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API 15129200400000 · Morton County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1969-06-14
API
15129200400000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1969-06-02
Completed
1969-06-14
Plugged
1969-06-14
Measured depth
5,135 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 59 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,417 | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,030 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,089 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,103 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,210 | 2,226 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,228 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,247 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,329 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,347 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,470 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,476 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,504 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,524 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,556 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,574 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,597 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,616 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,663 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,698–2,753 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,832 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,846 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,921 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,995 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,009 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,009 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,297–3,298 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,319 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,353 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,385–3,454 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,460 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,474 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,615 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 3,640 | — | 2 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,738 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,761 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,781 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,790 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,821 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,830 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,918–4,001 | — | 3 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,920 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,938 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,036 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,114 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,134–4,174 | — | 3 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,140 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,174 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,490 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,594–4,932 | — | 5 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,617 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,630 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 4,993 | — | 2 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,064 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,084 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,084–5,090 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,090 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,105 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,105 | — | 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. 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
37.263425, -101.974336
37.26342, -101.97434 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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