VAIL 2
API 15119100590000 · Meade County, Kansas · NOVINGER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1972-04-24
API
15119100590000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
NOVINGER
Location
Spudded
1952-06-18
Completed
1952-07-16
Plugged
1972-04-24
Measured depth
5,373 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 31 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 907 | 987 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,523–1,540 | — | 2 |
| Chase Group | 2,746 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,746 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,785 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,827 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,840–2,841 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,884 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,904 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,084 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,129–3,130 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,130 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,308 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,349 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,385 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,454 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,460 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,645 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,455–4,456 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,476 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,614–4,615 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,868 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,064–5,073 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,117 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,140 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,142 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,232 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,244–5,246 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,270 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,301 | 5,338 | 2 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,301 | 5,338 | 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. 7 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.138986, -100.555121
37.13899, -100.55512 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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