MURPHY 1
API 15129205110000 · Morton County, Kansas · PATSY field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1981-05-31
API
15129205110000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
PATSY
Location
Permit
12-MAR-1981
Spudded
1981-04-30
Completed
1981-05-19
Plugged
1981-05-31
Measured depth
5,500 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 75 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,941 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,122 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,161 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,161–2,165 | — | 2 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,170 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,176 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,194 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,222 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,252–2,258 | — | 2 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,295 | 2,305 | 2 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,342 | 2,372 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,382 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,390 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,413 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,433 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,433 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,468 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,494 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,534 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,544 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,561 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,566 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,580 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,584 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,601 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,602 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,613 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,628 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,656 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,684 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,711 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,732 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,764 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,776 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,798 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,844 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,881–2,953 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,028 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,038 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,151 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,234 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,259 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,259 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,590 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,614 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,645 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,710 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,876 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,898 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,913 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,012 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,035 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,041 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,086 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,096 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,103 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,180 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,240 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,264 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,325 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,360 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,412 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,439 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,460 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,460 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,716 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,875 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,962 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,061 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,169 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,352 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,352 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,358 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,358–5,391 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,460 | — | 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
37.348675, -101.786806
37.34868, -101.78681 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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