Smith, Ben H. 1
API 15119000530000 · Meade County, Kansas · PLAINS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1957-07-27
API
15119000530000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
PLAINS
Location
Spudded
1957-07-04
Completed
1957-07-27
Plugged
1957-07-27
Measured depth
5,674 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 64 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,614–1,639 | — | 5 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,187 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,734 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,734 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,765 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,780 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,808 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,823 | — | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,849 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,029–3,085 | — | 3 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 3,030 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,085 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,095 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,137 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,146 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,160 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,166 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,321 | 3,370 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 3,370 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,395 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,544 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,544–3,552 | — | 4 |
| Wood Siding Formation | 3,641 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | — | 3,708 | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 4,060 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,377–4,379 | — | 4 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,397 | — | 1 |
| Douglas Group | 4,424 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,453 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,494–4,495 | — | 4 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 4,495 | — | 1 |
| Bonner Springs Shale Member | 4,561 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,666–4,756 | 4,747 | 4 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,735 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,755 | 4,774 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,860 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,946 | — | 3 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,962–4,963 | — | 3 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,991–5,011 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,014 | 5,056 | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,053 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,100 | — | 3 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 5,108 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,108–5,110 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,150 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,185 | — | 2 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,185 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,232 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,264–5,286 | — | 3 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,264 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,285–5,290 | — | 4 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,335 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,398 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,404–5,456 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,498 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan Stage | 5,531 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,590–5,619 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,590 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,619 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,619 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,619–5,630 | — | 4 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,630 | — | 2 |
| Base Penn Conglomerate | — | — | 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. 14 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.275087, -100.584775
37.27509, -100.58477 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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