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API 15129206780000 · Morton County, Kansas · MANGO field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1983-10-12
API
15129206780000
Operator
Texaco, Inc.
County
Morton
Field
MANGO
Location
Spudded
1983-09-30
Completed
1983-10-12
Plugged
1983-10-12
Measured depth
5,255 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 64 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|
| Chase Group | 2,033 | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,033 | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,042 | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,076–2,090 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,120 | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,158 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,205 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,234 | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,285 | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,290 | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,290 | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,324 | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,346 | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,457 | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,467 | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,497 | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,518 | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,545 | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,565 | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,587 | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,607 | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,632 | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,656 | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,686–2,741 | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,819 | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,831 | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,917 | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,970 | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,982 | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,982 | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,252–3,253 | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,281 | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,311 | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,342–3,400 | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,402 | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,417 | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,578 | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 3,606 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,704 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,726 | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,744 | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,759 | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,787 | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,802 | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,875–3,957 | 2 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,876 | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,895 | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,981 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,064 | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,080–4,133 | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,080 | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,133 | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,428 | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,513–4,933 | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,525 | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,672 | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 4,991 | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,072 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,082 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,082–5,100 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,100 | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,140 | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,140–5,148 | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,200–5,246 | 2 |
A dash is a formation Kansas records for this well without a depth. 10 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.231536, -101.939241
37.23154, -101.93924 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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