POWELL 1
API 15119100710000 · Meade County, Kansas · NOVINGER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1970-01-21
API
15119100710000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
NOVINGER
Location
Spudded
1956-01-24
Completed
1956-02-22
Plugged
1970-01-21
Measured depth
5,805 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 43 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,534 | — | 3 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,134 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,145 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,705–2,715 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,715 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,806–2,812 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,845 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,874 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,890 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,043–3,044 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,086–3,087 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,086 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,093 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,148 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,158 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,170 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,650 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,875 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,422–4,423 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,452–4,455 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,567–4,568 | — | 3 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,793 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,798 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,018–5,030 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,048–5,069 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,087 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,099 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,162 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,203–5,205 | — | 4 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,258–5,259 | 5,273 | 2 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,259 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,329 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,364–5,390 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,364 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,390–5,505 | — | 3 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,442 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,536 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,582–5,583 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,700–5,701 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,701–5,702 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,770–5,784 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,770–5,784 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,784 | — | 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. 18 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.164378, -100.564222
37.16438, -100.56422 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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