Master List of Oil and Gas Wells in Kansas

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:Kansas Geological Survey
Publication_Date:Varies
Title:Master List of Oil and Gas Wells in Kansas
Description:
Abstract:
The Master List of Oil and Gas Wells for Kansas is a database of well-header information for oil and gas wells in Kansas. The data is based on well information submitted to the Kansas Corporation Commission on wells planned, drilled, worked over, or plugged. Wells information is also collected from wireline logs, core or cuttings submitted for storage, or historical compilations. The database contains mostly location, owner, and depth info; completion practice or engineering info is not generally included. Scans of well records are attacted to the header records in many cases. Some data from other states is included for research purposes.
Purpose:
The Kansas Geological Survey works with the Kansas Corporation Commission and the Kansas Department of Revenue to create an accurate listing of the oil and gas wells in Kansas. While the other agencies have regulatory duties facilited bu haveing an accurate accounting of the oil and gas wells, the Survey maintains the listing for research purposes and for use by citizens and companies interested in the oil and gas resources of the state.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date:Varies
Currentness_Reference:Varies
Status:
Progress:In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate:-102.0479
East_Bounding_Coordinate:-94.29975
North_Bounding_Coordinate:40.002
South_Bounding_Coordinate:32.02376
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus:None
Theme_Keyword:Oil Wells
Theme_Keyword:Gas Wells
Theme_Keyword:Drillers Logs
Theme_Keyword:Completion Forms
Theme_Keyword:ACO-1
Theme_Keyword:Coal Bed Methane
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:None
Place_Keyword:Kansas
Access_Constraints:
Access constraints: The well records can be accessed via the Internet at http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Magellan/Qualified/index.html.
Use_Constraints:
The Kansas Geological Survey does not guarantee this database to be free from errors or inaccuracies and disclaims any responsibility for interpretations or decisions based thereon.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Data Resources Library
Contact_Organization: Kansas Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 1930 Contant Ave
City: Lawrence
State_or_Province: Kansas
Postal_Code: 66047-3724
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (785) 864-2161
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (785) 864-5317
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: kgsdrl@ku.edu
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Oracle

Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The only attribute tested is the Public Land Survey System legal description. The KGS test to make sure the logal description falls within the appropriate county. There is no other review or quality control measured conducted on the accuracy of the information submitted.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
The only consistancy checks performed are based on the fact the same data can be submitted on completion forms, wireline logs, core, or cuttings submitted to our archive. In addition, production data also contains limited well info to cross-correlate.
Completeness_Report:
Records for all wells should be submitted to the state, but it is not believed that any agency or group has a complete and accurate representation of all oil and gas wells drilled in Kansas. Only certain values on the completion forms are entered; scans are placed online so that additional data fields are easily available.
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Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Kansas Geological Survey
Publication_Date: Varies
Title: Master List of Oil and Gas Wells
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Lawrence, Kansas
Publisher: Kansas Geological Survey
Type_of_Source_Media: ORACLE RDBMS
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1901
Ending_Date: Present
Source_Currentness_Reference: Present
Source_Citation_Abbreviation: Master List of Kansas Oil and Gas Wells
Source_Contribution: Well locations, well construction, and lithologic information.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Generally, SQL statements are generated to retrieve some of the data fields from the ORACLE RDBMS. The longitude and latitude fields within the database are used to generate GIS point themes.
Process_Date: Varies

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Longitude_Resolution: 0.000001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1927
Ellipsoid_Name: Clarke 1866
Semi-major_Axis: 6,378,206.4
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 294.98

