Welton 1
API 15075202410000 · Hamilton County, Kansas · BRADSHAW GAS AREA field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2002-01-23
API
15075202410000
Operator
Chesapeake Operating, LLC
County
Hamilton
Field
BRADSHAW GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1978-06-06
Completed
1978-08-18
Plugged
2002-01-23
Measured depth
3,187 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 30 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 1,360 | 1,371 | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,646 | 1,762 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 2,032 | 2,123 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 2,263 | 2,348 | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,693 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,725 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,725 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,731 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,735 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,744 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,768 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,794 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,816 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,852 | 2,862 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,880 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,900 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,911 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,932 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,932 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,966 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,975 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,994 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,998 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,012 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,030 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,065 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,117 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,123 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,137 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,144 | — | 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.
Location
38.213532, -101.755726
38.21353, -101.75573 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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