USA 'D' 4
API 15055101940000 · Finney County, Kansas · PLEASANT PRAIRIE field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1961-10-11
API
15055101940000
Operator
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
County
Finney
Field
PLEASANT PRAIRIE
Location
Spudded
1957-07-24
Completed
1959-08-11
Plugged
1961-10-11
Measured depth
5,188 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,297 | 1,340 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,396 | 1,550 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,810 | 1,884 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,190 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,289 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,482 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,510 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,510 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,526 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,530 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,547 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,564 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,593 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,627 | 2,656 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,672 | 2,715 | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,760 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,782 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,782 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,802 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,832 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,847 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,857 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,870 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,878 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,890 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,896 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,906 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,909 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,918 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,927 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,953 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,030 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,064 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,083 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,103 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,116 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,123 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,145 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,145–3,224 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,296 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,314 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,425 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,484 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,497 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,497 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,838 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,855 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,883–3,938 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,890 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,088 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,161 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,168 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,296 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,304 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,348 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,362 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,392 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,400 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,440 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,457–4,458 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,558 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,590 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,602 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,602 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,818 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,881 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,882 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,970 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,983–4,987 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,983–4,987 | 5,039 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,987 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,987 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,056–5,165 | — | 3 |
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
37.792666, -101.083102
37.79267, -101.08310 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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