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API 15175101710000 · Seward County, Kansas · ARKALON field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1983-09-16
API
15175101710000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
ARKALON
Location
Spudded
1961-10-24
Completed
1962-03-13
Plugged
1983-09-16
Measured depth
6,133 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 84 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 858 | 956 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,345 | — | 3 |
| Wellington Formation | 1,934 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,444 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,484 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,484 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,503 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,503–2,579 | — | 3 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,511 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,565 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,626 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,645 | 2,706 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,711 | 2,781 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,790 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,813 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,827 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,832–2,866 | — | 3 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,860 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,868 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,928 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,937 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,957 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,965 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,987 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,997 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,014 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,020 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,054 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,063 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,106 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,158 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,228 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,232 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,293 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,300 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,338 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,340 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,388 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,518 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,527 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,678 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,678 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,138–4,168 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,164–4,192 | — | 3 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,244 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,301–4,322 | — | 4 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,570–4,641 | — | 3 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,618 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,641 | 4,672 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,720 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,756 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,828–4,832 | — | 3 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,829 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,910 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,916–4,950 | — | 3 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,961 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,986–5,026 | — | 3 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,015 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,040 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,048–5,079 | — | 2 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,079 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,110–5,139 | — | 3 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,154–5,218 | — | 3 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,183 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,188–5,218 | — | 3 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,279 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,372 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,427 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,538–5,592 | — | 5 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,562 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,665–5,713 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,693–5,732 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,693–5,732 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,693–5,732 | — | 3 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,714 | 5,727 | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,714–5,727 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,727–5,822 | 5,852 | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,798–5,984 | 5,905 | 4 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,886–5,942 | 6,072 | 3 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 6,008 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,013–6,080 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,013–6,080 | — | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,102–6,142 | — | 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. 25 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.115204, -100.737393
37.11520, -100.73739 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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