0     1125  8
Shivery post    3  7     1129  3
Blue metal, with ironstone girdles    18  0     1147  3
Strong grey metal, with post girdles    9  3     1156  6
White post    24  0     1180  6
Whin    6  0     1186  6
White post    18  0     1204  6
Blue metal    5  1     1209  7
Black stone    0  1     1209  8
COAL - Harvey Seam    2  1     1211  9
Seggar-clay    2  0     1213  9
Grey metal, with post girdles    7  3     1221  1
Black stone    0  3     1221  4
Seggar-clay    4  3     1225  7
Grey metal, with post girdles    20  0     1245  7
Black stone    2  10     1248  5
Blue metal    10  4     1258  9
COAL - Busty Seam    3  6     1262  3
    COAL    0  11       
    Band    0         
    COAL    0  5       
    Band    0  3       
    COAL    0         
    Band    0  4       
    COAL    0  9       

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894

  original entry for sinking/boring number 1828 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894"

  original entry for sinking/boring number 2944 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894"

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