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Basement Test Wells in West Virginia

County	Permit	Completion Date (mm/dd/yyyy)	Total Depth	Operator	Well Type	Completion Method	Pay Zones (Gas)	Show Zones (Gas)	Show Zones (Oil)	Dry Completions	Plug Date (mm/dd/yyyy)	Log Intervals Available	Cores Available	Samples Available*
Cabell	537	05/03/1971	8,552'	Cyclops	dry with oil and gas show	natural/ open hole		Big Injun; Berea; St. Peter; Rose Run; Copper Ridge	Big Lime; Copper Ridge		/ /1971	100'- 8,550'		200'- 8,550'
Calhoun	2503	06/11/1974	20,222'	Exxon USA	dry with oil and gas show	natural/ open hole		Big Lime	Upper Devonian shale; Marcellus		06/11/1974	2,600'-19,392'	17,154'-17,248' 18,108'-18,577' (core chips)
Jackson	1366	10/14/1975	17,680'	Exxon USA	gas	acid+frac	Conasauga at 14,538'; 9,100 Mcf IP after stimulation	Upper Devonian shale; Black River			09/09/1978	20'-17,680'	9,235'-16,502' (core chips)	100'-17,675'
Lincoln	1469	06/03/1974	19,124'	Exxon USA	dry with gas show	unknown		Beekmantown; Conasauga			07/19/1974	269'-19,110'	12,124'-12,184'; 16,897'-16,941' (core chips)	0'- 9,900' 11,900'-18,680'
Mason	69	08/07/1959	8,635'	United Fuel Gas	dry	natural/ open hole					08/14/1959	100'- 8,632'		1,105'- 8,635' (B23)
Mason	297	09/13/1982	10,598'	Union Drilling	dry	acid+frac				Beekmantown; Rome	12/28/1982	2,000'-10,587'
Mason	423	original 08/01/2003; workovers 05/30/2009 and 12/03/2010	9,178'	Appalachian Power Co. dba AEP		shot+CO₂ injection				perf zones: Copper Ridge, Rose Run	06/05/2014	0' - 9,186'
Mingo	805	02/08/1973	19,600'	Columbia Gas Transmission	dry with gas show	natural/ open hole		Pennsylvanian; Big Lime; Lower Huron; McKenzie; Trenton; Wells Creek; Beekmantown			02/19/1973	100'-19,533'	16,201'-16,261' (complete core)	240'-19,591'
Wayne	1572	08/06/1975	14,625'	Exxon USA	dry	natural/ open hole					/ /1974	960'-14,582'	11,135'-11,193'; 13,735'-13,740'
Wood	351	original- 04/11/1952; deepening- 02/18/1955	original- 4,322'; deepening- 13,331'	Hope Natural Gas	dry with gas show	natural/ open hole		Huntersville; McKenzie; Keefer; Tuscarora; Martinsburg; Trenton; Black River; Trempealeau; Mt. Simon	Tuscarora		03/08/1955	0'-12,330'	13,004'-13,172'; 9,416'-13,327' (whole core)	4,338'-13,000' (R14; R18)
Wood	756	12/06/1976	13,266'	Exxon USA	dry	natural/ open hole					07/12/1977	0'-13,261'	12,445'-12,465'; 12,585'-12,604'	40'-13,260'

County

Permit

Completion Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)

Total Depth

Operator

Well Type

Completion Method

Pay Zones (Gas)

Show Zones (Gas)

Show Zones (Oil)

Dry Completions

Plug Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)

Log Intervals Available

Cores Available

Samples Available*

Cabell

537 05/03/1971

8,552'

Cyclops

dry with oil and gas show

natural/ open hole

Big Injun; Berea; St. Peter; Rose Run; Copper Ridge

Big Lime; Copper Ridge

/ /1971

100'- 8,550'

200'- 8,550'

Calhoun

2503

06/11/1974

20,222'

Exxon USA

dry with oil and gas show

natural/ open hole

Big Lime

Upper Devonian shale; Marcellus

06/11/1974

2,600'-19,392'

17,154'-17,248'
18,108'-18,577'
(core chips)

Jackson

1366

10/14/1975

17,680'

Exxon USA

gas

acid+frac

Conasauga at 14,538'; 9,100 Mcf IP after stimulation

Upper Devonian shale; Black River

09/09/1978

20'-17,680'

