GENE BLACK 1
API 15175201060000 · Seward County, Kansas · IRIS field
Recompleted
API
15175201060000
Operator
Gamma Resources, Inc.
County
Seward
Field
IRIS
Location
Spudded
1970-04-28
Measured depth
6,100 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 78 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,523 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,008 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,576 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,606 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,606 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,626 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,633 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,645–2,699 | — | 2 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,687 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,745 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,763 | 2,831 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,835 | 2,882 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,883 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,934 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,949 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,980–2,981 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,981 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,990 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,053 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,070 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,080 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,095 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,103 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,120 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,128 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,158 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,168 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,206 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,254 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,321 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,328 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,390 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,402 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,451 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,458 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,484 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,646 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,652 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,877 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,877 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,276–4,278 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,305–4,306 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,351 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,419–4,420 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,638–4,690 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,677 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,692 | 4,706 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,760 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,773 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,875 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,882–4,893 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,952 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,958–4,964 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,018 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 5,031 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,071 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,081–5,082 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,104 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,158 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,158 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,198–5,199 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,244–5,274 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,246 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,274 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,329 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,408 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,458 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,486–5,588 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,587 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,654 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,666–5,767 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,666–5,688 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,688 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,688–5,710 | 5,812 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,802–5,812 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,802–5,812 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,936–6,077 | — | 6 |
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. 18 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.110221, -100.659517
37.11022, -100.65952 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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