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API 15129201600000 · Morton County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1974-09-30
API
15129201600000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Permit
08-JUL-1974
Spudded
1974-09-07
Completed
1974-09-22
Plugged
1974-09-30
Measured depth
5,500 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 73 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 670 | 713 | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,050 | 1,137 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,181 | 1,270 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,512 | 1,526 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,958 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,170 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,170 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,188 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,222 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,248 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,338 | 2,367 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,373 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,382 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,408 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,422 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,422 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,451 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,474 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,513 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,523 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,542 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,547 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,565 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,567 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,580 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,582 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,593 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,610 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,637 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,663 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,690 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,710 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,747 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,753 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,777 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,809 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,854–2,929 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,000 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,020 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,149 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,210 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,239 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,239 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,570 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,601 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,630 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,697 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,847 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,895 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,904 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,007 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,033 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,039 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,064 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,071 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,081 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,156 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,205 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,238 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,290 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,327 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,380 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,408 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,427 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,427 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,686 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,892 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,112 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,190 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,404 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,404 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,425 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,425 | — | 2 |
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
37.385236, -101.825094
37.38524, -101.82509 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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