ELLIS 1-3
API 15119203930000 · Meade County, Kansas
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1980-10-30
API
15119203930000
Operator
Mesa Petroleum Co.
County
Meade
Location
Spudded
1980-02-26
Completed
1980-05-01
Plugged
1980-10-30
Measured depth
6,060 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 72 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 1,945 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,950 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,567 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,569–2,610 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,600–2,610 | — | 2 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,617–2,815 | 2,852 | 2 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,637–2,648 | — | 2 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,640 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,676 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,687–2,689 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,728 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,741 | 2,812 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,865 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,914 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,924–2,925 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,973–3,028 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,973 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,979 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,028 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,033 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,036 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,051 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,055 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,079 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,103 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,139 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,141 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,189 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,231 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,295 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,298 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,460 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,460–3,498 | — | 2 |
| Admire Group | 3,472 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,584–3,844 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,602 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,404 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,432 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,490 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,555–4,566 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,776–4,853 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,838 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,839 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,850–4,880 | 4,866 | 2 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,964 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,048 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,062–5,064 | 5,078 | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,120–5,125 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,141–5,144 | 5,158 | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,198 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,221–5,222 | 5,238 | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,258 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,288 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,290 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,351–5,353 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,387–5,410 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,387 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,410–5,411 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,468 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,538 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,604–5,605 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,686 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,745–5,746 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,745 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,770 | 5,792 | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,776 | 5,792 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,827–5,828 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,827–5,828 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,827–5,828 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,954–5,955 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,992 | — | 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. 25 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.116666, -100.359408
37.11667, -100.35941 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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