Horton 1-6
API 15129207060000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1984-07-18
API
15129207060000
Operator
Whitmar Exploration Company
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART
Location
Permit
02-MAY-1984
Spudded
1984-07-03
Completed
1984-07-18
Plugged
1984-07-18
Measured depth
4,728 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 58 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Group | 2,047 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,047 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,047 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,057 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,057 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,094 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,106 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,168 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,221 | 2,238 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,240 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,258 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,290 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,307 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,307 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,335 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,446 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,453 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,487 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,530 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,548 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,571 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,601 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,604 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,632 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,649 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,668–2,735 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,790 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,795 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,865 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,908 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,914 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,914 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,160 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,182 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,209 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,247 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,291 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,302 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,378 | 3,390 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,470 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,486 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,544 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,574 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,593 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,605 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,628 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,647 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,660 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,709 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,768 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,812 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,928 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,928 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,206 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,431 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,615 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,672 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,672 | — | 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. 1 formation was picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and its range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.030571, -101.923715
37.03057, -101.92372 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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