J H & R I RICHERSON 1
API 15049209190000 · Elk County, Kansas · THOMAS field
Approved Intent to Drill
API
15049209190000
Operator
unavailable
County
Elk
Field
THOMAS
Location
Spudded
1980-11-22
Completed
1980-12-22
Measured depth
1,700 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 30 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing Group | 548 | — | 1 |
| Winterset Limestone Member | 864 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 948 | — | 1 |
| Canville Limestone Member | 952 | 961 | 1 |
| Mound Valley Limestone Formation | 990 | 1,001 | 1 |
| Bethany Falls Limestone Member | 1,004 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 1,013 | — | 1 |
| Middle Creek Limestone Member | 1,021 | 1,026 | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | — | 1,082 | 1 |
| Critzer Limestone Member | — | 1,086 | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | — | 1,092 | 1 |
| Nuyaka Creek Black Shale Bed | — | 1,109 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 1,312 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 1,329 | — | 1 |
| Summit Coal Bed | 1,334 | — | 1 |
| Blackjack Creek Limestone Member | 1,335 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 1,342–1,346 | — | 2 |
| Mulky Coal Bed | 1,347 | 1,347 | 1 |
| Breezy Hill Limestone Member | — | 1,348 | 1 |
| Squirrel Sandstone Bed | 1,362 | — | 1 |
| Bevier Coal Bed | 1,402 | 1,404 | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 1,415 | — | 1 |
| Oakley Shale Member | 1,416 | — | 1 |
| Croweburg Coal Bed | 1,420 | 1,421 | 1 |
| Fleming Coal Bed | — | 1,425 | 1 |
| Mineral Coal Bed | 1,458 | 1,460 | 1 |
| Scammon Coal Bed | 1,473 | 1,474 | 1 |
| Skinner Sandstone Bed | 1,480 | — | 1 |
| Tebo Coal Bed | 1,491 | 1,492 | 1 |
| Weir-Pittsburg Coal Bed | — | 1,510 | 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. 1 formation was picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and its range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.527321, -96.037179
37.52732, -96.03718 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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