Matkin Gas Unit 1
API 15175202290000 · Seward County, Kansas · LIBERAL SOUTHEAST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1974-06-26
API
15175202290000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
LIBERAL SOUTHEAST
Location
Spudded
1974-06-06
Completed
1974-06-26
Plugged
1974-06-26
Measured depth
6,250 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 68 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,098 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,631 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,656 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,656 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,663 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,685 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,743 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,752 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,802 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,820 | 2,873 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,880 | 2,931 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,931 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,972 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,982 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,021 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,021 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,034 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,092 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,120 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,137 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,149 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,164 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,177 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,185 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,213 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,220 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,260 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,310 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,376 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,382 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,413 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,439 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,546–3,580 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,718 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,732 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,956 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,956 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,376 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,404–4,405 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,472–4,549 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,474 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,754 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,808 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,820 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,920 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,039 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,047 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,098 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,104 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,178 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,213 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,265 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,272 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,328 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,366–5,477 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,456 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,560 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,560 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,627 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,700 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,702 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,734 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,879–6,152 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,879 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,151–6,162 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,162 | 6,177 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,177 | — | 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. 6 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.005973, -100.883585
37.00597, -100.88358 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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