COUNTY: CHARLES MIX

LEGAL LOCATION: NWSW 15-95N-64W

API NO: 40 023 05006

PERMIT NO:

WELL NAME: PALENSKY #1 WAGNER (2)

OPERATOR: ISAAC P. TIESZEN

PERMIT ISSUED: 08/11/1929

PERMIT CLOSED: 06/23/1936

FILE LOCATION: 95N-64W-15 NWSW

TARGET CODES:

WELL HISTORY / CHECKLIST

PERMIT TO DRILL / INTENT TO DRILL

WELL INSPECTION / SCOUT REPORTS

OPERATOR’S TECHNICAL REPORTS / MAPS

ADMINISTRATIVE / SUNDRY REPORTS

CORRESPONDENCE

MISCELLANEOUS

WELL HISTORY / CHECKLIST

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THE HISTORY OF THE WAGNER POIL FIELD "

Between 1928 and 1940 three wells were drilled in march

for oil a few miles west of Wagner, South Dakota andwells

2 and 3 encountered considerable thicknesses of Sioux quart-

zite. To clanify the geologic information and interpretation

of samples of Sioux quartzite obtained from these wells it is

necessary to summarize the history of drilling operations.

The main source of information regarding the drilling of

these wells is the correspondence, newspaper clippings, and

scout reports -am the drawnout venture on file in the office of c't

the State Geological Survey. In addition, Dr. E. F. Rothrock,

who was then as now State Geologist, and J. E. Palensky, who

was promoter for all three wells, have

data by oral communication.

The wells were located in Section

supplied much important

15, Township 95 North,

Range 64 West, within 800 feet of

three wells were located near the SLY

in other words about i mile RE-Of

property was owned by Tabor State

each other. More exactly the

center of the SWi of this section--

the center of the township. The a et-it

Bank, Asome time after well # 2

was begun -GS it reverted to the Federal Land Bank. Pr -

with Duncan, Correspondence

U. S. G. S. Department of Interior indicates that

the property was on the Yankton Indian Reservation, but that

restrictions had been removed. The property is now owned by George

Kuhlman. All three wells were drilled 4;s-cable tool equipment.

Well # 2 was used to supply water for operations on well # 3.

WAGNER WELL # 1

Well # 1 was spudded in on 14 September 1928, It was abandoned

in December 1928 or before 4 January 1929 at a depth of 628 feet

because of caving and the rig was skidded 200 feet SE to the site of

well # 2.

WAGNER WELL # 2.

Well # 2 was spudded in on 11 August 1929. Dr. Rothrock

ran a series oflarometer traverses and determined the collar

eleva4ion to he 1728 feet. This well encountered Sioux quart-

zite at a depth of ether 1385-1420 or TV .57 feet, and with

minor exceptions no other lithology was drilled below

After the well hit the quartzite Dr. Rothrock maintained that

the chances for finding oil were gone, and that there was no

sound geologic basis for continuing the drilling. In spite of

'ethis, R. H. Ewart, who was acting as geologist for the venture,- limestone

interpreted the cuttings as Mississippian Aand stated that after

drilling through 500 feet of U$ quartzite he had found 500 feet

of limestone. Samples sent to the State Geologist showed no

limestone by either the dilute hydrochloric acid test or by

optical tests. Rothrock's interpretation was that the men at

the drill site were using concentrated acid, which was reacting tar

with particles of the steel drill to give off bubbles of -as. A

By the end of February 1931, the well had reached 2 )+30 feet

and drilling stopped, due to a breakdown in equipment. On 3 March

1931, Senate Bill 15+ was put before the 22nd State Legislative cittkor:kec

Asse47. This bill was tocontributa°325,000 of state funds to 4

the continuation of any well that had reached at least 2300 feet

and had "penetrated through the quartzite horizon and entered the

limestone fomation". This bill failed to pass the legislature

and drilling war not resumed until several years later, when more

money became available.

Some time between June and November 1935 drilling war resumed

and well ?). 2 was continued to a depth - of about 27CC 'Met. At this

point a break in casing stopped operations and the well was

officially abandoned before 23 June 1936.

WAGNER WELL # 3

In May 1936, F. C. Weaver became interested in the oil

possibilities .of the Wagner area. He was at the time finishing

an oil test( - at Kadoka, South Dakota. He intended to drill some

7 or 8 miles south of Wagner ('thus about 7 miles SE of Well # 2)

and two Acsit loads of equipment were left at that site. In a

short time, however, his equipment was set up 600 feet SE of

Well jil! 2. According to Palensky (Oral communication) the site

Weaver had originally selected - south of Wagner met leasing

difficulties and so it was agreed to locate next to Well # 2,

where the men interested had control. According to a letter

from Weaver to Roti.rock, Weaver's backers "would not give.support

to the project unless it was drilled in the immediate neighbor-

hood of the other well." On 22 July 1936 Well # 3 was spudded in,

350 feet North and 350 feet East of the SW corner of the NEi of

the SW4 of section 15.

Drilling proceeded much as it had in the first two wells. Ittatiir

ea2.-kiatiCaindae3-rttrifttltrarrar itriet By 20 October 1936

the well had reached 1500 feet and was in Sioux quartzite. On

1 April 1939 the Yankton Press and Dakotan Published a "bulletin"

stating that a gusher had come in at the Wagner well; for an

April Fool joke this caused some stir. On 21-22 April 1939, while

operations were suspended pending permission to mll none stock in

the venture, a Slumberger log was taken, between the depths of 'nor

2753 and 59451- the latter being the depth of the hole at that time. ch

Unfortunately the Slumberger report interpreted the self-potential

and resistivity records in terms of lithologies of krown oil fields

instead of in terms of lithologies actually encountered, and the

Slumberger log includes indescriminate use of the words "sand,

thal4 and anhydrite." In addition the report suggested that a

favorable horizon occurred at the bottom of the hole. On 2 May 1939

the State Securities Commission met with Dr. Rothrock and towns-

people at Wagner to consider the matter of selling more stock.

e? Evidently this meeting decided the commission against the ad-

visability of permitting the sale of more stock. Drilling was

resumed within a few days, however, and continued until 2o January

1940. At this time it was decided to cease operations for the

rest of the winter, and the well was never continued beyond this

point. The total depth was 5182 or 5185. Some casing was pulled it,e(k

then; and between 1 May and 4 July 1944 Well # 3 was plugged. All t. the 4" casing was recovered when the well was abandoned, and about

;My half of the 7", 8", and 10" casing was recovered.

Shows of oil and gas were reported from all three wells.

Much gas was encountered in t-lte-Wa+-1--eeek sand below the Niobrara,

at about 450 feet, not only in these three wells but also in two

older water wells in the vicinity, In Well # 3 oil was reported at 2750-55, but Dr. Rothrock's scout report dated 26 October 1937 concluded) from the absence of oil on the sluqh pit and on the tools )

that there was little or no basis for the report of oil. Oil was

reported on 16 December 1937 at 3185, but there was no attempt fete

production. The third report of oil at about 4835 was evidently a e pc. backwash from the April Fool story. At e

,sL.A4 5001-2014 (arcf accord-

ing to Palensky the drill encountered about 5& feet) ti4:4-saiiiipae 30

consists. of a black waxy tar, possibly a tarry residue from oil

that had migrated through some joints.

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carbide steel bit aascaristaartzsta;., In spite of drilling about 4000 feet of the quartzite, only

two "shows" had been encountered, and these were not well sub-

stantiated. One must conclude from the evidence and from the

samples the validity of the standard geologic attitude that the

Sioux quartzite was not an oil-bearing formation and that no

oil horizons occur below it. Such a conclusion is only natural

from a knowledge of the nature of the quartzite, because although

it was originally a sandstone, the pore spaces were filled with

silica. Thus the only open, space where oil could be held would

be joints, and production of oil from joints on a A

wildcwCis completely

Unpredictable. It has been pointed out by others that had the drill-

ing stopped on 'Jell 17 2 at the top of the quartzite, money would

have been available for several other oil tests in horizons where

the oil possibilities were known to be at least moderately good.

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\\ Gas shows were reported at many horizons bdlow the top of the luartzlte. Dr. Rothrock collected froll the bailer a sa:.iple of gas-soaked sand representing one horizone-This sealed sample was turned over to Dr. Ernest Griswold, University staff chemist, who identified the gas as acetylene. Evidently the acetylene rag generated the icactof the ca: bide steel bits on the hard quartzite. I ?lost if not all of the other gas kxxixx shows cou]:: well have had the same origin.

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PERMIT TO DRILL / INTENT TO DRILL

STANDARD FORM 154

FOR SALE BY MID-WEST PRINTING CO.. TULSA, OKLA

WELL RECORD PROPERTY OF —I -Z , /-- a-ri e-22...C71-y Record of Well No.2 JAthy.12-6r Wg -11 9 ..Z1-rLY . ,.. tq ' <:- t -1 4 0- Farm

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Rig Commenced_ Rig Completed.

Rig Contractor

Drilling Commenced A i/ y if -2 9 Drilling Completed

Contractor Price per foot $ CASING AND TUBING RECORD

SIZE FEET MAKE SIZE FEET MAKE

20 in. Conductor 4-51tin. 12 in. 10 in

8% in

6,54 in.

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5 3/16 in

4 7/8 on

Water Well ft. depth, Casing St

NAME OF SANDS TOP BOTTOM FEET OF

SAND INITIAL TORPEDO

Quarts Date of Shot

Total Donth I Record of Sand and Oil Showing

How Tubed_ , Plugged_ Production first 24 hours

Details of shot County Recorded_

Sec Twp

DATE CLEANED OUT TORPEDOED

Quarts Date Re-Shot

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Contractor Price per foot L.

Water Well it. depth, Casing_

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STANDARD FORM In

FOR SALE ST IUDWEW MUMS EMMA,

WELL RECORD PROPERTTOF TabQX State 'lank

"X Record of Well No 1 • "Wagner We11" J.. Polensky promotor Farm Locsom Toa of high ridge which is supposed to be the structure about 5 mile& swat of Wagner

Rae 15 Twp 95 Range_ 64 _ county Chas Mix stmt. S. Dak.

Rig Commenced__ ....

Rig Contractor Drilung dommenced.: Sept. 14, 1928 Drumurcomostat_Jan.4, 1929

CASING AND TUBING RECORD SIZE FEET— —MAKE SIZE F4ET MAKE

20 in. Conductor 11Hilin 12 in. 10 in

8k m...

