BITNER 1
API 15129203830000 · Morton County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1979-08-17
API
15129203830000
Operator
Cox, Edwin L. and Berry R.
County
Morton
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Permit
12-FEB-1979
Spudded
1979-02-19
Completed
1979-03-20
Plugged
1979-08-17
Measured depth
5,193 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 63 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,060 | 1,139 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,187 | 1,288 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,505 | 1,518 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,140 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,140 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,150 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,203 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,230 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,280 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,323 | 2,356 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,359 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,369 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,396 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,411 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,411 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,437 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,460 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,490 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,552 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,555 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,570 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,578 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,606 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,632 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,660 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,677 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,707 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,717 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,736 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,760 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,800–2,854 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,935 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,954 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,064 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,126 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,150 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,150–3,216 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,420 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,452 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,490 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,543 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,651 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,682 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,743 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,858 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,877 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,887 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,898 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,904 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,923 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,007 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,040 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,090 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,140 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,186 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,218 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,237 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,237 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,682–5,006 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,696 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,118 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,159–5,162 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,162 | — | 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. 4 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.343576, -101.911401
37.34358, -101.91140 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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