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API 15129200310000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1989-11-17
API
15129200310000
Operator
Powell, C.A., Jr.
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART WEST
Location
Permit
06-NOV-1968
Spudded
1968-11-13
Completed
1969-03-25
Plugged
1989-11-17
Measured depth
4,450 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 43 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,387 | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,485 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,490 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,523 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,560 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,580 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,610 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,632 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,639 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,663 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,680 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,691–2,768 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,815 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,822 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,886–2,935 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,888 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,935 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,935 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,180 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,209 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,223 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,270 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,320 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,331 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,407 | 3,417 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,490 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,499 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,553 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,578 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,598 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,611 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,634 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,642 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,679 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,720 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,753 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,785 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,878 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,878 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,192–4,401 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,192 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,259 | 4,277 | 1 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 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. 3 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.004774, -101.977784
37.00477, -101.97778 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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