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API 15129210170000 · Morton County, Kansas · STIRRUP field
Converted to EOR Well
API
15129210170000
Operator
Merit Energy Company, LLC
County
Morton
Field
STIRRUP
Location
Spudded
1989-09-11
Completed
1989-11-01
Measured depth
5,625 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 70 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,492 | 1,505 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,997 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,172 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,208 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,208 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,214 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,217 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,250 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,272 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,316 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,344 | 2,374 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,408 | 2,450 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,450 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,463 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,491 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,510 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,510 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,535 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,576 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,596 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,608 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,622 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,628 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,642 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,648 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,658 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,662 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,673 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,686 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,718 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,756 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,772 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,799 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,822 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,839 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,863 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,910 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,946–3,005 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,076 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,192 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,192–3,271 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,264 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,271 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,686–3,687 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,700 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,741 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,792 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,030 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,080 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,088 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,190 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,228 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,252 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,270 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,283 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,309 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,363 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,399 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,423–4,478 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,480 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,533 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,608 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,639 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,667 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,667 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,987 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,100 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,366 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,602–5,614 | — | 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. 5 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.218200, -101.641570
37.21820, -101.64157 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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