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API 15129206410000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1982-11-27
API
15129206410000
Operator
Geodyne Resources, Inc.
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART WEST
Location
Permit
03-NOV-1982
Spudded
1982-11-16
Completed
1982-11-27
Plugged
1982-11-27
Measured depth
4,740 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 49 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,387 | 1,399 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,240 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,278 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,480 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,487 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,525 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,560 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,582 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,610 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,635 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,639 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,664 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,676 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,700–2,760 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,815 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,820 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,873 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,873–2,913 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,910 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,913 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,187 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,214 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,225 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,282–3,308 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,333 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,347 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,413 | 3,434 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,483 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,498 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,550 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,570 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,581 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,603 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,617 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,627 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,653–3,767 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,712 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,760 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,808 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,884–3,954 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,884 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,210–4,418 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,216 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,291 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,291 | 4,298 | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,633–4,636 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 4,701 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,701–4,702 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,702 | — | 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. 8 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
36.997646, -102.029944
36.99765, -102.02994 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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