ORMISTON 1-8
API 15129207270000 · Morton County, Kansas · SPARKS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1987-12-19
API
15129207270000
Operator
Midwestern Exploration Company
County
Morton
Field
SPARKS
Location
Permit
27-SEP-1984
Spudded
1984-10-10
Completed
1984-12-11
Plugged
1987-12-19
Measured depth
5,700 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 73 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,537 | 1,549 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,948 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,133 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,176 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,176 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,182 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,184 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,206 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,240 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,272 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,308 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,350 | 2,380 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,392 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,400 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,420 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,444 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,444 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,477 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,502 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,541 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,552 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,570 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,574 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,588 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,592 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,610 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,613 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,625 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,639 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,665 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,695 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,721 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,742 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,775 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,787 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,808 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,843 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,888–2,968 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,035 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,051 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,166 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,245 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,272 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,272 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,608 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,632 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,674 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,732 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,890 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,928 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,934 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,040 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,064 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,074 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,108 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,120 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,129 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,202 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,256 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,284 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,340 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,379 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,423 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,452 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,474 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,474 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,734 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,935 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,143 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,240 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,427 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,427 | — | 1 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 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
37.361507, -101.795599
37.36151, -101.79560 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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