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API 15129101580000 · Morton County, Kansas · RICHFIELD field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1963-10-31
API
15129101580000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
RICHFIELD
Location
Spudded
1963-10-16
Completed
1963-10-31
Plugged
1963-10-31
Measured depth
5,415 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 73 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,520 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,956 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,143 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,180 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,180 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,187 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,192 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,209 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,248 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,282 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,320 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,380 | 2,400 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,407 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,417 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,438 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,448 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,448 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,494 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,522 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,563 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,572 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,589 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,593 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,626 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,629 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,640 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,650 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,678 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,712 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,738 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,759 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,790 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,806 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,823 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,860 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,904–2,979 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,048 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,063 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,172–3,269 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,173 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,246 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,269 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,597 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,625 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,660 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,714–3,721 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,876 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,905 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,949 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,043 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,061 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,076 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,108 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,135 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,150 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,224 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,281 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,304–4,354 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,356 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,372 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,438 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,468 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,498 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,498 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,614 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,783 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,897–5,203 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,897 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,064 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,203 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,325 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,392–5,403 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,403 | — | 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. 6 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.290657, -101.796253
37.29066, -101.79625 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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