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API 15129206710000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1986-09-16
API
15129206710000
Operator
Midwestern Exploration Company
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART WEST
Location
Permit
14-JUL-1983
Spudded
1983-08-04
Completed
1983-09-16
Plugged
1986-09-16
Measured depth
5,050 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 48 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,387 | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,466 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,477 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,514 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,552 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,576 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,600 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,631 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,653 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,668 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,690–2,751 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,802 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,806 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,873 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,874–2,902 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,898 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,902 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,170 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,193 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,208 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,261–3,286 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,310 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,325 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,394 | 3,416 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,470 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,486 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,531 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,554 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,574 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,586 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,602 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,608 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,640–3,740 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,682 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,741 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,778 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,872–3,931 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,872 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,198–4,376 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,198 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,286 | 4,293 | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,586 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,706 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,706 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,760 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,760 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,864 | — | 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. 6 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
36.997367, -102.011798
36.99737, -102.01180 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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