Bowker 3
API 15129101780002 · Morton County, Kansas · RICHFIELD field
API
15129101780002
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
RICHFIELD
Location
Spudded
1961-01-01
Completed
1961-08-02
Measured depth
5,050 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 77 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 968 | 1,064 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,110 | 1,246 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,480 | 1,494 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,943 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,110 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,160 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,160 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,165 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,172 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,187 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,208 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,258 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,289 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,350 | 2,376 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,385 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,404 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,426 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,438 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,438 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,471 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,502 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,532 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,544 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,560 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,564 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,599 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,604 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,618 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,627 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,658 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,692 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,714 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,734 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,758 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,766 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,794 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,835 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,872–2,940 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,002 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,015 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,124–3,200 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,125 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,182 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,200 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,542 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,558 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,605 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,656 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,806 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,844 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,900 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,997 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,036 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,046 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,072 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,103 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,130 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,180 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,235 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,262 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,308 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,322 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,400 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,433 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,462 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,462 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,718 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,810–5,083 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,812 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,951 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,231 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,284 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,284 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,284 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,310 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,310–5,330 | — | 3 |
| 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. 4 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.232506, -101.759399
37.23251, -101.75940 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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