BALLARD 1
API 15171204950000 · Scott County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1996-01-29
API
15171204950000
Operator
Ritchie Exploration, Inc.
County
Scott
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Permit
26-DEC-1995
Spudded
1996-01-16
Completed
1996-01-29
Plugged
1996-01-29
Measured depth
5,006 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 79 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 1,205 | — | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,506 | 1,600 | 1 |
| Blaine Salt Bed | 1,566 | 1,810 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,843 | 1,960 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 2,196 | 2,284 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,464 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,548 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,694 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,725 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,725 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,736 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,738 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,744 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,776 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,800 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,838 | 2,864 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,880 | 2,917 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,918 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,934 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,955 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,974 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,974 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,002 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,023 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,052 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,070 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,076 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,106 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,110 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,131 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,136 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,146 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,156 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,184 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,231 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,256 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,300 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,320 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,343 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,344 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,371 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,371–3,430 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,464–3,514 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,530 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,604 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,673 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,680–3,755 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,680 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,953 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,972 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,002 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,049 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,154 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,198 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,208 | 4,234 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,314 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,316 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,364 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,373 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,407 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,416 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,453 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,476–4,492 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,512 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,546 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,578 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,597 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,616 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,616 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,651 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 4,688 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,730 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,804 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,859 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 4,881 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,909 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,909 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,909 | — | 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
38.324486, -101.090536
38.32449, -101.09054 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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