Hicks 'A' 4
API 15093211470000 · Kearny County, Kansas · LAKIN TOWNSITE field
Converted to SWD Well
API
15093211470000
Operator
OXY USA Inc.
County
Kearny
Field
LAKIN TOWNSITE
Location
Permit
02-JAN-1991
Spudded
1991-04-18
Completed
1991-06-20
Measured depth
4,975 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 80 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,863 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,114 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,193 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,364 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,385 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,385 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,404 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,406 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,421 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,444 | 2,444 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,467 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,501 | 2,540 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,558 | 2,600 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,601 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,619 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,641 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,662 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,662 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,673–2,689 | — | 2 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,714 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,735 | — | 1 |
| B1_LM | 2,736 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,744 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,761 | — | 1 |
| B2_LM | 2,762 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,768 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,785 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,787 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,802 | — | 1 |
| B4_LM | 2,803 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,809 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,816 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,827 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,854 | — | 1 |
| C_LM | 2,856 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,902 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,958 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,974 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,974–3,130 | — | 4 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,006 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,018 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,040 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,154–3,203 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,220 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,318 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,371 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,378–3,442 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,378 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,678–3,680 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,702–3,704 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,732 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,735–3,777 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,883 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,916 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,931 | 3,963 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,066 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,074 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,126 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,136 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,168 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,172 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,215–4,235 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,250–4,274 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,283 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,307 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,338 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,364 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,379–4,468 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,379 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,414 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,474 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,542 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,583 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,662 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,667 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,798 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,798–4,799 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,798–4,799 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,841–4,890 | — | 4 |
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. 13 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.932097, -101.270311
37.93210, -101.27031 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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