Birney 'A' 1
API 15175200880000 · Seward County, Kansas · MASSONI NORTHWEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1969-12-13
API
15175200880000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
MASSONI NORTHWEST
Location
Spudded
1969-11-27
Completed
1969-12-13
Plugged
1969-12-13
Measured depth
6,160 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 75 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,640 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,115 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,270 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,573 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,606 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,606 | — | 3 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,614 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,628 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,672 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,685–2,686 | — | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,722 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,738 | 2,793 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,810 | 2,862 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,889 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,906 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,940 | — | 3 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,940 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,950 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,996 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,009 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,026 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,032 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,061 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,071 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,078 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,104 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,116 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,152 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,178 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,230 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,237 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,280 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,282 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,347 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,351 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,360 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,363 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,363–3,436 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,525 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,534 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,752 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,759 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,759 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,232 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,248–4,249 | — | 3 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,325 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,325–4,348 | — | 5 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,558–4,622 | — | 3 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,603 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,617 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,802 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,822–4,832 | — | 3 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,862 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,870–4,872 | — | 3 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,900 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,904 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,952–4,954 | — | 3 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,977 | — | 3 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,060 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,094–5,098 | — | 3 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,132 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,134–5,155 | — | 3 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,155–5,156 | — | 3 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,496 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,496 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,544 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,568–5,570 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,570 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,570–5,730 | — | 5 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,652–5,658 | — | 3 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,776 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,776 | 5,886 | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,889–6,001 | — | 7 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 6,026 | — | 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. 15 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.234170, -100.752739
37.23417, -100.75274 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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