BALLARD 1
API 15119101390000 · Meade County, Kansas · SINGLEY field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1956-12-27
API
15119101390000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
SINGLEY
Location
Spudded
1956-11-25
Completed
1956-12-27
Plugged
1956-12-27
Measured depth
5,981 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 52 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 904 | 1,005 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,519–1,520 | — | 3 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,155 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,720–2,772 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,772 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,810 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,845 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,860 | — | 2 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 3,086 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,100–3,102 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,147 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,147 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,150 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,310 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,360 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,399 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,482 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,606 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,835 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,499 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,532 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,654 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,898 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,901 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,921–4,956 | 4,937 | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,922 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 5,027 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,126–5,132 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,140 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,210 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,214 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,278 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,311–5,314 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,340 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,368 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,368 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,432–5,434 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,472–5,499 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,472 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,498–5,499 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,554 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,647 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,695 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,726 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,811–5,812 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,811 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,845 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,885 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,900–5,906 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,900–5,906 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,900–5,906 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,962 | — | 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. 13 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.127062, -100.517518
37.12706, -100.51752 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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