Wichita Well Sample Library

Mission

The Wichita Well Sample Library, Kansas Geological Survey, shall:

• collect and preserve samples of the Kansas rock record for research and exploration,
• maintain retail sales for geologic, hydrologic, paleontologic, stratigraphic, geochemical, geophysics and mineral economics publications, maps, and software published by the Survey,
• make available to the public geological, hydrological and other natural resource information about Kansas, and
• promote and participate in research and technology transfers.

Services

Sample Examination--In cooperation with oil and gas operators the Library has preserved over 139,000 well samples for research or exploration use.

Well drilling samples may be examined at the Library, checked out, or shipped directly to you. Please refer to the Service Fee section for fee details. Microscopes and a black light are available for use at the Library. To search the well sample collection go to http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Magellan/Cuttings/index.html. In addition, a single large file listing all of our holdings is available.

Kansas 132,986 wells Nebraska 2,113 Colorado 1,417 Oklahoma 1,302 Missouri 164 Others 775

Sample Preservation Activity

• Distribution of well samples preserved
• Samples processed per month
• 2011 Sample Preservation Activities (Acrobat PDF)

Service and Fee Schedule

Effective July 10, 2010

1) Sample Processing Fee--Sample interval means from the beginning depth of the sample below land surface to the ending depth of the sample below land surface. An adjustment will be allowed for continuous sample skips that are equal to or greater than 10 percent of the total sample interval.

Types of Rotary Samples Processed Cost Per Foot Regular Sample Set $0.06 Irregular Sample Set $0.12 Duplicate Regular Sample Set $0.06 Duplicate Irregular Sample Set $0.12 Confidential Sample Set $0.10 Prepared Sample Set $0.00 Minimum Processing Fee $12.00

1. Regular Sample Set--Samples are clean, dry and placed in properly and legibly labeled sample bags that are grouped by sample depth and the Request to Preserve Formation Samples or Drill Cuttings form is complete and legible.
2. Irregular Sample Set--Samples are dirty, wet or placed in incorrectly or illegibly labeled samples bags that are loose and disorganized or the Request to Preserve Formation Samples or Drill Cuttings form is incomplete, illegible or missing.
3. Duplicate Sample Set--Operator requests an additional sample set. Duplicate sample classification is based on original sample condition.
4. Confidential Sample Set--Operator requests confidential status from the Kansas Corporation Commission.
5. Prepared Sample Set--Each clean and dry sample in the set is placed in a three inch by five inch, manila envelope with a metal fold top, the sample envelopes sorted or grouped by interval and correctly and legibly labeled with:

Company name, Well number and name, API number Spot location, Section, Township and Range, County State, Sample interval, start and end depths feet from land surface, and Any circulation depths and minutes.

2) Service Fees

Retrieve & Replace Sample Box per box	$2.00
Check-out Sample Box per box less than 1 day	$0.00
2 days to 30 days per box	$5.00
31 days to 60 days per box	$7.00
61 days to 90 days per box	$10.00
Overdue Sample Box per box per month	$25.00
Shipping and Handling per box	$2.00
Postage or Freight	Actual
Sample Envelope each	$0.10
Printed Sample Label per foot	$0.04
Library Sample Box each	$1.25
Sample Bag 100 per box	$25.00
Shipping Container each--small	$1.10
Shipping Container each--large	$1.50
Copy per document per side	$0.25
Scan per document per side	$0.50
Fax per document per side	$1.00
Copy, fax, or scan per side larger than 8 1/2" x 11"	$2.00
Lost or Damaged Samples per box	$300.00

3) Return and Exchange Policy--The Return and Exchange Policy shall be posted, highly visible and inform the customer about the policy.

