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API 15069000200000 · Gray County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1939-07-25
API
15069000200000
Operator
unavailable
County
Gray
Field
WILDCAT
Location
NE SW Sec 34 28S 29W
Spudded
1939-05-20
Completed
1939-07-21
Plugged
1939-07-25
Measured depth
6,606 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,033 | 1,095 | 1 |
| Blaine Salt Bed | — | 1,185 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,220 | 1,360 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,690–1,708 | — | 3 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,207 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,717–2,720 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,717 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,735 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,740 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,771 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,785 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,813 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,852 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,890 | 2,923 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,931 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,959 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,974 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,017–3,080 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,017 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,025 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,055 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,066 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,080 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,090 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,102 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,110 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,121 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,125 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,142 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,150 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,196 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,215 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,275 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,284 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,330 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,340–3,474 | — | 4 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,404 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,543 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,573 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,195–4,197 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,215 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,261 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,297 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,450 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,490 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,500 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,550 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,620–4,621 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,624 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,670 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,681 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,720 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,730 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,785 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,800 | — | 2 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 4,840 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,888–4,890 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,915–4,931 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,915 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,928–4,931 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,965 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,004 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,107–5,112 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,107 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,135 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,135 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,135 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,225 | — | 2 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 5,475 | — | 1 |
| Osagian Stage | 5,780 | — | 1 |
| Kinderhookian Stage | 6,000 | — | 1 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 6,182–6,187 | — | 2 |
| Ordovician System | 6,187 | — | 1 |
| Arbuckle Group | 6,385 | — | 2 |
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. 11 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.567609, -100.481217
37.56761, -100.48122 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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