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API 15093200230000 · Kearny County, Kansas · HUGOTON GAS AREA field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1971-01-09
API
15093200230000
Operator
unavailable
County
Kearny
Field
HUGOTON GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1969-12-18
Completed
1970-01-10
Plugged
1971-01-09
Measured depth
5,650 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 80 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,281 | 1,333 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,410 | 1,527 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,799 | 1,888 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,149 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,224 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,408 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,442 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,442 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,458 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,460 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,479 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,495–2,502 | 2,502 | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,518 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,552 | 2,592 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,615 | 2,654 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,656 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,676 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,696 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,718 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,718 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,740 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,766 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,786 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,797 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,808 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,816 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,832 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,840 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,849 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,854 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,858 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,870 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,893 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,945 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,966 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,002 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,020 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,057 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,081 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,081–3,146 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,186–3,240 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,256 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,360 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,420 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,426–3,490 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,426 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,738 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,752 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,785 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,828 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,986 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,018 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,022 | 4,041 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,134 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,140 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,184 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,196 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,232 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,236 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,290 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,318–4,340 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,350 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,368 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,408 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,436 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,450 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,450 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,488 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,544 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,596 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,700 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,762 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,838 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,838 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,838–4,878 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,893–5,031 | — | 3 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 5,152 | — | 1 |
| Osagean Stage | 5,380 | — | 1 |
| Kinderhookian Stage | 5,528 | — | 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. 7 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.943158, -101.136778
37.94316, -101.13678 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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