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API 15055201110000 · Finney County, Kansas · ORANGE-J field
Producing
API
15055201110000
Operator
Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
County
Finney
Field
ORANGE-J
Location
Spudded
1973-07-13
Completed
1973-10-15
Measured depth
5,190 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 77 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiowa Shale Formation | 585 | — | 1 |
| Morrison Formation | 708 | — | 1 |
| Permian System | 782 | — | 1 |
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 950 | — | 2 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,290 | 1,324 | 2 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,390 | 1,519 | 3 |
| Salt Plain Formation | 1,518 | — | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,782 | 1,872 | 4 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,160 | — | 2 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,244 | — | 2 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,445 | — | 2 |
| Chase Group | 2,470–2,476 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,476 | — | 2 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,493 | — | 2 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,498 | — | 2 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,512 | — | 2 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,529–2,530 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,558 | — | 2 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,588 | 2,623 | 3 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,643 | 2,672 | 2 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,726 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,746 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,746 | — | 2 |
| Funston Formation | 2,767 | — | 2 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,793 | — | 2 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,812 | — | 2 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,820 | — | 2 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,833 | — | 2 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,842 | — | 2 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,855 | — | 2 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,858 | — | 2 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,872 | — | 2 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,874 | — | 2 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,882 | — | 2 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,894 | — | 2 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,915 | — | 2 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,970 | — | 2 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,994 | — | 2 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,030 | — | 2 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,046 | — | 2 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,079 | — | 2 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,086 | — | 2 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,095 | — | 2 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,110 | — | 2 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,110–3,192 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,265 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,278 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,388 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,448 | — | 2 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,457 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,457 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,780–3,782 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,796 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,827 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 3,868 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,014 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,088 | — | 2 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,096 | — | 2 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,224 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,231 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,276 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,281 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,332 | — | 2 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,339 | — | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,377 | — | 3 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,402 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,498 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,529 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,546–4,562 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,546 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,747 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,812–4,815 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,817 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,967–4,969 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,967–4,969 | 5,010 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,969 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,018–5,148 | — | 6 |
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. 9 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.870402, -101.092200
37.87040, -101.09220 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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