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API 15129200460000 · Morton County, Kansas · SPARKS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2008-05-29
API
15129200460000
Operator
Herman L. Loeb, LLC
County
Morton
Field
SPARKS
Location
Permit
30-SEP-1969
Spudded
1969-09-25
Completed
1969-11-18
Plugged
2008-05-29
Measured depth
5,311 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 66 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,110 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,165 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,165 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,181 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,216 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,246 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,284 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,327 | 2,360 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,368 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,377 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,400 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,415 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,415 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,451 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,478 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,518 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,525 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,546 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,551 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,588 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,590 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,600 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,615 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,642 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,699 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,718 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,753 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,767 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,786 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,823 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,866–2,940 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,013 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,026 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,143 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,222 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,249 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,249 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,572 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,600 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,640 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,691 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,855 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,883 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,896 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,993 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,011 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,020 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,053 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,068 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,073 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,160 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,210 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,246 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,296 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,329 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,377 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,404 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,422 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,422 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,679 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,831 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,002 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,138 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,308 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,308 | — | 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. 1 formation was picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and its range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.347810, -101.806080
37.34781, -101.80608 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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