BROWN 'B' 1-23
API 15055000440000 · Finney County, Kansas · HUGOTON GAS AREA field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1959-07-16
API
15055000440000
Operator
unavailable
County
Finney
Field
HUGOTON GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1959-06-23
Completed
1959-07-16
Plugged
1959-07-16
Measured depth
5,282 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 76 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 1,000 | — | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,338 | 1,384 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,438 | 1,593 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,868 | 1,940 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,236 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,323 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,512 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,538 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,538 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,558 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,563 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,577 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,594 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,622 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,653 | 2,689 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,708 | 2,742 | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,790 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,810 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,810 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,833 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,860 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,882 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,890 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,904 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,912 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,926 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,932 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,944 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,949 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,955 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,962 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,990 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,068 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,104 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,122 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,161 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,169 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,175 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,196 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,196–3,282 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,352 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,368 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,474 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,536 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,544 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,544 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,874–3,875 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,896 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,927 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,930–3,980 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,126 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,185 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,194 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,320 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,323 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,360 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,364 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,409 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,420 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,473 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,495–4,504 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,590 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,624 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,639–4,662 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,639 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,842 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,906 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,910 | — | 1 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 4,990 | 4,996 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,998 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,998–5,040 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,040 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,040 | 5,046 | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,052–5,192 | — | 4 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 5,264 | — | 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
37.863765, -101.022234
37.86377, -101.02223 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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