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API 15081000660000 · Haskell County, Kansas · Wildcat field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1962-01-31
API
15081000660000
Operator
unavailable
County
Haskell
Field
Wildcat
Location
Spudded
1962-01-09
Completed
1962-01-23
Plugged
1962-01-31
Measured depth
6,300 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,230 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,356 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,648 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,648 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,666 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,678 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,711 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,724 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,748 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,768 | 2,814 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,822 | 2,868 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,872 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,902 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,920 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,952 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,952 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,964 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,006 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,020 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,038 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,047 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,062 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,070 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,080 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,086 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,101 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,106 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,132 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,140 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,218 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,229 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,258 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,267 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,295 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,320 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,345 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,345–3,424 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,496 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,510 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,618 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,710 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,720–3,948 | — | 3 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,720 | — | 1 |
| Jones Pont Shale Member | 3,928 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,140 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,166 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,202 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,202–4,236 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,406 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,482 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,516 | 4,533 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,678 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,690 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,718 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,730 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,760 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,774 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,820 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,828–4,846 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,943 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,986 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,996 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,996 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,044 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,180 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,252 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,306 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,414 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,414 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,489 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,489 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,600–5,735 | — | 2 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 5,782 | — | 1 |
| Warsaw Formation | 5,890 | — | 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. 5 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.425863, -100.840903
37.42586, -100.84090 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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