Becker Gas Unit 'E' 1
API 15175000510000 · Seward County, Kansas · HUGOTON GAS AREA field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1962-03-01
API
15175000510000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
HUGOTON GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1962-02-15
Completed
1962-03-09
Plugged
1962-03-01
Measured depth
5,800 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 82 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,107 | 1,183 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,263 | 1,424 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,706 | 1,770 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,213 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,610 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,632–2,638 | — | 3 |
| Chase Group | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,659 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,677 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,700 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,710–2,712 | — | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,739 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,760 | 2,809 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,821 | 2,871 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,892 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,908 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,934–2,935 | — | 3 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,935 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,951 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,992 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,027 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,036 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,048 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,059 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,067 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,073 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,088 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,098 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,130 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,140 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,212 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,226 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,254 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,261 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,286 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,314 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,356 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,360 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,360–3,410 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,487 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,500 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,704 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,712 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,712 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,152–4,153 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,172 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,224 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,224–4,254 | — | 5 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,444–4,532 | — | 3 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,514 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,534 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,698–4,700 | — | 3 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,726 | — | 3 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,754 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,765–4,772 | — | 3 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,811 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,812–4,862 | — | 3 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,816 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,878–4,880 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,902 | 4,922 | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 4,940–4,953 | 4,953 | 3 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,986 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,016–5,041 | — | 3 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,016 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,040–5,041 | — | 3 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,348–5,412 | — | 6 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,350 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,353 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,397 | — | 2 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,458 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,460 | 5,494 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,472–5,536 | — | 5 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,494 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,494–5,495 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,495–5,538 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 5,536–5,542 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,579–5,580 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,579–5,580 | 5,632 | 3 |
| Meramec Group | 5,580 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,638–5,732 | — | 7 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | — | — | 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. 22 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.364519, -100.893742
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