Pritchett 'B' 1
API 15129001730000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1988-03-09
API
15129001730000
Operator
Texaco, Inc.
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART
Location
Permit
27-SEP-1963
Spudded
1963-09-29
Completed
1963-10-23
Plugged
1988-03-09
Measured depth
4,439 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 52 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,399 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,097 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,097 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,097 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,147 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,159 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,275 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,303 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,380 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,498 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,503 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,534 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,576 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,601 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,648 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,650 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,672 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,689 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,702–2,780 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,826 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,832 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,900 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,900–2,941 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,938 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,941 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,188 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,212 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,234 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,278 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,326 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,338 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,412 | 3,421 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,498 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,508 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,558 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,587 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,605 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,614 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,640 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,654 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,674–3,752 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,709 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,753 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,804 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,897 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,897 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,208 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,209–4,417 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,284 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,284–4,338 | 4,304 | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 4,380 | — | 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
37.006948, -101.962256
37.00695, -101.96226 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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