VIOLET TATE 1
API 15055000950000 · Finney County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1954-05-31
API
15055000950000
Operator
unavailable
County
Finney
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1954-04-03
Completed
1954-05-12
Plugged
1954-05-31
Measured depth
5,169 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 80 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,264 | 1,385 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,440 | 1,623 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,892 | 1,970 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,274 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,384 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,622 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,644 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,644 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,664 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,668 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,685 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,701 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,730 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,757 | 2,802 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,810 | 2,854 | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,898 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,924 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,924 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,946 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,976 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,990 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,004 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,018 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,030 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,041 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,060 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,067 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,072 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,098 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,128 | 3,140 | 2 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,168 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,184 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,222 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,240 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,276 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,280 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,292 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,292–3,358 | — | 3 |
| Wood Siding Formation | 3,378 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,436 | 3,478 | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,481 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,579 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,648 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,661 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,661–3,750 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,994 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,011 | — | 1 |
| Douglas Group | 4,030 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,050 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,086 | — | 1 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 4,088 | — | 1 |
| Bonner Springs Shale Member | 4,151 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,216 | 4,288 | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,256 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,267 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,405 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,412 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,450–4,459 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,455 | 4,492 | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,489 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,496 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,530 | — | 1 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 4,549 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,552 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,628 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,648 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,666 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,666–4,672 | — | 2 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,738 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,802 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan Stage | 4,810 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,825 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,846 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,846 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,846 | 4,912 | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,923–5,042 | — | 3 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 5,100 | — | 1 |
| Base Penn Conglomerate | — | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | — | — | 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
37.911483, -100.708945
37.91148, -100.70894 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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