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API 15129204430000 · Morton County, Kansas · SPARKS WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1980-06-30
API
15129204430000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
SPARKS WEST
Location
Spudded
1980-05-25
Completed
1980-06-10
Plugged
1980-06-30
Measured depth
5,580 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 64 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,532 | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,135 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,180 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,208 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,250 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,308 | 2,337 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,341 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,348 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,383 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,393–2,410 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,393 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,427 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,444 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,479 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,546 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,553 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,570 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,584 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,614 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,633 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,669 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,688 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,716 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,725 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,747 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,770 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,810–2,877 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,970 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,992 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,092 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,178 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,199 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,199–3,256 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,488 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,516 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,560 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,623–3,695 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,736 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,762 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,832 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,966 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,998 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,010 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,019 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,058 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,136 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,165 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,229–4,233 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,283 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,302 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,332–4,396 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,340 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,374 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,396 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,739 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,933–5,220 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,933 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,332 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,350 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,350–5,366 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,366 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,378 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,378–5,402 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,514–5,520 | — | 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. 10 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.387344, -102.013176
37.38734, -102.01318 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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