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API 15129101910000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART WEST field
Converted to SWD WellPlugged 1963-11-03
API
15129101910000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART WEST
Location
Permit
08-OCT-1963
Spudded
1963-10-10
Completed
1963-11-03
Plugged
1963-11-03
Measured depth
4,390 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 45 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,128 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,160 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,372 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,376 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,415 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,450 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,471 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,500 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,528 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,531 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,561 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,574 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,595–2,660 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,711 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,714 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,778 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,778–2,818 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,816 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,818 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,083 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,107 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,115 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,179 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,241 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,250 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,320 | 3,339 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,396 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,410 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,465 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,466–3,588 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,485 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,506 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,519 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,544 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,566 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,638 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,679 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,700–3,810 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,724 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,810 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,164–4,350 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,164 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,229 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,234–4,241 | 4,250 | 2 |
| Morrowan D Sandstone Bed | 4,240 | — | 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
37.019432, -102.027745
37.01943, -102.02774 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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