Nichols 20-1
API 15049223350000 · Elk County, Kansas · OAK VALLEY field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1997-12-19
API
15049223350000
Operator
Genesis Exploration, Inc.
County
Elk
Field
OAK VALLEY
Location
Permit
22-APR-1997
Spudded
1997-08-14
Completed
1997-12-19
Plugged
1997-12-19
Measured depth
1,482 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 23 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layton Sandstone Bed | 540 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 576 | — | 1 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 873 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 924 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 1,038 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 1,111–1,114 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 1,136 | — | 1 |
| Blackjack Creek Limestone Member | 1,143 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 1,153 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 1,157 | — | 1 |
| Mulky Coal Bed | — | 1,158 | 1 |
| Breezy Hill Limestone Member | — | 1,162 | 1 |
| Bevier Coal Bed | 1,204 | 1,206 | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 1,217 | — | 1 |
| Oakley Shale Member | 1,218 | — | 1 |
| Croweburg Coal Bed | 1,222 | 1,223 | 1 |
| Fleming Coal Bed | — | 1,244 | 1 |
| Mineral Coal Bed | 1,275 | 1,277 | 1 |
| Scammon Coal Bed | 1,296 | 1,298 | 1 |
| Tebo Coal Bed | 1,311 | 1,312 | 1 |
| Weir-Pittsburg Coal Bed | 1,325 | 1,325 | 1 |
| AW_BTM | — | 1,398 | 1 |
| Burgess Sandstone Bed | 1,470 | — | 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
37.338910, -96.008782
37.33891, -96.00878 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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