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API 15119103480000 · Meade County, Kansas · NOVINGER EAST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1960-03-12
API
15119103480000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
NOVINGER EAST
Location
Spudded
1960-02-11
Completed
1960-03-12
Plugged
1960-03-12
Measured depth
6,005 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,518 | — | 3 |
| Wellington Formation | 1,955–2,138 | — | 2 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,163 | 2,511 | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,718 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,752–2,753 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,753 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,781 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,794 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,830 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,840 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,886 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,895 | 2,966 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,971 | 3,015 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 3,020 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 3,068 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,135 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,139 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,139 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,185 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,192 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,220 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,222 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,239 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,248 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,264 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,269 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,296 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,301 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,348 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,388 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,464 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,467 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,536 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,548 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,606 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,608 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,637 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,789 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,808 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,936 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 4,021 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 4,021 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,481 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,511 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,558 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,636 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,859–4,898 | — | 2 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,878 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,879 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,897 | 4,914 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,113 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,122 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,186–5,260 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,196 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,208 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,294 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,325 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,358 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,360 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,411–5,420 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,459–5,488 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,460 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,488 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,544 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,638 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,687 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,732 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,804–5,816 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,804 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,904 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,904 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,928 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,948 | — | 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
37.123461, -100.528798
37.12346, -100.52880 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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