WHEATLEY 'A' 2
API 15175100930000 · Seward County, Kansas · KISMET field
Recompleted
API
15175100930000
Operator
Rama Operating Co., Inc.
County
Seward
Field
KISMET
Location
Spudded
1961-03-21
Completed
1961-04-24
Measured depth
6,000 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 67 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,596 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,626 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,626 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,646 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,651–2,716 | — | 2 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,652 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,703 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,716–2,848 | 2,892 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,758 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,780 | 2,842 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,938 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,954 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,988–2,990 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,990 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,002 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,056 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,068 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,089 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,097 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,110 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,119 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,133 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,140 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,172 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,180 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,218 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,255 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,320 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,324 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,375 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,381 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,430 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,438 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,470 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,470 | — | 2 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,740 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,740 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,259–4,273 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,296–4,298 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,418–4,419 | — | 4 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,603 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,650 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,670 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,852 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,887 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,918 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,928 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,985 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,022 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,042 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,062 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,118 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,119 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,151 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,191 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,192–5,217 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,217 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,266 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,519–5,557 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,519 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,592 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,592 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,622–5,630 | 5,716 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,630 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,720–5,938 | — | 6 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 5,948 | — | 1 |
| Simpson Group | 7,063 | — | 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. 10 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.160834, -100.660165
37.16083, -100.66017 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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