Liberal Airport 7
API 15175207170000 · Seward County, Kansas · LIBERAL WEST field
Recompleted
API
15175207170000
Operator
Merit Energy Company, LLC
County
Seward
Field
LIBERAL WEST
Location
Permit
10-OCT-1983
Spudded
1983-10-29
Completed
1984-03-27
Measured depth
6,750 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 76 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,570 | 1,634 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,180 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,320 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,629 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,657 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,657 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,674 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,687 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,734 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,740 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,785 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,802 | 2,851 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,857 | 2,912 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,912 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,956 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,962 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,994 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,994 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,061 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,075 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,097 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,130 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,140 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,152 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,162 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,188 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,200 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,236 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,294 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,346 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,399 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,404 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,496–3,543 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,677 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,682 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,958 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,958 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,354 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,362–4,373 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,430 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,488–4,497 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,738–4,782 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,776 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,790 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,890 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,012 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,020 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,066 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,070 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,129 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,187 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,203–5,224 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,232 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,287 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,350 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,416 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,498 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,498 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,689 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,719 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,877–6,186 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,877 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 6,185 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,210–6,294 | 6,326 | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 6,210–6,216 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,216 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,216 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,324–6,326 | 6,433 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,420–6,433 | 6,621 | 3 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 6,570 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,617–6,621 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,617–6,621 | — | 2 |
| St Louis | 6,656 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,662–6,680 | — | 3 |
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. 13 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.037008, -100.967082
37.03701, -100.96708 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
Every well in Seward County, Kansas
Kansas state record, from KS_wells_ks_wells.parquet. Corpus built 2026-09-11.