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API 15129206860000 · Morton County, Kansas · Wildecat field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1984-01-08
API
15129206860000
Operator
Spines Exploration, Inc.
County
Morton
Field
Wildecat
Location
Spudded
1983-12-27
Completed
1984-01-08
Plugged
1984-01-08
Measured depth
5,140 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 57 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,438 | 1,452 | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,060 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,121 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,138 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,242 | 2,260 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,270 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,278 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,362 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,380 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,504 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,510 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,538 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,560 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,588 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,608 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,631 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,652 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,673 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,696 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,733–2,782 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,870 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,886 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,950 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,038 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,052 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,052–3,113 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,323–3,324 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,344 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,378 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,415–3,481 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,484 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,494 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,638 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 3,652 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,760 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,782 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,802 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,814 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,846 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,847–3,950 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,852 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,930–4,012 | — | 2 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,934 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,052 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,138 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,152–4,200 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,154 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,200 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,524 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,640–4,969 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,666 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan D Sandstone Bed | 4,960 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,044 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,088 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,122 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,122–5,130 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,130 | — | 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. 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
37.258962, -101.991384
37.25896, -101.99138 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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