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Helium from
Eastern 31 Santa Fe well, Chambers, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USA


Locality type:Well
Classification
Species:'Helium' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:He
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Helium data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eastern 31 Santa Fe well, Chambers, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:316575
Long-form Identifier:1:3:316575:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Helium
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘEastern 32 Santa Fe well, Chambers, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘEastern 35 Santa Fe well, Chambers, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
2.3km (1.5 miles) ⓘKerr McGee Barfoot State well, Chambers, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘCrest 2 Santa Fe well, Chambers, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘEastern 13 Santa Fe well, Chambers, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘCrest-Arizona Helium 1 Santa Fe well, Chambers, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘEast Navajo Springs Helium-Gas field, Chambers, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘKerr McGee 2 Fee well, Chambers, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
6.5km (4.1 miles) ⓘEastern Ancon 21 Santa Fe well, Chambers, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘEastern I-2 State well, Chambers, Sanders-Defiance Plateau area (Sanders-Cheto District), Apache County, Arizona, USA
References
Peirce, H.W., S.B. Keith and J.C.Wilt (1970), Coal, oil, natural gas, helium, and uranium in Arizona, AZ Bur. Mines Bull. 182: 176.
 
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