Goddard Gas Unit 1
API 15129101520000 · Morton County, Kansas · SPARKS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1957-07-17
API
15129101520000
Operator
Petroleum Inc
County
Morton
Field
SPARKS
Location
Spudded
1957-05-21
Completed
1957-06-09
Plugged
1957-07-17
Measured depth
5,493 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 69 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,526 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,184 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,184 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,203 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,250–2,360 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,266 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,318 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,367 | 2,390 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,397 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,406 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,430 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,443 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,443 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,473 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,495 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,524 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,538 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,553 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,566 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,602 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,608 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,617 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,633 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,661 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,692 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,714 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,734 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,769 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,780 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,799 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,837 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,874–2,938 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,016 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,032 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,153 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,222 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,246 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,246–3,315 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,568–3,570 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,600 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,640 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,680–3,690 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,825 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,859 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,906 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,020 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,023 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,040 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,072 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,080 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,095 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,176 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,228 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,275–4,510 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,320 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,337 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,393 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,421 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,440 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,440 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,876–5,181 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,900–5,064 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,205 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,293 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,376 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,376–5,380 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,380 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,462–5,474 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,474 | — | 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. 10 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.341813, -101.845676
37.34181, -101.84568 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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