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API 15055000340000 · Finney County, Kansas · DAMME field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1973-11-04
API
15055000340000
Operator
unavailable
County
Finney
Field
DAMME
Location
Permit
13-MAR-1959
Spudded
1959-03-13
Completed
1959-04-01
Plugged
1973-11-04
Measured depth
4,830 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 76 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,345 | 1,451 | 1 |
| Blaine Salt Bed | 1,451 | 1,462 | 2 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,515 | 1,669 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,922 | 2,006 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,260 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,344 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,499 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,530 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,530 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,541 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,548 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,560 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,579 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,606 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,641 | 2,685 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,700 | 2,749 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,750 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,761 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,780 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,801 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,801 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,825 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,851 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,870 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,880 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,892 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,904 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,929 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,942 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,948 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,954 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,968 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,995 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,047 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,069 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,107 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,126 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,156 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,157 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,174 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,174–3,234 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,268–3,303 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,335 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,420 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,478 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,486–3,553 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,486 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,786 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,804 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,832 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,877 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,003 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,037 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,052 | 4,072 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,162 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,168 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,208 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,222 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,248 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,254 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,300 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,324–4,342 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,351 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,374 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,401 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,423 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,442 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,442 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,476 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,512 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,553 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,618 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,631 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,631–4,632 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,631 | — | 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. 5 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
38.136200, -100.949583
38.13620, -100.94958 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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