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API 15119206760000 · Meade County, Kansas · HORACE SOUTH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2026-04-01
API
15119206760000
Operator
Tradewater Well Services, LLC
County
Meade
Field
HORACE SOUTH
Location
Spudded
1984-11-28
Completed
1985-01-13
Plugged
2026-04-01
Measured depth
4,600 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 47 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,558 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,022 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,028 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,608 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,614–2,645 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,642–2,645 | — | 2 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,674 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,682 | — | 2 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,722 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,736 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,777 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,792 | 2,860 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,861–2,862 | 2,908 | 2 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,917 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,960 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,970–2,971 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,022–3,078 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,022 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,026 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,075 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,081 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,097 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,109 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,120 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,128 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,146 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,151 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,176 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,186 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,237 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,292 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,361 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,368 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,435 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,450 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,489 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,489–3,534 | — | 3 |
| Admire Group | 3,498 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,586–3,700 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,593 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,844 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,944 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,426 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,446 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,506 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,579 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | — | — | 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
37.070153, -100.431551
37.07015, -100.43155 · 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.