Brown 'D' 1
API 15129101890000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1980-09-10
API
15129101890000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART WEST
Location
Permit
08-JUL-1963
Spudded
1963-07-10
Completed
1963-08-02
Plugged
1980-09-10
Measured depth
4,422 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 42 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,385 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,388 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,426 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,463 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,485 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,512 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,538 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,542 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,568 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,581 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,604–2,670 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,719 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,725 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,784 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,784–2,823 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,818 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,823 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,090 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,116 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,125 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,184 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,240 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,251 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,314 | 3,333 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,389 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,403 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,452–3,558 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,452 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,474 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,490 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,504 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,520 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,548 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,628 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,673 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,707–3,805 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,722 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,805 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,131–4,335 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,138 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,202 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,204–4,224 | 4,210 | 2 |
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
37.012229, -102.027730
37.01223, -102.02773 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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