MURPHY Gas Unit 'C' 1
API 15129101260000 · Morton County, Kansas · RICHFIELD field
Inactive Well
API
15129101260000
Operator
HG Oil Holdings, LLC
County
Morton
Field
RICHFIELD
Location
Spudded
1962-01-13
Completed
1962-04-03
Measured depth
5,400 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 77 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,904 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,080 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,121 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,121 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,128 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,131 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,151 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,172–2,173 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,229 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,260 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,305 | 2,346 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,354 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,370 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,390 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,407 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,407 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,447 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,478 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,510 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,520 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,533 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,540 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,552 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,555 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,570 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,573 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,586 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,598 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,626 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,657 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,681 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,703 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,730 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,751 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,761 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,801 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,842–2,913 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,980 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,990 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,106 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,106–3,185 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,165 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,185 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,527–3,528 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,546 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,586 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,646–3,648 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,800 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,838 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,870 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,970 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,019 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,033 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,056 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,083 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,091 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,170 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,218 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,242 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,298 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,320 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,372 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,404 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,428 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,428 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,694 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,786–5,083 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,795 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,951 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,232 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,265 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,265 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,265 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,265 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,265–5,305 | — | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,368–5,378 | — | 2 |
| 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. 8 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.268824, -101.750674
37.26882, -101.75067 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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