Merrill Ranch 'A' 1
API 15033200250000 · Comanche County, Kansas · MERRILL RANCH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1969-04-28
API
15033200250000
Operator
unavailable
County
Comanche
Field
MERRILL RANCH
Location
Permit
29-MAY-1968
Spudded
1968-05-31
Completed
1968-08-12
Plugged
1969-04-28
Measured depth
5,625 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 30 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 748 | — | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 1,310 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,500 | 1,990 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,234 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | — | 2,895 | 1 |
| Wood Siding Formation | 3,132 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | — | 3,270 | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,720 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,050 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,066 | — | 1 |
| Douglas Group | 4,080 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,238 | — | 1 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 4,240 | — | 1 |
| Bonner Springs Shale Member | 4,304 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | — | 4,454 | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,610 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | — | 4,650 | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,690 | — | 1 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 4,690 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,776 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,840–4,843 | — | 2 |
| Osagean Stage | 4,843 | — | 1 |
| Gilmore City Limestone Formation | 5,135 | — | 1 |
| Chattanooga Shale Formation | 5,183 | — | 1 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 5,216–5,218 | — | 2 |
| Simpson Group | 5,366–5,367 | — | 2 |
| Arbuckle Group | 5,486–5,490 | — | 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
37.170914, -99.012076
37.17091, -99.01208 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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