The Forest City basin of northeast Kansas received widespread attention with the discovery of the Davis Ranch pool in Wabaunsee County this year. Nearly 750,000 acres were leased as a result of this discovery. Development of the pool and wildcat activity are reviewed. The major structural features are shown, and the stratigraphy in the basin is discussed. Approximately 20 surface parties, several seismograph crews, and core drills were at work in the basin this past summer. Surface formations, their limits, and the methods of exploration used in the basin are discussed.

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