M. E. ELY 1
API 15129204120000 · Morton County, Kansas · GREENWOOD GAS AREA field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1980-08-18
API
15129204120000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
GREENWOOD GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1979-10-22
Completed
1979-10-28
Plugged
1980-08-18
Measured depth
3,423 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 44 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 646 | 660 | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,013 | 1,097 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,138 | 1,244 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,479 | 1,491 | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,103 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,155 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,155 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,176 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,216–2,230 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,246 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,296 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,337 | 2,358 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,368 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,380 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,397 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,418 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,418 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,448 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,472 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,512 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,521 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,540 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,543 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,562 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,564 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,577 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,580 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,593 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,605 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,631 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,663 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,687 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,708 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,735 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,751 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,770 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,802 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,843–2,909 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,972 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,992 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,092 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,162 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,182 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,182 | — | 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. 2 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.281513, -101.825618
37.28151, -101.82562 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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