SWINDLER Gas Unit 'B' 2
API 15129000470000 · Morton County, Kansas · RICHFIELD field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1957-04-16
API
15129000470000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
RICHFIELD
Location
Spudded
1957-03-10
Completed
1957-04-16
Plugged
1957-04-16
Measured depth
5,520 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 73 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,563 | 1,581 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,027 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,203 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,244 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,244 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,255 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,262 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,278 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,300–2,301 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,350 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,385 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,440 | 2,470 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,480 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,498 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,520 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,538 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,538 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,565 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,593 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,625 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,636 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,650 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,656 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,674 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,677 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,690 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,693 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,705 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,719 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,750 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,784 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,808 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,830 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,857 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,864 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,892 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,933 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,974–3,040 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,106 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,118 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,232 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,290 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,309 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,309 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,670 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,690 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,734 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,802 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,972 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,998 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,026 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,140 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,166 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,186 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,213 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,234 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,250 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,324 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,376 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,399 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,452 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,473 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,535 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,567 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,594 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,594 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,870 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,980 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,982–5,288 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,102 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,423 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,480 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,480 | — | 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. 3 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.254175, -101.732101
37.25417, -101.73210 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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