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API 15129000720000 · Morton County, Kansas · KINSLER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1970-03-21
API
15129000720000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
KINSLER
Location
Spudded
1960-06-16
Completed
1960-09-09
Plugged
1970-03-21
Measured depth
6,176 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 77 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,196 | 1,278 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,322 | 1,450 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,700 | 1,720 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,182 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,362 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,401 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,401 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,408 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,419 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,440 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,460 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,502 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,546 | 2,562 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,587 | 2,637 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,637 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,653 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,674 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,690 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,690 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,716 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,745 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,778 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,790 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,804 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,809 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,824 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,829 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,842 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,846 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,857 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,870 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,901 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,935 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,951 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,978 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,005 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,011 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,039 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,083 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,129–3,191 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,254 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,266 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,400 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,463 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,469 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,469 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,867 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,884 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,923 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,985 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,215 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,302 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,308 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,430 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,474 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,487 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,501 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,517 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,550 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,595 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,648 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,678 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,750 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,832 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,860 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,885 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,885 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,077 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,213 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,397 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,670 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,820 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,820 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,950 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,950 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,060–6,160 | — | 2 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 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. 2 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.281369, -101.621199
37.28137, -101.62120 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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