FREDERICK 5
API 15175100680000 · Seward County, Kansas · KISMET field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1993-12-15
API
15175100680000
Operator
Abercrombie, A. L., Inc
County
Seward
Field
KISMET
Location
Spudded
1961-09-27
Completed
1961-10-16
Plugged
1993-12-15
Measured depth
5,920 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 65 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,502 | 1,560 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,040 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,255 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,581 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,616 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,616 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,637 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,643 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,695 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,703 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,745 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,758 | 2,823 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,827 | 2,874 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,920 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,934 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,968 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,968 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,976 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,032 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,040 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,060 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,068 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,080 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,087 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,100 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,105 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,140 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,143 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,184 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,218 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,280 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,282 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,335 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,342 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,430 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,430 | — | 2 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,805 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,805 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,286 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,307 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,429 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,631 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,675 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,694 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,890 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,918 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,956 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,970 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,025 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,050 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,072 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,088 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,130 | 5,130 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,179 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,220 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,244 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,244 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,294 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,548–5,556 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,548 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,594–5,719 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,595 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,718 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,718 | 5,815 | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,820–5,848 | — | 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. 3 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.146275, -100.664399
37.14628, -100.66440 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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