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API 15129205260000 · Morton County, Kansas · KINSLER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1981-05-31
API
15129205260000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
KINSLER
Location
Spudded
1981-05-14
Completed
1981-05-29
Plugged
1981-05-31
Measured depth
5,150 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 72 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,533 | 1,547 | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,138 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,170 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,170–2,172 | — | 2 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,179 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,187 | — | 2 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,209 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,230 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,268 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,294 | 2,304 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,352 | 2,397 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,397 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,412 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,431 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,450 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,450 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,481 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,510 | — | 1 |
| B1_SH | 2,515 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,536 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,550 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,562 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,570 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,585 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,588 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,600 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,602 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,620 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,632 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,661 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,692 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,714 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,736 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,764 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,771 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,798 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,837 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,882–2,923 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,038 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,040 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,126–3,213 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,127 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,203 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,213 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,563–3,564 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,578 | — | 1 |
| Haskell Limestone Member | 3,603 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,603 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,670 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,850 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,923 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,932 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,051 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,097 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,108 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,130 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,141 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,174 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,218 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,271 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,286–4,287 | — | 2 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 4,372 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,463–4,493 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,463 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,493 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,579 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,652–4,780 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,780 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,922 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,923 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,967 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,012 | — | 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. 7 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.328522, -101.684945
37.32852, -101.68494 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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