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API 15129200520000 · Morton County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1970-07-15
API
15129200520000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1970-06-30
Completed
1970-07-15
Plugged
1970-07-15
Measured depth
5,555 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 64 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,440 | 1,453 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,074 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,074 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,090 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,137 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,164 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,217 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,260 | 2,292 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,300 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,308 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,342 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,357 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,357 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,385 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,406 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,520 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,531 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,560 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,587 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,612 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,630 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,660 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,673 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,695 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,720 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,759–2,816 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,896 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,910 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,000 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,075 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,095 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,095 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,369 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,398 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,430 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,480 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,530 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,550 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,673 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,821 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,847 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,858 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,863 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,900 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,908 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,995 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,030 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,090 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,132 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,188 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,214 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,240 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,240 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,624–4,939 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,646 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 4,960 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,104 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,136 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,136–5,146 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,146 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,212 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,212 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,346 | — | 1 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 5,454 | — | 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
37.289041, -101.925065
37.28904, -101.92507 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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