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API 15175100360000 · Seward County, Kansas · KISMET field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1961-08-06
API
15175100360000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
KISMET
Location
Spudded
1961-08-03
Completed
1961-08-06
Plugged
1961-08-06
Measured depth
6,010 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,624 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,068 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,277 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,582 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,613–2,619 | — | 3 |
| Chase Group | 2,619 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,633 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,642 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,694 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,702–2,708 | — | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,752 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,772 | 2,835 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,848 | 2,884 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,930 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,946 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,980–2,981 | — | 3 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,980 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,984 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,036 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,066 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,070 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,095 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,109 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,114 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,148 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,158 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,191 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,225 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,295 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,306 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,344 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,354 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,434 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,434–3,516 | — | 3 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,818 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,838 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,838 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,273–4,292 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,302–4,312 | — | 3 |
| Lansing Group | 4,424–4,430 | — | 4 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,616–4,700 | — | 3 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,670 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,671 | — | 2 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,700–4,785 | — | 3 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,880–4,886 | — | 3 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,908–4,918 | — | 3 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,932 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,945–4,950 | — | 3 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,990 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,990–5,036 | — | 3 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 5,006 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,060 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,076 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,117–5,122 | — | 3 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,173–5,178 | — | 3 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,214 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,215–5,240 | — | 3 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,240 | — | 3 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,290 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,539 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,553–5,554 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,553 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,595 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,596 | 5,607 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,648 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,648 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,648 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,678–5,788 | — | 4 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 5,742 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,866 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,866 | 5,904 | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,906–5,969 | — | 3 |
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. 19 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.200474, -100.687265
37.20047, -100.68726 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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