Northeast Kansas well tests oil, gas possibilities in Precambrian rocks
Oil & Gas Journal
By: D. F. Merriam, K.D. Newell, J.H. Doveton, L.M. Magnuson, B.S. Lollar, and W.M. Waggoner
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Abstract
Tests for oil and gas prospects in Precambrian rocks in Northeast Kansas is currently being undertaken by WTW Operating LLC. It drilled in late 2005 the no.1 Wilson well with a depth of 5,772ft, 1,826ft into the Precambrian basement on a venture testing the possibility of oil and gas in the crystalline rocks. The basin extends northeast into Nebraska and Iowa and is a shallow cratonic basin filled with Paleozoic segments. The rocks have been previously though as not a potential for oil and gas due to the rocks' crystalline and nonporous character with the exception of the Midcontinent rift system (MRS). Later, though, small quantities of oil have been produced on the Central Kansas uplift from granite wash while the wells also produced low-Btu with swabbing operations. The recovered gas contained considerable nonflammable components of nitrogen, carbon dioxide and helium which equates to a low btu content of 283.
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Merriam, D.F., Newell, K., Doveton, J., Magnuson, L., Lollar, B., Waggoner, W., 2007, Northeast Kansas well tests oil, gas possibilities in Precambrian rocks: Oil & Gas Journal, v. 105, no. 35, p. 54-58.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Northeast Kansas well tests oil, gas possibilities in Precambrian rocks |
| Series title | Oil & Gas Journal |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 35 |
| Year Published | 2007 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | PennWell Corporation |
| Publisher location | Tulsa, OK |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 54 |
| Last page | 58 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |