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API 15175204130000 · Seward County, Kansas · KISMET field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1979-09-13
API
15175204130000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
KISMET
Location
Spudded
1979-08-28
Completed
1979-09-13
Plugged
1979-09-13
Measured depth
5,800 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 70 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,575 | 1,632 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,125 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,320 | 2,583 | 2 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,586 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,634 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,644 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,690 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,707 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,746 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,765 | 2,829 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,848 | 2,885 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,927 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,940 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,970 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,970 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,984 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,034 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,044 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,062 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,066 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,081 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,093 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,106 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,113 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,146 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,156 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,195 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,220 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,285 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,288 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,333 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,336 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,340–3,496 | — | 4 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,397 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,399 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,419 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,422 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,575 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,584 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,646 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,729 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,745 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,745 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,272–4,273 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,293–4,294 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,400 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,618 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,654 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,686 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,871 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,890 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,920 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,928 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,972 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,023 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,028 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,054 | 5,068 | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,132 | 5,146 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,166 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,202 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,224 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,224 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,552 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,552 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,670 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,670 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,670 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 5,729 | — | 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
37.209584, -100.746787
37.20958, -100.74679 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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