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: QUALIFIED.WELL_HEADERS
Entity_Type_Definition:
The primary table that lists the location and site information for all wells in the database. This table represents the most updated information related to the oil and gas well records the KGS has. Child tables representing scans, core, cuttings, or other archived data are attached to this master table.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Kansas Geological Survey
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:KID
Attribute_Definition: A unique computer generated number to serve as a counter.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Kansas Geological Survey
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Numeric Characters.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:STATE_CODE
Attribute_Definition: The code of the state in which the well can be found.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Corporation Commission.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset name: API state codes.
Codeset Source: State and oil province codes
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COUNTY_CODE
Attribute_Definition: The FIPS code for the county the well is located in.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Corporation Commission.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Codeset_Domain:
Codeset name: FIPS county codes.
Codeset Source: http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/co-codes/ks.txt
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: API_WELL_NUMBER
Attribute_Definition: A number assigned for each well drilled.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Corporation Commission.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Well numbers are five-digit numbers.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: API_WORKOVERS
Attribute_Definition: Suffix number to indicate workovers and horizontal boreholes.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Corporation Commission.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
First two digits indicate horizontal borehole; second two digits indcate workover status.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FIELD_NAME
Attribute_Definition: Name of the oil and/or gas field the well is assigned to.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas GeologicalSurvey.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Fields are defined by the Kansas Nomenclature Committee run by the Kansas Geological Society. The Survey works to check that fields listed on completion forms are correct.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FIELD_KID
Attribute_Definition: ID code of the oil and/or gas field the well is assigned to.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Geological Survey.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Field ID codes are assigned by the Survey as unique counters There is no independent meaning to the number.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LEASE_NAME
Attribute_Definition: Name of the lease the well is located in.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Well operator.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Alphanumeric name of the lease; assigned by the well's operator, usually the name of the landowner.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WELL_NAME
Attribute_Definition: Number of the well within the lease the well is located in.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Well operator.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Alphanumeric number of the well within the lease; assigned by the well's operator, usually a counter combined with the section number.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WELL_CLASS
Attribute_Definition: Status of the well.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Corporation Commission.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
This is the current use of the well assigned by the Corporation Commission; has values suchh as "Permitted Well," "Spudded,", "Producing," or "Approved for Plugging."
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OPERATOR_NAME
Attribute_Definition: Name of the company that originally drilled the well.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Well operator on completion form.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Name of the original operator of the well. Not usually changed if a new operator acquires the well.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OPERATOR_KID
Attribute_Definition: ID code of the company that originally drilled the well.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Corporation Commission.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
ID code of the CURRENT well operator. This ID os translated into a name for display on the web site or in data distributed.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LATITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Latitude of well. Calculated using footages, quarter calls, and filed by operator. Best value chosen.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Geological Survey.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Latitude is NAD 1927 Datum.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE
Attribute_Definition: Longitude of well. Calculated using footages, quarter calls, and filed by operator. Best value chosen.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Geological Survey.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Longitude is NAD 1927 Datum.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TOWNSHIP
Attribute_Definition: Public Land Survey System township number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
1 to 35 townships numbers in Kansas
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TOWNSHIP_DIR
Attribute_Definition: Public Land Survey System township direction.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: S or N
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: S = South, N = North
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: KGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RANGE
Attribute_Definition: Public Land Survey System range number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: 1 to 43 range numbers in Kansas
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RANGE_DIR
Attribute_Definition: Public Land Survey System range direction.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: E or W
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: E = East, W = West
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: KGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SECTION
Attribute_Definition: The PLSS section the site is located in.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: 1 through 36.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SPOT
Attribute_Definition:
Value is C for a well located in the center of a the smallest quarter call.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:C or NULL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: C = center
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: KGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:SUBDIVISION_1_LARGEST
Attribute_Definition:
The location of the largest quarter of the section a well is located in.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:NE, NW, SE, SW, N2, S2, W2, E2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:NE = Northeast, NW = Northwest, SE = Southeast, SW = Southwest, N2 = North Half, S2 = South Half, W2 = West Half, E2 = East Half
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: KGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:SUBDIVISION_2
Attribute_Definition:
The location of the next to largest quarter of the section a well is located in.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:NE, NW, SE, SW, N2, S2, W2, E2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:NE = Northeast, NW = Northwest, SE = Southeast, SW = Southwest, N2 = North Half, S2 = South Half, W2 = West Half, E2 = East Half
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: KGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:SUBDIVISION_3
