MORFORD 1
API 15097001820000 · Kiowa County, Kansas · RALBECK field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1944-01-16
API
15097001820000
Operator
unavailable
County
Kiowa
Field
RALBECK
Location
Spudded
1943-10-23
Completed
1944-01-15
Plugged
1944-01-16
Measured depth
5,779 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 32 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,280 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,730 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | — | 3,533 | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,550–3,834 | — | 3 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,173–4,176 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,190 | — | 1 |
| Douglas Group | 4,210 | — | 1 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 4,341 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,350 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City | 4,370 | — | 1 |
| Bonner Springs Shale Member | 4,398 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | — | 4,521 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,644 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,688 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | — | 4,731 | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,770 | — | 1 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 4,771 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,790 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,906 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,910 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,976–5,018 | — | 2 |
| Mississippi | 4,985 | — | 1 |
| Osagean Stage | 5,140 | — | 1 |
| Gilmore City Limestone Formation | 5,290 | — | 1 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 5,388–5,420 | — | 2 |
| Viola | 5,435 | — | 1 |
| Simpson Group | 5,520–5,576 | — | 2 |
| Simpson | 5,578 | — | 1 |
| Arbuckle Group | 5,598–5,608 | — | 3 |
| 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. 6 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.555633, -99.482937
37.55563, -99.48294 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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