Tait 'C' 5
API 15055100280000 · Finney County, Kansas · COWGILL field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1974-06-26
API
15055100280000
Operator
unavailable
County
Finney
Field
COWGILL
Location
Spudded
1962-04-01
Completed
1962-04-18
Plugged
1974-06-26
Measured depth
5,000 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 85 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,950 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,255 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,340 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,515 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,544 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,544 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,565 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,567 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,582 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,597–2,611 | 2,611 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,631 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,661 | 2,710 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,717 | 2,765 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,781 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,791 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,811 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,831 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,831 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,855 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,886 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,905 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,915 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,926 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,936 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,949 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,956 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,968 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,973 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,980 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,995 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,017 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,074 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,091 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,129 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,149 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,187 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,191 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,210 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,210–3,281 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,322–3,366 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,385 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,486 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,546 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,555–3,618 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,555 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,874–3,880 | — | 4 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,893 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,926 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,929–3,976 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,110 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | — | 4,150 | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,150 | — | 1 |
| Paola Limestone Member | — | 4,154 | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,156 | 4,173 | 1 |
| Cement City Limestone Member | 4,180 | — | 1 |
| Quivira Shale Member | — | 4,182 | 1 |
| Block Limestone Member | — | 4,231 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,292 | — | 1 |
| Canville Limestone Member | — | 4,294 | 1 |
| Winterset Limestone Member | 4,294 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,296 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,337 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,354 | — | 1 |
| Bethany Falls Limestone Member | 4,358 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,382 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,387 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,438 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,468 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,546 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,566 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,595 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,595 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,633 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,670 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,718 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,800 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,800 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 4,804–4,806 | — | 3 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,836 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,838 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 4,853–4,854 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,853–4,900 | — | 4 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,854 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,911–4,912 | — | 3 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 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. 10 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.940272, -100.930610
37.94027, -100.93061 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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