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API 15175200770000 · Seward County, Kansas · WIDE AWAKE field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2003-08-13
API
15175200770000
Operator
Midwestern Exploration Company
County
Seward
Field
WIDE AWAKE
Location
Spudded
1969-10-05
Completed
1969-11-18
Plugged
2003-08-13
Measured depth
6,760 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 67 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,684 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,254 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,650 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,679 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,679 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,689 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,708 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,750 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,757 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,802 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,814 | 2,869 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,876 | 2,925 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,925 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,959 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,975 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,008 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,008 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,022 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,088 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,092 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,110 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,118 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,140 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,148 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,159 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,164 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,177 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,193 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,222 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,270 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,366 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,394 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,460–3,540 | — | 3 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,331–4,332 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,352–4,354 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,394 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,460–4,470 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,702 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,752 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,756 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,872 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,013 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,017 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,058 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,061 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,182–5,198 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,236 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,306 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,348 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,476 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,579 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,579 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,830 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,837 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,904–6,234 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,912 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 6,240 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,257 | 6,360 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,257–6,260 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,260 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,260 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,360–6,566 | 6,462 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,462 | 6,592 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,592–6,594 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,592–6,594 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,658 | — | 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. 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
37.023556, -101.051335
37.02356, -101.05133 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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