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API 15129004780000 · Morton County, Kansas · HUGOTON GAS AREA field
Producing
API
15129004780000
Operator
Eiger Operating Company, LLC
County
Morton
Field
HUGOTON GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1951-07-11
Completed
1951-09-12
Measured depth
2,675 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 12 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,040 | 1,196 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,237 | 1,400 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,658 | 1,710 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,275 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,474 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,478–2,514 | — | 2 |
| Chase Group | 2,514 | — | 2 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,514 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,560 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,574–2,582 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,656 | — | 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. 2 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.003237, -101.726488
37.00324, -101.72649 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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