9,235'-16,502'
(core chips)

100'-17,675'

Lincoln

1469

06/03/1974

19,124'

Exxon USA

dry with gas show

unknown

Beekmantown; Conasauga

07/19/1974

269'-19,110'

12,124'-12,184';
16,897'-16,941'
(core chips)

0'- 9,900'
11,900'-18,680'

Mason

69 08/07/1959

8,635'

United Fuel Gas

dry

natural/ open hole

08/14/1959

100'- 8,632'

1,105'- 8,635'
(B23)

Mason

297 09/13/1982

10,598'

Union Drilling

dry

acid+frac

Beekmantown; Rome

12/28/1982

2,000'-10,587'

Mason

423 original 08/01/2003; workovers 05/30/2009 and 12/03/2010

9,178'

Appalachian Power Co. dba AEP

shot+CO₂ injection

perf zones: Copper Ridge, Rose Run

06/05/2014

0' - 9,186'

Mingo

805 02/08/1973

19,600'

Columbia Gas Transmission

dry with gas show

natural/ open hole

Pennsylvanian; Big Lime; Lower Huron; McKenzie; Trenton; Wells Creek; Beekmantown

02/19/1973

100'-19,533'

16,201'-16,261'
(complete core)

240'-19,591'

Wayne

1572

08/06/1975

14,625'

Exxon USA

dry

natural/ open hole

/ /1974

960'-14,582'

11,135'-11,193';
13,735'-13,740'

Wood

351 original-
04/11/1952; deepening-
02/18/1955

original-
4,322'; deepening-
13,331'

Hope Natural Gas

dry with gas show

natural/ open hole

Huntersville; McKenzie; Keefer; Tuscarora; Martinsburg; Trenton; Black River; Trempealeau; Mt. Simon

Tuscarora

03/08/1955

0'-12,330'

13,004'-13,172';
9,416'-13,327'
(whole core)

4,338'-13,000'
(R14; R18)

Wood

756 12/06/1976

13,266'

Exxon USA

dry

natural/ open hole

07/12/1977

0'-13,261'

12,445'-12,465';
12,585'-12,604'

40'-13,260'

* References in parentheses refer to written sample descriptions available in WVGES publications; B = Bulletin series, R = Reports of Investigations series.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Basement Test Wells in West Virginia

County

Permit

Completion Date(mm/dd/yyyy)

Total Depth

Operator

Well Type

Completion Method

Pay Zones (Gas)

Show Zones (Gas)

Show Zones (Oil)

Dry Completions

Plug Date(mm/dd/yyyy)

Log Intervals Available

Cores Available

Samples Available*

Cabell

537

05/03/1971

8,552'

Cyclops

dry with oil and gas show

natural/ open hole

Big Injun; Berea; St. Peter; Rose Run; Copper Ridge

Big Lime; Copper Ridge

/ /1971

100'- 8,550'

200'- 8,550'

Calhoun

2503

06/11/1974

20,222'

Exxon USA

dry with oil and gas show

natural/ open hole

Big Lime

Upper Devonian shale; Marcellus

06/11/1974

2,600'-19,392'

17,154'-17,248'18,108'-18,577'(core chips)

Jackson

1366

10/14/1975

17,680'

Exxon USA

gas

acid+frac

Conasauga at 14,538'; 9,100 Mcf IP after stimulation

Upper Devonian shale; Black River

09/09/1978

20'-17,680'

9,235'-16,502'(core chips)

100'-17,675'

Lincoln

1469

06/03/1974

19,124'

Exxon USA

dry with gas show

unknown

Beekmantown; Conasauga

07/19/1974

269'-19,110'

12,124'-12,184';16,897'-16,941'(core chips)

0'- 9,900'11,900'-18,680'

Mason

69

08/07/1959

8,635'

United Fuel Gas

dry

natural/ open hole

08/14/1959

100'- 8,632'

1,105'- 8,635'(B23)

Mason

297

09/13/1982

Completion Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)

Plug Date
(mm/dd/yyyy)

17,154'-17,248'
18,108'-18,577'
(core chips)

9,235'-16,502'
(core chips)

12,124'-12,184';
16,897'-16,941'
(core chips)

0'- 9,900'
11,900'-18,680'

1,105'- 8,635'
(B23)

shot+CO₂ injection

16,201'-16,261'
(complete core)