Benson 1
API 15063000380000 · Gove County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1948-11-30
API
15063000380000
Operator
unavailable
County
Gove
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1948-11-16
Completed
1948-11-24
Plugged
1948-11-30
Measured depth
4,946 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 11 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) |
|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 2,200 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,799 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,824 |
| Lansing Group | 3,842 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,160 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,194 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,252 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,380 |
| Mississippian System | 4,491 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 4,788 |
| Arbuckle Group | 4,884 |
A dash is a formation Kansas records for this well without a depth.
Location
38.871837, -100.689101
38.87184, -100.68910 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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Kansas state record, from KS_wells_ks_wells.parquet. Corpus built 2026-09-11.