U S A 31-A
API 15129201140000 · Morton County, Kansas · WILBURTON field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1953-05-22
API
15129201140000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
WILBURTON
Location
Spudded
1973-05-11
Completed
1973-05-22
Plugged
1953-05-22
Measured depth
5,600 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 69 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,940 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,164 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,164 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,210 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,244 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,267 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,369 | 2,396 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,407 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,418 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,463 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,475 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,475 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,497 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,527 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,554 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,568 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,581 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,585 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,615 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,618 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,630 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,643 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,677 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,712 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,732 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,755 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,813 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,842 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,860–2,930 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,988 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,993 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,077 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,120 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,123 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,123 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,429 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,448 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,467 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,520 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,599 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,602 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,741 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,828 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,859 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,898 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,924 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,937 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,966 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,992 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,006 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,016 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,088 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,107 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,174 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,222 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,314 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,314 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,560 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,670–4,927 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,690 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,770 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,036 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,116 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,250 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,250 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,297 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,297–5,319 | — | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,426–5,428 | — | 2 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 5,585 | — | 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. 4 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.045101, -101.815346
37.04510, -101.81535 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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