Po bin fly says no used.

• 6m in.

8/18 in casing was

4 7/8 on.

8ff in.

Record of Sand and Oil Showing Small show of gas

How Tubed ,Plugged.... 11 4.1Led in tn t.np

Production first 24 hours.... with dirt.

Details of shot__—_ County Sec—____ Twp--__ R—.._

Recorded_

Date of Shot Quarts NAME OF SANDS

my OF BOTTOM SAND

INITIAL TORPEDO TOP

Total Depth__ _

TORPEDOED DATE CLEANED OUT

Quarts Date Re43hot

FILE _ OIL

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WELL INSPECTION / SCOUT REPORTS

WAGNER WELL

Scouted by E. P. Rothrock November 12, 1935

Drilling, but shut out visitors.

Driller had orders to keep everyone out.

Driller says have straightened hole and set pipe, which checks Norbecks' now.

Depth and samples not available.

Looks as though trys to keep things hid.

Beam works as though swinging tools.

Wagner Oil Well

Scout Report - October 1, 1931 By E. P. Rothrock

Talked with Mrs. Custinson.

Arnold Custinson Well Had gas well for cooking and lights. Ran for 18 years. Gas stopped about 2 years ago. Now there is water in the well. First (well) hole of big well did not affect gas, though near-er the house. (Probably not deep enough to top water sand.) Flow stopped while drilling second hole a couple of hund-red feet south of first.

Well idle at time of visit. Tools etc. all there and rig still up. Rumored in town that they still expected to go deepter when they could get the money.

July 7, 1930 - Scout Report By E. P. Rothrock

Operator - Palansky Location - west of Wagner

Depth 1360 feet. In sand with limey chunks in sludge

Formation - from depth (shown me by driller in daily record) they are now at 1360 ft. This hole starts in the Pierre Formation about 100 ft. above the Niobrara. The bottom, now therefore, showld be 660 ft. be-low the top of the Dakota. This would put them in Paleozoic, if the same formations hold here as at Elk Point. Rocks from the hole show much sand and streaks for quartzite from log. Rock at bottom of hole called lime by driller. Sample he gave me claiming it came from the bottom of the hole was white shale. Water 'does not flow. Up to 1100 ft. noted in drillers log...250 ft. of water from this and.

Note:- this sand is cut off from upper sand by sement plug behind 12n casing.

OPERATOR'S TECHNICAL

REPORTS / MAPS

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HO,D -L3_0SouS Driller s Well. Log.

Abbreviated Palensyy Oil Test 55 5W

LOCATION: SE. corner,Mr. i, WI-, Sec. 15, T. 95 N., R. 65 W., Charles Mix County

OWNER: J.E. Palensky, et al. DRILLER: R.H. Ewart DATE OF DRILLING: 1928 and 1929 CURB ELEVATION: 1728' SOURCE OF INFORMATION: R.H. Ewart

Feet

0 - 20 Glacial drift 20 - 30 Reddish brown clay 30 - 40 Blue clay, shaley 40 - 60 Grey shale 60 - 80 Blue shale, clayey 80 - 120 Grey sticky shale 120 - 200 Bluish grey shale 200 - 315 Grey shale 315 - 380 Dark grey shale 380 - 440 Light grey shale 440 - 500 Grey shale, caving 500 - 505 Light grey shale 505 - 520 Grey sand, water-at 506', rose 90' to

100 - in casing; first 10' soft; last 5? firm

520 - 532 Grey sand, firm 532 - 550 Brown sand; first half soft; second

half hard 550 - 570 Grey sand 570 - 640 Light grey shale 640 - 680 Grey shale 680 - 720 Light grey shale 720 - 740 Grey shale 740 - 765 Dark grey shale 765 - 775 Blue sandy shale 775 - 800 Dark sandy shale 800 - 835 Dark brown shale 835 - 855 Light brown shale 855 - 865 Brown shale 865 - 875 Brown sand, very loose. Water rose to

about 350' of the top. 875 - 890 Brown, fine firmer (one very hard place

3' thick) 890 - 900 Sticky grey shale 900 910 Sticky brown shale 930 - 925 Sticky grey shale

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-UTMOTAS ourri oT4471 'aagjos 'a4Tz4apnb 1491 - 2491

papq 'aqTzqaPnb 2491 - Z1791 mum amos fSpups pup aaq.jos 'egTzgapnb 21791 - 8291

papq ca4Tzgapnb 229T - 0291

aaq.jos 'agTzqapnb 0291 - 0391 papq cagTzgapnb 0391 - 0191

aaq.jos caqjz4apnb 0191 - OLgT e4Tz4Jurt 0451 - 9417I

seouammoo aqTzqapnb paug gs-PluTd 95171 - 25171 gsTRoa2 'emu Spups paPg 25171 - 5Zi71 gsTAGI2 'emTT APIres PI PH 53171 - 6821

pees AetuTT Sea 51-1oG 6821 - 4121 Wes AowTT iea 9121 - 1921

Plres Prell 1921 - 9921 04I1.1m comTT 4309 9921 - 1921 amTT 5aa2 'AputS 1921 - 91721

Sun 'aregs Apues Piot' 51721 - 31721 pups paPH 31721 - 4221

Soa2 4071 foreqs Spuug 9221 - 0221 Wes JoulaTJ 0221 - 4121

pups 2uTuuna asooT fpues 411271 5121 - 5021

(114dolD i0291 o4PP o; puts aaqtm 4521 0114) do; Jo £003 04 ao4tM 'Wes 411271 5021 - 0021

s3Itaags (pups uT114 1-14-Tm ai-eqs umoag 0021 - 0631 0-req.'s Saaddms Saa2 411271 LIOA 0631 - 8931

saoToo snoTaPA 8831 - 0831 oTegs Aaa2 411271 0821 - 01731

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atolls Jo miPeags csrlaqs put puPS gTZT - gOZT pups gOZT - 0031 Pups 0031 - 4811.

aipus SaJO 4911 - 0811

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PuES 1111 - 0911 ourcT APaes 'flogs Prell 0911 - 9511

pups)ToTnb 8511 - 5111 oTalS gTTT - OTTE

911ITT 41125 'flags ProH 0111 - 8011 putsxojnb 8011 - 0201

°Tells Agues AGJD 0201 - 9301 Pins Patti AdoA 9301 - 1301

Saa2 4112TT a0 aregs 047-1M 1301 - 0301 pupsNoTnO 0301 - 066

aaTem 1212T1 'Puts 4JoS 066 - 196 areqs SeaD 196 - 496

J04EM 'pups 41.1271 996 - Z26 dog. jo .002 uTI14Tm

2uTsPo UT OS0.1 J04tM `pups W2V1 Z26 - 536

1657 1.698 Quartzite, hard and sandy 1.698 1743 Quartzite, softer lime shows up

considerable 1743 1749 Quartzite, softer 1749 -• 1.761 Quartzite, hard, sandy 1761.- 1768 Quartzite, softer, very limey,

gas petroleum smell 1768 1776 Quartzite, fine, sandy, hard 1776 1796 Quartzite, more lime, softer bailing

water, whitish light color 1.796 - 1802 Quartzite, hard 1802 -. 1820 Quartzite, softer, limey, little sand

bailing water whitish, light color 1820 1855 Quartzite, hard 1855 1867 Little softer quartzite 1867 1.874 Softer quartzite 1874 1879 Hard lime, quartzite 1879 - 191.3 Hard quartzite 1.913 — 1928 Little softer, more reddish 1928 1.946 Hard quartzite, red 1.946 -- 1953 Hard quartzite 1.953 1256 Hard lime, quartzite 1.956 - 1.958 Nearly all lime- .

1.958 1960 Hard lime, quartzite 1.960 — 1.970 All lime, little softer 1.970 —1279 Darker red lime

- 1.979 — 1283 Lime reddish 1.983 1988 Lime reddish (bailings seem muddier) 1988 — 1998 All lime 1.998 — 2049 All lime. From 2003 to 2049', lighter

in color, some quartzite falls in 2049 • 2057 More red, not so hard 2057 2063 Hard 2063 2080 Softer 2080 -. 2085 Softer lime 2085 — 2137 Lime, hard 21.37 — 21 .57 All lime 21.57 — 2181. Lime. Oil showings, wet gas stink 2181 21.86 Lime and quartzite, very hard 2126 • 2196 Hard quartzite streak in the lime 2196 — 2210 More lime, little sand, red quartzite 2210- — 2213 Harder quartzite 2213 • 2215 Harder, limey sand showing up more 221.5 2220 Harder, stink and oil showings 2220 - 2223 Little softer 2223 2225 Hard limey sand, more sand 2225 2228 Softer, more sandy, wet gas and oil

showings 2228 2232 Wet gas and oil showings 2232 2240 Hard lime, shell, white or light grey

-22-- a

C • '2 •

.AeAans egg Kg paTJTaeA you OJOM SMOIIS TTO 'sgTq egg uT uogauo egg moaj pegEaeua2 ATWaPTAe 'sTsATuuu uodn aueTAgeou aq og peAoad smogs-su2

egg jo emos •AaAins egg Aq paTjTaeA gou sum egTzgasnb egg ggueuaq amp: Jo aouasaad eta: !aguanooy ST qgdap

sgT pus paTjTaaA sum agTzgaunb 31uTd JO eouasead egy 'TTam sTgq uo a TcluTTuAu paooea ATuo egg sT 201

suoT4Tpuoo (puss do 2uTmog s amt? 0223 -- TE2g s2uTT-req aoToo quap 'puss og OuTuuna '4Ta2 GI4q-TT (Pleg maTIDem 'Pea s2uTTTuU '3111Tors

mnaToagad uoggoa. 'OuTmogs TTO 'amTT TTV LT23 s2uTTTP q paa eguT000go •aulTT TTV IT23 - L023

PaP4 clisTPPea 0144TI s2uTITug •oulTI ITV b023 - .W23

3IuT4s P000 'Plies '41up 'Items (oulTI ITV p023 - TO23 3fuTgs 2uoags '011ITT TTV T02 - 2633

AG-12 4112TT s2uTTT"eq 'PUSS oTJTJ4 'flairl 2633 - 0633 do 2uTmogs plies gsTumoag 0T44T7 0633 - Lezz

)TUT4S S"e2 40M OJOW ‘JOTOO gg2T7 ,833 - 'ten aoToo 2.4271 T79n - TE33Z

s2uTmogs

TT0 131uTgs 0.101 ‘aoToo gg2T7 [833 - 8223 guTg-s oT44TT 'Quin ITV ',10-E°3 ;q277 an - SaZ

aoToo 4OTT 'Pasg 0111TI ITV an - ZaZ @mil AWE'S ZLZZ - 8933

2aa2 APuT3S e9za - T79n

Kaa2 ae}frep 'Jos...reap p933 • 0933 Kaa2 aagaup 'aesauoo 'etuTT ApuuS 0932 - vgn

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L.0.1 raj

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-a- 1,43:reltv

iftvation co_c 2 is 1728'

Bt!nt, '1385, all $rintx QuR,rtz2elit, wit",

"Acefh Or44 as rtc‘te..1; 6i a tnk speets— no Sanyie

viP-thh hr-nb!z •14 : is it

- Nell No

Wagner Well

Palen

k'op Bottom Formation

we0t

-••■••••■••■-•-•seanwma•:-...........wors.•,•asammo... •■-••-•.••,•••••-- • .=-••—•=

and riemarks

DDlicrigtio State

T. "14

9.efilc51-7

9 N 51 •

*arm . .

