JOHNS 'A' 1
API 15129100100000 · Morton County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1962-07-27
API
15129100100000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1962-06-19
Completed
1962-07-27
Plugged
1962-07-27
Measured depth
5,381 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 75 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,502 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,923 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,110 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,156 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,156 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,160 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,165 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,181 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,221 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,257 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,289 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,354 | 2,375 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,384 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,397 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,416 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,429 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,429 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,469 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,500 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,560 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,566 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,598 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,600 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,612 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,651 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,682 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,709 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,731 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,760 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,778 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,793 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,830 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,863–2,946 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,013 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,027 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,140 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,140–3,228 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,208 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,228 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,562 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,583 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,620 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,671–3,678 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,832 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,867 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,910 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,002 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,025 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,042 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,070 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,097 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,120 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,187 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,243 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,267–4,268 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,317 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,333 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,399 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,430 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,458 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,458 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,575 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,734 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,823–5,109 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,839 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,987 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,109 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,260 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,322 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,322–5,323 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,323 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,332 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,332–5,348 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,348 | — | 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
37.283306, -101.777899
37.28331, -101.77790 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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