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API 15175201210000 · Seward County, Kansas · BLUE BELL field
Producing
API
15175201210000
Operator
American Warrior, Inc.
County
Seward
Field
BLUE BELL
Location
Spudded
1970-08-29
Completed
1970-10-26
Measured depth
6,458 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 79 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,510 | — | 3 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,114 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,648 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,673–2,675 | — | 2 |
| Chase Group | 2,675 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,692 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,699 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,759 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,770 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,816 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,825 | 2,896 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,899 | 2,859 | 2 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 3,002 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,017 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,050 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,056 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,111 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,118 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,139 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,147 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,178 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,179 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,197 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,200 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,238 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,241 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,287 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,338 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,412 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,418 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,486 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,496 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,496–3,595 | — | 3 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,565 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,568 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,726 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,750 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,387–4,388 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,412 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,469 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,540 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,782–4,854 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,830 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,844 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,857–4,883 | 4,889 | 2 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,922 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,966 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,993–5,038 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,997–5,032 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,119–5,131 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,124 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,160 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,160–6,221 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,231 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,260 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,308 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,351–5,358 | — | 2 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,356 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,392–5,434 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,393 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,431–5,434 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,485 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,589 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,645 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,772–5,834 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,774 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,822 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,888 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,914–5,916 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,914 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,914–5,916 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,916–5,966 | 5,991 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,990–6,186 | 6,075 | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,075–6,147 | 6,218 | 2 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 6,173 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,218 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,218 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,306–6,387 | — | 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. 19 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.063784, -100.711471
37.06378, -100.71147 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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