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API 15129207340000 · Morton County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1985-02-28
API
15129207340000
Operator
Midco Exploration, Inc.
County
Morton
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Permit
14-NOV-1984
Spudded
1985-02-09
Completed
1985-02-28
Plugged
1985-02-28
Measured depth
5,410 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 77 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 610 | 654 | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 997 | 1,089 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,130 | 1,247 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,486 | 1,497 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,920 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,090 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,133 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,133 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,137 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,146 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,160 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,190 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,233 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,264 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,315 | 2,344 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,356 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,363 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,386 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,400 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,400 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,443 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,474 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,507 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,518 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,532 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,537 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,553 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,555 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,570 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,573 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,583 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,600 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,623 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,658 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,678 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,702 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,732 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,747 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,764 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,802 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,848–2,921 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,002 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,114 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,187 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,209 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,209 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,546 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,563 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,599 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,660 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,808 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,894 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,905 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,003 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,038 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,048 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,088 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,108 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,124 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,186 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,249 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,285 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,343 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,366 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,419 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,447 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,475 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,475 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,752 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,862 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,002 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,156 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,322 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,322 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,336 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,336 | — | 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
37.305014, -101.762069
37.30501, -101.76207 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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