BIRD 1
API 15175200780000 · Seward County, Kansas · LIBERAL-LIGHT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1969-10-11
API
15175200780000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
LIBERAL-LIGHT
Location
Spudded
1969-09-29
Completed
1969-10-11
Plugged
1969-10-11
Measured depth
5,395 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 50 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,099 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,650 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,650 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,665 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,675 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,738 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,753 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,797 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,812 | 2,874 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,877 | 2,935 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,936 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,973 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,990 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,022 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,022 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,026 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,089 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,101 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,120 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,128 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,152 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,162 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,172 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,176 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,214 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,222 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,272 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,328 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,412 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,420 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,496 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,542 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,556 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,590 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,394 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,422–4,424 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,488 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,562 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,794–4,853 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,832 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,853 | 4,879 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,974 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,057 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,060–5,158 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,232 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,264 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,270 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,292 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,360 | — | 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
37.048093, -100.752682
37.04809, -100.75268 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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