JOHN BALL 1
API 15007006620000 · Barber County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1964-10-04
API
15007006620000
Operator
unavailable
County
Barber
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Permit
21-SEP-1964
Spudded
1964-09-22
Completed
1964-10-04
Plugged
1964-10-04
Measured depth
4,740 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 26 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neva Limestone Member | — | 2,575 | 1 |
| Wood Siding Formation | 2,839 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | — | 2,984 | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,343 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,695–3,711 | — | 2 |
| Douglas Group | 3,755 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,881 | — | 1 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 3,896 | — | 1 |
| Bonner Springs Shale Member | 3,964 | — | 1 |
| Quindaro Shale Member | — | 4,030 | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | — | 4,097 | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,230 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | — | 4,259 | 1 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 4,295 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,296 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,357–4,360 | — | 2 |
| Osagean Stage | 4,360 | — | 1 |
| Gilmore City Limestone Formation | 4,380 | — | 1 |
| Kinderhookian Stage | 4,408 | — | 1 |
| Chattanooga Shale Formation | 4,410 | — | 1 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 4,485–4,490 | — | 2 |
| Simpson Group | 4,604 | — | 2 |
| Arbuckle Group | 4,719–4,720 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | — | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | — | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | — | — | 1 |
A dash is a formation Kansas records for this well without a depth. In the base column a dash is also a depth Kansas’s sources record differently from one another. 4 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.465329, -98.662756
37.46533, -98.66276 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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