WSPC06949

• File Number: 8276
• Description: Colorado River-Salinity Projects and Issues Located in Colorado
• State: CO
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 10/31/1974
• Title: Colorado River Salinity White River Meeker and Piceance Creek Wells 1971-76-Summary of the Meeker Dome History
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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SUMMARY OF THE MEEKER DOME HISTORY

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The Meeker well is

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locatedA3 miles east of Meeker,
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93 Wc;l,,, on the north

colorado, in

the NW~, NW~, Sec. 29, Te 1 ND' R~

or right bank

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of the White River. It ;;_a_s _d.riXI,s~d in 1915 by cable to~~oo a

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depth of 1,835 feet to the Weber sandstone-as an oil test of the

Meeker Dome.

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The operators were a local group of Meeker an~

residents.

Drilling was discontinued because of encountering a flow

of Bxa salt water which could not be controlled with equipment

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available at that time. The flow was reported in excess of 3 cubic

feet per second dail~, which discharged into the White River and

continued until 1926, when the Marland Oil Company drilled a test

on top of the dome, that-stopped-the-f-l:ow-from-th-e-Meeker-wej:-l-.

2. During 1925-1926, the Marland Oil Company drilled a well on the

crest of the dome located in the NE~, SW~, Sec. 20, ~tl NI!), ~ 93 ~ G, PI'I.

This well was also drilled by the cable tool method to the Weber

sandstone, encountered at 2,000 feet. A large flow of salt water

under artesian pressure was beyond control and operations were dis-
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continued; however, some 9-5/8" casing was left in the hole foyuse

The flow
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~nto the river from the Meeker well.
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the Marland well was

from the Marland well almost

to supply a swimming pool and hot bath facility.
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completely t~ ron.the flow

of local citizens

At some later date, flow from

casing with loads of

terminated by parties unknown who filled the
cobbles,
rock, E~k~R~ and other materials. Artesian