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API 15129206700000 · Morton County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1983-07-14
API
15129206700000
Operator
Spines Exploration, Inc.
County
Morton
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1983-07-05
Completed
1983-07-14
Plugged
1983-07-14
Measured depth
5,305 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 64 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,432 | 1,444 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,040 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,040 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,050 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,122 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,140 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,210 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,240 | 2,268 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,271 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,280 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,316 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,328 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,328 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,362 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,507 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,514 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,542 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,563 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,592 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,612 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,636 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,658 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,681 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,702 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,740–2,793 | — | 5 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,878 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,892 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,965 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,965–3,059 | — | 3 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,044 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,059 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,352 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,375 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,410 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,440–3,510 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,511 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,530 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 3,673 | — | 2 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,674 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,794 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,816 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,848 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,849 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,881 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,890 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,974 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,974–4,058 | — | 3 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,996 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,098 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,185 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,205–4,258 | — | 3 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,205 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,258 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,592 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,734–5,036 | — | 5 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,735 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 4,748 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,034 | — | 2 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,156 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,200 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,200–5,209 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,209 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,220 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,220–5,275 | — | 3 |
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
37.256202, -101.980034
37.25620, -101.98003 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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