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API 15129212420000 · Morton County, Kansas · HUGOTON GAS AREA field
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API
15129212420000
Operator
OXY USA Inc.
County
Morton
Field
HUGOTON GAS AREA
Location
Permit
05-NOV-1993
Spudded
1993-11-16
Completed
1993-12-01
Measured depth
6,920 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 75 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,711 | 1,723 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,186 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,370 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,406 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,406 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,416 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,427 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,448 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,470 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,512 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,550 | 2,572 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,595 | 2,648 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,648 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,661 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,682 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,699 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,699 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,726 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,765 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,786 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,800 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,810 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,818 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,831 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,836 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,849 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,852 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,866 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,879 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,908 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,942 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,960 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,023 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,089 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,135–3,200 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,272 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,277 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,390 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,474 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,480 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,480 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,878 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,892 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,921 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,988 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,230 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,310 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,317 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,455 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,490 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,502 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,514 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,531 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,568 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,607 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,664 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,680 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,765 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,847 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,874 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,902 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,902 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,050 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,238 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,424 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,690 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,853 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,853 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,972 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,972 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,082–6,179 | — | 2 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 6,257 | — | 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. 2 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.282585, -101.614160
37.28258, -101.61416 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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