Thompson Unit 3
API 15175203800000 · Seward County, Kansas · THREE STAR field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1978-11-18
API
15175203800000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
THREE STAR
Location
Spudded
1978-10-30
Completed
1978-11-18
Plugged
1978-11-18
Measured depth
6,300 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 66 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,538 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,119 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,647 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,680 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,694 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,754 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,765 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,804 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,820 | 2,870 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,875 | 2,954 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,954 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,973 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,995 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,027 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,027 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,037 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,097 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,112 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,122 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,134 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,147 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,157 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,169 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,175 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,210 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,214 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,257 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,314 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,373 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,382 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,410 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,420 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,530–3,603 | — | 3 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,396 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,433 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,491 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,566–4,568 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,792 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,821 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,837 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,940 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,062 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,071 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,128 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,137 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,182 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,252 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,263 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,300 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,370 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,394 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,480 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,538 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,538–5,562 | — | 2 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,703 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,735 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,893–5,972 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,893 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 6,088 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 6,088 | 6,102 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,118 | 6,164 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,118–6,144 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,164 | 6,280 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,280 | — | 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
37.000096, -100.796967
37.00010, -100.79697 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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