Johnson Heirs 3
API 15067210670000 · Grant County, Kansas · BIG BOW field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2001-09-26
API
15067210670000
Operator
Vastar Resources, Inc.
County
Grant
Field
BIG BOW
Location
Permit
21-JUN-1990
Spudded
1990-08-11
Completed
1991-01-18
Plugged
2001-09-26
Measured depth
5,800 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 76 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,814 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,160 | — | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,185 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,278 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,302 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,302 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,323 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,327 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,346 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,370 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,408 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,440 | 2,456 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,496 | 2,524 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,538 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,550 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,571 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,588 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,588 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,610 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,640 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,684 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,695 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,704 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,718 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,724 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,734 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,740 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,746 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,763 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,788 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,828 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,848 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,880 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,898 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,920 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,944 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,994 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,028–3,067 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,111 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,192 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,296 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,359 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,373 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,373 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,762 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,784 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,815 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,865 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,057 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,105 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,120 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,249 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,297 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,305 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,344 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,360 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,396 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,400 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,410–4,435 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,458 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,492 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,596 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,623 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,648 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,648 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,653 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,911 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,009 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,118–5,395 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,118 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,455 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,455 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,554 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,554 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,596–5,714 | — | 3 |
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. 4 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.492427, -101.515382
37.49243, -101.51538 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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