Kraus 1
API 15051008870000 · Ellis County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1961-11-13
API
15051008870000
Operator
unavailable
County
Ellis
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1961-10-31
Completed
1961-11-12
Plugged
1961-11-13
Measured depth
3,733 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 9 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,230–1,238 | — | 2 |
| Wellington Formation | 1,320 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,615 | 1,910 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,003 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,263 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,283 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,305 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 3,556 | — | 1 |
| Arbuckle Group | 3,640 | — | 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
38.752956, -99.437080
38.75296, -99.43708 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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