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API 15129102010000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1982-01-09
API
15129102010000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART WEST
Location
Permit
29-SEP-1961
Spudded
1961-09-28
Completed
1961-10-25
Plugged
1982-01-09
Measured depth
4,737 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 46 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,490 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,495 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,530 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,570 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,590 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,618 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,644 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,646 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,689 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,709–2,773 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,820 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,830 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,892–2,916 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,893 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,916 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,916 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,188 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,212 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,221 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,284–3,312 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,331 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,349 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,413 | 3,426 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,500 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,518 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,558 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,580 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,601 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,610 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,630 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,650 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,661–3,778 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,728 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,780 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,822 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,906–3,956 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,906 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,223 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,224–4,417 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,295 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,296 | 4,318 | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,589 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 4,677 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,677–4,728 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,728 | — | 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
37.001687, -102.004915
37.00169, -102.00491 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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