W. E. LEAVITT 2
API 15055000140000 · Finney County, Kansas · SEQUOYAH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1982-10-01
API
15055000140000
Operator
unavailable
County
Finney
Field
SEQUOYAH
Location
Spudded
1956-06-09
Completed
1956-08-15
Plugged
1982-10-01
Measured depth
5,743 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 87 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,394 | 1,421 | 2 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,460 | 1,595 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,852 | 1,945 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,184 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,265 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,440 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,473 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,473 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,486 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,490 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,510 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,530–2,540 | 2,540 | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,558 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,588 | 2,639 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,651 | 2,686 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,689 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,712 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,732 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,753 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,753 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,761–2,777 | — | 2 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,800 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,805–2,820 | — | 2 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,828 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,838–2,843 | — | 2 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,849 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,862–2,868 | — | 2 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,874 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,880–2,886 | — | 2 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,892 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,897 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,908 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,931 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,988 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,070 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,099 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,101 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,124 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,124–3,190 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,228–3,281 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,295 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,387–3,388 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,445 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,454–3,516 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,454 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,739–3,759 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,764 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,801 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,801–3,856 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,968 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,009 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,015 | 4,033 | 1 |
| B/DRUM | — | 4,033 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,141 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,148 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,183 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,194 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,224 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,228 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,275 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,293–4,294 | — | 2 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,348 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,387 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,410 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,426–4,440 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,426 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,468 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,512 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,561 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,648–4,664 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,648 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 4,692 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,694 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,727 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,774 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,781 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,781–4,785 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,781–4,836 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,781–4,785 | — | 2 |
| Osagean Stage | 5,196 | — | 1 |
| Gilmore City Limestone Formation | 5,380 | — | 1 |
| Kinderhookian Stage | 5,380 | — | 1 |
| Ordovician System | 5,473–5,478 | — | 2 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 5,473–5,478 | — | 3 |
| Arbuckle Group | 5,641 | — | 2 |
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. 20 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
38.055792, -101.072608
38.05579, -101.07261 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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