MERKLE 2-24
API 15119207070000 · Meade County, Kansas · HORACE SOUTH field
Recompleted
API
15119207070000
Operator
Great Plains Petroleum, Inc.
County
Meade
Field
HORACE SOUTH
Location
Spudded
1985-05-10
Completed
1985-05-30
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 | 2,016 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,020 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,604 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,610–2,641 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,636–2,641 | — | 2 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,678 | — | 2 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,718 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,725–2,731 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,773 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,784 | 2,851 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,854–2,856 | 2,900 | 2 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,910 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,953 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,965 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,014–3,068 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,014 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,018 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,067 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,075 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,094 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,104 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,117 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,121 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,142 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,149 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,174 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,178 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,226 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,272 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,343 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,349 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,370 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,416 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,430 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,507 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,507–3,686 | — | 4 |
| Admire Group | 3,546 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,690–3,715 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,844 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,932 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,422 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,444–4,446 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,505 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,560–4,574 | — | 2 |
| 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. 9 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.079208, -100.429255
37.07921, -100.42925 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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