Description: <p style="line-height:115%; margin-bottom:8.0pt; text-align:left; text-indent:0in;"><u>BoringID</u>: identification code composed of county of origin’s abbreviation, 3-digit FIPS County Code, and unique identification number</p><p style="line-height:115%; margin-bottom:8.0pt; text-align:left; text-indent:0in;"><u>API</u>: The API number (American Petroleum Institute number) serves as a unique, permanent numeric identifier assigned to each oil and gas well in the United States. </p><p style="line-height:115%; margin-bottom:8.0pt; text-align:left; text-indent:0in;"><u>County</u>: Pennsylvania county of origin</p><p style="line-height:115%; margin-bottom:8.0pt; text-align:left; text-indent:0in;"><u>Organization</u>: The organization or operator who drilled the well and/or provided the samples to PaGS </p><p style="line-height:115%; margin-bottom:8.0pt; text-align:left; text-indent:0in;"><u>Farm</u>: A “farm” in oil and gas refers to the granting or acquiring of an interest in a lease through a farmout agreement. This field contains the lease name and well number.</p><p style="line-height:115%; margin-bottom:8.0pt; text-align:left; text-indent:0in;"><u>DrillDate</u>: Date the well was drilled, month and year</p><p style="line-height:115%; margin-bottom:8.0pt; text-align:left; text-indent:0in;"><u>SurfaceElevation</u>: The elevation of the ground surface at the location of the well, expressed in feet above mean sea level.</p><p style="line-height:115%; margin-bottom:8.0pt; text-align:left; text-indent:0in;"><u>TotalDepth</u>: The total depth of the well expressed in feet below grade.</p><p style="line-height:115%; margin-bottom:8.0pt; text-align:left; text-indent:0in;"><u>SampleBoxes</u>: The number of boxes associated with the well.</p><p style="line-height:115%; margin-bottom:8.0pt; text-align:left; text-indent:0in;"><u>SampleType</u>: The type of sample obtained from the well. A <strong>core </strong>sample is a cylindrical section of rock obtained by drilling with a hollow steel tube, called a core drill, and stored boxes of varying lengths. Drill <strong>cuttings </strong>are fragments of rock removed from a borehole during drilling, carried to the surface by drilling fluids, and stored in bags, envelopes, or vials.</p>