Contractor Ewart Comenced Jul 1•2* ColetedA er

Company

2,c). .3Q

.4Q . 6D 6Q 40 4Q 14 110 12Q 0.20 200 '?Qa .... 5.15

.... 380 580 44Q t, 44o 5ou 500 50.5 .505_ 5a

53a 5.32

.5.7Q .61-Lo 64o 68Q .640 m)

74D.....76.5 7.6.5 775. .775 Q0

..... .3.5 855 $55 865

•865

Q 0

2C2

520 554

Glacial Drift P.1g

aray lava hale 4 claye

Grey shale .x Sticke

Blue Grey Shale

, _sand Llght grgy shale_ prey shale

Light grey shale

..... arAY_Iik:bae ........ LUXJ‘..g1W..ghal0 Blua sandy_glIale

...

10301. 144. 'Cflul..Qk gam'

DA.x3& awasiy...shale. 1.1.10 1,... 11.15 ialla2e. .. DArk_DxQyzn. atiale 1115i 1158 4C2,uick sand

Light brown shale 1158 1160 Iliard shell, sandy lime Brown shale _1171

11711. 11.74-..;.84114.--s)143..e

.. lg . 5! Cirgy .13411d.,..tirm Brown sand; first

Qrgy Shale Dark Grey shale

Light grey shale_ 15i"• azey.e..4tUe„c.113a.)5g 122" Light Grey shale Shot

arezanaaxA4teir at 50.6 .f_egt.,...xo.se .90! Log-Continued

tp 10Q' in cagingi Top :Bottom . Formation and Remarks

.. ti.n

feet of top. LLight sand

half _soft„sgon2d. 93 2 965 . !Light sandl ter_ . half_ Lard. 965! 967 Grey shale

967; .990 ..actft sgad.,..11gIxt. trat.er

990i 1020 41.1igk sand 1.020 1021i 1026 iVery hard sand

Brown sand,* very

. NuAi; SL) 1/4

ro

0"

9a5: ,93a

172

Quarts

Remarks L9cat corner of N117. t of -- section 15,

6/" 5 3/16"

Between

LOG

100

90

7.5

loose. Water xgee abnut toap.. Brown,. i.xl.e..flx221.ex. (9.110 .11,aXa.P 1Q-ce

3 feet thick) $tigky gray.ale

910. . 'tar orra.shale.

1174 1180 ;Sand, light 1260.1...11S5._1Gre.y..s.boae 17...5] 1200 'Sand

12Q0 12Q5.. pind 120.5 1215 , Sand and shells, streaks

1215. 125 sAud

6,9Q

900

Casing &cord .10"

1

pexy. Ahale 1300 Brown shale 12 0

LOG

.• ■••■■■■■••••••■,•

ma q and -Lemarks

State

T. R.

Page 2

Top ott om

lagiuipt ion Palensky Company Farm arm Frei . Contractor Comenced Completed Remarks

32a5. 12Q. .ZJ,g..g.ze e al.e

12.$0 1288 1290

.M4X'i0174.012.10r$

Very light grey., ..slip

with t ro uc to

1 121" Shot

1$20 depth •Light sand, loose ru fling_ sand

Casing Record 10"

gt"

5/8" 5 3/16"

Quarts Between

$70-AY. .Ctr.e44 1.1300

13_05 Light sand. Water t .Q0.! to.-pkt_tig wat er sand to date

OH

13 0 5 1315

Log-Continued Top Bottom !Format ion and Remarks

1,479.;_1761.4_cmalltzite_haxd;_saady_. 7.61 176L5.. 4 Quartzite , softer very

limey, as.„,:petroleum smell

z it e softer, very _ 11mey4 .4p.s y _PX9.1.611,M. . _

sme 11

7. 177.6 ztte more lime ! 4of t bai ling w4t er„ whitish light color

1776 179.6. ,:Llart zit e fine , sandy tLAX

179_6. Quart AtIe. .... 1802 1820 r[ Quartzite, softer lime

little sand bai ling wat ! . light color

Not ei Quartzite, soft er part s lighter color than hard.

.Out..of-q.tz.-at.--195OJ-.in t lime. Now 2190 in lime.

, (Dec 1-930-1

•1315. 1330 3.330 1335... 1335. . .13 ?a 13.42. 1345. ... 13'. ..13.65 1365 1367

_1375 1,3.7.5. 1369.

1453 1453 .

Firmer sand. _AllaY.A4P4R 4. .Baxd.gland

. A hale gx ay

............ Zr eY so.f:4 .. whit e Hard sand Dark limey sand Dark grey limey sand

Hard sandy lime, gre Pinkish hard Quartxit

1456 1570 1610

1:62() 1630 1638

1642 1 5 3

163 0 16.3 8 1642

1653 165.7

........

oommenC.eA. 157P Quartzite 1610 Quartzite, set er 1620 Quart zit e 1 hard

Quart zit e„ softer Quartzite, hard uart zit e l softer & sandy, some lime Quartzite, hard Q,uArt zit e, softer ec some lime showing up

e, hard and

sandy 16.6D. 16.9:$ 17 43

1 7 L.3 1 7 49

1-

parts. The .last 60'

I malty grid . The-fclffia on t iv - very- evidently-bTeak :

ng. . away Zzoquartzit e. formation. Should be

V under thiit z té Ii . - 114Ka - ....... • -- - streak then-govd Bandy

Quartzit spftgr 11 e showsup cosi.drabl Q,uart zit e softer

Page 3

tiop

1838 843

.45.Q.

ottom

1843. 1850 ;455

gee41 gilladler)

1993_19.94. 1998 2003 " (From 2003 to

20491_ lighter in colo

.q?-241141.t.e . falle

is?Ja.liae

11 II

11

LOG

ma a and Lernarks

Hard quartzite

,DesUiPt_1 011_2:PaQ4PkY_We_11_UQ, 1.

Hard. " Hard. Hard

Company arm WM-Vb.

Contraotor _c_pimenced . Co1221eted Remarks

aq.P1.Q3.2Axt.zAte II 0 "

II U 12" 11 II Shot

11 II I Little softer, more r

II I It Top BottomFormation and

202Q ilaX.4.. 1,14Zt.Z1.te + .X.qa... Z05_ 2. 2. 0,31 . f

" 2_03 1 2.037 .1 if 207. 2_03-

II 0 II 203 2049

HardQuartzite 2049 2Q57 ),dore red, not

1 1

II

II

If

II

c1 2O25 '

II II

liara 11._me4 .quartzite Nearly all lime

.... lgg .... 462 1467

474 ... M.79 11479_ 1.4a4. 84k..ama

695_1901 .9P1 19W.

93.3 1918

1923 ,1928 1928_1933_ 193.3_193a 1938 194.3 1943. _190 190...19.59 1950. .. 1953.

1951...1956

1956 1958 19.954..196Q 196.0....197Q 197Q. .1973 19.73 1976

197.6_197.9

1943...1981$.

2.0Q3.. .2oz_ 2Q07 2011 20(111 2015 201 2020

2057 2063 jjlard 2063 2073 ffiofter ?073 20.$.0

If

n40 20.85 Aofter lime

ao84 2032 I 2096

210.8. 2112 .

?120 2124 2127 213.0

210.0 1

2116

2133.

142.e4 hare " II It

II 11

11 II

II It

0 II

II

II II

11

U It

II 11

II

Alt1t.1Q..P.41:X. Vtz- 11 II It

W.IRKA;41ptztzite Hard, lime, quartzite

11 1ime. II II

Epggi lime ; _quartz5 •e

A11 ....... 3.9ft Darker red lime

II II 2032 aou

II U aosL

.141me,,xe.dait3h aloo

(Bailings 2104 21Qk 2.112 2116i 2120

124 27

.213.0.i. 2133 2137 2141 lAil 2141 2144

Casing Record

-1-6 5/8" 5 3/16"

Quarts Between

Log-Continued Remarks

so hard.

Company 14arm 17-61171To. Contraot.pr Coiarienced Completed

Remarks

.2211. ..2?20 2223

.2225...

2220

2223.

2.225.

Descrlption

Bott om

215P ..2153 •.... 15.7.

2161. .2165

.2169_ ..23.73 2177 21$1

..a1a6

LOG

ormutiol. and i-,emarks All limo

Limo u LExcup..2157..t Q 21 gas st

Lim e_ & 54:4 a. _ mexy. ilard Hard qtz. streak in lime.

ti, ;ID ?JAI 2147

2157 2161.

2165.

2):73 2.4.77 2.141 2186

Page 14.

Proauct ion

Casing ecord T1 C)" g it tt

20" 15in 12-1-" Shot

6 5/8" 5 3/16"

Quarts Between

Log-Cont inued

22QQ.

•a196 _220.0._

2215

2215. .2211.

.. 2a32... . 223.6..

223.6.

2240 2244

Top :Bottom Formation and Remarks

22 14.4 2250 Little coarser4L not so white

2Z5Q1 2254 Hard fne grey

2254,22.6a._aulgy..11Tile_COAUe r ..........

.linze_lime ..w.tle_gar). 2260. 2264 Coarser, darder grey. red quartzite .2264! a26

2268 2272 Sandy lime Harder limey sand 2272 2275 . All lime hard, light 0 0 lc r shQwing. -Lip izigre 22 7 5:, 22 7 . Light colo 'es all lime Iigraer stink cgt: oil 1 littlp stink I - 22.74i..n.$1. .14.g,,IKt...qp..1Qx.,..1129.1.•§...cUzlit.

