LIGHT 1-5
API 15175202310000 · Seward County, Kansas · ARKALON field
Producing
API
15175202310000
Operator
Edison Operating Company LLC
County
Seward
Field
ARKALON
Location
Spudded
1974-07-15
Completed
1974-09-12
Measured depth
5,930 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 69 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,532 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,054 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,240 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,569 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,598–2,600 | — | 2 |
| Chase Group | 2,600 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,617 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,630 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,678 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,690–2,695 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,744 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,762 | 2,828 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,832 | 2,880 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,881 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,936 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,947 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,980 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,980 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,056 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,077 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,083 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,098 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,117 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,127 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,131 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,161 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,168 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,213 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,246 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,329 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,336 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,372 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,378 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,429 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,482 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,482–3,483 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,676 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,683 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,292 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,314 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,460 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,678–4,740 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,730 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,740–4,760 | — | 2 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,928 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,941 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,978 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,982 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,026 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,026–5,090 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,106–5,108 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,130 | 5,156 | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,189 | 5,207 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,226 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,264–5,307 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,264 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,304–5,307 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,653–5,708 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,653 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,708 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,807 | 5,835 | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,830 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,845–5,852 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,845 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,845–5,852 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,852 | — | 1 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 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. 12 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.125507, -100.815006
37.12551, -100.81501 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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