SAUNDERS 1-11
API 15129000050000 · Morton County, Kansas · GREENWOOD GAS AREA field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1968-09-21
API
15129000050000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
GREENWOOD GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1954-08-29
Completed
1954-09-21
Plugged
1968-09-21
Measured depth
5,190 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 51 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,233 | 2,260 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,262 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,277 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,352 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,372 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,493 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,502 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,530 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,552 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,581 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,599 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,644 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,660 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,690 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,725–2,781 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,860 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,876 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,966 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,036 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,053 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,053 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,320–3,323 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,343 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,376 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,410–3,474 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,482 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,500 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,644 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,768 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,792 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,806 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,814 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,850 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,940 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,966 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,024–4,026 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,065 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,132 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,160 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,186–4,212 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,186 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,492 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,610 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,616–4,922 | — | 3 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,060 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,083 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,083–5,090 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,090 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,163 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,163 | — | 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
37.280806, -101.964294
37.28081, -101.96429 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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