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API 15129105410000 · Morton County, Kansas · GREENWOOD GAS AREA field
Recompleted
API
15129105410000
Operator
Merit Energy Company, LLC
County
Morton
Field
GREENWOOD GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1955-06-28
Completed
1955-08-10
Measured depth
4,746 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 47 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,367 | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,470 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,474 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,510 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,544 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,570 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,596 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,627 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,652 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,667 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,685–2,751 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,800 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,807 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,882 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,882–2,913 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,908 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,913 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 3,109–3,268 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,173 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,200 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,217 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,312 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,329 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,400 | 3,411 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,486 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,498 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,551–3,670 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,553 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,574 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,591 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,606 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,630 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,646 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,708 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,754 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,798 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,880 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,880 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 3,912 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,196 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,201–4,404 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,304 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan D Sandstone Bed | 4,541 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 4,686 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,686–4,698 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,698 | — | 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
37.013050, -101.994810
37.01305, -101.99481 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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