Carter 'E' 1
API 15101200240000 · Lane County, Kansas · PRAIRIE RIDGE NORTHWEST field
Producing
API
15101200240000
Operator
Vess Oil Corporation
County
Lane
Field
PRAIRIE RIDGE NORTHWEST
Location
Permit
01-NOV-1971
Spudded
1971-11-07
Completed
1972-02-17
Measured depth
4,500 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 45 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,364 | 1,400 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,516 | 1,723 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,955 | 1,991 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,088 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,319 | 2,470 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,588 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,635 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,825 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,844 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,844 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,889 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,906 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,930 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,064 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,120 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,194 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,320 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,373 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,480 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,510 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,529 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,529 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,773 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,792 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,811 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,845 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,964 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,975 | 3,992 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,050 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,063 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,084 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,103 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,114 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | — | 4,115 | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,169 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,193 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,249 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,321–4,343 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,331 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,353 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,353 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,380 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,401 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,401 | — | 1 |
| Osagean Stage | 4,466 | — | 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
38.687541, -100.259129
38.68754, -100.25913 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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