Yields of Shallow Dolomite Wells in Northern Illinois

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REPORT 0F INVESTIGATION 46
Yields of Shallow Dolomite
Wells in Northern Illinois
by SANDOR CSALLANY and W. C. WALTON
Printed by authority of thc State of Illinois-Ch. 127, IRS, Par. 58.29
STATE OF ILLINOIS
HON. OTTO KERNER, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION
WlLLlAM SYLVESTER WHITE, Director
BOARD OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
WILLIAM SYLVESTER WHITE, Chairman
ROGER ADAMS, Ph.D., D.Sc., LL.D., Chemistry
ROBERT H. ANDERSON, B.S., Engineering
THOMAS PARK, Ph.D., Biology
CHARLES E. OLMSTED, Ph.D., Botany
LAURENCE L. SLOSS, Ph.D., Geology
WILLIAM L. EVERITT, E.E., Ph.D.,
University of Illinois
DELYTE W. MORRIS, Ph.D.,
President, Southern Illinois University
STATE WATER SURVEY DIVISION
WILLIAM C. ACKERMANN, Chief
URBANA
I963
Second Printing 1970
CONTENTS
Page
Abstrac............................................................................................................................................................. 1
Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Acknowledgments .......................................................................................................................................... 2
Geology and hydrology.......................................................................................................................................... 3
Ordovician rocks .......................................................................................................................................... 3
Silurian rocks.................................................................................................................................................. 8
Devonian, Mississippian, and Pennsylvanian rocks......................................................................................... 8
Construction features of wells ......................................................................................................................... 8
Specific-capacity data ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1
Description and analysis of specific-capacity data ....................................................................................... 14
Yields of individual shallow dolomite aquifers .................................................................................................. 15
Silurian rocks .............................................................................................................................................. 15
Ordovician rocks .......................................................................................................................................... 19
Acid treatment of wells to increase yield............................................................................................................................................ 20
Predicting the yields of we..l.l.s... .......................................................................................................................... 21
Conclusions ......................................................................................................................................................... 24
References.......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Appendix.......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Well-numbering system....................................................................................................................................... 26
Table A. Specific-capacity data for wells in Silurian rocks and Maquoketa Formation in
northeastern Illinois..................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Tab1e B. Specific-capacity data for wells in Silurian rocks in areas outside of northeastern Illinois..................39
Table C. Specific-capacity data for wells in Silurian and Devonian rocks and Maquoketa Formation
in areas outside of northeastern Illinois....................................................................................................................40
Table D. Specific-capacity data for wells in Galena-Platteville Dolomite in northern Illinois........................ 41
Table E. Specific-capacity data for wells in northeastern Illinois showing effects of acid treatment.............. 43
ILLUSTRATIONS
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1 nrehtroN sionillI aera dna snoitacol fo cigoloeg ssorc snoitces nwohs ni erugif3 ................................... 2
2 laerA ygoloeg fo kcordeb ecafrus ni nrehtronsionillI .................................................................................................. 3
3 ssorC snoitces fo erutcurts dna yhpargitarts fo kcordeb ni nrehtronsionillI
snoitacol( nwohs no erugif)1 ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
