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API 15175102070000 · Seward County, Kansas · LIBERAL-LIGHT field
Producing
API
15175102070000
Operator
Edison Operating Company LLC
County
Seward
Field
LIBERAL-LIGHT
Location
Spudded
1955-09-05
Completed
1955-09-28
Measured depth
6,140 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 65 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Group | 2,669 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,669 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,683 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,691 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,756 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,766–2,767 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,815 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,828 | 2,886 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,892 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,984 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,000 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,035 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,035 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,049 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,104 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,119 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,132 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,149 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,172 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,182 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,200 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,206 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,239 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,243 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,290 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,345 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,424 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,436 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,510 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,540 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,599 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,420 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,454 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,516 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,594 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,844 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,868 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,900 | 4,912 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,938 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,991 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,088 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,100 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,160 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,165 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,220 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,278 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,286 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,326 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,370 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,416 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,470 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,525 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,525 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,600 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,692 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,739 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,885–6,015 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,890 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,930 | 5,946 | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 6,083 | 6,093 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,100–6,101 | 6,140 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,101 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,101 | 6,140 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,140 | — | 1 |
| 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. 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
37.040103, -100.778668
37.04010, -100.77867 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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