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API 15175203770000 · Seward County, Kansas · ARKALON field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2012-05-04
API
15175203770000
Operator
Woolsey Operating Company, LLC
County
Seward
Field
ARKALON
Location
Spudded
1978-11-13
Completed
1979-01-31
Plugged
2012-05-04
Measured depth
6,300 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 83 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 1,959 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,155 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,489 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,516 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,516 | — | 2 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,534 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,541 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,596 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,607–2,609 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,651 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,670 | 2,736 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,749 | 2,800 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,841 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,856 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,888–2,889 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,889 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,900 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,956 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,966 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,991 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,998 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,017 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,030 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,049 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,086 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,090 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,134 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,183 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,254 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,260 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,316 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,324 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,357 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,360 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,406–3,480 | — | 3 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,412 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,747 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,754 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,754 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,185–4,186 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,214 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,267 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,344–4,345 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,585–4,650 | — | 2 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,631 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,632 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,649–4,677 | 4,665 | 2 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,723 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,767 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,790–4,830 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,798–4,834 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,902 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,907–4,911 | — | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,966–5,028 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,969 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,042 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,066–5,067 | 5,093 | 2 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,121 | 5,151 | 2 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,121 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,169–5,170 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,210–5,245 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,210 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,244–5,245 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,310 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,404 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,458 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,594–5,655 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,594 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,615 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,736 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,737 | 5,755 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,758–5,759 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,758 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,758–5,759 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,759–5,834 | 5,880 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,860–6,042 | 5,918 | 3 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 5,910–6,002 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,918–5,982 | 6,090 | 3 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,090 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,090 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,160–6,238 | — | 3 |
| 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. 23 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.115517, -100.746191
37.11552, -100.74619 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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