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API 15119200700000 · Meade County, Kansas · CIMARRON BEND field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1988-04-20
API
15119200700000
Operator
Torch Operating Company
County
Meade
Field
CIMARRON BEND
Location
Spudded
1971-05-19
Completed
1971-05-30
Plugged
1988-04-20
Measured depth
6,116 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 57 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,598 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,639 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,639 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,664 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,672 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,712 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,728 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,780 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,792 | 2,860 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,864 | 2,910 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,960 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,968 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,023 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,023 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,028 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,078 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,086 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,112 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,134 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,138 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,156 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,161 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,196 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,198 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,242 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,284 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,478 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,509 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,564 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,642 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,886 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,936 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,950 | 4,965 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 5,074 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,158 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,188 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,244 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,270 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,310 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,340 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,388 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,414 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,471 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,517 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,546 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,546 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,606 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,716 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,768 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,900–5,919 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,900 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,000 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,000 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,000 | — | 1 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 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. 1 formation was picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and its range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.021301, -100.401548
37.02130, -100.40155 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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