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API 15129203420000 · Morton County, Kansas · SANTA FE TRAIL field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1977-11-27
API
15129203420000
Operator
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
County
Morton
Field
SANTA FE TRAIL
Location
Spudded
1977-11-16
Completed
1977-11-26
Plugged
1977-11-27
Measured depth
5,500 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 75 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,503 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,977 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,154 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,190 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,190 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,203 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,208 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,228 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,252–2,254 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,300 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,328 | 2,349 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,382 | 2,410 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,420 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,434 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,471 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,485 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,485 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,512 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,540 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,572 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,584 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,598 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,604 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,621 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,622 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,637 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,639 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,650 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,664 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,693 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,728 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,746 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,765 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,789 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,801 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,832 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,879 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,909–2,975 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,040 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,051 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,155 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,200 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,216 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,216 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,588 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,610 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,651 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,689 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,861 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,891 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,961 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,058 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,090 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,106 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,129 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,154 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,180 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,234 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,280 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,310–4,359 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,360 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,375 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,466 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,506 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,507–4,526 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,526 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,819 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,921 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,922–5,211 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,024 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,207 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,404 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,404 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,415–5,462 | — | 3 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,430 | — | 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. 6 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.183332, -101.729718
37.18333, -101.72972 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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