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API 15055203230000 · Finney County, Kansas · HUGOTON GAS AREA field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1978-10-31
API
15055203230000
Operator
Pioneer Exploration, LLC
County
Finney
Field
HUGOTON GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1978-09-15
Completed
1978-10-01
Plugged
1978-10-31
Measured depth
4,800 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 78 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,382 | 1,487 | 1 |
| Blaine Salt Bed | 1,500 | 1,518 | 2 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,563 | 1,704 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,956 | 2,044 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,279 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,364 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,520 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,552 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,552 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,561 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,568 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,580 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,602–2,614 | 2,614 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,621 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,659 | 2,704 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,720 | 2,752 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,754 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,766 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,795 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,817 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,817 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,843 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,867 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,888 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,900 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,915 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,933 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,943 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,948 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,963 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,967 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,976 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,012 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,064 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,088 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,123 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,144 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,174 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,175 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,194 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,194–3,251 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,280–3,330 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,350 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,436 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,496 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,504–3,562 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,504 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,797 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,818 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,844 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,844–3,892 | — | 4 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,996 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,044 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,050 | 4,064 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,170 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,180 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,216 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,228 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,270 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,276 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,307 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,326–4,344 | — | 4 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,359 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,381 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,411 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,430 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,444 | — | 3 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,444 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,480 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,518 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,556 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,624 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,624 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,686 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,686 | — | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,686–4,767 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,686 | — | 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. 7 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
38.190534, -100.968107
38.19053, -100.96811 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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