STEELE 1
API 15171202590000 · Scott County, Kansas · COWDERY WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1983-10-15
API
15171202590000
Operator
Sandlin Oil Corporation
County
Scott
Field
COWDERY WEST
Location
Permit
30-SEP-1983
Spudded
1983-10-06
Completed
1983-10-15
Plugged
1983-10-15
Measured depth
4,617 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 48 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hays Limestone Member | 364 | 486 | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,690 | 1,725 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,781 | 2,014 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 2,207 | 2,269 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,454 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,565 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,719 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,747 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,792 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,987 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,007 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,007 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,028 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,070 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,180 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,212 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,250 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,473 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,521 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,669 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,669 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,909 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,931 | — | 1 |
| Haskell Limestone Member | 3,956 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,956 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,996 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,128 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,144 | 4,175 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,237 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,251 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,273 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,283 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,316 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,321 | 4,331 | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,370 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,394 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,412 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,445–4,472 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,464 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,481 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,481 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,512 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,575 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,575 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,593 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,593 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,593 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,593 | — | 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. 1 formation was picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and its range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
38.467061, -100.693954
38.46706, -100.69395 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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