NOVINGER UNIT 501
API 15119001920001 · Meade County, Kansas
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1988-05-12
API
15119001920001
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Location
Completed
1951-05-01
Plugged
1988-05-12
Measured depth
6,637 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 81 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,524–1,545 | 1,600 | 2 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,140 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,705–2,708 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,705 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,732 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,740 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,779 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,794 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,840 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,860 | 2,924 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,931 | 2,971 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,984 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 3,024 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,036 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,082 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,091 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,145 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,155 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,174 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,185 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,196 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,206 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,221 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,226 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,259 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,264 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,306 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,340 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,408 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,411 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,454 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,465 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,472 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,548 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,598–3,600 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,726–3,980 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,743 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,943 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,943 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,431–4,433 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,458–4,460 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,504 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,575 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,785–4,830 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,813 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,818 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,829 | 4,846 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,933 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,040–5,043 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,054–5,056 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,101–5,104 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,106–5,110 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,159 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,184–5,186 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,199–5,269 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,236 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,264 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,265–5,266 | 5,293 | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,352 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,392–5,418 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,392 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,418–5,419 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,471 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,567 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,615–5,616 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,664 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,735 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,735 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,759–5,769 | 5,778 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,814–5,815 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,814–5,835 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,815 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,852 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,894 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,995 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,037–6,098 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,098 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,260–6,298 | — | 2 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 6,350–6,440 | — | 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. 23 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.153491, -100.559758
37.15349, -100.55976 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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