LIGHT 'B' 1
API 15175100120000 · Seward County, Kansas · ARKALON field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1987-09-25
API
15175100120000
Operator
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
County
Seward
Field
ARKALON
Location
Spudded
1964-03-26
Completed
1964-04-11
Plugged
1987-09-25
Measured depth
6,144 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 76 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,507 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,024 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,211 | 2,503 | 2 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,512 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,542–2,548 | — | 2 |
| Chase Group | 2,548 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,564 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,577 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,623 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,637 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,685 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,706 | 2,763 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,771 | 2,812 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,862 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,878 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,912–2,974 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,912 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,921 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,974 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,006 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,012 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,026 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,040 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,055 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,060 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,093 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,100 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,138 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,176 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,248 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,256 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,304 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,310 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,310–3,496 | — | 4 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,405 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,580 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,595 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,684 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,798 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,808 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,808 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,241–4,242 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,268 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,392 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,632–4,692 | — | 2 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,676 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,676 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,692–4,718 | — | 2 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,878–4,879 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,882–4,895 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,927 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,932–4,933 | — | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,042 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,057–5,058 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,074 | 5,088 | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,120 | 5,120 | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,166 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,202 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,204–5,240 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,240 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,586–5,736 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,586 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,764 | — | 1 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,769 | 5,780 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,790–5,792 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,790–5,792 | 5,805 | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,790–5,792 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,805–5,860 | 5,886 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,886–6,068 | 5,976 | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,906–5,976 | 6,103 | 2 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 5,932–6,044 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 5,976 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,103–6,122 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,103–6,122 | — | 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. 21 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.135564, -100.825279
37.13556, -100.82528 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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