1. Items that are not returnable:
   1. Labor, delivery, shipping, postage or services,
   2. Consumable items and special orders,
   3. Open file reports,
   4. Items that are damaged, incomplete, stained, or rendered unsalable,
   5. Marked or otherwise personalized items, or
   6. Opened computer software, except the item may be exchanged for the identical item.
2. Unless designated not returnable, an item may be exchanged or returned for a refund within fourteen days from the original purchase date.
3. To facilitate the return or exchange, the original receipt is required.
4. Refunds are issued by the University of Kansas and may take up to 90 days to process. The following information is required to submit a refund request:
   1. Contact information including name, address, city, state and zip code,
   2. Social Security or tax identification number, and
   3. Original receipt.

4) Minimum Processing Fee, Late Fees and Penalties:

1. A minimum processing fee shall be applied to non prepared well samples having a total sample interval of less than 201 feet.
2. Payments must be received by the appropriate due date to avoid suspension of services and a 1.5 percent default fee assessed monthly on the unpaid amount.
3. The following applies to delinquent accounts:
   1. "Due date" means more than 90 days after invoice of services or sales.
   2. Services mean retail sales, sample check-out, research documents, maps, logs, or equipment, and sample preservation.
   3. Only prepared sample sets will be accepted for preservation.
   4. A delinquent account having an unpaid amount greater than $25 and past the due date may be transferred to the University of Kansas for collection no sooner than six months and no later than 12 months after the due date.

5) Sample Check-out and Return--The Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) reserves the right to limit the maximum number of samples and the time period samples are checked out from the Wichita Well Sample Library (WWSL).

1. The maximum number of well sample boxes an individual or operator may check-out is 10 boxes.
2. Requests or cancellations received after 3:00 PM are considered next workday's business.
3. Samples checked out from the WWSL and not picked up after five days are returned to the sample library and charged the appropriate service fees.
4. All well samples checked out:
   1. must be returned to the WWSL and checked in within 90 days of the check-out date,
   2. a well sample not returned to the WWSL and checked in within 90 days of the check-out date is overdue,
   3. "repeat check out" means a well sample checked in and checked out by the same operator or representative within 72 hours after check in,
   4. repeat check out of a well sample for more than 90 contiguous days by an operator or a representative of the operator is charged an overdue fee, and
   5. special provisions, acceptable to the KGS, must be made in advance of check-out, if a longer period of time is required for sample examination or more than 10 sample boxes are requested.
5. An individual or operator shall either:
   1. be charged a fee for sample boxes that are either lost or damaged, or
   2. provide the WWSL replacement samples, acceptable to KGS, for any samples that are lost or damaged, and
   3. damaged means more than twenty-five percent of the samples in the box are unusable for examination.

6) Fee Schedule Exceptions--Except for postage, freight, or lost or damaged samples service fees are waived for:

1. graduate and under-graduate students,
   1. enrolled in an accredited college or university,
   2. performing required course assignments or post-graduate research,
   3. provides a valid student identification, and
   4. provides contact information for either the course instructor or post-graduate research advisor,
2. research that is either academically published or leading to academic publication, and
3. at the discretion of the Manager of Wichita Operations KGS when appropriate.

5) Effective Date--The effective date for the service and fee schedule is 12:01 am, July 1, 2010.

Sample Submission Form

• Microsoft Word version
• Acrobat PDF version
• Updated June 24, 2008

Information Services

The Wichita Well Sample Library provides information and services to the public on energy, water, geology, and geophysics research and educational programs of the Kansas Geological Survey. The library is open to the public.

Public information circulars are free of charge (list available online). Published reports and maps may be purchased. Out-of-print reports and maps may be used at the Library and are not for circulation. Visa and MasterCard are accepted.

Staff is available to answer questions and make referrals, locate publications and maps, conduct literature searches, assist patrons in the use of library resources, and on-line resources for energy research, oil and gas production, groundwater levels, and GeoKansas.

Hours of Operation

Open 8:00 A. M. through 5:00 P. M. Monday through Friday
Closed--Noon to 1 P.M. and State holidays

Location

KGS Well Sample Library
4150 Monroe Street
Wichita, Kansas 67209
(316) 943-2343
Fax (316) 943-1261
Mike Dealy, Manager Wichita Operations
E-mail mdealy@kgs.ku.edu