Merrill Ranch 'B' 2
API 15033200410000 · Comanche County, Kansas · HAM field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1969-02-17
API
15033200410000
Operator
unavailable
County
Comanche
Field
HAM
Location
Completed
1969-02-16
Plugged
1969-02-17
Measured depth
5,799 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 30 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,314 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,630 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | — | 2,915 | 1 |
| Wood Siding Formation | 3,160 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | — | 3,261 | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,616–3,765 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,082 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,096 | — | 1 |
| Douglas Group | 4,108 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,276 | — | 1 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 4,279 | — | 1 |
| Bonner Springs Shale Member | 4,345 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | — | 4,500 | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,661 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | — | 4,710 | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,744 | — | 1 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 4,745 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,788 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,876 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,909 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,913–4,932 | — | 2 |
| Osagean Stage | 4,932 | — | 1 |
| Gilmore City Limestone Formation | 5,044 | — | 1 |
| Chattanooga Shale Formation | 5,329 | — | 1 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 5,352–5,355 | — | 2 |
| Simpson Group | 5,520–5,570 | — | 2 |
| Arbuckle Group | 5,643–5,674 | — | 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. 5 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.138151, -99.034448
37.13815, -99.03445 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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Kansas state record, from KS_wells_ks_wells.parquet. Corpus built 2026-09-11.