VELMA SHAFFER #1-16
API 3509323620 · Major County, Oklahoma
Drilling permits
Oklahoma files 3 applications to drill this well, naming 11 target formations. A permit records what an operator asked to do, not what it did. A target formation is where the operator aimed, and the hole may have missed it, stopped short of it or never been drilled.
Filed 1990-10-10
WRADRTarget formations
| Formation | Expected top (ft) |
|---|---|
| OSWEGO | 7,490 |
| RED FORK | 7,770 |
| CHESTER | 8,237 |
| MISSISSIPPI (MERAMEC-OSAGE) | 9,085 |
| HUNTON | 9,820 |
An expected top is the depth the operator predicted before drilling, on the application it filed with Oklahoma. It is not a measurement of where the formation was found.
Filed 1992-02-27
WRAAMTarget formations
| Formation | Expected top (ft) |
|---|---|
| OSWEGO | 7,490 |
| RED FORK | 7,770 |
| CHESTER | 8,237 |
| MISSISSIPPI (MERAMEC-OSAGE) | 9,085 |
| HUNTON | 9,820 |
An expected top is the depth the operator predicted before drilling, on the application it filed with Oklahoma. It is not a measurement of where the formation was found.
Filed 1998-01-30
WRARCTarget formation
| Formation | Expected top (ft) |
|---|---|
| CHESTER | 8,237 |
An expected top is the depth the operator predicted before drilling, on the application it filed with Oklahoma. It is not a measurement of where the formation was found.
Location
36.214722, -98.809767
Every well in Major County, Oklahoma
Oklahoma state record, from OK_wells_rbdms-wells.parquet. Corpus built 2026-09-11.