Kester 1
API 15055200700000 · Finney County, Kansas · CHRISTABELLE field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1972-01-06
API
15055200700000
Operator
unavailable
County
Finney
Field
CHRISTABELLE
Location
Spudded
1971-12-21
Completed
1972-01-06
Plugged
1972-01-06
Measured depth
5,104 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 79 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 1,104 | — | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,389 | 1,504 | 1 |
| Blaine Salt Bed | 1,506 | 1,649 | 2 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,683 | 1,775 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 2,044 | 2,138 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,340 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,429 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,583 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,614 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,614 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,627 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,636 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,662–2,674 | 2,674 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,684 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,724 | 2,753 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,769 | 2,809 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,810 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,821 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,854 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,872 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,872 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,897 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,920 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,941 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,948 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,965 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,974 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,998 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,002 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,022 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,026 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,035 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,047 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,068 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,122 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,145 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,184 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,206 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,234 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,237 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,263 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,263–3,321 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,356–3,414 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,428 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,503 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,572 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,580–3,651 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,580 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,866 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,880 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,912 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,973 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,076 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,120 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,128 | 4,151 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,246 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,251 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,296 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,308 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,338 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,340 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,380 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,407–4,428 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,430 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,472 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,512 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,542 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,564 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,564 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,606 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,652 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,695 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,790 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,832 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,832 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,832–4,870 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,873 | — | 1 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 5,050 | — | 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
38.222801, -101.083015
38.22280, -101.08302 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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