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<br />In\:luded a \'am.ty III lllh"ln~ic' LJI"w.It('n ~ln;ll,-,c.. '\cre
<br />conuut'lt'J 10 J.lTon.l;ln..C wnh .-\rn<.'flCan "'o":I...ty for T""lln,ll:
<br />and \latt'ri;lb c-\...T\II Sundaru [) 2-1:\+-6x L-\'>T\1. I'ril_
<br />(,o;H~-~r;!int"tl ,,;ullpl<.', '\<:rt' \t"ll.J ll...inj.{ .1 Uln'tan! h<.'J.J
<br />p,,'rlll<.'alllt'h..r. "hilt' tht' fincr.gralO"-"t1 ';llllpk, w..'rl' t,,'_'I<-'J
<br />U"'lOg a tall10g IW:JJ pt,..nll,,';lmclcr I Llpt.'\", 2(J(l} l. '>cn:ral 01
<br />the ...amplc~ Wert. 1""lt.J u..m).: ,10 Jlr pt.'rIlW;lmclcr III
<br />accord.Inee with .-\'>T\l 'land.lrJ D -I:'2:'.\)0 (.-\"T\1. 19",w,))
<br />Tahle 3 Ihl~ Ilw fl"lIh, IWIll 1111"..' 'ampk', Irom the
<br />Kiowa ,'ore that wo.:r,,' Ul.......Til-x't.l .I' tin,,'-~rJint'd .."L.I,...lun...
<br />and muJ~\Onc 110\" l'\ ,,'r. ......'Tr;11 of tho.: n_ur.....r-grdincd
<br />':unple... had \'t..ry Inw n:pont'J hnlr.IUlll conJlldlnty ";11.
<br />tl\.'~ implying Ih;l\ tlw lithol()j..~' \\a' \ l'l1 poorh "'''"l'd or
<br />nmlaint'J intt'r_'titl;11 d.lY or ,,,'mt'nl 1"h<: r"'_..ulh trom tho,><-'
<br />...;Implo.:.. do.:......ril-x,d .b L"O;.lp,t'-)!:rdin th;H had \ cl1' kl\\
<br />hyJr.mlic conJudi\ iry \';llta.... lu\c IxTn included in Ill...
<br />t:.hle ht'c:m..,,' lh\..' ....-"tlimt'nlary 1~1\'\..'P, tht,y reprt:'>Cnl prol);}.
<br />hly limit venical hydraulic cunm'Cllon no Jlff\:'rt'ntJy dun
<br />...h;lle. TIw rc.'~ult, of .lTl<lly,i" hlr \'t'nll";ll hyJraulic nmdll....
<br />lInty through the finer-wain :lOtI poorly ..on...J lithnln~lt.,
<br />cnlk'<.'lt'J from lh... D...n\'~'r B.l'JIl ;J.quikr, ;1I Ihl' el'nlr~l[
<br />!ocnion 10 the lkm'er Ib'JIl r;J.n~t. 1x-[\'\-t.t'O 1-:'\11)"1 and
<br />RSxlO..f; em ..t.... \\'lIh <I lllt"(lian \':lltl~' l)f .'\.~Xlo-~l lm 'I..'C
<br />1"11\:'''<.' \';II11I.." :lrt.' [o\\t'r than rl..'pont~J for The C:btk Pine,
<br />location hy aT I\:'a" ;10 or\kr of 1ll,I,Io(nitlltll..'. whilh b ,__on..i...
<br />1,,'01 wilh tht" !{rt';lter di..t.lnle from the ......Jinlt'nt ,';our..'""
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<br />Parkt'r Curl'
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<br />In ~I;ly .!001 th... 1';lrko.:r \\";llt:r ,lIld "':HlII,ltion Dl..(rid
<br />(1'\'(",,1). drill..-u ;lll Ar;qu!Jot' a411ifr.:r rroJllction wdl near
<br />the' Ct'nler of the [O\tl1 < If P;Hkt'r, I )oll).:b, Count,' (Fljo( I)
<br />TIlt' location of the Ruwl..... Down, Arap:l!Jo..' well 1:< near
<br />Ihe l""ep"'~1 pan of 11ll" l>"'I1\',,'r B:I'IO. ahouI 16 mik'" from
<br />the ~IUKt' ;Ht':l A.. pan oj [ht: dnllmJ.: pro!,,-,n, 1'\\ "'D.
<br />thruuj<h Iheir \\':II,,'r rt'"ourn:" n>n..ult.lnt .John C.
<br />Halt'pa"ka and ,\..,ol__iatt':<. In, (Jell.-\ f. ..'olk't't'{] \\ hok'
<br />lor,,':- O'i,g. 6) Jllnn~ tht. Jrilling 01 .i 11,im:h pilot holt- 10
<br />t"';.I11I;1It' Ill\.' \'U1jc;.l1 hnlraulit conJudl\lry Ihroll~h Ih...
<br />nmfinin,g Llyn" ',,'p,lclling Iht. .HjLllkr' a.. \\'dl .1, ..hak'
<br />byt',....'t.'par.lllO~ indi\idllal ";lml'>loll\..' Lln..r within lh..'
