WATSON 1
API 15071000150000 · Greeley County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1956-11-19
API
15071000150000
Operator
unavailable
County
Greeley
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Permit
20-JUN-1956
Spudded
1956-07-07
Completed
1956-08-23
Plugged
1956-11-19
Measured depth
5,388 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 83 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hays Limestone Member | 348 | 417 | 2 |
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 1,437 | 1,448 | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,721 | 1,837 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 2,106 | 2,190 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 2,414 | 2,434 | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,747 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,762 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,762 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,764 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,766 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,770 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,802 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,824 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,846 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,885 | 2,898 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,917 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,936 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,946 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,966 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,966 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,003 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,011 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,027 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,038 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,065 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,071 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,166 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,170 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,178 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,186 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,221 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,249 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,293 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,323 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,359 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,376 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,380 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,397 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,406–3,468 | — | 3 |
| Wood Siding Formation | 3,495 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,539 | 3,540 | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,551 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,674 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,721 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,726–3,740 | — | 3 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,728 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,002–4,006 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,027 | — | 1 |
| Douglas Group | 4,040 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,056 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,110 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,110–4,517 | — | 2 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 4,120 | — | 1 |
| Bonner Springs Shale Member | 4,169 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,249 | 4,250 | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,271 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,283 | 4,304 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,348 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,390 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,401 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,430 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,439 | 4,476 | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,480 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,489 | — | 1 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 4,552 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,560 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,594 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,625 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,668 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,692 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,709 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,709–4,722 | — | 2 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,830 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan Stage | 4,947 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,972–5,080 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,975 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 4,980 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,178 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,178 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,285 | — | 1 |
| Base Penn Conglomerate | — | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | — | — | 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. 6 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
38.322643, -101.642770
38.32264, -101.64277 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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