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API 15129100260000 · Morton County, Kansas · GREENWOOD GAS AREA field
Recompleted
API
15129100260000
Operator
Merit Energy Company, LLC
County
Morton
Field
GREENWOOD GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1953-11-20
Completed
1954-01-13
Measured depth
3,321 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 41 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 890 | 970 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,015 | — | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,354 | 1,372 | 1 |
| Winfield | 2,052 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,133 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,180 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley | 2,186 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,210 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,268 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,280 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,280 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,300 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,318 | — | 1 |
| Council groove | 2,320 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood | 2,433 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,434 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,443 | — | 1 |
| Neva | 2,473 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,473 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,495 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,524 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,543 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,565 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,590 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,613 | — | 1 |
| Admire | 2,639 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,640 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,668–2,725 | — | 4 |
| Wabaunsee | 2,700 | — | 1 |
| Tarkio | 2,780 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,804 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,817 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,891–2,976 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,894 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,964 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,976 | — | 2 |
| Topeka | 3,037 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,166 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,237 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,257 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,286 | — | 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
37.222445, -102.016025
37.22245, -102.01602 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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