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API 15129000120000 · Morton County, Kansas · SPARKS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1955-09-12
API
15129000120000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
SPARKS
Location
Spudded
1955-08-17
Completed
1955-09-12
Plugged
1955-09-12
Measured depth
5,361 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 63 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 696 | 739 | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,055 | 1,128 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,176 | 1,270 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,510 | 1,526 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,180 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,180 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,190 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,247 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,270 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,307 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,363 | 2,390 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,396 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,407 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,433 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,442 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,442 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,473 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,498 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,526 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,537 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,550 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,563 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,600 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,606 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,618 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,628 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,660 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,683 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,710 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,730 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,760 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,773 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,791 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,824 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,863–2,926 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,005 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,024 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,138 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,203 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,226 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,226–3,298 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,534 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,566 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,575–3,658 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,605 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,772 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,810 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,868 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,976 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,991 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,012 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,037 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,050 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,063 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,124–4,241 | — | 2 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,152 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,194 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,291 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,376 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,408 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,424 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,424 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,925 | — | 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. 4 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.338868, -101.880695
37.33887, -101.88070 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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