Litt le softer 22811_2284 Bar.d.limey..eaud.p..mor .811d. ..Soft . MUre _candy., _ wet gag eg..Q.1.1 .gbAW1. .Net .gas_ec..(511,4101Dri

a.).J.m.Q.,...kg10.11 4. NUte .11„ght Iiaxd lime4 shell s white or light grey Find s light grey sandy lime_ gas-oil

219.1. 2196.

2203.

zaoL.

_2a06_.

.2210._

' li„Aae 4.. .11tt le eq.nci, red ,Quartzite ;40.w.e_11xe.p..11.:tt le sand, red. quart zi:t •Mare .1tme..litt1e Zed_guartglte

2.21Q. 2213

2228. 2232.

showing

.22904..2.297._ 2237_, 23.c.1. .23Q1 .2304.

411 slw•ngg glat _

.3-43._ _shod ngd. 22a.4, 2247...14g4t.gp;.g_wv.t..g4.P .. 2.2.$7 1 229Q ; Litt 44 brownish sand

showing up All _lime s.. et zong..stiaak.._

1i II

.41 ..span,11 21t. cA lac Good st ink

2304_ .23a7... i. All, . balaings...11t.tle.reddi sh hard

(over)

2307 2311 All lime. Choc. red bailings.

2311 All lime oil showing rotten pet. stink. Bailings red, medium hard little grit, running to sand, drab color bailings.

2311 2330 Lime showing u, sandy conditions.

Note: In all drilling samples no mineralization apparent; no indications of igneous intrusions. No sulphur orors; no asphalt odors; oil showings are fine filtered oil. Gas is very wet, heavy. All odors have been getting stronger with depth are of the very exceptional high petrolium kind.

a:lewtea

=

TRILLING WSLL LOG

OF

N ABBREVIATED .;A 1 L_NaKY e!:;LL N0, 14

6)6 P1 OIV PA ,

of Southwest 12 .erter of eection Fifteen (15),

N

e7),f r/ 4, 4" - ceieger

Located in'3outheast Corner of'eorthwest -eaerter

Township 'einety-five (95), North Range Sixty-five (.65) West, in Charles Ax county, ;eouth eetkote,

Cat-. I 7 -

70 feet, Clacial :rift 30 feet, Aeddish brown Clay 40 6e e0 110 120 200 315 3P0 440 500 505 bee

feet, feet, feet, feet, feet, feet, feet, feet, feet, feet, feet, feet,

Blue Clay, ahaley Grey Shale Blue Shale, clayey Grey sticky Shale Grey sticky :ehole Bluish Grey Shale Grey Shale Dare. Grey ,eaalo .eight Grey shil q

Gray hale, covine; Light Grey Shale Grey sand, wat , r at 506 feet, e0 feet to

C to 20 to 30 to 40 to CC to

(''0 to _1110 to

12C tO 200 to 315 to 380 to 440 to

ee 500 to 50e to

100 feet in cashing; first 10 feet soft; last 5 feet firm

520 to 532 feet, Grey end, firm 532 to 550 feet, Brown ,eend; first half eoft, second calf here 550 to 570 feet, Grey Sand 570 to 640 f - et„ :eight Grey ehale 640 to 60 feet, Grey Shale 6P0 to 720 f:et, ht Grey Shale 770 to 740 feet, Grey Shale 740 to 765 let, Lary Grey hale 765 to 775 feet, Blue sandy Shale 775 to P00 feet, 241.rk sandy Shale P00 to P35 feet, Dark brown Shale P35 to F 55 feat, Light Brown Shale S55 to r65 feet, erown Shale 65 to f75 feet, Brown .and, very loos ater •()se about lee feet

of top f75 to P9, 0 feet, Brown, fine firmer ( on very hard piece 3 feet thtok) 90 to 900 feet, Sticky Grey Shale

900 to 910 feet, Sticky Brown Shale 910 to 25 to

932 to 965 to 967 to 990 to

1020 to 1021 to 1026 to 1030 to 110P to

925 feet, Sticky Grey Shale 932 feet, .eieht sand; eater(rose in ceshine: -itein 300 feet

of top 265 feet, Light sand, water 967 foot, Grey -halo 990 feet, Soft send, litht; Water 10e( 1021 1e26 1030 110P 1110

feet, feet, feet, feet, feet, feet,

,uick sand Site shrle or light grey V-ry hard sand Greysandy :bale vice sand Ear shell, saney lime

1110 to 1115 feet, ';hale 1115 to 115' feet, tuick 3and 1158 to 1160 f:.et, Hard Shell, sandy Lim 1160 to 1171 feet, ;and 1171 to 1174 feet, Sand. :Male 1174 to 11r0 feet, Sand, light 11P0 to 11P5 feet, Grey Miele cl1P0 to 1200 feet, rand 1200 to 1205 feet, Sand 1705 to 1215 feet, Sand and shells, streaks of 'hale 1215 to 1225 feet, Hard an

to 1240 feet, Sand atialey 1 210 to 12P0 feet, Lighe Grey Shale 12P0 to 12PS feet, various colors 12P8 to 1290 feet, Very light grey slippery shale 1290 to 1300 feet, brown Shale with thin sandy streaks 1300 to 1305 feet, Light Sand. Water to 206 feet of top (the last

water sane, to date 120 foot depth) 1305 to 1315 feet, Light and loo running sand 1315 to 132,C ftet, Firmer sand 1330 to 1335 feet, randy Shale; light grey 1335 to 1342 feet, 'is,rd Sand 1342 to 1345 feet, atrd Sandy ;11a1e, f-ey 1345 to 1361 feet, Sandy, grey Lime 1361 to 1360 feet, °oft Lime, white. 13rb to 1367 feet, 41.:rci sand 1367 to 1375 feet, _lark limey sane 1375 to 139 feet, Lary Grey Limey Sand 13rc to 1425 feet, Hard 2andy Lime, greyish 1425 to 1453 feet, Hard Sandy Lirne, Greyish 14,!. , 6 to 1456 feet, inkish uartzite commences 1406 to 15/0 feet, :aartimitess‘iew 1070 t,Q- 1e10 reet,JUrt1ZItc , 17,ofter 1610 te1670 feet, uartizite, hard 162.0 to 1630 f ,:.et, jlartirite, softer lcac to 163f•feet, uartvite, hard 163F' to 1642 feet, :Iptrtrite, softer andsandy; some lime 1642 to 1653 feet, nuartrite, hard 1653 to 1657 feet, 01;rtrite, softer, little lime showing up { 1657 to 16'- 0 fe;t,uartzite, hard. anti Bandy 1680 to 10 ,ZP feet, ,olartrite, ard end sandy 1690 to 1743 feet, q,uartrite, softer -Imo shows up (:onsiderabl,.! 1743 to 1749 feet, uartrite, softer 1749 to 1761 feet, uart7ite, hard; sandy

(-1761 to 1705 feet, . 4uart7ite, softer, very Limey- Gas-.etroleum smell 4765 to 176f feet, ,,uart7ite, softer, very _Limey Jas-iLettolenm smell 1762 to 1776 feet, ,,zuartzite, fine, sandy, hard 1776 to 1796 feet, uPrtzite; more lime, softer balinc ::ate, whitish

11 (7-ht color 1796 to 1P02 feet, lunrtrite, hard 1PC2 to 1P20 feet, •,uart7ite, softer, limey, little sand bailing water

li-t color. - „

.Luartrite, softer parts lighter oclar than hard?r parts. The last 6L feet many shells. This formation is vry evid7ntly breaking away from 1.1artzite formation. Mould be undr tie uart-rite lime streak, then rood sand.

-e-vt 41f SD _64;4

/Wcuf

H

ft

41 11

Little softer, more reddish

Hard :;,uartzite, Red *

ft 44 N

It

Hard iliartzite 0

Hard lime, ,,,uartzite Nearly all lime Hard lime, ;.Luartzito All lime, little softer Darker red lime

*

Lime, reddish lituddier) * (Bailing& seem more

All lime All lime ,11 lime

• 41

41 0

44

TV

44

(From 2003 to 2049, lighter in color, some quartzite falls in)

t leatikkAA A)L 4

'@-/kaitki e ilk70

011,0 ettA,

IA/ to ‘0

LOG OF PALEN= WELL (Continued)

frOur1830 feet to 1838 1838 to 1843 1843 to 1850 1850 to 1855 1855 to 1862 1862 to 1867 1867 to 1874 1874 to 1879 1879 to 1884 1884 to 1889 1889 to 1895 1895 to 1901 1901 to 1907 1907 to 1913 1913 to 1918 1918 to 1923 1923 to 1928 1928 to 1933 1933 to 1938 1938 to 1943 1943 ,o 19SI6 1946 to 1950 1950 to 1953 1953 to 1956 1956 to 1958 1958 to 1960 1960 to 1970 1970 to 1973 1973 to 1976 1976 to 1979 L979 to 1983

.1983 to 1988 1988 to 1993

to 1998 1998 to 2003 2003 to 2007 2007 to 2011 2011 to 2015 2015 to 2020 2020 to 2025 2025 to 2031 2031 to 2037 2037 to 2043 2043 to 2049 2049 to 2057 2057 to 2063 2063 to 2073 2073 to 2080 2080 to 2085 2085 2085 to 2088 2088 to 2092 2092 to 2096 2096 to 2100 2100 to 2104 2104 to 2108 2108 to 2112 2112 to 2116 2116 to 2120 2120 to 2124 2124 to 2127 2127 to 2130 2130 to 2133 2133 to 2137 2137 to 2141 2141 to 2144 2144 to 2147 2147 to 2150 2150 to 2153 2153 to 2157 2157 to 2161

feet Hard Q,uartzite Hard Hard 14

Hard Little Softer :Iiartzite

Softer Lilartzite Hard Lime, •uartzite Hard .:Jlartzite

11

More red, not so hard Hard softer

4*

Softr 14me ft 14

Lime, Hard

*

N

N

N

44

All Lime

Lime

From 2161 feet to 2165 feet Lime (Prom 2157 to 2181 Oil 2165 2169 showings, wet gas stink) 2169 2173 2173 2.177 2177 2181 ual 2186 Lime & yt,uartzite, very hard 2136 2191 Lard uartzite streak in the, lime 2191 2196 N

2196 2200 More lime, little sand, red quartzite 2200 2203

2206 :

203 -205 2210 0 N

2210 2213 Harder quartzite 2213 2215 " Limey sand showing up more 2215 2217 Stink and oil showings 2217 2220 2220 2223 Little softer 2223 2225 Hard limey sand, more sand 2225 2228 Softer, more sandy, wet gas and oil 2228 2232 Wet gas and oil showings showings 2232 2236

2236 2240

Hard lime, shell, white or light grey H

2240 2244 Fine, light grey sandy lime gas-oil 2244 2250 Little coarser, not so white 2250 2254 Hard fine shell, limey. grey 2254 2260 Sandy lime, coarser, darker grey 2260 2264 coarser, darker grey 2264 2268 Sandy lime, grey 2268 2272 Sandy lime 2272 2275 All lime hard, light color '2275 2278 Light color, All lime, Little stink •2278 2281 more stink; oil showings 22281 2284. et

2284 2287 more wet gas stink 2287 2290 Little brownish sand showing up 2.791) 2293 Lime, trifle sand, bailings light gre

•2293 2297 All lime Strong stink "2297 2301 2301 2304 All lime, small amt. sand. Good stink 2304 2307 " Pilings little reddish, hard. 2307 2311 All lime Choc. red bailings 2311 to Oil showing, rotten pet. stink

Tailings red, medium hard, little grit, running to sand, drab color Tailings

2311 2330 -Lime showing up sandy conditions.