4 noitavelE fo pot )A( dna ssenkciht )B( fo ellivettalP-anelaG etimoloD ni nretsaehtronsionillI ................. 6
5 noitavelE fo esab fo ellivettalP- aenteilmaoGloD ni trap fo nrehtronsionillI ............................................................ 7
6 ssenkcihT fo atekouqaM noitamroF ni nretsaehtron..sionillI ....................................................................... 8
7 ssenkcihT fo nairuliS skcor ni nretsaehtronsionillI ..................................................................................................... 9
8 kcordeB yhpargopot fo nretsaehtronsionillI ...................................................................................................... 10
9 noitcurtsnoC serutaef fo detceles sllew ni nretsaehtron.sionillI .................................................................. 11
10 noitcurtsnoC serutaef fo detceles sllew ni nretsewhtronsionillI ................................................................... 12
11 laciteroehT noitaler neewteb cificeps yticapac dna suidar fo llew )A( dna gnipmup doirep)B( ........... 13
12 laciteroehT noitaler neewteb cificeps yticapac dnatneiciffeoc foytilibissimsnart .................................... 14
13 noitaleR neewteb ssol-llew tnatsnoc dna cificeps yticapac dna gnipmuplevel ............................................ 14
14 tneiciffeoC fo ytilibissimsnar tsusrev cificeps yticapac rof lareves seulav fo r 2/t .................................... 15
15 noitaleR neewteb cificeps yticapac dna stinu detartenep yb sllew ni egaPuD..ytnuoC w .......................... 16
16 yticapac-cificepS ycneuqerf shparg rof stinu detartenep yb sllew ni egaPuD County ............................ 16
17 noitaleR neewteb cificeps seiticapac fo sllew ni nairuliS dna naicivodrO skcor nialrevo yb laicalgtfird 17
18 noitaleR neewteb cificeps yticapac dna htped fonoitartenep fosllew in yrneHcM..ytnuoC .................. 17
19 noitaleR neewteb cificeps yticapac dna retcarahc fo laicalg..tfird ............................................................... 17
20 noitaleR neewteb cificeps yticapac dna ssenkciht fo dnas dna levarg yltcerid evoba nairuliSskcor ....... 17
21 noitaleR neewteb cificeps yticapac dna kcordebyhpargopot ........................................................................... 18
22 noital enReewt ecbif isceeiptsicapac fo sllew ni nairuliS dna nainoveDskcor ............................................. 18
23 noitaleR neewteb cificep syticapac dna retcarahc fo stisop egdniylre vnoairuliS skcor ni nrehtronsionillI 18
24 noitaleR neewteb cificeps seiticapac fo sllew ni nairuliS dna naicivodrO skcor nialrevo ybkcordeb ..... 19
25 ytic aypcance-ucqie frsifhcpeaprSg rof sllew n inretsaseihotnriolnlI ............................................................... 19
26 stceffE fo dica tnemtaert no sdleiy fo detcelessllew ......................................................................................... 20
27 stceffE fo dica tnemtaert no cificeps seiticapac fo ylwen detcurtsnocsllew ................................................ 21
28 stceffE fo dica tnemtaert no cif isceeiptsicapac fo dlosllew ........................................................................... 21
29 detamitsE sdleiy fo wollahs etimolod sllew ni nrehtronsionillI ....................................................................... 22
30 seit ie lcrinobefirsrs uofcPoco dnas dn alev aer vgkocboarde b n.nisrieohntirlolnI ..................................... 23
31 Bedrock yhpargopot fo nrehtron Illinois.. ........................................................................................................... 24
Yields of Shallow Dolomite Wells in Nortbern Illinois
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ABSTRACT
nI nrehtron sionillI egral seititnauq fo dnuorg retaw era nwardhtiw morf sllew niwollahs
sef ionraeiSrdna xndeanlraAa g.enaehaigTiNaciv onddanri aOrs urfleoif Sieutqiamolod
e g erotatalre ddol m eenigayaiciv o edftroiOmo leolDlivettalP-ane l e daehnnGgtaaairuliS
n aens itoees cii gid . imtdatefraf voaniboetofolmutteodoro nakrDoreawoOFghuutqqaM
sfh ot dpteeardetnuo cynlela uessrk uacnoariru l.is Sl r loe settfewaoiwtitn alul qadmlseiy
neewteb 01 dna 003 teef ni nretsaehtron sionillI dna neewteb 03 dna 088 teef ninretsewhtron
laicalg yb nialrevo netfo era dna secalp ta ssenkciht ni teef 054 deecxe skcor esehT .sionillI
.tfird ehT egareva htped fo wolla hestimoIod sIIew si tuoba 041 ,teef dna tsom sllewfo
tne cnegrised e rdaehsini f21 ot 61 sehcni n.iretemaid
tuobA 0001 noitcudorp-llew stset erew ,edam ,1691-1291 no erom naht 008wollahs
etimolod .sllew lacitsitatS sisylana fo yticapac-cificeps atad dedivorp a sisab rofgninimreted
- ,nssoa lc dlneeiswa c,nsunoita m srrrooeffi ueqtaimo lwoodll alhasudiv i ed f lneo)oih1rt
srotubirt fo ;retaw )2 rehtehw ro ton tnacifin gsipsihsnoitaler tsixe neewteb eht sdleiy fosllew
c id gn;oaslloorrdtynhoo cedgna )3 eht stceffe fo di ctanemtaert no se iethitvitc ufdoorp.sllew
