W. C. BLACK UNIT 'C' 1
API 15175202700000 · Seward County, Kansas · SALLEY field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1976-01-27
API
15175202700000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
SALLEY
Location
Spudded
1975-11-10
Completed
1975-12-22
Plugged
1976-01-27
Measured depth
6,500 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 71 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,127 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,294 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,602 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,637 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,637 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,659 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,668 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,712 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,720 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,768 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,781 | 2,838 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,841 | 2,896 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,897 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,932 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,944 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,966–2,981 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,981 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,052 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,065 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,090 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,096 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,122 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,132 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,147 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,154 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,181 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,190 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,231 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,280 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,344 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,352 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,401 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,412 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,448 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,452 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,504 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,694 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,701 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,336 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,362–4,366 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,415 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,486–4,487 | — | 3 |
| B/DRUM | — | 4,810 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,843 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,884 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,004 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,024 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,067 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,076 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,127 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,192 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,204–5,206 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,242 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,307 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,344 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,419 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,474 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,474 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,556 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,652 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,698 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,837–6,067 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,838 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 6,068 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,106 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,106 | 6,130 | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 6,106 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,130 | 6,226 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,226 | 6,346 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,346 | — | 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. 5 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.057668, -100.914261
37.05767, -100.91426 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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