Whitson 3
API 15067212730000 · Grant County, Kansas · HUGOTON GAS AREA field
Producing
API
15067212730000
Operator
Eiger Operating Company, LLC
County
Grant
Field
HUGOTON GAS AREA
Location
Permit
14-APR-1994
Spudded
1994-06-27
Completed
1994-08-27
Measured depth
2,800 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 28 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 784 | — | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,150 | 1,226 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,291 | 1,403 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,656–1,665 | 1,746 | 2 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,158 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,354 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,383 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,383 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,398 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,402 | — | 2 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,426 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,444–2,462 | 2,462 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,477 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,510 | 2,537 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,559 | 2,605 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,610 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,623 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,644 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,662–2,722 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,662 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,684 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,724 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,736 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,746 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,762 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,770 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,786 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,791 | — | 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
37.616603, -101.385632
37.61660, -101.38563 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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