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Permalink Reply by Andrew on June 14, 2013 at 18:41

Here's the easiest way to know if a well (or well bottom) is in your section:

1. Go to sonris.com
2. In the blue column on the left, select "GIS"
3. In the Table of Contents at the top right corner, click the "Boundaries" tab to expand it.
4. Click the boxes next to "Townships" and "Sections" to activate them.
5. To zoom to your section, click the picture of the binoculars that comes up under the "Sections" box you just clicked. Input your Section, Township, and Range and hit "Submit Query." Find your Section in the query results  and click the magnifying glass to the left of it.
6. Now that you're zoomed in, go back to the Table of Contents and click the red "A" under both the Township and Section boxes clicked earlier. Each should now be labeled on the map.
7. Click the "Oil/Gas" tab at the top of the Table of Contents to expand it.
8. Click the boxes labeled "Oil and Gas Wells" and "Oil/Gas Well Bottom Holes and Bores."
9. Under each of the two boxes just selected, click on the blue filter and select "Active," and (don't forget to) check the green "Apply" button. You should now see any active wells and wellbores (including permitted ones) in your section.
10. As an extra step, if you want information on a particular well, you can go back to one the two "Oil/Gas" tabs in the Table of Contents and click the magnifying glass with a red square in it, then click-and-drag on the map. A list of all wells in the area you selected will come up. "Well Info" is basic info on the well including reported production. "Document Access" will have, among other things, the well's permit which will include a plat showing the well's surface location, lateral, and bottom-hole location.

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Permalink Reply by P.G. on June 15, 2013 at 4:26

There is another way if you know your section township and range...go to http://sonris.com/sonlite.asp

choose wells by section..township..range...(be sure to put the "n" for north after the township like say 15n....same for the range..don't forget the "w" after the the range...like 14w...

I fill  in just the township and range boxes..leaving the section box empty and the whole township will come up...that way I can see if there are any sections near by that may have new wells...

If there are any wells of interest found...click on them to view the available info..

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Permalink Reply by P.G. on June 15, 2013 at 5:31

Oops...looks like skip already posted that...

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Permalink Reply by Skip Peel - Mineral Consultant on June 15, 2013 at 5:35

It's always gratifying to see members pass on what they have learned from others.  It's what GHS is all about.  Thanks, P.G.

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Permalink Reply by P.G. on June 16, 2013 at 10:52

Well thank you...It was you who helped me figure it out..I remember not being able to get it to work and you told me to put the "n" and "w" after the township and range numbers..

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