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API 15129204520000 · Morton County, Kansas · Wildecat field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1980-09-30
API
15129204520000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
Wildecat
Location
Permit
12-AUG-1980
Spudded
1980-09-04
Completed
1980-09-18
Plugged
1980-09-30
Measured depth
5,393 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 68 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,510 | 1,532 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,176 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,176 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,195 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,235 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,255 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,301 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,345 | 2,376 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,382 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,390 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,414 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,427 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,427 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,458 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,484 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,520 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,531 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,550 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,553 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,565 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,568 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,590 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,592 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,604 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,618 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,645 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,676 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,701 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,719 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,755 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,762 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,785 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,819 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,866–2,938 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,012 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,028 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,158 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,218 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,248 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,248 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,583 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,612 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,643 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,710 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,860 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,908 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,920 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,018 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,044 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,050 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,078 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,083 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,095 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,168 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,220 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,254 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,307 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,343 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,393 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,422 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,440 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,440 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,705 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,916 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,138 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,223 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,368 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,368 | — | 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. 1 formation was picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and its range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.383404, -101.820721
37.38340, -101.82072 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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