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API 15129208020000 · Morton County, Kansas · KINSLER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1986-07-01
API
15129208020000
Operator
BP America Production Company
County
Morton
Field
KINSLER
Location
Spudded
1986-06-05
Completed
1986-06-17
Plugged
1986-07-01
Measured depth
5,700 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 38 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|
| Root Shale Formation | 3,060 | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,062 | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,166 | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,167–3,252 | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,242 | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,252 | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,607 | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,626 | 1 |
| Haskell Limestone Member | 3,651 | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,651 | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,723–3,724 | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,903 | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,978 | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,984 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,094 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,142 | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,163 | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,178 | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,184 | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,211 | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,279 | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,326–4,327 | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,349–4,350 | 2 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 4,440 | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,514 | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,515–4,538 | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,538 | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,618 | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,694–4,832 | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,832 | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,972 | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,006–5,273 | 3 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,340 | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,418 | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,440 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,440 | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,440 | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,564–5,630 | 3 |
A dash is a formation Kansas records for this well without a depth. 8 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.310490, -101.702637
37.31049, -101.70264 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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