Boles 3
API 15175203720000 · Seward County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1978-09-17
API
15175203720000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1978-09-03
Completed
1978-09-17
Plugged
1978-09-17
Measured depth
6,770 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 71 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,610 | 1,668 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,228 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,631 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,653 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,653 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,682 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,702 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,739 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,748–2,749 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,793 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,805 | — | 2 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,838–2,864 | 2,926 | 2 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,926 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,950 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,965 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,001–3,073 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,001 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,008 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,074 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,078 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,102 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,134 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,142 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,154 | — | 1 |
| B4_LM | 3,161 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,168 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,179 | — | 1 |
| B5_SH | 3,184 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,188 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,204 | — | 1 |
| C_SH | 3,229 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,274 | — | 1 |
| D_SH | 3,334 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,338 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,346 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,389 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,393 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,474–3,549 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,674 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,674 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,916 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,916 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,296 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,312 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,360 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,432 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,652 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,708 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,710 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,849 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,984 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,989 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,156–5,157 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,195 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,243 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,308 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,398 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,491 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,491 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,756 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,763 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,831–6,084 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,832 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,104 | 6,220 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,104–6,148 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,220 | 6,322 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,322 | 6,444 | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,444 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,444 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,551 | — | 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. 7 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.034080, -101.000754
37.03408, -101.00075 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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