Clara Vail 1
API 15119100540000 · Meade County, Kansas · Novinger field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1954-07-20
API
15119100540000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
Novinger
Location
Spudded
1953-06-01
Completed
1953-07-06
Plugged
1954-07-20
Measured depth
5,865 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 34 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,553 | 1,615 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,165 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,735 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,830 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,055 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,102 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,650 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,830 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,428–4,430 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,449 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,580 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,795 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,815 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,020 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,034 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,098 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,106 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,158 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,204 | — | 2 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,273–5,274 | 5,274 | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,370 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,398 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,592 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,722–5,730 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,726 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Sandstone Bed | 5,727 | 5,730 | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,730 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,766 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,776 | 5,788 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,796 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,796 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,796 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,828 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,852 | — | 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. 3 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.171617, -100.555138
37.17162, -100.55514 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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