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API 15067211120000 · Grant County, Kansas · BIG BOW field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1991-01-04
API
15067211120000
Operator
ARCO Oil & Gas Company
County
Grant
Field
BIG BOW
Location
Permit
06-DEC-1990
Spudded
1990-12-20
Completed
1991-01-01
Plugged
1991-01-04
Measured depth
5,800 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 72 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,033 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,113 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,306 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,331 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,331 | — | 2 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,349 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,352 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,372 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,396 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,434 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,462 | 2,502 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,522 | 2,550 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,566 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,578 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,599 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,618 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,618 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,636 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,665 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,698 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,714 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,726 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,734 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,747 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,753 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,764 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,768 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,775 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,791 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,806 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,856 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,875 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,914 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,928 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,950 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,966 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,016 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,051–3,090 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,137 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,216 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,322 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,384 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,402 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,402 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,804 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,824 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,857 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,902 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,100 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,144 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,156 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,296 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,340 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,358 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,398 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,406 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,420 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,456–4,481 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,496 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,648 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,698 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,698 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,966 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,060 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,174–5,442 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,174 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,516 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,516 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,552 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,585 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,585 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,628–5,764 | — | 6 |
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
37.484291, -101.515364
37.48429, -101.51536 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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