MERTZ 1
API 15015710090000 · Butler County, Kansas
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1948-12-31
API
15015710090000
Operator
unavailable
County
Butler
Location
Spudded
1948-12-06
Completed
1948-12-24
Plugged
1948-12-31
Measured depth
3,000 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 13 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|
| Heebner Shale Member | 1,574 | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 1,757 | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 1,848 | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 2,344 | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 2,476 | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 2,514 | 2 |
| Chattanooga Shale Formation | 2,651 | 1 |
| Kinderhookian Stage | 2,652 | 1 |
| Hunton Group | 2,739–2,740 | 2 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 2,795–2,801 | 2 |
| Simpson Group | 2,828–2,832 | 2 |
| Arbuckle Group | 2,893–2,894 | 2 |
| Kansas City Group | — | 2 |
A dash is a formation Kansas records for this well without a depth. 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
37.954984, -97.015882
37.95498, -97.01588 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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