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API 15175000830000 · Seward County, Kansas · UNKNOWN field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1953-02-23
API
15175000830000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
UNKNOWN
Location
Spudded
1952-10-27
Completed
1952-12-20
Plugged
1953-02-23
Measured depth
6,000 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 932 | 1,119 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,432 | 1,495 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 1,970 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,205 | 2,506 | 2 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,520 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,545–2,556 | — | 3 |
| Chase Group | 2,556 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,575 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,587 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,634 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,647 | — | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,700 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,722 | 2,778 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,782 | 2,835 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,887 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,904 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,938–2,992 | — | 3 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,938 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,943 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,991 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,002 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,024 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,028 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,055 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,069 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,076 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,105 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,110 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,152 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,198 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,265 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,270 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,323 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,330 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,415 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,415 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,593 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,597 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,752 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,854 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,870 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,870 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,228–4,229 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,250–4,253 | — | 3 |
| Lansing Group | 4,392 | — | 4 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,657 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,658 | — | 2 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,672–4,712 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,672 | — | 2 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,883–4,892 | — | 3 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,896 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,924 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,930 | — | 3 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,992–5,056 | — | 3 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,070 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,092 | 5,098 | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,150–5,152 | 5,172 | 3 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,195 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,230 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,231–5,266 | — | 3 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,266 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,609–5,642 | — | 5 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,609 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,756 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,791–5,792 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,791 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,791–5,792 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,792–5,851 | 5,880 | 3 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 5,800 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,878–5,880 | 5,952 | 3 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 5,912 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,946–5,952 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 5,952 | — | 2 |
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
37.135133, -100.789017
37.13513, -100.78902 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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