WAMPLER 'A' 1
API 15055000330000 · Finney County, Kansas · WAMPLER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1967-12-31
API
15055000330000
Operator
unavailable
County
Finney
Field
WAMPLER
Location
Spudded
1959-08-13
Completed
1959-09-02
Plugged
1967-12-31
Measured depth
4,695 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 76 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,342 | 1,454 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,535 | 1,670 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,938 | 2,028 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,240 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,330 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,488 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,518 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,518 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,526 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,535 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,550 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,570–2,585 | 2,585 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,600 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,633 | 2,679 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,696 | 2,732 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,733 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,751 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,773 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,793 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,793 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,820 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,844 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,866 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,876 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,894 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,902 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,921 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,926 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,944 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,948 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,955 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,970 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,999 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,069 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,100 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,124 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,154 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,155 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,174 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,174–3,230 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,260–3,310 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,330 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,410 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,470 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,477–3,544 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,477 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,767–3,772 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,793 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,815–3,868 | — | 4 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,816 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,966 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,014 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,024 | 4,048 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,131 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,141 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,178 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,194 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,214 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,218 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,259 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,276–4,296 | — | 5 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,309 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,336 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,364 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,382 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,399–4,400 | — | 3 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,400 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,435 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,470 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,506 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,554 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,572–4,587 | — | 3 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,620 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,620 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,620 | — | 3 |
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. 9 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
38.223225, -100.959039
38.22322, -100.95904 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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