Merkle, Charles 1
API 15119102920000 · Meade County, Kansas · MEYERS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1963-10-29
API
15119102920000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
MEYERS
Location
Spudded
1963-10-21
Completed
1963-10-29
Plugged
1963-10-29
Measured depth
3,198 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 25 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,249–1,250 | — | 3 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,948 | — | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 1,948 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,599 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,600–2,641 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,641 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,671 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,680 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,710 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,720 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,764 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,780 | 2,848 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,854 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,956 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,970 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,017–3,018 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,018 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,022 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,072 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,081 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,096 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,120 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,125 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,146 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,150 | — | 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. 3 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.032746, -100.245376
37.03275, -100.24538 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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