SALMON 'A' 2
API 15129004250000 · Morton County, Kansas · WILBURTON field
Recompleted
API
15129004250000
Operator
OXY USA Inc.
County
Morton
Field
WILBURTON
Location
Spudded
1961-02-07
Completed
1961-02-25
Measured depth
5,270 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 68 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 1,255–2,254 | — | 2 |
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,477 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,950 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,180 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,180 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,200 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,204 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,216 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,272 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,331 | 2,345 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,376 | 2,400 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,411 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,423 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,469 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,483 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,483 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,505 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,536 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,567 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,580 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,592 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,598 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,605 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,610 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,633 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,636 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,644 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,658 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,688 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,732 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,742 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,760 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,790 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,792 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,824 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,858 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,873–2,948 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,005 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,092–3,148 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,094 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,145 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,148 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,480–3,481 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,500 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,518 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,561–3,659 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,657 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,670 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,810 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,908–4,077 | — | 2 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,914 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,919 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,946 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,984 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,004 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,025 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,050 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,070 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,152 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,237 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,298 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,375 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,375 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,635 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,740–5,050 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,744–4,870 | 4,928 | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,745 | — | 2 |
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. 8 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.045191, -101.788155
37.04519, -101.78816 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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