HERRON Gas Unit 1
API 15129101650000 · Morton County, Kansas · SPARKS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1988-08-25
API
15129101650000
Operator
Gas Marketing, Inc.
County
Morton
Field
SPARKS
Location
Spudded
1955-08-03
Completed
1955-10-14
Plugged
1988-08-25
Measured depth
5,335 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 72 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,502 | 1,518 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,154 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,154 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,164 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,220 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,243 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,280 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,325 | 2,360 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,366 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,378 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,401 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,410 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,410 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,443 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,463 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,494 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,506 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,518 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,531 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,568 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,571 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,582 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,598 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,623 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,652 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,673 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,697 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,727 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,736 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,755 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,793 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,840–2,900 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,982 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,001 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,128 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,189 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,216 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,216 | — | 1 |
| Heebner | 3,542 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,582 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,628 | — | 1 |
| Lansing | 3,670 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,810 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,846 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,880 | — | 1 |
| Drum | 3,974 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,998 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,013 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,034 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,044 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,048 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,052 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,123 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,162 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,209 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton | 4,213 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,254 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,277 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,330 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,360 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,378 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,378 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee | 4,400 | — | 1 |
| Atoka | 4,740 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,863 | — | 1 |
| Morrow | 4,915 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,150 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian | 5,290 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,294 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,294 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,294 | — | 1 |
| 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. 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
37.385219, -101.895591
37.38522, -101.89559 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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