W. C. LIGHT Gas Unit 'B' 1
API 15129101200000 · Morton County, Kansas · RICHFIELD field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1962-06-28
API
15129101200000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
RICHFIELD
Location
Spudded
1961-04-22
Completed
1961-06-14
Plugged
1962-06-28
Measured depth
5,650 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,048 | 1,128 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,170 | 1,304 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,550 | 1,558 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,032 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,200 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,238 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,238 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,252 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,258 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,275 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,297 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,336 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,371 | 2,381 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,423 | 2,468 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,468 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,481 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,508 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,524 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,524 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,548 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,584 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,611 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,622 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,636 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,641 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,656 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,658 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,671 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,675 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,686 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,702 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,731 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,766 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,784 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,810 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,836 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,839 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,875 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,924 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,959–3,022 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,092 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,098 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,213 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,280 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,289 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,289 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,672 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,684 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,727 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,783 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,998 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,074 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,078 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,184 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,218 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,242 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,262 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,276 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,304 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,368 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,413 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,432 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,490 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,536 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,588 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,623 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,646 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,646 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,074 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,370 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,599 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,599 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,604 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,604 | — | 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. 1 formation was picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and its range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.252607, -101.671040
37.25261, -101.67104 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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