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API 15093004030000 · Kearny County, Kansas · HUGOTON GAS AREA field
Producing
API
15093004030000
Operator
Scout Energy Management LLC
County
Kearny
Field
HUGOTON GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1948-05-27
Measured depth
2,616 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 10 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,370 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,400 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,400 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,412 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,421 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,440 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,460–2,466 | 2,466 | 4 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,480 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,516 | 2,552 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,575 | — | 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. 1 formation was picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and its range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.966761, -101.167014
37.96676, -101.16701 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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