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API 15129100040000 · Morton County, Kansas · SPARKS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1962-12-15
API
15129100040000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
SPARKS
Location
Permit
29-NOV-1962
Spudded
1962-11-29
Completed
1962-12-15
Plugged
1962-12-15
Measured depth
5,480 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 69 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,500 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,900 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,144 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,144 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,166 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,204 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,227 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,316 | 2,348 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,358 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,366 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,390 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,402 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,402 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,440 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,468 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,512 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,522 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,540 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,546 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,579 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,581 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,593 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,608 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,634 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,664 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,691 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,711 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,742 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,758 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,776 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,817 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,858–2,934 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,995 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,124 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,206 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,231 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,231 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,561 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,586 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,625 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,672 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,820 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,870 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,898 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,995 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,014 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,026 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,076 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,084 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,090 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,173 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,227 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,259 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,317 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,346 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,392 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,423 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,450 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,450 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,711 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,855 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,031 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,147 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,344 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,344 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,354 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,354–5,380 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,471 | — | 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
37.325134, -101.807149
37.32513, -101.80715 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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