Shaffer, E.F. 1
API 15075000030000 · Hamilton County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1955-04-01
API
15075000030000
Operator
unavailable
County
Hamilton
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1955-02-08
Completed
1955-03-23
Plugged
1955-04-01
Measured depth
5,550 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 842 | — | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,215 | 1,359 | 1 |
| Blaine Salt Bed | 1,362 | 1,620 | 2 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,630 | 1,712 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,897 | 1,982 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,330 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,471 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,496 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,496 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,526 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,554 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,582 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,618 | 2,634 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,660 | 2,692 | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,735 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,746 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,746 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,786 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,806 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,838 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,849 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,868 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,872 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,890 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,894 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,921 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,925 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,937 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,950 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,982 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,009 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,044 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,075 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,102 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,128 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,139 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,150 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,157 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,157–3,261 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,300 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,354 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,474 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,538 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,548 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,548 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,738 | — | 1 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 3,760 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,898 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,933 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,986 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,150 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,186 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,192 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,320 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,327 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,368 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,377 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,412 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,425 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,486 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,518 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,641 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,679 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,697 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,697 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,955 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,120 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan Stage | 5,130 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,192 | 5,228 | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,322 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,418–5,448 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,448 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,448 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,468 | — | 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. 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
37.836388, -101.626563
37.83639, -101.62656 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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