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API 15175203050000 · Seward County, Kansas · KISMET field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1977-01-20
API
15175203050000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
KISMET
Location
Spudded
1977-01-01
Completed
1977-01-18
Plugged
1977-01-20
Measured depth
6,050 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 55 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,600 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,628 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,628 | — | 3 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,660–2,662 | — | 3 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,699 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,711 | — | 3 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,958 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,992–2,994 | — | 3 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,994 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,999 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,054 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,060 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,084 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,121 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,128 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,159 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,169 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,209 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,243 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,315 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,310–4,313 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,332 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,371 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,442 | — | 2 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,665 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,686 | — | 2 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,720 | — | 2 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,918–4,920 | — | 3 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,931 | — | 3 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,968 | — | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,013 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,069 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,103 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,158 | — | 2 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,160 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,194–5,246 | — | 4 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,230–5,255 | — | 3 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,230 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,253–5,255 | — | 3 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,313 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,563 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,579 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,579 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,607 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,643 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,643 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,643 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,680 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,687–5,810 | — | 4 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,738 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 5,759 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,854–5,870 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,854–5,870 | — | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,938–6,004 | — | 9 |
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. 11 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.197156, -100.651070
37.19716, -100.65107 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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