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API 15077000380000 · Harper County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1955-05-12
API
15077000380000
Operator
unavailable
County
Harper
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1955-04-20
Completed
1955-05-12
Plugged
1955-05-12
Measured depth
4,960 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 26 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neva Limestone Member | — | 2,240 | 1 |
| Wood Siding Formation | 2,542 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | — | 2,690 | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,135 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,529–3,548 | — | 2 |
| Douglas Group | 3,587 | — | 1 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 3,715 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,717 | — | 1 |
| Bonner Springs Shale Member | 3,802 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | — | 4,030 | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,175 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | — | 4,195 | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,235 | — | 1 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 4,243 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,375 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,401–4,409 | — | 2 |
| Osagean Stage | 4,401 | — | 1 |
| Gilmore City Limestone Formation | 4,566 | — | 1 |
| Kinderhookian Stage | 4,616 | — | 1 |
| Chattanooga Shale Formation | 4,632 | — | 1 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 4,713–4,720 | — | 2 |
| Simpson Group | 4,780–4,781 | — | 2 |
| Arbuckle Group | 4,920 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | — | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | — | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | — | — | 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. 4 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.312353, -98.332079
37.31235, -98.33208 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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