Merkle 2-8
API 15119205000000 · Meade County, Kansas · CIMARRON BEND field
Producing
API
15119205000000
Operator
Edison Operating Company LLC
County
Meade
Field
CIMARRON BEND
Location
Spudded
1981-05-13
Completed
1981-08-20
Measured depth
6,220 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 32 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,970 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,599 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,726 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,964 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,020 | — | 2 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,596 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,740 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,470 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,620 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,937 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,166 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,173 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,243 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,248 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,308 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,330 | — | 2 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,416 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,483 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,518 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,546 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,770 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,901–5,912 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,901 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,958 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,981 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,982 | 5,991 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,000–6,001 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,001 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,001 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,166 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,192 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | — | — | 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. 2 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.020942, -100.392131
37.02094, -100.39213 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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Kansas state record, from KS_wells_ks_wells.parquet. Corpus built 2026-09-11.