Helfrich, Frank 1
API 15075000010000 · Hamilton County, Kansas · HELFRICH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1971-04-19
API
15075000010000
Operator
unavailable
County
Hamilton
Field
HELFRICH
Location
Spudded
1954-11-07
Completed
1954-12-23
Plugged
1971-04-19
Measured depth
5,640 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 61 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 876 | — | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,210 | 1,330 | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,447 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,469 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,518 | 2,544 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,553 | 2,570 | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,620 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,620 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,620 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,661 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,748 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,748 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,797 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,803 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,815 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,822 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,854 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,872 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,918 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,952 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,983 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,993 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,000 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,021 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,046–3,130 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,236 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,246 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,397 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,451 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,464 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,464 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,782 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,813 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,850 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,902 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,034 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,079 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,087 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,193 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,199 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,237 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,243 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,272 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,282 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,325 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,370 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,493 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,538 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,554 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,554 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,820 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,015 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,040 | 5,062 | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,170 | 5,183 | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,272 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,345 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,345 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,345 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,392 | — | 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
37.901262, -101.964850
37.90126, -101.96485 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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