In all drilling smArles no Minerulizatien uma t n ren, o itilicration 03 of 18ne**0 intrusiollo• 1;‘) sulphur odors; no aeph . at odors oil ehewings sore of fine filtered oil, fte is very wets heavy. All odors, have been gett.tnc stringer with depth art mre of tha very exceptional hi& petroleum kind.

DRILLER'S WELL LOG

ABBREVIATED PM ENSKY OIL TEST

LOCATION: SE. CORNER, MC*, SW.i g SEC. 15, T. 95 N.

CHARLES MIX COUNTY OWNER: J.E. PALENSKY, ET AL. DRILLER: R.H. EWART DATE OF DRILLING: 1928 AND 1929 CURB ELEVATION: 1728' SOURCE OF INFORMATION: R.H. EWART

64W

FEET

0 20 20 - 30 30 - 40 40 - 60 60 - 80' 80 - 120 120 - 200 200 - 315 315 - 380 380 - 4-40 440 - 500 500 - 505 505 - 520

520 - 532 532 - 550

550 - 570 570 - 640 640 - 680 680 - 720 720 - 740 740 - 763 765 - 775 775 - 800 800 - 835 835 - 055 855 - 865 865 - 875

87 - 890

890 - 900 900 - 910 910 - 925

GLACIAL DRIFT REDDISH BROWN CLAY BLUE CLAY, SHALEY GREY SHALE BLUE SHALE, CLAYEY GREY STICKY SHALE BLUISH GREY SHALE GREY SHALE DARK GREY SHALE LIGHT GREY SHALE GREY SHALE, CAVING LIGHT GREY SHALE GREY SAND, WATER AT 506', ROSE 90' TO 100' IN CASING;- FIRST 10' SOFT; LAST 5' FIRM GREY SAND, FIRM BROWN SAND; EMT HALF SOFT; SECOND HALF HARD GREY SAND LIGHT GREY SHALE GREY SHALE LIGHT GREY SHALE GREY SHALE DAE:K GREY SHALE BLUE SANDY SHALE DARK SANDY ``.HALE DARK BROWN SHALE LIGHT BROWN SHALE BROWN SHALE BROWN SAND, VERY LOOSE. WATER ROSE TO ABOUT 350' OF THE TOP. BROWN, FIRMER ONE VERY HARD

PLACE 3' THICK) STICKY fIREY SHALE STICKY BP,DM,! SHALE STICKY GEE'l SHALE

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St Lite-C-E : SD cC N o 44-pc 16VISio4Vj g.6-Pagi /91

925 - 932

932 - 965 965 8- 967 967 - 990 990 - 1020 020 - 1021 021 - 1026 026 - 1030 030 - 1 108 108 - 1110 110 - 1115 115 - 1158

1 158 - 60 160 - 1171 171 - 1174

1174 - 1180 1180 - 185 185 - 200 1200 - 205 1 205 - 215 1215 - 225 225 - 240 1240 - 280 1280 - 1288 1288 - 1290 1290 - 1300 1300 - 1305

1305 - 1315 1315 - 1330 1330 - 1335 1335 - 1342 1342 - 1345 1345 - 361 361 - 365 365 - .367 367" 375 375 - 389 389 - 425 425 - 453 453 - 456 456 - 570 570 - 610 610 - 620 620 1630 630 - 1638 638 - 1642 642 - 1653 653 - 3657

LIGHT SAND; WATER ROSE IN CASING WITHIN 300' OF TOP LIGHT SAND, WATER GREY SHALE SOFT SAND, LIGHT; WATER QUICKSAND WHITE SHALE OR LIGHT GREY VERY HARD SAND GREY SANDY SHALE QUICKSAND HARD SHELL, SANDY LIME SHALE QUICKSAND HARD SHULL, SANDY LIME SAND SAND, SHALE SAND, LIGHT GREY SHALE SAND SAND SAND AND SHELLS, STREAKS OF SHALE HARD SAND SAND, SHALEY LIGHT GREY SHALE VARIOUS COLORS VERY LIGHT GREY SLIPPERY SHALE BROWN SHALE WITH THIN SANDY STREAKS LIGHT SAND, WATER TO 200° OF TOP THE LAST WATER SAND TO DATE 1820' DEPTH) LIGHT SAND; LOOSE RUNNING SAND FIRMER SAND SANDY SHALE; LIGHT GREY HARD SAND HARD SANDY SHALE, GREY SANDY, GREY LIME SOFT LIME, WHITE HARD SAND DARK LIMEY SAND DARK GREY LIMEY SAND HARD SANDY•LIME 0 GREYISH HARD SANDY LIME, GREYISH PINKLSH HARD QUARTZITE COMMENCES QUARTZ; QUARTZI SOFTER QUARTZITE, HARD QUARTZAll y SOFTER QUARTZITE, HARD QUARTZMT SOFTER AND SANDY; SOME LIME QUARTflIt v HARD QUARTrTE 9 SOFTER, LITTLE LIME SHOWING UP

21

1657 - 698 1698 - 743

1743 - 749 1749 - 761 1761 - 68

1768 - 776 1776 - 796

1796 - 802 1802 - 820

1820 - 855 1855 - 867 1867 - 874 1874 - 879 1879 - 913 1913 - 928 i928, - 1946 1946 - 1953 1953 - 1956 1956 - 1958 1958 - 960 960 - 970 970 - 979 979 - 983 983 - 988 988 - 998 993 - 2049

2049 - 2057 2057 - 2063 2063 - 2080 2080 - 2085 2035 - 2137 2137 - 2157 2157 - 2181 2181 - 2186 2136 - 2196 2196. 2210 2210 - 2213 2213 - 2215 2215 - 2220 2220 - 2223 2223 - 2225 2225 -

2223 - 2232 2222 - 2240

QUARTZITE, HARD AND SANDY QUARTZITE, SOFTER LIME SHOWS UP CONSIDERABLE QUARTZITE, SOFTER QUARTZITE, HARD, SANDY QUARTZITE, SOFTER, VERY LIMY, GAS PETROLEUM SMELL QUARTZITE, FINE, SANDY, HARD QUARTZITE, MORE LIME, SOFTER BAILING WATER, WHITISH LIGHT COLOR QUARTZITE, HARD QUARTZITE, SOFTER, LIMY, LITTLE SAND BAILING WATER WHITISH, LIGHT COLOR QUARTZITE, HARD LITTLE SOFTER QUARTZITE SOFTER QUARTZITE HARD LIME, QUARTZITE HARD QUARTZITE LITTLE SOFTER, MORE REDDISH HARD QUARTZITE, RED HARD QUARTZITE HARD LIME, QUARTZITE NEARLY ALL. LIME HARD LIME, QUARTZITE ALL LIME, LITTLE SOFTER DARKER RED LIME LIME REDDISH LIME REDDISH (RAILINGS SEEM MUDDIER) ALL LIME ALL LIME. FROM 2003 TO 2049', LIGHTER IN COLOR, SOME QUARTZITE FALLS IN MORE RED, NOT SO HARD HARD SOFTER SOFTER LIME LIME, HARD ALL LIME

OIL SHOWINGS, WET GAS STINK LIME AND QUARTZITE, •VERY HARD HARD QUARTZITE STREAK IN THE LIME MORE LIME, LITTLE SAND, RED QUARTZITE HARDER QUARTZITE HARDER, LIMY SAND SHOWING UP MORE HARDER, STINK AND OIL SHOWINGS LITTLE SOFTER HARD LIMY S.1*, MORE SAND SOFTER, MO,?,: SANDY, YET GAS DIL SHOWINGS WET GAS A:D DIL SHOMNGS HARD LIM:, SHELL, WHITE OR LIGHT GREY

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REMARKS: THIS DRILLER'S LOG IS THE ONLY RECORD AVAILABLE ON THIS WELLS THE PRESENCE OF PINK QUARTZITE WAS VERIED DEPTH IS ACCURATE. THE PRESENCE OF LIME BENEATH

FI THEAND ITS QUARTZITE WAS NOT VERIFIED BY THE SURVEY. SOME OF THE

GAS SHOWS PROVED TO BE ACETYLENE UPON ANALYSIS, EVIDENTLY GENERATED FROM THE CARBON IN THE BITS. OIL SHOWS WERE NOT VERIFIED BY THE SURVEY.

2311 - 2330

2240 - 2244 2244 - 2250 2250 - 2254 2254 - 2260 2260 - 2264 2264 - 2268 2268 - 2272 2272 - 2275 2275 - 2278 2278 - 2281

2281 - 2284 2284 - 2287 2287 - 2290 2290 - 2293 2293 - 2301 2301 - 2304 2304 - 2307 2307 - 2311 2311

FINE, LIGHT GREY SANDY LIME GAS-OIL LITTLE COARSER, NOT SO WHITE HARD FINE SHELL, LIMEY, GREY SANDY LIME, COARSER, DARKER GREY COARSER, DARKER GREY SANDY LIME, GREY SANDY LIME

ALL LIME HARD, LIGHT COLOR LIGHT COLOR, ALL LIME, LITTLE STINK LIGHT COLOR, MORE STINK; OIL SHOWINGS LIGHT COLOR

LIGHT COLOR. MORE WET GAS STINK LITTLE BROWNISH SAND SHOWING UP LIME, TRIFLE SAND, BAILINGS LIGHT GREY ALL LIME. STRONG STINK ALL LIME, SMALL AMT, SAND, GOOD STINK ALL LIME. BAILINGS LITTLE REDDISH, HARD ALL LIME. CHOCOLATE RED BAILINGS ALL LIME, OIL SHOWING, ROTTEN PETROLEUM STINK, BAILINGS RED, MEDIUM HARD, LITTLE GRIT, RUNNING TO SAND, DRAB COLOR BAILINGS LIME SHOWING UP SANDY CONDITIONS

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STATE CHEMICAL LABORNI,JRY Vermillion, South Dakota

Dr. E. P. Rathrock, Date April 16., 19 .38

Clty.

