MELVIN #1-29
API 3515322641 · 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 2004-06-10
WRADRPermit API
35153226410000
Operator
CHESAPEAKE OPERATING LLC
Well type
GAS
Approved
2004-06-10
Expires
2004-12-10
Proposed depth
7,075 ft
Surface casing
1,000 ft
Ground elevation
1,734 ft
Target formations
| Formation | Expected top (ft) |
|---|---|
| TONKAWA | 5,370 |
| TRUE LAYTON | 5,765 |
| OSWEGO | 6,070 |
| CHEROKEE | 6,310 |
| CHESTER LM | 6,420 |
| MISSISSIPPI LM | 6,875 |
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
36.622157, -99.166860
36.62216, -99.16686 · Surface location as filed with Oklahoma⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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