tI si dedulcnoc taht eht naragaiN ,seireS nairdnaxelA ,seireS dnaellivettalP-anelaG
etimol olDla ev ar haeltiamriesdo mot hgi hsd lyeciny edtnsai sfnoo csndileiy ni sa-ehrgauorht
tuo nrehtro nsionillI erehw eseht skcor yltceri deilrednu laicalg .tfird esehT nairuliSdna
y n csar nki a eecc slfvtoiswdioasrvdolmhi ol leisd denisn nsriiy oeaaOyecressnerkeihachwotr
era nialrevo yb .kcordeb nO eht rehto ,dnah eht atekou qnaoMitamroF dna skcor fonainoveD
ega dleiy yrev elttil retaw ot .sllew tgsnoiMdle isyg-nrienteapwo rucco ni eht reppudriht-eno
.esrr e ee hff tl s Toitiawin ufmioeen qioclehodarl alwtindoalatta dgheecdsbheotnongoc
reppu trap fo eht wol leath is.msorleo fdtisueq haggniiHdle isyllew era dnuof nikcordeb
dnal p,usaera ni saera erehw eht laic a y ltlggfenitiraydildree mvemohit woleltaihmsolod
aetr aadrettsaic osds fnseea a r es,edr alhnne ewa i rdv ddaeafnnsro aaogss prsmeiofciuqa
.tneserp
t seotMim osll olddeewtae rhttiw di ct ante nmwaeocvhios frnipinmg ii;sdltesieygral
stnemevorpmi era dedrocer rof detatilibah e.rsllew sdleiY era desaercni esuagcneibdleiy-retaw
sgninepo era degralne dna enif llird sgnittuc r osnoitatsurc neira devomer morf.sgninepo
elbaborP segnar ni sdleiy fo wollahs etimolod sllew ni depolevednu saera eradetamitse
y tyiccna ep ,uamsqcohe-r prcfrafi erfsfgisiceuenqpkasci hdtna 1ae ryagolo e,gspam dna-retaw
.atad level
INTRODUCTION
nI nrehtron sionillI ees( erugif )1 htron fo ehttsrif-ytrof etimolod srefiuqa era yrev tnetsisnocni ni ytivitcudorpdna
lellarap fo ,edutital lareves derdnuh lapicinum dna -sudni eht sdleiy fo sllew yrav yltaerg morf ecalp ot ,ecalpwollahs
trial wells obtain large quantities of ground water from etimolod sllew evah neeb cifilorp secruos fo retaw rof-raen
bedrock of Silurian and Ordovician age. Silurian and ly 75 years. Small quantities of water also are obtained
naicivodrO skcor era deretnuocne ta shtped gnignar morf morf etimolod sdeb fo eht atekouqaM noitamroF dna-emil
a wef ot lareves derdnuh ,teef dna eht strap fo esehtskcor enots sdeb fo skcor fo nainoveD.ega
above the Glenwood-St. Peter Sandstone functioning as egapmuP morf nairuliS dna naicivodrO skcor siylegral
srefiuqa tsisnoc ylegral fo etimolod a( ekil-enotsemilkcor concentrated in DuPage, Cook, and Lake Counties in
hcir ni .)muisengam nairuliS skcor egnar ni ssenkcihtmorf nretsaehtron .sionillI slawardhtiW morf etimolod sllew ni
a wef ot erom naht 054 ;teef eht mumixam nwonk-kciht nretsaehtron sionillI degareva tuoba 55 noillim snollagrep
ssen fo eht ellivettalP-anelaG etimoloD sdeecxe 053 .teef yad )dgm( ni .0691 wollahS etimolod sllew ta secalpevah
ehT nairuliS skcor era rojam srefiuqa ni nretsaehtrondna yields exceeding 1000 gallons per minute (gpm) . Large
nretsewhtron ,sionillI dna eht ellivettalP-anelaGetimoloD seititnauq fo retaw era depmup morf sllew denwo yb-ihC
fo naicivodrO ega si a rojam refiuqa ni eht lartnecnoitrop ogac ,sthgieH nodneralC ,slliH srenwoD ,evorG,roomssolF
of northern Illinois. Despite the fact that these shallow nelG ,nyllE ,eladsniH ,doowemoH aL ,egnarG,ellivytrebiL
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Figure 1 nrehtroN sionillI oera dna snoitacol fo cigoloeg ssorc snoitces nwohs ni erugif3
,elsiL ,drabmoL dnalrO ,kraP kraP ,tseroF ,notnrohTalliV dna nairbmaC ega hcihw evah neeb ylediw desu rofegral
Park, West Chicago, Westmont, Wheaton, and other retaw-dnuorg .seilppus yreV eIttil noitamrofni no wollahs
.seitilapicinum etimolod srefiuqa saw ;detneserp ,revewoh morf elbaliava
The State Water Survey has collected many data on data their potential yield was judged to be larger than
eht ecnamrofrep fo wollahs etimolod .sllew ehT stluserfo .slawardhtiw lanoitiddA evitatitnauq seiduts fo eht -netop
noitcudorp-llew stset edam no lareves derdnuh sllew -orp lait dleiy fo wollahs etimolod srefiuqa erew.dednemmocer
vide important information concerning the influence of The Water Survey program of collecting and analyzing
location, depth, construction features, and age of a well noitcudorp-llew atad rof wollahs etimolod sllew ninrehtron
no sti .dleiy ehT stceffe fo dica tnemtaert fo wollahs-olod sionillI saw detarelecca ni.0691
mite wells are apparent from data for tests made before sihT troper seizirammus eht stluser fo seiduts edam ot
and after acid treatment. The performance of a shallow date on the yields of shallow dolomite wells in northern
etimolod llew sdneped ni egral trap nopu ehtgnidleiy-retaw ;sionillI sisahpme si decalp no sllew ni eht ogacihC.noiger
properties of the rocks uncased in the well, Thus, well- A summary of published information concerning the
production data for wells drilled to various depths and geology and hydrology of the bedrock units uncased in
desacnu ni eno ro erom kcordeb stinu nac eb desu ot-ulave shallow dolomite wells is presented to serve as a back-
ate the water-yielding properties of the individual units. ground for interpretation of the records.
