James Ely 1-12
API 15093208440000 · Kearny County, Kansas · UNKNOWN field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1985-12-31
API
15093208440000
Operator
unavailable
County
Kearny
Field
UNKNOWN
Location
Spudded
1985-11-27
Completed
1985-12-13
Plugged
1985-12-31
Measured depth
5,072 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 79 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 1,028 | — | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,340 | 1,475 | 1 |
| Blaine Salt Bed | 1,477 | 1,584 | 2 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,607 | 1,725 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,990 | 2,081 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,313 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,391 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,555 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,590 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,590 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,609 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,614 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,623 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,647–2,665 | 2,665 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,678 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,712 | 2,754 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,764 | 2,801 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,802 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,820 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,841 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,864 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,864 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,887 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,914 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,934 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,944 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,960 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,965 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,990 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,006 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,019 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,030 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,117 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,132 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,169 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,188 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,216 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,218 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,246 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,246–3,310 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,346–3,395 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,408 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,493 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,556 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,564–3,636 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,564 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,854 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,874 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,916 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,966 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,081 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,115 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,126 | 4,146 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,250 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,258 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,295 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,301 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,334 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,338 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,381 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,408–4,424 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,436 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,461 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,498 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,522 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,534 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,534 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,573 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,615 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,660 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,750 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,774 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,860 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,860 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,860 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,876–4,962 | — | 2 |
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. 6 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
38.157446, -101.114069
38.15745, -101.11407 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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