1. The Mississippian in Kansas: An Update Rex Buchanan, Interim Director K. David Newell, Ph.D. Kansas Geological Survey University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas

3. Mississippian rocks, Cherokee County

4. (www2.nau.edu/rcb7/namM345.jpg)

9. Kansas Rock Columnand hydrocarbon pay zones

10. Top of MSSP is at 3658 Weathered chert (with weathering rinds – light around dark interiors) Can be seen in chert clasts

11. Cherty limestones are very typical of the MSSP

12. This may be the type of dark, non-porous organic-rich limestone that will produce oil, if hydrofractured

13. Mississippian Pay Zone MineralogyBerexco Wellington KGS #1-32 3670.6’ Silicified filled pore space • Plain light (10x zoom); • Pore space filled by blue epoxy • Fine grained dolomite with silica cement, minor pore space • Silicified sponge spicule • Most of pore spaces filled with chert Silicified sponge spicule TS provided by Datta & Barker, KSU

24. Water Usage

29. Mississippian-related Web sites

30. Recent Rule Changes • Landspreading/KCC, KDHE • Frack fluid disclosure/KCC

31. The Mississippian in Kansas: An Update Rex Buchanan, Interim Director rex@kgs.ku.edu K. David Newell, Ph.D. Kansas Geological Survey University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas