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API 15093200280000 · Kearny County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1970-11-04
API
15093200280000
Operator
unavailable
County
Kearny
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1970-10-21
Completed
1970-11-04
Plugged
1970-11-04
Measured depth
5,650 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 90 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 1,126 | — | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,440 | 1,546 | 1 |
| Blaine Salt Bed | 1,548 | 1,802 | 2 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,806 | 1,896 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 2,128–2,208 | 2,221 | 3 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,402 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,461 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,603 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,631 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,631 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,631 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,631 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,642 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,674 | 2,674 | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,693 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,764 | 2,800 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,801 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,818 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,840 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,849 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,849 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,887 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,909 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,938 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,946 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,954 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,960 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,021 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,026 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,034 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,044 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,072 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,109 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,148 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,184 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,209 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,232 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,236 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,266 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,266–3,436 | — | 5 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,370–3,420 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,438 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,524 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,580 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,590 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,590 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,856–3,874 | — | 4 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,885–3,900 | — | 3 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,915 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,930–3,972 | — | 5 |
| Kansas City Group | — | 4,111 | 1 |
| Paola Limestone Member | — | 4,123 | 1 |
| Cement City Limestone Member | 4,144 | — | 1 |
| Quivira Shale Member | — | 4,150 | 1 |
| Block Limestone Member | — | 4,177 | 1 |
| Drum Limestone Member | 4,177 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,220–4,228 | — | 2 |
| Winterset Limestone Member | 4,225 | — | 1 |
| Canville Limestone Member | — | 4,230 | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,242 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,279 | — | 1 |
| Bethany Falls Limestone Member | 4,281 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,320 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,322 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,359–4,393 | — | 3 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,403–4,420 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,428 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,451 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,492 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,516 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,525 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,525 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,566 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,612 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,646 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,762 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,788 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,900 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 4,900–4,906 | — | 4 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,900–4,906 | — | 3 |
| Pennsylvanian System | — | 4,906 | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,960–4,978 | — | 3 |
| Spergen (Salem Limestone) | 5,144 | — | 1 |
| Warsaw Limestone | 5,260 | — | 1 |
| Osagian Stage | 5,316 | — | 1 |
| Gilmore City Limestone Formation | 5,378 | — | 1 |
| Kinderhookian Stage | 5,378 | — | 1 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 5,565 | — | 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. 12 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
38.185748, -101.442927
38.18575, -101.44293 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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