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API 15129101370000 · Morton County, Kansas · KINSLER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1963-02-25
API
15129101370000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
KINSLER
Location
Spudded
1963-02-08
Completed
1963-02-25
Plugged
1963-02-25
Measured depth
5,100 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 71 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,160 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,195–2,196 | — | 2 |
| Chase Group | 2,196 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,210–2,224 | — | 2 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,220 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,232 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,255 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,294 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,333 | 2,341 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,372 | 2,418 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,418 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,433 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,456 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,472 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,472 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,504 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,528 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,558 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,571 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,583 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,590 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,607 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,607 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,625 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,655 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,680 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,713 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,736 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,754 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,783 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,788 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,816 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,853 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,900–2,941 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,055 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,061 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,146 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,170–3,234 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,226 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,234 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,593 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,611 | — | 1 |
| Haskell Limestone Member | 3,644 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,644 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,708 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,896 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,970 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,976 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,110 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,140 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,150 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,170 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,181 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,214 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,253 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,304–4,305 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,320 | — | 2 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 4,404 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,485–4,507 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,485 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,507 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,584 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,655–4,778 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,778 | — | 1 |
| B/14' LM | — | 4,889 | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,911 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,919 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,959 | 4,990 | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,024 | — | 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
37.339528, -101.680369
37.33953, -101.68037 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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