PATTERSON UNIT was MOLZ 1-24
API 15093215390000 · Kearny County, Kansas · PATTERSON field
Producing
API
15093215390000
Operator
BEREXCO LLC
County
Kearny
Field
PATTERSON
Location
Permit
09-OCT-1996
Spudded
1996-10-31
Completed
1996-11-09
Measured depth
4,862 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 73 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | — | 1,814 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 2,044 | 2,135 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,294 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,379 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,537 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,565 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,565 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,573 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,575 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,580 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,614 | 2,614 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,630 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,653 | 2,685 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,694 | 2,741 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,744 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,756 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,779 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,789 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,789 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,826 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,845 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,868 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,876 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,898 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,902 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,950 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,955 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,967 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,976 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,005 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,079 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,114 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,139 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,164 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,169 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,198 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,198–3,256 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,304–3,351 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,362 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,459 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,517 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,527–3,598 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,527 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,794 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,810 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,854 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,914 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,998 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,042 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,051 | 4,070 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,164 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,173 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,206 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,220 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,251 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,254 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,290 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,327 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,361 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,394 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,424 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,447 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,459 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,459 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,506 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,558 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,595 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,712 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 4,730 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,788 | — | 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. 3 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
38.119618, -101.448466
38.11962, -101.44847 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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