<br />dquift'r.. (Ihrkm:lnn .In..! EJin)!:lllO, 211(11)
<br />Arrroximat\,,'ly 100 It oll,inch Ji.lm...!t'r \\holt- ..-c)re
<br />\va." re('o\'en..J from "1.'1; inlt'rY:lb in Iht~ Den\t:'r ,lilt! :\r,l-
<br />p:lhoe ;l(luit'cr... ;Il Jt"pth.. nl {),II to 1-."0 ft rHarklllann
<br />:lnd Edinglon. 10011. Tht, Ulft." (arj.{~.ted ..I1:1lt' ];l\(;'r'
<br />u~ln,lol j.{eophY'Kal 10,10(" from an ,,'xl_"lin~ w....1I abouI ] ~o h
<br />away FollowlTlg nm"ult:lllon With m....mhn.. of lhl' [kll'
<br />\-L'r Ba,in Pro!l..'ct I,,':lfll In\'C)ln~J \\lth tht" KIO\\;) Cor....
<br />prolect. "fl1;.'~'lal care ",",I' l:l!.;t'n III hanulinj.{ Iht. ..'on: 10
<br />avoid phr~ic:il c.h'llIrhann" and JehyJr;Hl<lTl of tht. l'Ort'
<br />10 order 10 prt:\'t:nt ;lh..'nnt: Ill\' bydr'Jlo.L:ll- propt..rtl"'" uf
<br />(ht: rt'covered ...ampk',
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<br />Figure b. Shale core s.ample colle<:ted dUrln~ lhe drilling oi an
<br />Arapdhoe aquiier \\t'1l ill Parker, Dou~l.u County. CO. The sam-
<br />pf5 I\erf' bril'ih de<otribed prior to \Hilppin,l; in cl'lIoph,Jnt' i1nd
<br />being placed 10 ~eilled PVc con!dine~ to mmimlze d("h\"dralion
<br />and me-ch,mic.l! i11'!11.allon. PholoWdph bv lohn C. Halep.l43.
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<br />From the wholt' ..'ore... ten '.imple,' \\I;'re an;ilyzeJ for
<br />n'nlCal hytlr:llllit" t"f'ndu"ll\"it~ (Ibrkrn;mn ;lntl Edin~lOn.
<br />2001l. \'ertlt':sl pill).:", I-indl III dbll1t:lt:'r, w....rt' JrilkJ mil
<br />of e~ll'h of Iht:' Olft....lrnpk... for li4uiJ p..'rml'ahility ;lnaly"i..
<br />by --C\l. Ine of .\lidbnd, TexJ.. in K<-"()rJann~ Wilh a mod.
<br />iI1<.:'J API Ri' 1- dnJ ,--\1'1 RI' ..0 1.19<;1. ll)(.,()j lTIt'!hoJ:'>_
<br />~ll1;llIcr t!i;lml'ler plllJ.<" Wt'f.." u.....d r,lth....r than the whole
<br />nln: to imprnn' till" ,\:'al hclwt'en Itw..;unpk' and pt.'rnw-
<br />:II1WttT nnlo: :'<hdLmd, T,,'x;l~ lap w;lter \\:I~ u-,,,'d a, Iht' -,al-
<br />urarin)!: m".Jiul1l dunng Iho.: dnaly....... :\..; Indic:lIl'd lTl T;lhle
<br />.". liw re..uh... 01 :10;11\"1' tor n'fllul hnJr,ll1li..- umtluctl\"il\'
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<br />IhrouJ.:b (h<.:' ~lent'J ..h;lle IaYt:'r' t"OIl...t"lt"t.llrom th... I',ukl'r
<br />,,\.'II r,ITl~.w h,,'I\\"t',:n l.,hW") :lnJ 1 -'1;]11,11 nn't.t' wilh a
<br />ll11'di;1Tl ..alul' of :'.(1'1; 10-11 tm xx'
<br />TIt"',e n.ni..';lI hydr;luli... OllldUdi\lty \-alm', rt'pon\.."{1 for
<br />th... P~lr!.;t'r ..'ort. ..,unpk'" ,Irl' 'l'\',,'ral order.. of ma~nJludt:
<br />10\\t'r Ih,m tho"t' reponeJ lor tIlt' Ki<.l\\;I ~'or..', On", p<.)"..i-
<br />hk l'xpLm;Hion j" tha! the ..,Impk, wert' .;pt.....ilkally
<br />...t'!l-dt'U from tilt' tin,,'r'j.{rall1,,'J ..\..'tlill1t'l1h \\ ilb Ih.." ohj....."
<br />ti\-t' of pLKlI1.1o( .1 10\'\"l..'r lima nn Ihl' hy'Jr,lIJlic t"(mJtKli\'ity
<br />of lilt:' nmhninJ.( byt'r"
<br />TIlt~ ..'ht'mi,try of \huland lap \\'dlt'r 1Tl.1\- Jiflt'r from Ih<ll
<br />01 !orm;lIlon \\ ~lt~'r wj\tun lhe .-\r~lp;lho... ,Iquift"r_ Ibrkm;mn
<br />and F.dlll,l\!on 1 lf~)] I hdl...\,.., Ih;1I Ih,,'rt' \\a" [inl... potential
<br />fOf (h;ln~..... in lilt' day ,lnKlurl' th,lt could re,ult In lowl'r
<br />pt.-'rm....lhlllly re'lIlt.. h,' ll'lll~ \lIdbnd tap \\',It..-r dLlrin~ tilt:'
<br />1t;'''lm~ pf()l.-edurc prim,nily du\..' 10 hlj<ber ";llilllr~' of the wI"
<br />waler ;!nJ 10\\ ft-"ldt'nct: lltl1e dunn~ the le~t". I 10Wt"'-\..'r.
<br />th..- .;llhlel'l 01 ll.lY minlTalogy :.md rt'al"ll\-i!\ to W;l!t'r' of
<br />\;.Iry'ln).! t'h<.:'ll1l,rry dt......rn.' Iunht:'r rt:'_..t';lrt:h
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