RICHARDSON Gas Unit 1
API 15129000810000 · Morton County, Kansas · UNKNOWN field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1961-12-03
API
15129000810000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
UNKNOWN
Location
Permit
13-NOV-1961
Spudded
1961-11-12
Completed
1961-12-03
Plugged
1961-12-03
Measured depth
5,600 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,958 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,140 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,193 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,193 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,215 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,250 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,280 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,318 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,363 | 2,393 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,402 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,409 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,432 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,452 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,452 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,483 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,508 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,551 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,559 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,576 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,582 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,617 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,619 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,632 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,646 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,674 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,702 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,729 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,749 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,782 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,792 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,813 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,862 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,898–2,970 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,048 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,064 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,194 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,257 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,285 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,285 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,618 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,647 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,675 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,744 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,902 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,942 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,952 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,052 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,078 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,084 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,120 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,128 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,138 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,212 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,262 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,294 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,348 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,384 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,441 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,468 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,488 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,488 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,751 | — | 1 |
| B/14' LM | — | 4,926 | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,943 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,950–5,236 | — | 3 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | — | 4,990 | 1 |
| Morrowan D Sandstone Bed | 5,146 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,148 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,282 | 5,436 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,436–5,453 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,436–5,453 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,461 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,461–5,500 | — | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,574 | — | 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
37.379681, -101.802631
37.37968, -101.80263 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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