Buerkle 1-6
API 15055209450000 · Finney County, Kansas · BUERKLE field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1990-11-30
API
15055209450000
Operator
Chief Drilling, Inc.
County
Finney
Field
BUERKLE
Location
Permit
11-OCT-1990
Spudded
1990-10-25
Completed
1990-11-07
Plugged
1990-11-30
Measured depth
4,805 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 77 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,396 | 1,502 | 1 |
| Blaine Salt Bed | 1,504 | 1,561 | 2 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,606 | 1,732 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 2,006–2,083 | 2,098 | 3 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,317 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,396 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,551 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,585 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,585 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,587 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,592 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,605 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,628 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,653 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,691 | 2,734 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,750 | 2,781 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,784 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,804 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,828 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,849 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,849 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,875 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,899 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,929 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,950 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,956 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,977 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,980 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,000 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,003 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,014 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,025 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,056 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,102 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,125 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,164 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,184 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,211 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,213 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,234 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,234–3,290 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,320–3,373 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,393 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,474 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,535 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,542–3,610 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,542 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,820 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,830 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,863 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,863–3,926 | — | 4 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,029 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,079 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,091 | 4,113 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,196 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,206 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,244 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,256 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,276 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,288 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,320 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,340–4,352 | — | 4 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,367 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,396 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,426 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,444 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,462–4,465 | — | 3 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,462 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,497 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,527 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,573 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,641 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,641 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,698 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,698 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,698 | — | 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
38.251422, -100.977778
38.25142, -100.97778 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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