NMBGMR Draft Geologic Data Model - v. 1.0.2
POINTS: Well Data

revised: 11-Oct-2010

Feature Class: Well_point

This feature class represents wells of all types. Additional data about wells should be in a linked external table via Well_ID or API.

Field Name Field Alias Length
(text fields)
Field Type Field Value Default Allow Nulls? Attributes / Examples Description / Notes
FGDC_code " 16 String CVD variable [null] TRUE 30.3.12 FGDC geologic symbol reference number.
Well_ID " 128 String variable   FALSE well name Well Identifier
API " 20 String variable [null] TRUE 3003500013 Well API number (unique ID)
WellClass " 16 String variable unspecified FALSE unspecified, exploration, oil, gas, water, etc Class of well
WellType " 16 String variable [null] TRUE supply, injection, monitor, production Type of well of specified class.
WellSubTyp " 16 String variable [null] TRUE   Subype of well of specified type.
DrillType " 16 String variable [null] TRUE core, mud-rotary, reverse circ, wire rig Drilling method.
Township " 5 String variable [null] TRUE 10N, 12.5S

Township (some 1/2 Townships)

Range " 5 String variable [null] TRUE 20W, 21.5E Range (some 12 Ranges)
Sectn Section   short integer Range domain [null] TRUE 1 through 36 Section
UnitLetter " 1 String variable [null] TRUE A through P Quarter-quarter section ID
County " 50 String variable [null] TRUE San Juan County

Operator

" 25 String variable [null] TRUE Yates Petroleum Operator of well.
Owner " 25 String variable [null] TRUE   Owner of well.
Status " 12 String variable [null] TRUE unknown, producing, monitoring, municipal, domestic, p&a Status of use of well.
TotalDepth "   Single variable [null] TRUE 1000 Total depth of well
CollarElev "   Single variable [null] TRUE collar elevation Elevation of well collar (AKA Kelley Bushing)
Dpth2Water Depth2Water   Single variable [null] TRUE 200.2 Depth to water
StWaterElv StaticWaterElevation   Single variable [null] TRUE 5430.6 Static elevation of water table
Units " 8 String CVD fixed [null]

y

feet, meters, etc.
see: LengthUnits
Units used for elevation and TD
VertDatum " 8 String CVD fixed [null] TRUE unknown, NGVD-29, NGVD-88, GRS-80 Vertical Datum used for reported elevation.
FtgNS Footage_NS 8 Single variable [null] TRUE   Footage from north or south section line
NS North_or_South 1 String CVD fixed [null]

y

N, S Whether footage is measured north or south
FtgEW Footage_EW   Single variable [null] TRUE   footage from east or west section line
EW East or West 1 String CVD fixed [null]

y

E, W Whether footage is measured east or west
SpudDate "   date variable [null] TRUE   Date drilling started
CompDate CompletionDate   date variable [null] TRUE   Date drilling completed
PlugDate "   date variable [null] TRUE   Date well was plugged
DwnHoleSur DownholeSurvey 1 short integer boolean [null]

y

y, n Downhole survey done?
Geophyslog GeophysicalLog   Short Integer boolean no FALSE 1=yes/TRUE, 0=no/FALSE Geophysical log made?
GeolLog GeologistsLog   Short Integer boolean no FALSE 1=yes/TRUE, 0=no/FALSE Geologist logged well?
CoreExists "   Short Integer boolean no FALSE 1=yes/TRUE, 0=no/FALSE Core sampels exist?
Cuttings CuttingsExist   Short Integer boolean no FALSE 1=yes/TRUE, 0=no/FALSE Cuttings exist?
LocAccType LocAccuracyType 50 String variable [null] TRUE precision gps, handheld gps, good topo, poor topo, planimetric, survey, map and compass, triangulation, distinctive feature Accuracy of position.
LocAccMeas LocAccuracyMeasure 16 String variable [null] TRUE EPE(m), PDOP Criteria for deterimining accuracy of position.
LocAccVal LocAccuracyValue   Single variable [null] TRUE 15 Numeric measurement of locataion accuracy
DsplyScale DisplayScale   Long Integer CVD fixed 24000 TRUE see: DisplayScale Denominator of display scale: display feature at scales larger than number specified (=< denominator). Zero indicates data that should never be displayed.
SourceID " 128 String variable [null]   unknown; unspecified; Smith, 2006b [variable] Feature level metadata (who mapped this); related to bibliographic detail
Comments " 255 String variable [null] TRUE description Comments about this particular well.