VAIL 6
API 15119100630000 · Meade County, Kansas · Novinger field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1988-03-12
API
15119100630000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
Novinger
Location
Spudded
1953-10-10
Completed
1953-12-02
Plugged
1988-03-12
Measured depth
5,400 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 46 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,518–1,528 | — | 3 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,135 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,694 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,730 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,730 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,764 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,773 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,813 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,828 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,871 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,906 | 2,963 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,967 | 3,010 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 3,020 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 3,062 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,075 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,120–3,121 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,121 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,130 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,178 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,189 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,207 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,217 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,227 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,236 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,252 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,256 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,286 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,294 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,337 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,374 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,448 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,456 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,630 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,449–4,451 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,474 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,611–4,612 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,858 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,052–5,063 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,105–5,106 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,134 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,136 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,220 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,239–5,240 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,271 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,293 | 5,359 | 2 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,294 | 5,359 | 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
37.131756, -100.559558
37.13176, -100.55956 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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