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API 15129301050000 · Morton County, Kansas · UNKNOWN field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1966-09-16
API
15129301050000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
UNKNOWN
Location
Spudded
1966-08-03
Completed
1966-09-13
Plugged
1966-09-16
Measured depth
6,510 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 75 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,670 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,195 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,388 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,424 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,424 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,440 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,444 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,466 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,490–2,494 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,536 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,571 | 2,590 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,624 | 2,658 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,661 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,715 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,732 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,732 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,751 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,788 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,813 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,825 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,838 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,844 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,859 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,862 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,878 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,880 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,890 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,902 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,934 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,970 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,990 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,012 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,034 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,048 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,086 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,139 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,158–3,228 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,294 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,302 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,402 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,458 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,465 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,465 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,880 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,905 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,938 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,008 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,186 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,210 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,293 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,400 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,426 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,447 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,478 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,499 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,540 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,570 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,598 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,650 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,720 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,736 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,890 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,930 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,973 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,973 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,280 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,504 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,816 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,020 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,020 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,116 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,116–6,146 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,280–6,320 | — | 2 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 6,390 | — | 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. 4 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.092588, -101.711306
37.09259, -101.71131 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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