WILLIAM E. BECKER 5-3
API 15055209770000 · Finney County, Kansas · STEWART field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1991-02-28
API
15055209770000
Operator
Sharon Resources, Inc.
County
Finney
Field
STEWART
Location
Permit
04-FEB-1991
Spudded
1991-02-08
Completed
1991-02-19
Plugged
1991-02-28
Measured depth
4,935 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 79 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,437 | 1,490 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,550 | 1,732 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 2,004 | 2,066 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,372 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,398 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,452 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,632 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,659 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,659 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,671 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,676 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,702 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,718–2,727 | 2,727 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,748 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,777 | 2,830 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,836 | 2,880 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,882 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,902 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,943 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,943 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,968 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,998 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,016 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,026 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,038 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,049 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,063 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,072 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,091 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,100 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,120 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,150 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,191 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,211 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,246 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,260 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,297 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,312 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,312–3,368 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,408–3,440 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,488 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,585 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,646 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,652–3,715 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,652 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,954 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,972 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,002 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,036 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,158 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,201 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,216 | 4,237 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,330 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,340 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,372 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,388 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,419 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,434 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,468 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,492 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,518 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,538 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,569 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,589 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,605 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,605 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,636 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,664 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,702 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,746 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,746 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 4,754 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,774 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,800 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,800 | — | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,800–4,874 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,800 | — | 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. 5 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
38.080648, -100.738305
38.08065, -100.73830 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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