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API 15129005610000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1985-10-14
API
15129005610000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART WEST
Location
Permit
26-DEC-1963
Spudded
1963-12-27
Completed
1964-01-07
Plugged
1985-10-14
Measured depth
4,464 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 44 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,171 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,200 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,408 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,412 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,452 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,488 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,512 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,538 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,566 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,568 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,593 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,608 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,630–2,697 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,743 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,748 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,812 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,812–2,844 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,844 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,844 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,048–3,212 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,113 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,139 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,150 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,262 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,272 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,337 | 3,356 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,415 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,424 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,478–3,570 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,478 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,498 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,517 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,528 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,544 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,567 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,656 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,694 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,715–3,823 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,744 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,823 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,163 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,164–4,366 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,228 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,228 | 4,268 | 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. 6 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.012271, -102.036767
37.01227, -102.03677 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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