Helfrich, Frank 2
API 15075101250000 · Hamilton County, Kansas · HELFRICH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1955-09-21
API
15075101250000
Operator
unavailable
County
Hamilton
Field
HELFRICH
Location
Spudded
1955-03-18
Completed
1955-04-22
Plugged
1955-09-21
Measured depth
5,364 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 58 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,409 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,430 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,480 | 2,506 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,514 | 2,530 | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,580 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,580 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,580 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,620 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,629 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,708 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,708 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,752 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,752 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,771 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,776 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,808 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,828 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,873 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,906 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,938 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,949 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,954 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,000 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,000–3,088 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,191 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,202 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,351 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,406 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,417 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,417 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,738 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,770 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,806 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,857 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,988 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,034 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,042 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,146 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,153 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,192 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,197 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,227 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,234 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,276 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,322 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,452 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,496 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,513 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,513 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,776 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,975 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 4,984 | 5,010 | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,117 | 5,130 | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,218 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,304 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,304 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,304 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,342 | — | 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
37.904878, -101.969467
37.90488, -101.96947 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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