RICHARDS 'A' 1
API 15051016040000 · Ellis County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1961-03-02
API
15051016040000
Operator
unavailable
County
Ellis
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Permit
21-FEB-1961
Spudded
1961-02-21
Completed
1961-03-02
Plugged
1961-03-02
Measured depth
3,587 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 11 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,303 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,946–2,960 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,170 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,185 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,211 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | — | 3,445 | 1 |
| Base Morrowan Member | 3,456 | — | 1 |
| Platteville Formation | 3,510 | — | 1 |
| Simpson Group | 3,510 | — | 1 |
| St. Peter Sandstone Formation | 3,516 | — | 1 |
| Arbuckle Group | 3,537 | — | 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
39.104573, -99.367499
39.10457, -99.36750 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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