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API 15129101190000 · Morton County, Kansas · RICHFIELD field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1957-03-14
API
15129101190000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
RICHFIELD
Location
Spudded
1957-02-23
Completed
1957-03-13
Plugged
1957-03-14
Measured depth
5,140 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 70 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 583 | 627 | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 973 | 1,072 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,113 | 1,240 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,480 | 1,497 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,944 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,172 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,172 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,188 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,219 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,262 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,291 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,353 | 2,378 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,390 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,404 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,430 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,440 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,440 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,475 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,509 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,538 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,550 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,566 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,573 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,588 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,590 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,606 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,610 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,623 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,637 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,663 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,698 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,717 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,740 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,765 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,770 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,800 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,843 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,878–2,947 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,021 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,128 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,128–3,205 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,186 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,205 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,448–3,660 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,545 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,561 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,610 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,796 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,854 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,916 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,023 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,052 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,068 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,090 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,129 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,147 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,202 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,249 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,280 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,328 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,341 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,426 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,459 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,489 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,489 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,747 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,849 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,854–5,134 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,983 | — | 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. 4 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.230671, -101.766182
37.23067, -101.76618 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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