JOHNS UNIT 1
API 15129101670000 · Morton County, Kansas · SPARKS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1958-05-09
API
15129101670000
Operator
The Superior Oil Company
County
Morton
Field
SPARKS
Location
Permit
30-OCT-1956
Spudded
1956-10-31
Completed
1957-02-08
Plugged
1958-05-09
Measured depth
5,297 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 70 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,513 | 1,533 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,180 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,180 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,200 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,248 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,268 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,308 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,349 | 2,380 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,388 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,398 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,421 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,434 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,434 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,463 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,490 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,520 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,537 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,547 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,558 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,572 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,577 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,594 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,600 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,610 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,650 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,682 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,705 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,725 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,761 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,770 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,790 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,827 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,870–2,931 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,012 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,029 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,153 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,218 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,248 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,248–3,314 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,560–3,561 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,590 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,632 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,676–3,678 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,844 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,872 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,891 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,988 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,004 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,015 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,035 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,041 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,055 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,127 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,177 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,203–4,216 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,270 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,298 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,344 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,372 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,390 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,390 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,699 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,842–5,136 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,842 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,204 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,255 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,276 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,276–5,277 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,277 | — | 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
37.363422, -101.840744
37.36342, -101.84074 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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