BEISSEL 1
API 15093300640000 · Kearny County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1966-11-09
API
15093300640000
Operator
unavailable
County
Kearny
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1966-10-27
Completed
1966-11-09
Plugged
1966-11-09
Measured depth
5,146 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 72 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,649 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,684 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,684 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,692 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,697 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,706 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,723–2,742 | 2,742 | 4 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,758 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,786 | 2,816 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,836 | 2,870 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,872 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,898 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,907 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,936 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,936 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,960 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,985 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,007 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,014 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,024 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,034 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,055 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,058 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,080 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,086 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,094 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,104 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,124 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,185 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,208 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,248 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,270 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,294 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,310 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,326 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,326–3,386 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,426–3,478 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,488 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,568 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,630 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,636–3,719 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,636 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,934 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,953 | — | 3 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,984 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,997–4,037 | — | 4 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,148 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,192 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,204 | 4,222 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,328 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,330 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,382 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,390 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,429 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,437 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,474 | — | 3 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,511–4,527 | — | 4 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,534 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,562 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,607 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,624 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,639 | — | 3 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,639 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,677 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,718 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,758 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,860 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,860 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,912 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,912–4,945 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,912–4,945 | — | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,974–5,002 | — | 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. 9 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
38.226271, -101.187822
38.22627, -101.18782 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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