Becker hole 11

First hole to find deep overburden: wood at 168, puddled clay 184 to 200 with two oak buds at 196, rock 200 to 202. Drilled Jan to Mar 1967; Becker group 3.

Positions on the map are approximate; each dot marks the top of the hole.

What the Drill Found

1. 0 ft
   SurfaceTop of the hole
2. 168 ft
3. 168 ft
   WoodWood, very old
   Les MacPhie (2008), from Blankenship's Becker notes
4. 16 ft
5. 184 to 200 ft
   Soil / clayUniform clay, probably puddled clay
   Les MacPhie (2008), from Blankenship's Becker notes
6. 196 ft
   OtherTwo oak buds embedded in a clay sample (depth reliable: recovered inside Becker casing)
   Les MacPhie (2008), from Blankenship's Becker notes
   Oak buds in puddled clay (Becker Hole B11) →
7. 196 ft
   OtherTwo oak buds in the puddled clay (also in Blankenship's 1966-67 notes)
   Les MacPhie (2008)
   Oak buds in puddled clay (Becker Hole B11) →
8. 200 ft
   Stone / rockRock surface (bedrock or anhydrite)
   Les MacPhie (2008), from Blankenship's Becker notes
9. 202 ft
   BottomWhere the hole stopped, below the post-1966 ground at the Money Pit (about 10 ft below original ground)

Rows are in depth order; the column on the left is the hole, and a figure between rows is the stretch with nothing logged. Depths as reported by each source.

Where It Sits

Sources

• Drilled by Becker Drilling (Alberta) Ltd.
• MacPhie (2008) App. B Table B2, p5-8
• MacPhie (2008) App. B Table B2
• MacPhie (2008) p13
• Positions and depths: see how we know this on the Money Pit Map.