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API 15129205310000 · Morton County, Kansas · WINTER NORTH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2013-04-23
API
15129205310000
Operator
Bear Petroleum, LLC
County
Morton
Field
WINTER NORTH
Location
Spudded
1981-07-04
Completed
1982-06-01
Plugged
2013-04-23
Measured depth
5,220 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 58 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,317–1,332 | 1,349 | 2 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,047 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,110 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,157 | — | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,188 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,199 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,288 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,308 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,414 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,422 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,453 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,477 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,498 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,521 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,540 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,550 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,586 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,619 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,638–2,690 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,776 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,785 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,871–2,930 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,872 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,930 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,182–3,190 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,206 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,228 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,252–3,326 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,327 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,335 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,464 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,579 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,603 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,647 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,671 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,693 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,709 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,769 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,777 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,820 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,858 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,950 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,968 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,048 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,048 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,451–4,765 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,454 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 4,456 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,552 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,892 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,910 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,910–4,940 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 4,940 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,958 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,958–4,978 | — | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,036–5,122 | — | 4 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 5,203 | — | 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. 9 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.175966, -101.955670
37.17597, -101.95567 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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