BETTS 'B' 1
API 15055200920000 · Finney County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1972-04-09
API
15055200920000
Operator
unavailable
County
Finney
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1972-03-23
Completed
1972-04-09
Plugged
1972-04-09
Measured depth
4,802 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 78 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,380 | 1,472 | 1 |
| Blaine Salt Bed | — | 1,518 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,561 | 1,704 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,957 | 2,046 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,277 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,363 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,520 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,549 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,549 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,560 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,564 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,580 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,601–2,610 | 2,610 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,625 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,660 | 2,704 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,720 | 2,752 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,754 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,774 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,797 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,819 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,819 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,845 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,869 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,890 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,912 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,918 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,925 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,945 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,950 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,965 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,970 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,978 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,992 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,014 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,068 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,090 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,126 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,147 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,176 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,178 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,196 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,196–3,253 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,286–3,335 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,356 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,439 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,498 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,505–3,571 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,505 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,797 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,814 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,847 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,894 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,002 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,050 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,056 | 4,082 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,166 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,179 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,213 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,224 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,256 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,260 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,302 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,327–4,337 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,349 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,372 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,404 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,421–4,440 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,424 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,440 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,475 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,510 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,548 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,610 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,616 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,654 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,654 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,654 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,654 | — | 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
38.197834, -100.963531
38.19783, -100.96353 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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