POWELL 2
API 15119100720000 · Meade County, Kansas · NOVINGER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1984-05-17
API
15119100720000
Operator
Lange, R. W.
County
Meade
Field
NOVINGER
Location
Spudded
1956-06-03
Completed
1956-06-04
Plugged
1984-05-17
Measured depth
5,793 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 62 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 924 | 971 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,545 | — | 3 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,140 | — | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,140 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,687 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,715–2,720 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,720 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,760 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,790 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,814–2,816 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,844 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,043–3,044 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,087–3,088 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,088 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,093 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,147 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,160 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,174 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,186 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,202 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,210 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,222 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,226 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,254 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,266 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,310 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,336 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,562–4,564 | — | 3 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,640 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,870 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,404–4,440 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,415–4,417 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,492 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,747–4,801 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,780 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,782 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,798 | 4,818 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,901 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,012–5,016 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,027 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,048–5,071 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,051 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,176 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,198 | — | 4 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,221 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,259 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,260 | 5,268 | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,322 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,354–5,370 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,354 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,370–5,381 | — | 3 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,432 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,529 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,574–5,575 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,620 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,690–5,697 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,690–5,692 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,726 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,764–5,765 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,764–5,765 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,765 | — | 1 |
| 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. 17 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.164402, -100.568753
37.16440, -100.56875 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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