VELMA #3-7
API 3515322270 · 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 2000-08-02
WRADRPermit API
35153222700000
Operator
CHESAPEAKE OPERATING LLC
Well type
GAS
Approved
2000-08-02
Expires
2001-02-02
Proposed depth
6,950 ft
Surface casing
1,000 ft
Ground elevation
1,782 ft
Target formations
| Formation | Expected top (ft) |
|---|---|
| TONKAWA | 4,930 |
| MISSOURIAN (LANSING-KANSAS CITY) | 5,290 |
| OSWEGO | 6,000 |
| RED FORK | 6,230 |
| MISSISSIPPI (CHESTER) | 6,310 |
| MERAMEC | 6,700 |
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
36.664760, -99.182620
36.66476, -99.18262 · Surface location as filed with Oklahoma⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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