VERNON G. KROPP 'B' 1-16
API 15093010030000 · Kearny County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1963-02-17
API
15093010030000
Operator
unavailable
County
Kearny
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1963-01-27
Completed
1963-02-17
Plugged
1963-02-17
Measured depth
5,280 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 84 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,305 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,392 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,556 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,589 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,589 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,606 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,609 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,616 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,640 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,666 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,696 | 2,727 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,744 | 2,784 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,785 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,800 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,821 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,841 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,841 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,870 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,893 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,916 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,926 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,940 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,946 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,964 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,967 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,987 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,993 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,998 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,012 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,041 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,087 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,111 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,146 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,167 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,197 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,204 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,230 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,316 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,388 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,406 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,506 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,568 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,576 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,641 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,876–3,879 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,897 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,933–3,990 | — | 3 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,934 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,116 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | — | 4,164 | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,167 | — | 1 |
| Paola Limestone Member | — | 4,168 | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,174 | 4,194 | 1 |
| Cement City Limestone Member | 4,196 | — | 1 |
| Quivira Shale Member | — | 4,200 | 1 |
| Drum Limestone Member | 4,238 | — | 1 |
| Block Limestone Member | — | 4,242 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,300 | — | 1 |
| Winterset Limestone Member | 4,304 | — | 1 |
| Canville Limestone Member | — | 4,306 | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,307 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,372 | — | 1 |
| Bethany Falls Limestone Member | 4,377 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,380 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,419 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,426 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,468–4,470 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,494–4,498 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,534 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,559 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,592 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,624 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,640–4,642 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,642 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,681 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,744 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,777 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,802 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,948–5,040 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,950 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,204 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,204–5,223 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,204–5,223 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,350 | — | 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. 8 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.964217, -101.383628
37.96422, -101.38363 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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