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API 15129206880000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1985-11-18
API
15129206880000
Operator
Midwestern Exploration Company
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART WEST
Location
Permit
22-NOV-1983
Spudded
1983-12-10
Completed
1984-04-04
Plugged
1985-11-18
Measured depth
4,700 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 46 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,348 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,243 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,446 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,453 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,486 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,524 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,546 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,576 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,602 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,607 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,630 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,646 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,668–2,733 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,780 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,788 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,853 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,859–2,888 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,885 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,888 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,148 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,173 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,188 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,240–3,269 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,304 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,315 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,383 | 3,402 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,463 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,477 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,528 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,550 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,570 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,588 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,606 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,618 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,620–3,736 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,690 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,736 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,782 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,866–3,920 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,866 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,198–4,380 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,198 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,570 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 4,666 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,666–4,667 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,667 | — | 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. 7 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.008583, -102.005151
37.00858, -102.00515 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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