G. L. Woodworth 1
API 15175200160000 · Seward County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1970-12-30
API
15175200160000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1967-10-15
Completed
1967-10-29
Plugged
1970-12-30
Measured depth
5,975 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 70 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towanda Limestone Member | — | 2,854 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,868 | 2,926 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,944 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,961 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,994 | — | 3 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,994 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,001 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,044 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,054 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,073 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,078 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,089 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,100 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,112 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,115 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,140 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,142 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,180 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,196 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,257 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,270 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,300 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,304 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,360 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,370 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,382 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,387 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,387–3,452 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,527 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,532 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,782 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,786 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,786 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,236 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,251 | — | 3 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,298 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,298–4,340 | — | 5 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,499–4,618 | — | 3 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,573 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,610 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,808 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,827 | — | 3 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,846 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,861 | — | 3 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,896 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,904 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,950 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,970 | — | 3 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,055 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,091 | — | 3 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,130–5,152 | — | 3 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,130 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,150–5,152 | — | 3 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,411 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,456 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,474–5,478 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,478 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,520 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,532 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,532–5,690 | — | 5 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,532 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,532 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,616–5,625 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 5,690 | — | 1 |
| Meramec Group | 5,730 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,730 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,730 | 5,788 | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,798–5,932 | — | 10 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | — | — | 1 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | — | — | 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. 9 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.295052, -100.732493
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