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API 15129301080000 · Morton County, Kansas · ELKHART WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1978-09-16
API
15129301080000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
ELKHART WEST
Location
Permit
19-SEP-1966
Spudded
1966-09-19
Completed
1966-10-26
Plugged
1978-09-16
Measured depth
4,700 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 49 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,333 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,172 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,208 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,418 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,422 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,460 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,500 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,524 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,546 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,574 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,576 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,601 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,616 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,638–2,704 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 2,752 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 2,759 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,805–2,851 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 2,820 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 2,846 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 2,851 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,119 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,145 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,156 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,216 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,267 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,278 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,345 | 3,360 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,425 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,432 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 3,486 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,506 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 3,526 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 3,537 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 3,552 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 3,570 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 3,587 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 3,657 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 3,701 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 3,750 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 3,826 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 3,826 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,160–4,370 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,189 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,234 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 4,234 | 4,279 | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,595 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,670 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,670–4,696 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 4,696 | — | 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
37.008517, -102.037268
37.00852, -102.03727 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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