Howland 2
API 15175203710000 · Seward County, Kansas · LIBERAL SOUTHEAST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2022-11-01
API
15175203710000
Operator
Beren Corporation
County
Seward
Field
LIBERAL SOUTHEAST
Location
Spudded
1978-09-01
Completed
1978-11-07
Plugged
2022-11-01
Measured depth
6,521 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 71 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,114 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,630 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,656 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,656 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,667 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,684 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,740 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,750 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,799 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,818 | 2,868 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,871 | 2,920 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,920 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,965 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,985 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,018 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,018 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,035 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,087 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,101 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,114 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,130 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,144 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,160 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,171 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,180 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,210 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,214 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,256 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,313 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,373 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,413 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,440 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,538–3,576 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,719 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,740 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,366 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,387 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,460 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,530 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,770 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,804 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,820 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,900 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,024 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,030 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,080 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,095 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,148 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,198 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,208 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,254 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,302 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,360–5,454 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,430 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,505 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,505 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,589 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,668 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,670 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,703 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,847–6,063 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,847 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 6,073 | 6,103 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,110 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,110 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,110 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,135 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,238 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,366 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,488 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,488 | — | 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. 3 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.023456, -100.878672
37.02346, -100.87867 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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