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API 15129204960000 · Morton County, Kansas · SPARKS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1981-04-10
API
15129204960000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
SPARKS
Location
Permit
05-JAN-1981
Spudded
1981-01-19
Completed
1981-03-31
Plugged
1981-04-10
Measured depth
5,230 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 64 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,513 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,158 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,158 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,170 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,226 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,243 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,282 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,328 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,378 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,402 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,410 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,410 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,442 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,464 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,494 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,507 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,520 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,532 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,568 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,573 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,581 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,598 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,622 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,651 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,672 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,691 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,723 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,734 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,750 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,786 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,834–2,885 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,972 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,990 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,113 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,177 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,202 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,202–3,272 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,517 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,545 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,587 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,624–3,625 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,773 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,810 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,842 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,948 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,974 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,992 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,002 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,006 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,011 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,082–4,170 | — | 2 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,083 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,128 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,216 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,241 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,260–4,335 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,290 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,318 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,335 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,702 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,816–5,100 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,818 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,106 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,182 | — | 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. 6 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.385268, -101.886270
37.38527, -101.88627 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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