JAMES OPERATING UNIT 'A' 5-16
API 15081200990000 · Haskell County, Kansas · VICTORY field
Recompleted
API
15081200990000
Operator
Merit Energy Company, LLC
County
Haskell
Field
VICTORY
Location
Permit
07-JUN-1977
Spudded
1977-06-09
Completed
1977-08-15
Measured depth
4,500 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 59 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,738 | 1,812 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,237 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,348 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,590 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,618 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,618 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,637 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,645 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,678 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,690–2,696 | 2,696 | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,715 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,740 | 2,783 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,795 | 2,836 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,840 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,868 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,884 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,909 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,909 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,924 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,964 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,970 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,987 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,996 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,008 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,024 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,031 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,040 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,052 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,072 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,084 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,152 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,163 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,188 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,196 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,223 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,256 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,290 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,290–3,356 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,426 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,444 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,550 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,629 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,648–3,715 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,648 | — | 1 |
| Heebner | 4,044 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,044 | 4,054 | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,064 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,106 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,106–4,132 | — | 5 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 4,134 | — | 1 |
| Captain Creek Limestone Member | — | 4,186 | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,314–4,413 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,388 | — | 1 |
| Muncie | 4,398 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,412 | — | 2 |
| Paola Limestone Member | — | 4,413 | 1 |
| Quivira | 4,434 | — | 1 |
| Wea | 4,504 | — | 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
37.433301, -100.940905
37.43330, -100.94091 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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