MURPHY 1-15
API 15129000230000 · Morton County, Kansas · RICHFIELD field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1964-03-04
API
15129000230000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
RICHFIELD
Location
Spudded
1955-09-16
Completed
1955-10-22
Plugged
1964-03-04
Measured depth
5,482 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 94 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,894 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,070 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,125 | — | 2 |
| Herr-Krid | 2,125 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,125 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,145 | — | 1 |
| Winfield | 2,170 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,170–2,172 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,222 | — | 1 |
| Towanda | 2,252 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,252 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,315 | 2,338 | 1 |
| Fort Riley | 2,317 | — | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,350 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,365 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,383 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,396 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,396 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,436 | — | 1 |
| Council Groove | 2,457 | — | 2 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,470 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,504 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,514 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,533 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,536 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,552 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,554 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,567 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,570 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood | 2,583 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,583 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,595 | — | 1 |
| Neva | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,658 | — | 1 |
| Red Eagle | 2,679 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,680 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,700 | — | 1 |
| Foraker | 2,728 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,728 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,751 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,762 | — | 1 |
| Admire | 2,775 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,799 | — | 1 |
| Wabuansee | 2,838 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,840–2,908 | — | 3 |
| Tarkio | 2,955 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,976 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,988 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,104 | — | 1 |
| Topeka | 3,104 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,159 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,181 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,181 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,524 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,543 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,584 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,629–3,642 | — | 2 |
| Lansing | 3,630 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,796 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,817 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,866 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,967 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,995 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,010 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,038 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,066 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,092 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton | 4,148 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,162 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City | — | 4,212 | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,213 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,246–4,288 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,288 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,306 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,374 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,405 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee | 4,433 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,436 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,436 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,553 | — | 1 |
| Atoka | 4,608 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,690 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,808–5,092 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,808 | — | 1 |
| Morrow | 4,837 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,966 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,229 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,310 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,310–5,319 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,319 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,350 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,350–5,386 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,447 | — | 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
37.261543, -101.768598
37.26154, -101.76860 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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