We have examined the sample of Mater,.. Magner #2, Artfielan Well, submitted by twomommoompummu you on March 28 , 116

Inspector's No. , Lab. No. .31717,4

Manufacturer

and we find as follows:

, Seller

, Distributor

P.P.M. G.P.G. Total Solids 1597.0 93.10 Silica 7.5 0.44 Sulphate (SO) 851.0 49.60 Chloride (Cli 110.0 6.41 Calcium (Ca) 289.0 16.85 Magnesium (Mg) 56.5 3.30 Alkalinity as CaCOA

PhenolphthaleiN None Methyl Orange 112.0 6.53

Hardness ao CaCO3 955.0 55.60 Iron in Solution 0.1 Manganese 0.2 Fluoride 2.8 0.16

Guy G. Frary, State Chemist.

ADMINISTRATIVE / SUNDRY REPORTS

NO ADMINISTRATIVE OR SUNDRY REPORTS FOR THIS WELL

AS OF 5/11/2011

CORRESPONDENCE

December 16, 1935

Mr. H. J. Duncan, Supervisor Oil and Gas. Leasing Division U. S. Geological Survey Casper, Wyoming

Dear Mr. Duncan:

I have your letter of December 12. Since receiv-ing your last letter I have looked into the matter and find that the well is on private property, and so far as I know the mineral rights go with the property.

The State has certain oil and gas regulations, but they do not have the teeth necessary to make them. very effective under present conditions. If the in' terest in oil develops, these laws will have to be strengthened. One of the difficulties is that we also have a great many artesian wells, and it is not always possible to draft up statutes for one kind of well. that does not involve the other.

I have a log of the Wagner well that was given me some time ago. It is a driller's log, however, and the company has not released it. I, therefore, have to keep it confidential. When the well is drilled and I am at liberty to give you the information, I shall be glad to furnish you with as complete a record as I can obtain.

EPRLDA

Yours very truly,

E. P. Rothrock State Geologist

z

eurinwisiON OOPERATIVE SUPERVISION WITH

orrice OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

OIL. AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ON UNITED STATES THE PUBLIC DOMAIN

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OIL AND GAS LEASING DIVISION.

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Casper, Wyoming

OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ON

DEPARTMENTAL LEASES

December 12, 1935.

Mr. E. P. Rothrock, State Geologist South Dakota State Geological Survey

State University Vermillion, South Dakota

Dear air:

Please refer to your letter of November 26, 1935, advising that you have had difficulty in getting anything done on a well drilled in the SE corner of the Nd Section 15, T. 95. N., R. 64 W., Charles Mix County.

I find that this well is within the boundaries of the Yankton Indian Reservation, but that the restrictions have been removed, and therefore the lend is not under our juris-diction but would properly be subject to control of the State supervisory powers, if such have been delegated to any State agency.

We have discussed supervision of oil and gas opera- tions in South Dakota with officials at Pierre on several occasions, with the thought that regulations would be adopted that would govern the drilling for oil and gas and protect the natural resources of the State. Nothing has ever been put through the State Legislature, as I know of, that would afford proper production.

An adequate bonding regulation requiring a surety bond or an approved personal bond in the amount of $5,000 for each well or lease, making the lessee liable for improper well operations, would assist in matters of this kind. No doubt if the State of South Dakota develops some oil and gas fields proper regulatory powers will be vested in some one State official with power to act.

J. DUNCAN Supervisor

E. P. R. 12-12-35.

We have assisted operators in the western part of the State through our district offices, but have never con-tacted operators in the eastern part.

I am wondering if you have a log of the above-mentioned well showing the exact footage location, pipe used in drilling, type of tools, and the dates drilling commenced and ceased, so that we may complete our records as to drilling in South Dakota, and do you have any other active wells in the eastern part of the State?

Very truly yours,

. DDNCAN upervisor

SUPERVISION COOPERATIVE SUPERVISION WITH

OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ON UNITED STATES THE PUBLIC DOMAIN OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ON 7

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL LEASES % I

OIL AND GAS LEASING DIVISION

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Casper, Wyoming

November 30, 1935.

Mr. E. P. Rothrock, State Geologist State Geological Survey

Vermillion, South Dakota

Dear Sir:

I have your letter of November 26, 1935, regarding a well located in the SE corner of the NW/ Section 15, T. 95 N., R. 64 W., Chas. Mix County.

I note with interest the improper condition of the well and your need for assistance l providing the well is on Indian land, in protecting possible gas producing horizons.

I have today written to the Indian Superintendent for the location of the Reservation boundaries to find out if the well is on Indian land. If you have a log of the well showing the name of the operator the same will be appreciated.

Very truly yours,

November 26, 1935

Mr. H. J. Duncan, Supervisor U. S. Geological Survey Casper, Wyoming

Dear Mr. Duncan:

I have your letter of November 11 regarding the Wagner well and am a little more than interested in it. I have had some troubli with the well and the promotors but did not know it was on Indian land. As it is I will solicit your cooperation.

No structural maps have been made of this region largely because it is almost entirely covered with glacial drift and outcrops do not occur within miles of the well. The well sits on top of a long ridge between the Missouri and a glaciated lowland to the north and this was announced as the structure by the locator of the well.

The location of the well Is as follows:

Located in S.E. corner of N.W.t of section 15, T 95 N., R.64 W. Chas. Mix County. .

If this is Indian land and you have a record of it, I would appreciate a notice to that affect.

I am anxious that something bb done about this well as it has already spoiled a small hole of gas which the farmers have been able to use, one of them an Indian farmer. This gas is at the base of the Niobrara and I tried to persuade the operator to develop this field and sell it in Wagner. They were determined to go deeper, however, and have now pas-sed into what I term and identify as Sioux Quartzite but insist on drilling deeper. If you can help me on this proposition I will be very glad to have your assistance.

Yours very truly,

E. P. Rothrock EPR:lg State Geologist

C 0 P Y

Winner, S. Dak. Nov. 13, 1935

Mr. J. A. Polansky Tabor, S. Dak.

Dear Mr. Polansky:

I visited your well at Wagner yesterday and found that the driller had orders to keep everybody off the place. Rather than force the issue, I left. As you know, it is part of my official duties to keep in touch with drilling progress and therefore I will appreciate it if you will give your driller orders to let me inspect the drilling whenever I can make the visit.

In that way onXy can I be of assistance to you if your surmises about the rock formations are correct. Our interests in finding oil in the State are identical but my judgements have to be based on information I gather in my own way.

As you may know, there is a statute which allows me to enter any property in the state in the persuit of official business. I hope it will not be necessary to use it, however.

Yours very truly,

E. P. Rothrock State Geologist

November 13, 1935

Mr. H. J. Duncan, Supervisor Oil and Gas Leasing Division U.S. Geological Survey Casper, Wyoming

Dear Mr. Duncan:

Dr. Rothrock, to whom your letter of the 11th was addressed, is out of town at the present time and will not return to the office until the first of next week, at which time I will can your let-ter to his attention. Dr. Rothrock has scouted the Wagner "oil operations" several times, but we have no publication covering the area. However. I as sure he will give you what information he can concerning the region.

Yours very truly,

STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

By: Doris B. Anderson

DA

J. DUNCAN Supervisor

SUP. ,ION COOPERATIVE SUPERVISION WITH

OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ON UNITED STATES THE PUBLIC DOMAIN OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ON

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENTAL LEASES

OIL AND GAS LEASING DIVISION

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Casper, Wyoming

November 11, 1935.

Mr. E. P. Rothrock South Dakota State Geological Survey

Vermillion, South Dakota

Dear Sir:

We have recently had several requests for infor-mation relative to leases on the Yankton Indian Reservation surrounding the town of wagner, South Dakota, located in Charles Mix County. Could you furnish this office with any geological information as to structural conditions favorable for the accumulation of oil and gas in this vicinity? We have a number of your publications, but fail to find anything definite on this particular area, and I thought possibly you had recently issued a new publication and that some definite structure had been worked out by your office. It would be pleasing indeed if an oil or gas field could be found in the southeastern part of South Dakota.

As this office has jurisdiction of oil and gas operations on Indian land in South Dakota we want to be perfectly familiar with field conditions so that we would not in any way hinder development that would affect the State, as well as the Indian wards of the Government.

I assure you any information that you are able to furnish will be appreciated.

Very truly yours,

WAGNER WELL

Scouted by E. P. Rothrock June 16, 1935

Rig repaired.

Bricking in boiler.

Tools and casing about as left.

New sheet iron housing.

No drilling since shut down several years ago.

New sludge box and trench dug out to make room for it.

Sample from trench to identify.

No question but that they took out a lot of sand and much of

it is very yellow like contact sands about Mitchell.

Quartzite flakes are also in evidence. Pink colored sand

or quartzite cuttings.

September 17, 1934

kr. A. L. Putnam, State Securities Commission, Pierre, South Dakota

Dear kr. Putnam:

Your letter of September 7th was on my desk when I returned from the field recently.

Tne publications you requested have been sent to you under another cover.

I have watched the progress of tne Wagner well from the beginning and made an investigation of the locality when the promoters were trying to have the State drill a well. The granite which 6rou)struck in the well at abot,t 1400 feet marks the bottom of all possible producing. oilfiands Gas was encopritemed-in the Niobrara chalk (in 5L11 bu5t geet-quantities,)but tne_unnasetyell has (Hushed out the little farm wells which were producing he gas and probably will spoil the whole field. However, if anyone desires to pros-pect the possibilities of a shallow gas field in that vicinity, there would be no reason for turning them down. Any attempt to deepen the well already drilled is absolutely hopeless, as an oil proposition.

