W. H. KLEIN 1
API 15119000340000 · Meade County, Kansas · NOVINGER field
Recompleted
API
15119000340000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
NOVINGER
Location
Spudded
1956-04-02
Completed
1956-06-13
Measured depth
5,846 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 40 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,510 | 1,565 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,138 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,718–2,720 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,718 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,796 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,806–2,807 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,857 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,054–3,055 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,106 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,106 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,783 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,438–4,440 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,462 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,591 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,591–4,592 | — | 2 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,829 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,851 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,060–5,064 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,072 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,124 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,134 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,206 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,252–5,254 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,286 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,318 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,318 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,381–5,382 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,418–5,447 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,419 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,446–5,447 | — | 3 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,501 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,596 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,648–5,650 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,768–5,770 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,768–5,770 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,813 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,826 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,826 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,826 | — | 2 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 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. 13 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.124451, -100.572911
37.12445, -100.57291 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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