Helfrich, Frank 3
API 15075101260000 · Hamilton County, Kansas · HELFRICH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1956-05-09
API
15075101260000
Operator
unavailable
County
Hamilton
Field
HELFRICH
Location
Spudded
1955-10-21
Completed
1955-10-22
Plugged
1956-05-09
Measured depth
5,027 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 67 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 870 | — | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,207 | — | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,850 | 1,930 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,400 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,400 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,422 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,432 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,456 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,502 | 2,528 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,536 | 2,552 | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,601 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,605 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,605 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,646 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,656 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,729 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,729 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,779 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,782 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,798 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,802 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,838 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,854 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,896 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,930 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,964 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,974 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,978 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,001 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,020 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,020–3,110 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,214 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,223 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,375 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,432 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,446 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,446 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,764 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,792 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,827 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,827–3,881 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,012 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,060 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | — | 4,061 | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,066 | — | 1 |
| Paola Limestone Member | — | 4,066 | 1 |
| Cement City Limestone Member | 4,094 | — | 1 |
| Quivira Shale Member | — | 4,099 | 1 |
| Drum Limestone Member | 4,136 | — | 1 |
| Block Limestone Member | — | 4,142 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,172 | — | 1 |
| Winterset Limestone Member | 4,175 | — | 1 |
| Canville Limestone Member | — | 4,181 | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,181 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,220 | — | 1 |
| Bethany Falls Limestone Member | 4,224 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,226 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,254 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,260 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,304 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,346 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,468 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,515 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,534 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,534 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,800 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,992 | — | 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
37.901253, -101.969425
37.90125, -101.96943 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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