Yours very truly,

E. P. Rothrock State Geologist

EPR/FE By:

September 10, 1934

Mr. A. L. Putnam, Secretary, State Securities Commission, Pierre, South Dakota

Dear kr. Putnam:

Your letter of September 7th has been received, and in response we are sending you under separate cover Reports of Investigations, Numbers 15, 16, and 19, and the Biennial Report for 1932-1934 as you re-quested.

Dr. Rothrock, the State Geologist, is out of town at the present time but will be in the office within a week. However, when he returns I will call your letter to his attention and he will give you what information he can concerning the possibilities of oil in Charles Mix County.

Yours very truly,

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

By: Frances Erickson, fe Clerk.

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E. P. Rothrock State Geologist Vermillion, S. Dak.

Dear Mr. Rothrock:

We recently received the list of SOUTH DAKOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PUBLICATIONS, together with a copy of MINERAL PRODUCERS IN 1929, which we very much appreciate and for which we thank you.

We.would like to have you mail us your report as State Geologist for 1932-34, also report of investigations number 15, PROSPECTING FOR PLACER GOLD IN SOUTH DAKOTA, number 16, GEOLOGIC HISTORY OF BLACK HILLS PLACER GOLD, number 19, SOUTH DAKOTA STATUTES GOVERNING MINERAL RESOURCES, and for which we enclose stamps.

We have learned from outside sources of information that the Wagner Oil Well. Project in Charles Mix County has encountered quartz in their drilling operations and have been obliged to abandon the hole and are planning to start another nearby. We would like to have your opinion as to whether encountering quartz is an indication that further drilling is useless and indicates that oil—bearing sands are apparently absent. Have you or any of the State Geologists ever made a survey of Charles Mix County in the vicinity of Wagner as to its possibilities as an oii field? I)

Thanking you in advance for your reply, we are, d&r.

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Yours very truly,

/4121fr4ALP/M4SPatifi)-/t) STATE

ae SECTII;IES COMMIS ION

T,6/3 or Secretary

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

5t to South pattotzt PIERRE

WARREN E. GREEN

GOVERNOR

March 3, 1931

Mr. E. P. Rothrock State Geologist Vermillion, South Dakota

Dear Mr. Rothrock:

The Wagner Well Bill was killed in the House. Apparently it is located for the session.

Sincerely,

2PieLltALLA.,

G H M

Febr. 2S, 19)1

Honorable Warren E. Green State Capitol Pierre, South Dakota

Dear Governor Green:

I have just looked over the details of Senate Bill #154, and am taking the liberty of pointing out a couple of weak spots in the bill.

In the first place the oversight of the drilling of the well is put in the wrong state department. Such matters are supposed to be under the direction of the Geological Survey and not the Department of Agriculture. In many ways the Department of Agriculture is not versed in the technic of drilling, of in geology.

Secondly, if the conditions imposed in the bill are lived up to no money will be available for the Wagner Well. It states specifically that the well must have passed through quartzite and into limestones, and this well has found no limestone what-ever. Though its promoters claim that they are not drilling in limestone the cuttings show absolutely that they are not.

I thought you might be interested in these points if you had to consider signing the bill.

Yours very truly,

E. P. Rothrock State Geologist

EPR: HKW

Twenty-second Session, Legislative Assembly, State of South Dakota •

SENATE BILL NO. 154. Introduced by Mr. Frei.

A BILL For An Act Entitled, An Act Amending Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter

of the St •.sion Laws of the State of South Dakota for the year

1927, Relating to the Appropriation of Twenty-five Thousand Dol-

lars from the General Fund to Secure a Deep Well Geological

Survey.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1.

1 That Section 2 of Chapter 19 of the Session Laws of 1927

2 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows :

3 Section 2. There is hereby apporpriated out of the gen-

4 eral fund of the state the sum of Twenty-five Thousand ($25,000)

5 Dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary to make an

6 actual geological survey of the lands and earth and area beneath

7 the surface of the lands of this state, said survey to start

8 at a point (twenty-three hundred) feet or more below the

9 ground surface at the place of investigation, which said place

10 of investigation shall be selected by the Secretary of Agriculture

11 and such selection approved by the Governor in the following

12 manner and under the following restrictions : The Secretary of

13 Agriculture is hereby authorized to select some well that has

2

14 already been drilled to a point of (twenty-three hundred) feet

15 or more beneath the earth's surface (and has penetrated through

16 the quartzite horizon and entered the limestone formation), and

17 enter into written agreement with the person, firm or corpora-

18 tion that is in control and possession of such well and drilling

19 equipment at such well in working candition to aid in prose-

20 cuting further drilling in such well to a point (thirty- hree hun-

21 dred) feet below the earth's surface;

such drilling

22 contract shall provide that in no event shall the Secretary of

23 Agriculture or the State of South Dakota be responsible for a

24 greater sum than Sixteen (16) Dollars a foot for each foot of

25 well drilled to a depth of (five hundred) feet below the point of

26 starting drilling operations, (and in addition thereto not to ex-

27 ceed Four Thousand ($4,000) Dollars for casing said well, and

28 for , the next five hundred feet, if necessary, a sum not greater

29 than Twenty ($20) Dollars a foot for each foot of well drilled,

30 and the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000) Dollars for casing).

31 Such drilling contract for geological survey shall be made on

32 a basis of sinking such well to a depth of not more than (thirty-

33 three hundred) feet ; provided, however, that in the event such

34 survey from a point not more than (twenty-three hundred) feet

35 below or beneath the earth's surface should, for any cause, be

36 abandoned or be completed and only a portion of the funds ap-

37 propriated by this act shall have_ been expended, then and in

38 such case any such unexpended balance shall, with the consent

3

39 of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Governor, be used for

40 a like purpose upon like conditions. (That the title to the casing

41 placed in any such well at the expense of the state shall be and

42 remain in the state, and any money arising from salvage there-

43 from shall be returned to the general fund of the state treasury

44 in case of abandonment of said project). Before any funds shall

45 be expended under this appropriation, a written contract (must

46 be) prepared by the Attorney General and approved by the

47 Governor, and all vouchers for payment of any money under

48 such contract shall be approved by the Secretary of Agriculture

49 and the Governor.

Section 2.

1 That Section 3 of Chapter 19 of the Session Laws of 1927

2 be and the same is hereby amended to read:

3 Section 3. Contents of Contract. In preparing and execut-

4 ing such contract for (any such) geological survey, provision

5 shall be made to reserve to the State of South Dakota for the

6 benefit of the general fund of the state treasury (a two per cent

7 royalty on the income or revenue from all oil or gas produced

8 from such well).

Sincerely, VA_Le_4_,L G-Mc-C

2.1111-e.LA Governor.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

state a sort paltuta PIERRE

WARREN E.GREEN

GOVERNOR February 28, 1931

Mr. E. P. Rothrock, State Geologist, Vermillion, S. Dak.

Dear Mr. Rothrock:

The prospect now is that the Wagner Appropriation Bill will be introduced, the money to be expended under the supervision of the Governor and the State Geologist. That will probably take care of the thought you have in the matter.

Febr. 24, 1931

Honoraole Warren E. Greene State Capitol Pierre, South Dakota

Dear Governor Green:

I have your letter of February 21. There is no ques-tion as to the futility of deepening the Wagner well, for they are now below the lowest possible oil bearing horizon.

It may be possible, however, tilat tile appropriation will be put through for political reasons, and if this is done I hope it will be seen that there is very strict state super-vision of the spending of the money and the drilling opera-tion. That would at least assure a good log though a very expensive one.

I saw considerable of the oil business before coming to South Dakota, and cannot enthuse over the prospect of well drilling by the state. This is partly because there are so many chances for waste and so many tricks in contract drill-ing, but principally because the same amount of money spent through the regular state channels could bring in a half a dozen testt for the price of one; one such tests as is now proposed.

I appreciate your interest in this matter very much and will be glad to give you any assistance in my power.

Yours very truly,

E. P. Rothrock State Geologist

EPR:HKW

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

`sMtt nf 55intitrPahnta PIERRE

WARREN E.GREEN

GOVERNOR

February 21, 1931.

Mr. E. P. Rothrock, State Geologist, Vermillion, S. D.

Dear Mr. Rothrock;

Your letter about the geological formation

penetrating the Wagner well which you sent to Doan

Robinson is very interesting. I had the privilege

of reading it and appreciated the opportunity. That

will probably have considerable bearing on the legis-

lation.

Sincerely yours,

Governor.

G-Mc -F.

February 18, 1931

Mr. Doane Robinson, State House

Pierre, South Dakota.

Dear hr. Robinson:

I received your letter of the 16th yesterday, and sent a wire to you as you requested this morning.

On my way up to Pierre a couple weeks ago, I stop-ped and carefully sampled the last balings from the Wagner well. I have just finished looking over tne material, and find that it is undoubtedly Sioux Quartzite. There is no hint whatsoever of limestone or anything like limestone in it. Some weeks ago when they first reported lime, I adked for a sample, and Mr. Ewart sent me some. This sam-ple had no sign of lime at all. It is very evident, there-fore, that they are now drilling in the Sioux Quartzite.

Their story about penetrating quartzite, and finding Mississippian limestone beneath it certainly will not hold water. It is definitely known that this quartzite is Pre-cambrian, and therefore, it and any rock which lie beneath it are entirely below any possible oil horizon.

At Wolsey a thin seam of quartzite was directly un-derlaid by granite gneiss, and where it outcrops in Wis-consin, it is also underlain by metamorphic rocks. There is little reason to hope for anything different in the vicinity of Wagner.

Yours very truly,

E. P. Rothrock,

EPR/DE State Geologist.

Doane Robinson.

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LIBRARIAN

KARL GOLDSMITH

REPORTER

February 16, 1931

Dr. E. P. Rothrock, geologist, Vermillion, South Dakota.

My dear Dr. Rothrock: Yr. H. R. Ewart, promoter and manager

of the) "Wagner Oil Well" is here and asserts that at about 1400 feet he encountered Sioux quartzite, and that he bored through it 550 feet into a limestone which he has now penetrated a distance of five hundred feet and is still drilling in it. This latter strata he idenitifes as the Mississippi Lime.

will you tell me if you know anything about this well? Is there any truth in his statement of a stratified rock below the quartzite which I understand to be the Archean foundation of the earth. The whole story appears to me preposterous, but I do not wish to pass. judgment upon it until I am better informed. I will be glad if you will wire me a day letter upon recipt of this at my expense.

