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API 15129209180000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1988-07-20
API
15129209180000
Operator
Medicine Bow Operating Company
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART
Location
Permit
05-JUL-1988
Spudded
1988-07-11
Completed
1988-07-20
Plugged
1988-07-20
Measured depth
4,870 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 64 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | — | 953 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 995 | 1,147 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,393 | 1,406 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,860 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,100 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,100 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,110 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,116 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,120 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,140 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,163 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,221 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,267 | 2,280 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,290 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,317 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,510 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,515 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,547 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,592 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,609 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,633 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,657 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,659 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,683 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,702 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,719–2,786 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,842 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,848 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,920 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,920–2,964 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,960 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,964 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,218–3,230 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,238 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,262 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,304–3,311 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,362 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,373 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,444 | 3,450 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,539 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,558 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,604 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,630 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,652 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,669 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,694 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,710–3,804 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,725–3,822 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,770 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,825 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,872 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,968–3,991 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,991 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,072 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,279 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,282–4,497 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,424 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan D Sandstone Bed | 4,658 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,704 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,760 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,760–4,794 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 4,794 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,818 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,818–4,847 | — | 2 |
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. 10 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.005022, -101.928006
37.00502, -101.92801 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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