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API 15129000840000 · Morton County, Kansas · SPARKS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1979-01-12
API
15129000840000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
SPARKS
Location
Permit
11-JAN-1961
Spudded
1961-01-12
Completed
1961-05-29
Plugged
1979-01-12
Measured depth
5,350 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,518 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,926 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,104 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,156 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,156 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,178 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,213 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,243 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,302 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,324 | 2,355 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,364 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,372 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,394 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,411 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,411 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,445 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,472 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,510 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,522 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,540 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,543 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,556 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,559 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,580 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,583 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,593 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,607 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,635 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,664 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,691 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,710 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,746 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,758 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,777 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,810 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,855–2,931 | — | 5 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,856–3,226 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,996 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,011 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,123 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,201 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,226 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,546–3,548 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,574 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,614 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,660 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,810 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,846 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,868 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,954 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,972 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,979 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,024 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,038 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,046 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,125 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,180 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,210 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,264 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,294 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,344 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,372 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,390 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,390 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,648 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,740–5,080 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,811 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,980 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,263 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,263–5,264 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,264 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,275 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,275–5,300 | — | 3 |
| 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. 6 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.339668, -101.811786
37.33967, -101.81179 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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