Horizontal Drilling in Kansas 1/12/2000 Paul Gerlach Kansas Geological Survey Click here to start Table of Contents Title Title:Current Status and Case Histories History What is a Horizontal Well Current Status Classifications of Horizontal Wells Common Terms used to Describe Horizontal Wells Basic Horizontal Well Profiles Determining Success of a Horizontal Well General Characteristics of the 34 Horizontal Wells Spatial Distribution and Formation Current Status - December 2000 Horizontal Wells by Formation Azimuth of Lateral Heel to Toe Direction Lateral Length TVD vs Lateral Length Case Histories - Kansas Winfield Formation - Hugoton Gas Area Horizontal - Vertical Productivity Comparison Osage Formation - Lost Springs Osage Formation - Wieland West Horizontal - Vertical Productivity Comparison Osage Formation - Oppy South Horizontal - Vertical Productivity Comparison Spergen-Warsaw Formation - Aldrich NE Horizontal - Vertical Productivity Comparison St. Louis Formation - Shuck-McHargue A4 St. Louis Formation - Shuck-McHargue A3 Horizontal - Vertical Productivity Comparison McClouth - McClouth Gas Storage Horizontal - Vertical Productivity Comparison Bevier Coal Formation - Stillwell Horizontal - Vertical Productivity Comparison Peru Formation - Coffeyville Horizontal - Vertical Comparison Arbuckle Formation - Porter Arbuckle Formation - Riffe Marmaton Group - Muhlheim Viola Formation - Cunningham Gas Storage Conclusions - Currently a Mixed Bag of Successes and Failures Conclusions - Many Good Candidates not yet Tested Horizontal Drilling Activity by Year in Kansas and Canada Acknowledgments Download presentation source Updated May 2001 Send comments and/or suggestions concerning content to: webadmin@kgs.ku.edu The URL for this page is http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Class2/Horz05092001/index.htm