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API 15129005590000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1965-07-13
API
15129005590000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART WEST
Location
Permit
06-FEB-1963
Spudded
1963-02-07
Completed
1963-03-13
Plugged
1965-07-13
Measured depth
4,729 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 51 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,388 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,263 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,290 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,367 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,385 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,483 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,487 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,521 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,562 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,585 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,608 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,634 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,637 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,659 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,678 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,696–2,764 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,812 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,816 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,884–2,925 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,885 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,925 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,925 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,184 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,211 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,225 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,270–3,300 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,324 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,336 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,408 | 3,422 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,492 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,498 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,551 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,574 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,590 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,620 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,632 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,638 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,640–3,748 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,716 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,750 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,794 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,898–3,940 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,898 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,190–4,384 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,192 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,284 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,287 | 4,294 | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,579 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 4,680 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,680–4,681 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,681 | — | 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. 7 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
36.998983, -101.984773
36.99898, -101.98477 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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