Clara Vail et al. 2
API 15119101770000 · Meade County, Kansas · NOVINGER NORTHWEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1955-11-24
API
15119101770000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
NOVINGER NORTHWEST
Location
Spudded
1955-10-21
Completed
1955-11-24
Plugged
1955-11-24
Measured depth
5,803 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 50 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,549–1,550 | — | 2 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,145 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,700–2,707 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,707 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,735 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,744 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,782 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,800–2,802 | — | 2 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,033 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,073 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,073 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,077 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,126 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,147 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,160 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,168 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,285 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,320 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,890 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,404 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,422 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,549 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,722–4,792 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,768 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,772 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,792 | 4,810 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,001 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,009–5,019 | 5,072 | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,076 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,090 | — | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,132 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,188 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,218 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,247–5,248 | 5,247 | 2 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,248 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,304 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,340–5,367 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,340 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,367 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,419 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,513 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,564 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,612 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,678–5,696 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,678 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,680 | 5,686 | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,735 | 5,744 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,775–5,776 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,775–5,776 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,775–5,776 | — | 2 |
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. 11 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.182547, -100.568725
37.18255, -100.56873 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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