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API 15055207450000 · Finney County, Kansas · HUGOTON GAS AREA field
Recompleted
API
15055207450000
Operator
RME Petroleum Company
County
Finney
Field
HUGOTON GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1987-12-20
Completed
1988-01-02
Measured depth
5,003 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 75 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,128 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,206 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,386 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,416 | — | 3 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,416 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,433 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,446 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,456 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,472–2,480 | 2,480 | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,500 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,538 | 2,573 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,580 | 2,626 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,631 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,646 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,666 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,687–2,730 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,687 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,710 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,735 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,751 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,762 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,774 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,783 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,796 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,803 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,813 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,819 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,825 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,837 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,858 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,914 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,936 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,974 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,994 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,024 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,028 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,052 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,052–3,120 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,161–3,212 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,229 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,326 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,386 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,393–3,456 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,393 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,700 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,712 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,746 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,750–3,792 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,911 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,948 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,954 | 3,968 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,085 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,090 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,125 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,126 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,135 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,169 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,223–4,224 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,236–4,259 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,272 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,286 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,320 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,340 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,370–4,502 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,371 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,371 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,404 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,452 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,597 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,604 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,664 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,664–4,665 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,664–4,718 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,718–4,822 | — | 2 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 4,907 | — | 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. 12 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.995801, -101.063569
37.99580, -101.06357 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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