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API 15175201050000 · Seward County, Kansas · BLUE BELL NORTHWEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1975-08-11
API
15175201050000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
BLUE BELL NORTHWEST
Location
Spudded
1970-04-17
Completed
1970-06-03
Plugged
1975-08-11
Measured depth
6,454 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 73 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,540 | 1,590 | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,654 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,678–2,680 | — | 2 |
| Chase Group | 2,680 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,696 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,704 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,763 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,774–2,776 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,817 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,830 | 2,899 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,903 | 2,968 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,969 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 3,000 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,012 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,046–3,047 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,058 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,116 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,129 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,147 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,156 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,177 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,189 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,204 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,210 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,244 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,250 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,299 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,345 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,420 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,425 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,500 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,547 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,579 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,388–4,390 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,415–4,416 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,468 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,543–4,544 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,780–4,835 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,820 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,832 | — | 2 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,835–4,881 | 4,863 | 2 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,926 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,961 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,002–5,042 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,028–5,052 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,108–5,122 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,111–5,128 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,161 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,170–5,221 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,232–5,233 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,261 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,311 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,312 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,352–5,358 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,398–5,441 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,398 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,440–5,441 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,500 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,602 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,658 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,792 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,793–5,811 | — | 3 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,903 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,946–5,970 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,946–6,018 | 6,040 | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,946–5,970 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,970 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,038–6,040 | 6,136 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,136–6,198 | 6,224 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,224–6,250 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,224–6,250 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,343–6,434 | — | 3 |
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. 26 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.077042, -100.748181
37.07704, -100.74818 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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