Bates 1
API 15069202600000 · Gray County, Kansas · W.C. field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1996-05-31
API
15069202600000
Operator
Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
County
Gray
Field
W.C.
Location
SE NE SE Sec 26 26S 30W
Permit
08-MAY-1996
Spudded
1996-05-20
Completed
1996-05-29
Plugged
1996-05-31
Measured depth
5,200 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 75 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,194 | 1,305 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,365 | 1,531 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,810 | 1,884 | 2 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,250 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,668 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,704 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,704 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,722 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,728 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,753 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,769 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,804 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,826 | 2,873 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,877 | 2,919 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,924 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,954 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,970 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,006 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,006 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,019 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,064 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,078 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,087 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,104 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,111 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,118 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,125 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,138 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,143 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,182 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,202 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,260 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,274 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,304 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,319 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,344 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,350 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,371 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,390–3,430 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,511 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,550 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,674 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,746 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,750 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,750 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,130 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,145 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,182 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,222 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,348 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,390 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,401 | 4,423 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,450 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,506 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,510 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,574 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,590 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,629 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,636 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,677 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,694 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,713 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,756 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,778 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,798 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,814 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,814 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,854 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,889 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,972 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,990 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,990 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,990 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,085–5,178 | — | 3 |
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. 2 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.756033, -100.561710
37.75603, -100.56171 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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