HERRON 1
API 15129205430000 · Morton County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1981-08-02
API
15129205430000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1981-07-18
Completed
1981-08-02
Plugged
1981-08-02
Measured depth
5,417 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 60 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,492 | 1,506 | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,178 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,194 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,235 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,290 | 2,317 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,324 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,333 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,367 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,379 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,379 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,408 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,424 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,527 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,550 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,558 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,585 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,607 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,644 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,662 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,691 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,703 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,722 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,742 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,787–2,851 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,939 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,960 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,070 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,143 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,166 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,166–3,229 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,455–3,456 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,485 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,525 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,591–3,664 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,698 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,720 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,791 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,926 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,954 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,966 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,970 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,008 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,085 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,122 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,182–4,183 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,236 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,244 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,272–4,333 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,282 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,310 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,333 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,670 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,832 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,850–5,127 | — | 3 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,247 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,276 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,276–5,280 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,280 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,292 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,292–5,341 | — | 2 |
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
37.361050, -101.989294
37.36105, -101.98929 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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