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API 15069200060000 · Gray County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1978-02-02
API
15069200060000
Operator
Murfin Drilling Co.
County
Gray
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1975-06-28
Completed
1975-07-05
Plugged
1978-02-02
Measured depth
3,150 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 36 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiowa Shale Formation | 660 | — | 1 |
| Permian System | 785 | — | 1 |
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 806 | — | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,117 | 1,250 | 1 |
| Blaine Salt Bed | 1,147 | 1,222 | 2 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,298 | 1,450 | 2 |
| Salt Plain Formation | 1,536 | — | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,732–1,824 | — | 4 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,034–2,215 | — | 2 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,283–2,364 | 2,492 | 2 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,642 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,672 | — | 3 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,672 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,688 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,692 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,722 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,735–2,745 | 2,745 | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,765 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,788 | 2,832 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,841 | 2,878 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,880 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,906 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,926 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,962–3,010 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,962 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,978 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,024 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,040 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,048 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,061 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,074 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,080 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,086 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,097 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,106 | — | 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. 5 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.619263, -100.632719
37.61926, -100.63272 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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