Kniffen 'A' 2
API 15129201960000 · Morton County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1975-09-17
API
15129201960000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Permit
15-APR-1975
Spudded
1975-04-27
Completed
1975-09-17
Plugged
1975-09-17
Measured depth
6,540 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 78 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,740 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,300 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,498 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,532 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,532 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,569 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,574 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,586 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,608 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,653 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,683 | 2,718 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,740 | 2,774 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,783 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,803 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,840–2,861 | — | 2 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,845 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,861 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,878 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,910 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,940 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,951 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,965 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,970 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,983 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,987 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,002 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,015 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,022 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,052 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,130 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,160 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,181 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,192 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,225 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,278 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,288–3,354 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,427 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,432 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,548–3,634 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,550 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,616 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,634 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,068 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,085 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,110 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,200–4,201 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,313 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,332 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,466 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,572 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,590 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,615 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,657 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,678 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,710 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,728 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,778 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,783–4,785 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,890 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,928 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,028 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,120 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,193 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,193 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,578 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,771–6,128 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,790 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,795 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,888–5,890 | 5,897 | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 6,240 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 6,328 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,395 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,395–6,398 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,398 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,524 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,524 | — | 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. 8 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.000257, -101.722801
37.00026, -101.72280 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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