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API 15175000440000 · Seward County, Kansas · ARKALON field
Producing
API
15175000440000
Operator
Edison Operating Company LLC
County
Seward
Field
ARKALON
Location
Spudded
1961-08-19
Completed
1961-10-17
Measured depth
6,030 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 77 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,576 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 1,881–2,055 | — | 2 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,086 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,578 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,608–2,609 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,608 | — | 2 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,626 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,634 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,688 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,704–2,706 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,744 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,760 | 2,828 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,832 | 2,889 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,890 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,932 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,934–2,982 | — | 2 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,948 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,982 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,998 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,048 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,058 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,092 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,110 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,121 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,138 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,144 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,182 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,185 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,227 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,271 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,342 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,345 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,408 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,416 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,454 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,468 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,509 | — | 2 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,882 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,882 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,290 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,310 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,370 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,443–4,444 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,676–4,742 | — | 2 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,722 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,722 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,742 | 4,768 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,814 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,853 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,884–4,926 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,898–4,928 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,984 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,989 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,106 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,106–5,138 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,113–5,142 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,171 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,228 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,229 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,263–5,268 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,308–5,348 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,309 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,348 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,414 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,508 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,565 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,698–5,790 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,698 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,874 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,876 | 5,890 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,890–5,936 | 5,966 | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,890–5,892 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,892 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,892 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,966 | — | 2 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 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. 15 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.106006, -100.753370
37.10601, -100.75337 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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