Attribute_Definition:
The location of the second to smallest quarter of the section a well is located in.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:NE, NW, SE, SW, N2, S2, W2, E2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:NE = Northeast, NW = Northwest, SE = Southeast, SW = Southwest, N2 = North Half, S2 = South Half, W2 = West Half, E2 = East Half
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: KGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label:SUBDIVISION_4_SMALLEST
Attribute_Definition:
The location of the smallest quarter of the section a well is located in.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value:NE, NW, SE, SW, N2, S2, W2, E2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:NE = Northeast, NW = Northwest, SE = Southeast, SW = Southwest, N2 = North Half, S2 = South Half, W2 = West Half, E2 = East Half
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: KGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEET_NORTH_FROM_REFERENCE
Attribute_Definition:
Number of feet North from the South line or South from the North Line.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Feet North from South edge are positive; feet South from the North edge are Negative. Sometimes entered on forms as footage from the center or center of a quarter, but that is usually corrected if possible.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FEET_EAST_FROM_REFERENCE
Attribute_Definition:
Number of feet East from the West line or West from the East Line.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Feet East from West edge are positive; feet West from the East edge are Negative. Sometimes entered on forms as footage from the center or center of a quarter, but that is usually corrected if possible.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: REFERENCE_CORNER
Attribute_Definition:
Lists which corner the footages are being measured from.
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: SE, NE, SW, NW corner of section.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ROTARY_TOTAL_DEPTH
Attribute_Definition:Total depth in feet of well, measured from the Kelly Bushing in many cases.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:Depth of well in feet.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: STATUS
Attribute_Definition: Lists what well produced unpon completion. Calculated based on WELL_CLASS from KCC and WELL_TYPE from form and KGS adjustments.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CBM, CBM-P&A, D&A, EOR, EOR-P&A, GAS, GAS-P&A, INJ, INJ-P&A, INTENT, LOC, O&G, O&G-P&A, OIL, OIL-P&A, OTHER, OTHER-P&A, SWD, SWD-P&A
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: CBM = produced coalbed methane; CBM-P&A = produced coalbed methane, since plugged and abandoned; D&A = never produced, now plugged and abandoned; EOR = enhanced oil recovery well; EOR-P&A = enhanced oil recovery well, since plugged and abandoned; GAS = produced natural gas; GAS-P&A = produced natural gas, since plugged and abandoned; INJ = salt water disposal well or other injection well; INJ-P&A = salt water disposal well or other injection well, since plugged and abandoned; INTENT = proposed well, not yet drilled; LOC = well that was never actually drilled; O&G = produced oil and gas; O&G-P&A = produced oil and gas, since plugged and abandoned; OIL = produced oil; OIL-P&A = produced oil, since plugged and abandoned; OTHER = may not be an energy well, since water research wells and road construction wells are in database under some conditions; OTHER-P&A = miscellaneous well since plugged; SWD = salt water disposal well; SWD-P&A = salt water disposal well, since plugged and abandoned
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: KGS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PERMIT_DATE
Attribute_Definition: The date the well was permitted.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Corporation Commission.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Date format.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SPUD_DATE
Attribute_Definition: The date drilling was started on the well.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Date format.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: COMPLETION_DATE
Attribute_Definition: The date drilling was completed or the date the well was finished and was either producing or plugged.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Date format.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PLUG_DATE
Attribute_Definition: The date the well was plugged.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Date format.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ELEVATION_KB
Attribute_Definition: The elevation of the Kelly Bushing.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Feet above sea level.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ELEVATION_GL
Attribute_Definition: The elevation of the ground surface at the well site.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Feet above sea level.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: ELEVATION_DF
Attribute_Definition: The elevation of the derrick floor.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Feet above sea level.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GAS_LEASE_KID
Attribute_Definition: ID code of the natural gas production data tied to this well.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Geological Survey.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: 10 digit number used by the KGS to tie the well to the production data.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OIL_LEASE_KID
Attribute_Definition: ID code of the oil production data tied to this well.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Kansas Geological Survey.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: 10 digit number used by the KGS to tie the well to the production data.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PRODUCING_FORMATION
Attribute_Definition: Formation listed as the producing zone for theoil or gas.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Rock or time unit.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WELL_TYPE
Attribute_Definition: Lists what well produced unpon completion.
Attribute_Definition_Source: Drilling company/Kansas Geological Survey.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: CBM, D&A, EOR, GAS, INJ, J&A, LH, LOC, O&G, OIL, WATER, SWD, TA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: CBM = coalbed methane; D&A = dry and abandoned; EOR = enhanced oil recovery; GAS = natural gas; INJ = injection; J&A = junked and abandoned; LH = st hole; LOC = not a well, never drilled; O&G = oil and gas; OIL = oil; WATER = water; SWD = salt water disposal; TA = temporarily abandoned
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: KGS

Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Kansas Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 1930 Constant Ave
City: Lawrence
State_or_Province: Kansas
Postal_Code: 66047-3724
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (785) 864-3965
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (785) 864-5317
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webadmin@kgs.ku.edu
Distribution_Liability:
The Kansas Geological Survey has made a concientious effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the Kansas Geological Survey does not guarantee this information to be completely free from errors or inaccuracies and disclaims any responsibility or liability for interpretations based on data used in the production of this site or decisions based thereon.

Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date:20071015
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: Kansas Geological Survey
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address
Address: 1930 Constant Ave
City: Lawrence
State_or_Province: Kansas
Postal_Code: 66047-3724
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (785) 864-3965
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (785) 864-5317
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: webadmin@kgs.ku.edu
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998