Faithfully,

Febr. 10, 1931

Mr. R. H. Ewart Wagner, S. Dak. Dear Sir:

I am sending you the elevations you requested in your letter of February 6, and as fax as we have them available. I trust they will answer your purpose.

I am sorry that I had to leave Pierre before your people showed up. I could hardly have done you any good however, because I discovered that the money whioh was ap-propriated for the Standing Butte well had reverted.

Yours very truly,

E. P. Rothrook State Geologist

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Jan. 24, 1931

Mr. R. H. Ewart Wagner, S. Dak.

Dear Mr. Ewart:

Thank you for the well log which you sent. I will add it to the previous log and am extremely glad to have it. It gives an excellent record of what you are striking under ground.

I expect to visit the well within a week or so, but cannot give you the exact date. I will look you up when I come as I am anxious to have a talk with you.

Yours very truly,

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Jan. 11, 1931

Mr. J. E. Polansky Tabor, South Dakota

Dear Mr. Polansky:

I got your letter of December 30, the day after New Year's but was unable to make the trip. As . I ex-pect to go to Pierre within a few weeks, I think I will make the two trips in one. I was very much disappointed in not being able to get out to Wagner during the holi-days.

We ran a carbon tetraoloride test on the sand you brought in and it gave b. show of oil. This is interest-ing, and I hope is a forerunner of better production for you.

Yours very truly,

E. P. Bothrock State Geologist

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Dec. 15, 1930

Mr. R. H. Ewart Wagner, S. Dak.

Dear Mr. Ewart:

South Dakota seems to be on the eve of important devel-opments in petroleum production. It is time therefore for citizens interested in the development to get together for an exchange of views and policies which will bring about a better understanding between us, and if it seems beet to form some plan for hastening the development.

I would like to know whether you could attend such a gathering at Pierre along about the latter part of January or the first part of February.

Will you also send me the names of any persons who you think might be interested in attending. This meeting should include every person in the state who is interested in oil or gas production if possible.

Announcements as to time and program will be sent you later.

Yours very truly,

E. P. Rothrock State Geologist

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Dec. 9, 1930

Mr. R. H. Ewart Wagner, S. Dak.

Dear Mr. Ewart:

Thank you very much for sending me the sample and your recent letter. I am anxiously waiting the copy of the logrialohyyou are preparing.

I am wondering if there could have been some mis-take in the sample you sent. I have tried it with acid and optical tests and I cannot find limestone in the sample. It is a very fine grained sand, and I imagine drills very :pleb like limestone. I am very glad to have this specimen, however, and will be glad to identify any Others that you may care to send in. Be sure and give me the depth of any you may send.

I am very sorry that I cannot collect samples sys-tematically for that would be to the advantage of both of us; I hope that the next legislature will give us enough money so that we can carry on such investigations.

Yours very truly,

E. P. Rothrook State Geologist

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Dec. 2, 1930

LI.. R. H. Ewart 1agner, S. Dak.

Dear Mr. Ewart:

From newspaper reports I have learned that the Wagner well has run into some limestone and I would appreciate it very much if you would send me some cuttings of this lime-stone. I want to get out to the well but I have been so tied down with the work here that I have not been able to leave.

If you will put a few cuttings in the inclosed envelope I shall be very grateful.

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Nov. 1, 1930

Mr. R. H. Ewert Wagner, S. Dak.

Dear fir. Ewert:

In reply to your letter of October 29, I am sending you a copy of the report on the Fairburn Structure. The five cents in postage which you said was inclosed was not in your letter, but you can send it at your convenience. I am also in—closing a list of publications which we have avail-able, and will be glad to send you any for the postage indicated.

I believe that you are the Geologist who lo-cated the Wagner well. I have tried to get the log of the well twice, but so far have had no luck. There is quite a heavy penalty attached to the failure of filing a log of the well with us. I am therefore, anxious to get a copy of the log as soon as possible.

Yours very truly,

E. F. Rothrock State Geologist

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MISCELLANEOUS

'A ay 19 7 5

ACTIVITY IS REPORTED AT WAGNER OIL PROJECT

E. B. Kucera, who is associated with J. E. Palensky of Tabor, trus-tee of the Wagner oil well project, is in Sioux Falls for several days in interests of the project. He report- ed

that work had begun again at

the well, with reinforcing of the rig, installation of a large boiler, new drilling cable and sand line, and general overhauling and fire proofing of the premises. The well is now 2,480 feet deep and in good condition, Kucera said. A number of Sioux Falls persons are interested in the project.

November 22, 1935

WAGNER OIL DRILLERS ARE ' NOT TO BE DAUNTED

Andes Wave — Operators at the Wagner oil well are continuing operations with vigor and hope. The cores taken at frequent inter-vale are very promising and the encouragement given by some of the country's noted geologists indi-cates that while it may take much more hard work and expense, the quarry is worthy the effort.

At present the drill is past the 2600 foot level and is being lower-ed daily. The artesian basin struck a few days ago was easily control-led. The formation below it, ac-cording to drillers, was encourag-ing in content and solidity.

Just what the finding if oil in pay-ing quantities would means to Char-les Mix county cannot be adequately imagined. Hundreds of thousands of dollars to a big oil company is as trivial as the average Sunday school collection. Plenty of instances in

the sourthern oil fields are cited where the mast barren prairies blos-som like • Mlles over night. The giant sky scrapers, beautiful man-sions and quadrupling of popula-tion in the cities, the building of railroads, starting of factories and the deafening hum of industry, all eminate from such discoverieS.

If from no other motive than sheer selfishness, every resident of Charles Mix and adjoining counties should pull strong and long for the success of the drillers at the Wag -

ner oil well. One good producer would make the tourists' spending in this state look like small change compared to out-of-state money that would flow into this locality.

January 4, 19:74

Near Wagner, in Charles Mix county, S. D., the Palensky No. 1, about five miles southwest of that place, after a long shutdown, is pre-paring to resume operations. The company has a large block of acre-age under lease, with a standard rig and tools

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Will Resume Drilling At Wagner in March

(Special to the Argus-Leader) Wagner, Jan. 4.—Due to the cold

weather, which has hampered work and threatened serious trouble, drilling operations on the Wagner oil field have been suspended until March 1. Geologist Ewart before leaving to spend the winter at his home in Wahoo. Neb., stated that during the winter months the cost of drilling is frequently forced up to as high as $1.000 a week by breaks in apparatus and forced shut - downs and other repairs. Drilling should continue from March without interruption. Driller Tucker has also left for his home in Wyo-ming and James Harris, chief me-chanic, has taken a job in a local garage for the winter months. The well has been cased in and left in shape for immediate operations in the spring.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 20, 1930

WAGNER OIL WELL TO BE FINISHED

WITHIN 30 DAYS, WAGNER. Sept. 16—Work is

once more going ahead steadily at the site of the J. E. Palen-sky Well No. 1, oil prospect here and members of the or-ganization report, barring acci-dents, oil should be brought in within 30 days at the outside.

Considerable difficulty h a s been encountered on account of machinery trouble, and result-ing delays have tied up opera-tions. The foal repairs arrived Monday and work is now go-ing ahead at full speed.

Geologist R. H. Ewart, of the drilling organization, says new things have appeared in drilling which makes him more confi-dent than ever of ultimate suc-cess. The project is now down slightly over 17000 feet and with the renewal of promises of early prospects of oil excite-ment in the vicinity of the well project is running high.

1/2/30 - 2 /27/30

WAGNER — Gas found in ,Wall Creek sands. Showings en-couraging. Working two shifts.

1/4/30

7/1C 7C - 4/12/30

WAGNER .7- as found in Wall Creek sand. Showings en-couraging.

5/1/30

II Yankton—Oil drilling opera-'

tions resumed at Wagner oil field. ....M-••

6/28/30

WAGNER Gas found iu Wall . Creek sand. Early Co

BLACK HIL Sept. 5,

WAGNER OIL WELL NOW 24 HRS. A DAY

Drillers Get Tools Loose and Push Drilling

WAGNER, Dec. 11 — A full tower is now in operation at the Ewalt oil well. The casing has been removed, the drill taken from its lodging since two weeks

ago and the casing replaced and made ready to cut off water at successful finish.

"Drillers Tucker and Harris and their helpers are going their best now to bring the drilling to a the next vein of water. Drillers '

expect better going through a strata of sand to what they hope will be the oil producing level.

IC 1C/r7.9;2C/17/f79 .; IF-7:4/29 WAGNER--Drilling at 900 feet.

Installing Shur-shot shut-off to keep out water from artesian beds which will be encountered in next 200 feet. Good gas show-ings. Geologist-in-charge Ewart plans two more test wells.

1C/31/,‘.). — -_ __ WAGNER — Entering Wall

Creek sands. Good gas show-

ings. Driller encouraged by find-

1 big formations regular. Plans

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11/8/29 WAGNER — Gas found in

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couraging.

/19/29

WAGNER — Gas found in Wall Creek sands. Showings en-couraging. Fishing job.

WAGNER WELL HITS SOME GAS POCKETS

Reigns as Drill Proves Geology

Seat. 4—Work has bees progressing in a very satis-factory manner at the oil field during the past week, the report to the past is that the well has reached a depth of six hundred feet and the crew is .puttting in the 15 1-2 inch casing which will close off the first water 1

Considerable excitement was experienced during the week with the tapping of a number of I gas pockets. The gas has been so pronounced that it has been I necessary to prdhibit smoking in I or near the drill sheds, because , of the danger of an exposion of gas.

The gas well located at the buildings near where the drill-is being carried on is in the neighborhood of five hundred feet, in depth and this has been continuously supplying gas for about 18 years. It is the pre-sence of this gas, which is term-ed by authorities a very wet pe-troleum gas, which brought the territory to the attention or oil speculators. Geologists have carefully examined the structure ail are convinced that either oil or gas, in commerical. quantities wilt .oe brought in.

Drilling is now continuing 24 hours of each day, and' it is the intention of the company to push the drilling to a conclusion as rapidly as is possible. Every precaution has been taken to avoid delays, and it is believed that ample material, casing and equipment are now on hand to see to the end.

All interested 'parties at the -field radiate such an air of con-fidence and "pep" that one can-not but be impressed with the fact that the promoters of the 'enerprise have full confidence in the outcome. Geologist Ewart makes no promises or predicition s as to the outcome, but tells us that "the drill will tell the whale story," but he is watching close-ly every sign and indication of wthaat lies below the surface. The strongest statements we were able to get from him was,

-"she looks fine and we're going down."