Plains Townsite 1
API 15119101110000 · Meade County, Kansas · PLAINS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1972-05-13
API
15119101110000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
PLAINS
Location
Spudded
1960-01-23
Completed
1961-06-29
Plugged
1972-05-13
Measured depth
5,815 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 63 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 994 | 1,101 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,139 | 1,243 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,633–1,650 | — | 6 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,010–2,176 | — | 2 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,193 | 2,528 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,730–2,731 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,731 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,756 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,770 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,800 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,814–2,820 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,844 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,049 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,087–3,132 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,087 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,090 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,132 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,140 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,156 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,160 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,175 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,180 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,193 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,198 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,239 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,248 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,288 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,306 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,382 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,510–3,538 | — | 3 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,407 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,427 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,527 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,698–4,789 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,762 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,788 | 4,808 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,881 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,973–4,974 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,988–4,997 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,018 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,028 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,079 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,125–5,126 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,136–5,185 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,178 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,216 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,218 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,272 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,305–5,327 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,306 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,325–5,327 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,379 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,441 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,504 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,568 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,644–5,658 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,644 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,726 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,726 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,726 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,726 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | — | — | 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. 14 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.258512, -100.583259
37.25851, -100.58326 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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