FAY THORN 4
API 15097100780000 · Kiowa County, Kansas · NICHOLS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1956-11-20
API
15097100780000
Operator
unavailable
County
Kiowa
Field
NICHOLS
Location
Spudded
1956-10-31
Completed
1956-11-20
Plugged
1956-11-20
Measured depth
5,000 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 16 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neva Limestone Member | — | 3,180 | 1 |
| Wood Siding Formation | 3,348 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | — | 3,477 | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,774 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,128 | — | 1 |
| Douglas Group | 4,160 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,310 | — | 1 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 4,311 | — | 1 |
| Bonner Springs Shale Member | 4,372 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | — | 4,494 | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,644 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | — | 4,685 | 1 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 4,727 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,861 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,920–4,922 | — | 2 |
| Arbuckle Group | 5,510 | — | 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. 1 formation was picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and its range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.503840, -99.286145
37.50384, -99.28615 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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