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API 15129000450000 · Morton County, Kansas · SPARKS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1957-03-04
API
15129000450000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
SPARKS
Location
Permit
12-FEB-1957
Spudded
1957-02-11
Completed
1957-03-04
Plugged
1957-03-04
Measured depth
5,498 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 87 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anhydrite | — | 1,520 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,523 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,162 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,162 | — | 1 |
| Winfield | 2,163 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,174 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,230–2,235 | — | 2 |
| Towanda | 2,238 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,253 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,297 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley | 2,333 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,340 | 2,375 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,379 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,391 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,416 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,433 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,433 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,458 | — | 1 |
| Council Groove | 2,479 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,480 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,511 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,523 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,598 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood | 2,601 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,611 | — | 1 |
| Neva | 2,640 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,641 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,694 | — | 1 |
| Red Eagle | 2,695 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,714 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,745 | — | 1 |
| Foraker | 2,746 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,759 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,778 | — | 1 |
| Admire | 2,790 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,811 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee | 2,854 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,854–2,911 | — | 4 |
| Tarkio | 2,970 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,999 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,021 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,136 | — | 1 |
| Topeka | 3,137 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,201 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,224 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,224–3,293 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,535–3,536 | — | 2 |
| Heebner | 3,540 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,574 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,617 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,675 | — | 2 |
| Lansing | 3,677 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,795 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,829 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,880 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,997 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,013 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,026 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,045 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,052 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,068 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,143 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,180 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,210–4,231 | — | 2 |
| Kansas City | — | 4,263 | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,276 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton | 4,278 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,297 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,359 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,392 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,410–4,430 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,410 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee | 4,471 | — | 1 |
| Atoka | 4,664 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,793 | — | 1 |
| Morrow | 4,930 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,931–5,220 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,931 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,238 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,302 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,354 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,354–5,390 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,390 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian | 5,391 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,406 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,406–5,441 | — | 3 |
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
37.370811, -101.904622
37.37081, -101.90462 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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