JONES 'A' 4
API 15055100680000 · Finney County, Kansas · PLEASANT PRAIRIE field
Producing
API
15055100680000
Operator
Casillas Petroleum Corp
County
Finney
Field
PLEASANT PRAIRIE
Location
Spudded
1962-01-07
Completed
1962-02-20
Measured depth
5,187 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 72 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,293 | 1,344 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,396 | 1,554 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,820 | 1,898 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,226 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,320 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,513 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,542 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,542 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,562 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,566 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,583 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,600 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,628 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,660 | 2,695 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,709 | 2,753 | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,795 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,818 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,818 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,837 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,871 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,886 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,897 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,907 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,917 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,927 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,931 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,943 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,947 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,953 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,966 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,065 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,098 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,118 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,135 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,150 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,156 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,176 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,176–3,253 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,327 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,342 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,456 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,456–3,525 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,514 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,525 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,878 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,892 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,924 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,924–3,964 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,129 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,190 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,200 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,338 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,346 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,393 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,405 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,434 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,437 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,481–4,482 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,506 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,588 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,621 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,637–4,647 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,637 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,856 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,916 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,916 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,980–4,981 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,980–4,981 | 5,035 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,981 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,062–5,160 | — | 6 |
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. 8 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.756740, -101.055390
37.75674, -101.05539 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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