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API 15129202010000 · Morton County, Kansas · RICHFIELD field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1975-06-06
API
15129202010000
Operator
Wheeler Oil Company
County
Morton
Field
RICHFIELD
Location
Permit
07-MAY-1975
Spudded
1975-05-22
Completed
1975-06-05
Plugged
1975-06-06
Measured depth
5,367 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 70 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,498 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,910 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,094 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,135 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,135 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,138 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,141 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,165 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,198 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,235 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,285 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,322 | 2,348 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,362 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,366 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,390 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,402 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,402 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,446 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,474 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,515 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,524 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,543 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,547 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,578 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,582 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,597 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,608 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,634 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,664 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,690 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,711 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,743 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,758 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,777 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,812 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,855–2,924 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,987 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,006 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,116 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,198 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,221 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,221 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,550 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,573 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,611 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,666 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,813 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,862 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,888 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,988 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,005 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,018 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,059 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,082 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,088 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,167 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,230 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,255 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,313 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,340 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,390 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,420 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,440 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,440 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,710 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,858 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,016 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,133 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,347 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,347 | — | 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. 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
37.310653, -101.793570
37.31065, -101.79357 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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