KEPHART 1
API 15055000400000 · Finney County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
RecompletedPlugged 1973-07-01
API
15055000400000
Operator
unavailable
County
Finney
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1959-01-28
Completed
1959-05-06
Plugged
1973-07-01
Measured depth
5,370 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 76 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 1,018 | — | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,353 | 1,401 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,460 | 1,610 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,874 | 1,948 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,258 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,350 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,538 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,567 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,567 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,604 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,621 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,646 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,683 | 2,707 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,731 | 2,769 | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,816 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,838 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,838 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,856 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,886 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,905 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,914 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,926 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,933 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,948 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,953 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,965 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,970 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,975 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,989 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,067 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,089 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,122 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,141 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,164 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,175 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,180 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,200 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,200–3,282 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,362 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,376 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,490 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,554 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,559 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,559 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,900 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,914 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,946 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,991 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,150 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,210 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,217 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,351 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,358 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,399 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,406 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,450 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,455 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,501–4,502 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,518–4,525 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,612 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,651 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,657–4,666 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,666 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,872 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,880 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,932 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,942 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,946 | — | 1 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,033 | 5,047 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,058 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,058–5,072 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,058–5,072 | 5,113 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,072 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,119–5,232 | — | 4 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 5,306 | — | 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. 7 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.811003, -101.069308
37.81100, -101.06931 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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