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API 15055100750000 · Finney County, Kansas · PLEASANT PRAIRIE field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1993-09-02
API
15055100750000
Operator
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
County
Finney
Field
PLEASANT PRAIRIE
Location
Spudded
1959-12-02
Completed
1959-12-15
Plugged
1993-09-02
Measured depth
5,264 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 1,005 | — | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,317 | 1,372 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,432 | 1,603 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,864 | 1,948 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,284 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,375 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,569 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,604 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,604 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,615 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,619 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,635 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,653 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,682 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,711 | 2,749 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,765 | 2,807 | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,850 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,873 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,873 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,894 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,924 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,944 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,951 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,963 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,974 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,983 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,999 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,004 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,009 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,023 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,044 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,101 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,121 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,154 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,173 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,190 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,204 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,211 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,228 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,228–3,307 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,376 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,390 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,498 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,556 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,568 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,568 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,926–3,928 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,942 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,978 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,979–4,024 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,177 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,250 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,262 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,400 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,410 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,454 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,458 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,499 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,503 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,540 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,561 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,649 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,685 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,702 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,702 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,923 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,987 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,987 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,062–5,092 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,062–5,092 | 5,110 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,092 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,092 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,129–5,246 | — | 5 |
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. 6 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.745520, -101.069224
37.74552, -101.06922 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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