SALMON 'A' 1
API 15129103200000 · Morton County, Kansas · WILBURTON field
Converted to EOR Well
API
15129103200000
Operator
OXY USA Inc.
County
Morton
Field
WILBURTON
Location
Spudded
1961-01-04
Completed
1961-01-23
Measured depth
5,340 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 68 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,527 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,010 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,238 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,238 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,260 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,263 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,273 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,298 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,332 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,387 | 2,403 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,440 | 2,458 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,468 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,482 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,527 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,543 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,543 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,563 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,595 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,623 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,635 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,648 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,653 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,666 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,690 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,691 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,698 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,710 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,744 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,782 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,800 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,820 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,848 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,850 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,884 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,938–3,008 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,066 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,073 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,160 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,160–3,216 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,212 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,216 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,548 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,566 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,588 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,628–3,704 | — | 2 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,876 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,986–4,146 | — | 2 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,988 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,992 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,018 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,053 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,070 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,090 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,118 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,136 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,222 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,240 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,320 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,375 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,450 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,450 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,713 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,808–5,162 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,813 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,898–4,900 | 4,924 | 2 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,970–4,971 | 5,020 | 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. 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
37.041569, -101.783988
37.04157, -101.78399 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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