Brown 'E' 1
API 15129005600000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1970-01-16
API
15129005600000
Operator
Anadarko Production Company
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART WEST
Location
Permit
26-AUG-1963
Spudded
1963-08-23
Completed
1963-09-08
Plugged
1970-01-16
Measured depth
4,400 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 48 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,322 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 1,983 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 1,983 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,027 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,170 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,200 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,405 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,408 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,446 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,484 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,504 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,533 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,560 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,564 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,592 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,604 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,628–2,690 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,740 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,746 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,808 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,808–2,844 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,844 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,844 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,134 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,142 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,196 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,260 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,272 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,330 | 3,342 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,410 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,423 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,476–3,588 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,476 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,494 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,507 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,524 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,542 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,564 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,650 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,693 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,727–3,824 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,742 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,824 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,144–4,356 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,152 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,220 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,220 | 4,258 | 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
37.012216, -102.023212
37.01222, -102.02321 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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