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API 15129102530000 · Morton County, Kansas · GREENWOOD GAS AREA field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2000-02-08
API
15129102530000
Operator
OXY USA Inc.
County
Morton
Field
GREENWOOD GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1953-04-25
Completed
1953-06-21
Plugged
2000-02-08
Measured depth
3,290 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 37 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 872 | 948 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 990 | 1,110 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,346 | 1,365 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 1,997 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 1,997 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,003 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,076–2,105 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,088 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,194 | 2,211 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,219 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,227 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,252 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,260 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,260 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,305 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,321 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,425 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,437 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,466 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,492 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,513 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,536 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,556 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,562 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,595 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,621 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,653–2,700 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,786 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,795 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,885–2,943 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,886 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,933 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,943 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 3,142–3,280 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,200 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,226 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,258 | — | 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
37.178926, -101.907525
37.17893, -101.90753 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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