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API 15129203810000 · Morton County, Kansas · HUGOTON GAS AREA field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1979-01-28
API
15129203810000
Operator
APX Corporation
County
Morton
Field
HUGOTON GAS AREA
Location
Permit
05-JAN-1979
Spudded
1979-01-11
Completed
1979-01-27
Plugged
1979-01-28
Measured depth
6,850 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 78 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,050 | 1,204 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,246 | 1,416 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,690 | 1,714 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,318 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,520 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,551 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,551 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,585 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,589 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,608 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,621 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,673 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,708 | 2,742 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,766 | 2,803 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,807 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,828 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,862 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,880 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,880 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,903 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,943 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,959 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,970 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,980 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,987 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,000 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,006 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,015 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,017 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,025 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,038 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,062 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,118 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,137 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,164 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,188 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,203 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,244 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,294 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,306–3,379 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,440 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,447 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,564 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,626 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,640 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,640 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,115 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,133 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,163 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,252 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,456 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,485 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,560 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,678 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,690 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,724 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,747 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,767 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,807 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,830 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,888 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,899 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,040 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,143 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,216 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,264 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,264 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,650 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,870 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 6,240 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,443 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,443 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,443 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,494 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,563 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,563–6,610 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,706–6,783 | — | 2 |
| St Louis | 6,724 | — | 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. 3 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.014138, -101.649866
37.01414, -101.64987 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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