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API 15129104560000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1962-11-20
API
15129104560000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART WEST
Location
Permit
02-NOV-1962
Spudded
1962-11-02
Completed
1962-11-20
Plugged
1962-11-20
Measured depth
4,560 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 45 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,380 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,388 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,424 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,460 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,481 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,510 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,539 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,542 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,566 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,582 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,604–2,671 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,718 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,723 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,788–2,830 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,791 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,829 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,830 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,094 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,119 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,130 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,187–3,212 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,243 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,252 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,317 | 3,327 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,404 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,420 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,477 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,496 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,513 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,531 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,555 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,568 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,576–3,690 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,640 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,691 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,735 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,823 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,823 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,151–4,343 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,156 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,202 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,534 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,552 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 4,552 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,552 | — | 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. 5 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.019462, -102.021024
37.01946, -102.02102 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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