RICHARDSON Gas Unit 1
API 15129002490000 · Morton County, Kansas · KINSLER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1961-06-04
API
15129002490000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
KINSLER
Location
Spudded
1961-05-06
Completed
1961-06-02
Plugged
1961-06-04
Measured depth
6,050 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 76 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,062 | 1,160 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,203 | 1,337 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,590 | 1,605 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,092 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,278 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,311 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,311 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,314 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,327 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,356 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,376 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,422 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,450 | 2,472 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,512 | 2,558 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,558 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,575 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,596 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,613 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,613 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,642 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,680 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,699 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,712 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,725 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,732 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,743 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,748 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,762 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,766 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,778 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,790 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,822 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,858 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,874 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,900 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,926 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,964 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,008 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,050–3,107 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,181 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,188 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,302 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,380 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,388 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,388 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,800 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,816 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,854 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,912 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,156 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,260 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,266 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,390 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,417 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,435 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,454 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,472 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,501 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,550 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,598 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,614 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,674 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,728 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,798 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,828 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,853 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,853 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,018 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,243 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,402 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,711 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,883 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,883 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,980 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,980 | — | 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. 1 formation was picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and its range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.237913, -101.616595
37.23791, -101.61660 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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