VELMA #1-7
API 3515322157 · Woodward County, Oklahoma
ACGAS
Drilling permit
Oklahoma files 1 application to drill this well, naming 6 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 1998-09-22
WRADRPermit API
35153221570000
Operator
CHESAPEAKE OPERATING LLC
Well type
GAS
Approved
1998-09-22
Expires
1999-03-22
Proposed depth
6,800 ft
Surface casing
975 ft
Ground elevation
1,741 ft
Target formations
| Formation | Expected top (ft) |
|---|---|
| TONKAWA | 5,270 |
| MISSOURIAN (LANSING-KANSAS CITY) | 5,600 |
| OSWEGO | 5,945 |
| RED FORK | 6,180 |
| CHESTER | 6,260 |
| MERAMEC | 6,625 |
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
36.663401, -99.174750
36.66340, -99.17475 · Surface location as filed with Oklahoma⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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