GENE BLACK 'B' 1
API 15175102090000 · Seward County, Kansas · KISMET field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1985-11-05
API
15175102090000
Operator
Texaco, Inc.
County
Seward
Field
KISMET
Location
Spudded
1962-06-01
Completed
1962-09-18
Plugged
1985-11-05
Measured depth
5,911 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 56 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,490 | — | 2 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,080 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,606 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,684 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,715 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,735 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,972 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,018 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,074 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,083 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,099 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,239 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,278 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,360 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,510 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,670 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,675 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,787 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,860 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,860 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,280 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,299–4,398 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,352 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,419 | — | 3 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,659 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,660 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,677 | 4,692 | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,678 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,875 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,888–4,889 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,962 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,970–4,982 | — | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,023–5,072 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,026 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,082 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,100 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,139 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,140 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,189 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,240–5,267 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,240 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,265–5,267 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,320 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,394 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,441 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,576–5,628 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,576 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,628 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,628 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,750 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,750 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,869 | — | 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. 7 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.125045, -100.646472
37.12505, -100.64647 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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