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API 15097000440000 · Kiowa County, Kansas · URSULA NORTHEAST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1956-06-02
API
15097000440000
Operator
unavailable
County
Kiowa
Field
URSULA NORTHEAST
Location
Spudded
1956-05-14
Completed
1956-06-02
Plugged
1956-06-02
Measured depth
5,280 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 27 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neva Limestone Member | — | 3,070 | 1 |
| Wood Siding Formation | 3,272 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | — | 3,418 | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,719 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,068–4,069 | — | 2 |
| Douglas Group | 4,091 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,255 | — | 1 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 4,255 | — | 1 |
| Bonner Springs Shale Member | 4,307 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | — | 4,423 | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,560 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,593 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | — | 4,598 | 1 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 4,655 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,769 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,786 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,840–4,841 | — | 2 |
| Osagean Stage | 4,840 | — | 1 |
| Gilmore City Limestone Formation | 4,902 | — | 1 |
| Chattanooga Shale Formation | 4,930 | — | 1 |
| Kinderhookian Stage | 4,940 | — | 1 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 4,993–5,013 | — | 2 |
| Simpson Group | 5,140–5,150 | — | 2 |
| Arbuckle Group | 5,242–5,248 | — | 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. 5 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.547314, -99.210859
37.54731, -99.21086 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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