BUERKLE 'A' 1
API 15055200360000 · Finney County, Kansas · BUERKLE field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1973-02-06
API
15055200360000
Operator
unavailable
County
Finney
Field
BUERKLE
Location
Permit
08-DEC-1992
Spudded
1971-06-23
Completed
1971-07-07
Plugged
1973-02-06
Measured depth
4,794 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 79 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,406 | 1,486 | 1 |
| Blaine Salt Bed | — | 1,548 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,590 | 1,726 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,996 | 2,088 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,316 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,402 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,542 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,572 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,572 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,575 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,582 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,594 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,616 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,640 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,678 | 2,718 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,736 | 2,768 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,770 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,788 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,810 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,830 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,830 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,856 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,880 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,903 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,910 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,932 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,938 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,960 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,965 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,982 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,985 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,994 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,009 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,029 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,084 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,109 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,144 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,167 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,193 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,195 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,214 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,214–3,270 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,303–3,355 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,375 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,460 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,520 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,528–3,596 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,528 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,808 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,822 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,854 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,906 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,006 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,055 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,062 | 4,086 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,182 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,192 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,230 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,240 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,267 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,272 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,311 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,334–4,344 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,358 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,386 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,412 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,433 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,449 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,449 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,482 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,519 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,556 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,618 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,630 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 4,630 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,670 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,670–4,671 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,670–4,685 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,690 | — | 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. 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
38.244939, -100.982308
38.24494, -100.98231 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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