BALLARD 1
API 15119001360000 · Meade County, Kansas · NOVINGER EAST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1971-12-28
API
15119001360000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
NOVINGER EAST
Location
Spudded
1959-11-09
Completed
1960-01-13
Plugged
1971-12-28
Measured depth
6,000 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 48 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,530 | 1,580 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,158 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,747–2,780 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,780 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,860 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,103 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,150 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,150 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,314 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,360 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,397 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,608 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,835 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,496–4,500 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,524 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,656 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,870–4,929 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,898 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,900 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,929–4,958 | 4,940 | 2 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 5,029 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,122–5,131 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,140 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,208 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,212 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,274 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,306 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,331 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,359 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,360 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,430–5,431 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,468–5,494 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,468 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,494 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,549 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,642 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,689 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,733 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,804–5,829 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,804 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,838 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,864 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,888–5,892 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,888–5,892 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,888–5,892 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,964 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,993 | — | 1 |
| 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. 11 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.128868, -100.519502
37.12887, -100.51950 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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