Markel 1
API 15069202300000 · Gray County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1988-07-01
API
15069202300000
Operator
Frontier Oil Company
County
Gray
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1988-06-20
Completed
1988-07-01
Plugged
1988-07-01
Measured depth
4,845 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 63 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,296 | 1,372 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,433 | 1,633 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,900 | 1,974 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,280 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,384 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,680 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,680 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,698 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,704 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,727 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,743 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,770 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,794 | 2,842 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,859 | 2,892 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,895 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,918 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,935 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,963 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,963 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,974 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,024 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,039 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,060 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,074 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,085 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,096 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,104 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,115 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,144 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,183 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,220 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,235 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,266 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,465 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,514 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,686 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,686 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,022 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,039 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,068 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,107 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,267 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,279 | 4,300 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,384 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,440 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,512 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,530 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,570 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,606–4,644 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,635 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,655 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,655 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,689 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,714 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,764 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,764 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 4,768 | 4,775 | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,791 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,791 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,791 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,791 | — | 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. 1 formation was picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and its range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.977921, -100.529767
37.97792, -100.52977 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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