Kurth 1
API 15057200380000 · Ford County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1972-06-30
API
15057200380000
Operator
unavailable
County
Ford
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1972-06-01
Completed
1972-06-13
Plugged
1972-06-30
Measured depth
4,837 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 20 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,306–1,316 | — | 3 |
| Wellington Formation | 1,699 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,850 | 2,337 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,473 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,007–4,009 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,137 | — | 2 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,310 | 4,304 | 2 |
| Paola Limestone Member | — | 4,310 | 1 |
| Cement City Limestone Member | 4,333 | — | 1 |
| Quivira Shale Member | — | 4,338 | 1 |
| Drum Limestone Member | 4,359 | — | 1 |
| Block Limestone Member | — | 4,362 | 1 |
| Winterset Limestone Member | 4,403 | — | 1 |
| Canville Limestone Member | — | 4,405 | 1 |
| Bethany Falls Limestone Member | 4,458 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,553 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,640 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,654 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,753–4,762 | — | 2 |
| Pennsylvanian System | — | 4,762 | 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. 3 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.779923, -99.561826
37.77992, -99.56183 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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