BAKER 5-15
API 15055215290000 · Finney County, Kansas · GREAT EASTERN DITCH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1997-03-12
API
15055215290000
Operator
Sonat Exploration Company
County
Finney
Field
GREAT EASTERN DITCH
Location
Permit
23-JAN-1997
Spudded
1997-02-27
Completed
1997-03-12
Plugged
1997-03-12
Measured depth
4,900 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 76 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,854 | 1,945 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,193 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,278 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,450 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,479 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,479 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,494 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,496 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,512 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,538 | 2,538 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,562 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,596 | 2,643 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,656 | 2,692 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,696 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,719 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,738 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,758 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,758 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,781 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,806 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,824 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,834 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,847 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,854 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,872 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,876 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,890 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,895 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,904 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,919 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,940 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,991 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,016 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,056 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,072 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,104 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,106 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,128 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,128–3,192 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,232–3,285 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,301 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,396 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,454 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,462–3,526 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,462 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,767 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,784 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,820 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,866 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,988 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,006 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,024 | 4,044 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,138 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,144 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,186 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,195 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,226 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,230 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,268 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,290–4,307 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,318 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,340 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,374 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,402 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,418 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,418 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,452 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,490 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,536 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,618 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,643 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,684 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,684 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,684 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,684 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,744–4,844 | — | 2 |
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
38.060634, -101.031261
38.06063, -101.03126 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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