ELDER 1
API 15129203730000 · Morton County, Kansas · GREENWOOD GAS AREA field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2025-11-14
API
15129203730000
Operator
BEREXCO LLC
County
Morton
Field
GREENWOOD GAS AREA
Location
Permit
27-OCT-1978
Spudded
1978-10-28
Completed
1980-04-22
Plugged
2025-11-14
Measured depth
5,200 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 63 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,483 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,098 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,098 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,114 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,175–2,178 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,190 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,237 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,283 | 2,315 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,319 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,328 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,356 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,366 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,366 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,397 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,420 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,445 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,513 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,517 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,530 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,542 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,570 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,595 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,620 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,666 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,675 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,697 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,727 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,762–2,817 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,898 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,915 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,019 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,080 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,106 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,106–3,171 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,378–3,380 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,405 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,441 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,492 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,587 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,630 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,703 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,819 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,826 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,840 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,852 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,884 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,963 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,000 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,042 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,091 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,100 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,140 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,170 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,189 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,189 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,592–4,903 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,612 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,026 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,037–5,045 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,045 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,078 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,078–5,114 | — | 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. 7 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.328887, -101.893717
37.32889, -101.89372 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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