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API 15119101760000 · Meade County, Kansas · NOVINGER NORTHWEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1966-01-16
API
15119101760000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
NOVINGER NORTHWEST
Location
Spudded
1955-06-27
Completed
1955-08-07
Plugged
1966-01-16
Measured depth
5,802 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 53 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Group | 2,705 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,705 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,793 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,834 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,030 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,074 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,074 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,080 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,134 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,143 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,156 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,165 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,184 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,198 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,203 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,230 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,241 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,286 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,322 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,390 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 4,048 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,405 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,425 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,480 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,552 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,736–4,800 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,778 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,800 | 4,817 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,896 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,003–5,010 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,020–5,029 | 5,080 | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,081 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,090 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,138 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,138 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,190–5,191 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,216 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,250–5,253 | 5,257 | 2 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,250 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,316 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,348–5,374 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,348 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,374 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,428 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,521 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,570 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,621 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,682–5,706 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,687 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,691 | 5,698 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,760 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,760 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,760 | — | 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
37.178922, -100.568710
37.17892, -100.56871 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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