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API 15097000320000 · Kiowa County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1955-11-22
API
15097000320000
Operator
unavailable
County
Kiowa
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1955-11-01
Completed
1955-11-22
Plugged
1955-11-22
Measured depth
4,988 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 31 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,039 | — | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 1,490 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,672 | 2,171 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,330 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | — | 2,863 | 1 |
| Wood Siding Formation | 3,121 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | — | 3,260 | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,570 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,904 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,924 | — | 1 |
| Douglas Group | 3,938 | — | 1 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 4,075 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,078 | — | 1 |
| Bonner Springs Shale Member | 4,116 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | — | 4,221 | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,350 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | — | 4,387 | 1 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 4,422 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,425 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,552 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,588–4,589 | — | 2 |
| Osagean Stage | 4,589 | — | 1 |
| Gilmore City Limestone Formation | 4,640 | — | 1 |
| Kinderhookian Stage | 4,642 | — | 1 |
| Chattanooga Shale Formation | 4,650 | — | 1 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 4,704–4,710 | — | 2 |
| Simpson Group | 4,858–4,861 | — | 2 |
| Arbuckle Group | 4,950–4,951 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | — | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | — | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | — | — | 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. 4 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.710665, -99.106369
37.71066, -99.10637 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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