MURPHY 1
API 15129000440000 · Morton County, Kansas · BERRYMAN field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1957-07-23
API
15129000440000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
BERRYMAN
Location
Spudded
1957-07-22
Completed
1957-07-23
Plugged
1957-07-23
Measured depth
5,423 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 68 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,473 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,913 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,107 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,160 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,160 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,180 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,216 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,236 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,350 | 2,368 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,376 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,390 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,424 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,433 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,433 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,460 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,492 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,526 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,536 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,555 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,556 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,595 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,598 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,610 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,620 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,654 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,686 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,706 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,726 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,748 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,758 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,790 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,834 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,868–2,941 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,004 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,015 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,119 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,172 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,187 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,187–3,268 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,522 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,541 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,580 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,620–3,628 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,782 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,892 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,994 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,020 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,036 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,066 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,094 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,108 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,166 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,198 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,240 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,289 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,312 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,402 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,430 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,466 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,466 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,734 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,848–5,157 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,860 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,157 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,319 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,319–5,390 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,330 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,390 | — | 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. 5 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.196206, -101.804641
37.19621, -101.80464 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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