The geology and hydrology of the ground-water re-
secruos fo eht ogacihC noiger erew dessucsid ni liated nia
stnemgdelwonkcA
evitarepooc troper retuS( te ,.la )9591 deussi yb ehtetatS
retaW yevruS dna etatS lacigoloeG .yevruS sisahpmEsaw sihT troper saw deraperp rednu eht larenegnoisivrepus
decalp no ylpeed deirub enotsdnas srefiuqa fonaicivodrO fo mailliW .C ,nnamrekcA feihC fo eht etatS retaW,yevruS
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erugiF .2 laerA ygoloeg fo kcordeb ecafrus ni nrehtronsionillI
dna .H .F ,htimS daeH fo eht gnireenignE .noitceSynaM rehto snoitamrof era .deredisnoc ylno htiw tcepser otrieht
former and present members of the State Water Survey noitaler ot eht cigolordyhoeg snoitidnoc fo eseht.skcor
dna etatS lacigoloeG yevruS detapicitrap ninoitcudorp-llew The geologic nomenclature and characteristics, drilling
,stset etorw reilrae laiceps stroper hcihw evah neeb desusa dna gnisac ,snoitidnoc dna gnidleiy-retaw seitreporp foeht
ecnerefer ,lairetam ro dedia eht srohtua yltceridni ni -erp laicalg tfird dna eht kcordeb ni nrehtron sionillI era-mus
paring this report. Grateful acknowledgment is made, marized in the chart presented on the next page. The
,erofereht ot eht :gniwollof .R .T ,namsaS .W .H ,rekaB ,ecneuqes ,erutcurts dna lareneg scitsiretcarahc fo ehtskcor
.T .A ,ttekcirP xaM ,retuS kcaJ ,niurB .J .B ,silliM .J.S era nwohs ni erugif .3 roF rehtruf sliated fo ehtygoloeg
,lladnaR .R .A ,nosnaH .A .J ,lezieZ .J .E ,ttekcaH .G.B fo eht skcor eht redaer si derrefer ot retuS te .la,)9591(
,yexaM dna .R .E.mortsgreB Horberg (1950), Hackett (1960), Hackett and Bergstrom
gnitlusnoC ,sreenigne llew ,srellird dna lapicinum -iffo )6591( mortsgreB te .la )5591( dna lezieZ te .la .)2691(
cials were most cooperative and helpful in making data The following sections on geology and hydrology were
elbaliava no noitcudorp-llew .stset .J .W rehtorBderaperp detcartsba morf eseht .stroper
eht.snoitartsulli
naicivodrOskcoR
GEOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY
eerhT ,snoitamrof eht ellivettalP ,etimoloD eht haroceD
Shallow dolomite wells in northern Illinois may pene- Formation, and the Galena Dolomite, are considered as
etart kcordeb fo ,nainavlysnneP ,naippississiM ,nainoveD one geohydrologic unit and are collectively called the
Silurian, and Ordovician age (figure 2). This report is ellivettalP-anelaG .etimoloD ehT ellivettalP-anelaG -oloD
mainly concerned with rocks of Devonian and Silurian etim si esned ot ,suorop yllaitrap suoecalligra dna,ytrehc
age and upper formations of rocks of Ordovician age and has shale partings and sandy dolomite beds. Inter-
(Maquoketa Formation and Galena-Platteville Dolomite); deddeb citimolod enotsemil dna suoeraclac etimolodedarg
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Generalized Stratigraphy and Water-Yielding Properties of Rocks in Northern Illinois
(After suter et al., 1959; and selkregg and Kempton, l958)
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