Wacker, E. 1
API 15129200160000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1970-11-12
API
15129200160000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART WEST
Location
Permit
02-NOV-1967
Spudded
1967-11-18
Completed
1967-11-28
Plugged
1970-11-12
Measured depth
4,710 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 50 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,322 | 1,337 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,180 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,220 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,294 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,421 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,424 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,462 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,499 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,521 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,548 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,575 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,578 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,602 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,618 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,641–2,706 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,754 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,761 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,827 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,850 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,854 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,854 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,121 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,147 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,156 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,216 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,265 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,285 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,340 | 3,350 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,422 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,436 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,483 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,505 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,521 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,538 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,553 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,579 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,585 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,655 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,710 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,758 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,838 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,838 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,174–4,379 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,174 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,240 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,242 | 4,274 | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,593–4,596 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,648 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,648–4,656 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 4,656 | — | 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
37.008517, -102.027720
37.00852, -102.02772 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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