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API 15129100120000 · Morton County, Kansas · RICHFIELD field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1969-07-09
API
15129100120000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
RICHFIELD
Location
Spudded
1962-04-05
Completed
1962-05-09
Plugged
1969-07-09
Measured depth
5,351 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 77 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,494 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,920 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,093 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,134 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,134 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,141 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,148 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,163 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,181–2,192 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,233 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,264 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,326 | 2,346 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,356 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,363 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,386 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,400 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,400 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,445 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,468 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,510 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,523 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,538 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,543 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,576 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,577 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,588 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,600 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,628 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,658 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,684 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,705 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,734 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,751 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,767 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,805 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,841–2,920 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,002 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,112–3,206 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,114 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,186 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,206 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,542 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,562 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,601 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,662 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,806 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,878 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,897 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,004 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,031 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,044 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,085 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,108 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,123 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,193 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,246 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,269–4,271 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,330 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,358 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,410 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,442 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,470 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,470 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,588 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,732 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,842–5,135 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,856 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,014 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,134 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,312 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,312 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,312 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,312–5,319 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,312–5,334 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,319 | — | 1 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 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
37.297894, -101.768895
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