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API 15129200980001 · Morton County, Kansas · WILBURTON NORTH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1975-07-22
API
15129200980001
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
WILBURTON NORTH
Location
Permit
29-MAY-1975
Spudded
1975-06-03
Completed
1975-07-14
Plugged
1975-07-22
Measured depth
5,194 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 78 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,483 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,944 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,125 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,151 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,151 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,175 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,178 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,197 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,222 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,263 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,358 | 2,396 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,400 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,410 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,446 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,463 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,463 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,483 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,520 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,546 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,560 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,570 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,580 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,590 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,595 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,609 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,615 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,623 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,637 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,665 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,697 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,717 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,740 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,757 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,770 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,806 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,850 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,875–2,940 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,002 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,007 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,100 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,148 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,155 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,155 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,488 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,510 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,536 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,566 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,698 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,709 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,823 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,923 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,950 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,954 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,990 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,008 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,042 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,076 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,128 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,138 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,195 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,216 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,336 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,368 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,404–4,533 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,404 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,671 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,743–5,104 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,760 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,884 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,950 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,180 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,238 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,300 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,300–5,313 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,313 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,366 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,366–5,381 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,483 | — | 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. 5 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.114422, -101.765881
37.11442, -101.76588 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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