ELWARD 1
API 15155205060000 · Reno County, Kansas · ELWARD field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2017-04-20
API
15155205060000
Operator
Vess Oil Corporation
County
Reno
Field
ELWARD
Location
Spudded
1978-04-23
Completed
1978-06-15
Plugged
2017-04-20
Measured depth
4,042 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 17 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,230 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 2,589–2,590 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 2,850–2,858 | — | 2 |
| Kansas City Group | — | 3,047 | 1 |
| Paola Limestone Member | — | 3,053 | 1 |
| Cement City Limestone Member | 3,064 | — | 1 |
| Quivira Shale Member | — | 3,066 | 1 |
| Drum Limestone Member | 3,105 | — | 1 |
| Block Limestone Member | — | 3,109 | 1 |
| Winterset Limestone Member | 3,153 | — | 1 |
| Canville Limestone Member | — | 3,156 | 1 |
| Bethany Falls Limestone Member | 3,202 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 3,499–3,503 | — | 2 |
| Pennsylvanian System | — | 3,503 | 1 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 3,913 | — | 1 |
| Simpson Group | 3,956 | — | 1 |
| Arbuckle Group | 4,035 | — | 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. 3 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.878552, -97.964257
37.87855, -97.96426 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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