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API 15175207440000 · Seward County, Kansas · KISMET field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1984-06-06
API
15175207440000
Operator
Marathon Oil Company
County
Seward
Field
KISMET
Location
Spudded
1984-05-25
Completed
1984-06-06
Plugged
1984-06-06
Measured depth
5,910 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 79 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,543 | 1,590 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,066 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,288 | 2,582 | 3 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,586 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,616–2,622 | — | 3 |
| Chase Group | 2,622 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,644 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,653 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,704 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,716–2,720 | — | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,766 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,780 | 2,842 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,856 | 2,893 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,944 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,960 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,996–3,060 | — | 3 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,996 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,059 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,072 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,092 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,096 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,109 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,122 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,136 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,140 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,168 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,178 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,218 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,260 | 3,288 | 2 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,326 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,335 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,388 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,400 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,400–3,520 | — | 5 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,428 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,432 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,446 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,458 | — | 1 |
| Wood Siding Formation | 3,539 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,570 | 3,622 | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,594 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,670 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,773 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,854 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,854–3,968 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,322–4,324 | — | 4 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,330–4,344 | — | 3 |
| Douglas Group | 4,390 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,478–4,480 | — | 4 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 4,480 | — | 1 |
| Bonner Springs Shale Member | 4,564 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,708 | 4,760 | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,743 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,766 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,964 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,986 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,004–5,012 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,014 | 5,070 | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,066 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,118 | — | 3 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 5,133 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,136 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,162 | 5,170 | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,202 | 5,202 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,258 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,296–5,326 | — | 3 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,296 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,326–5,330 | — | 2 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,496 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan Stage | 5,659 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,660–5,690 | — | 5 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,660 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,796 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,798–5,820 | — | 4 |
| Mississippian System | 5,798–5,856 | — | 4 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,812 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,820–5,879 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | — | — | 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. 15 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.170795, -100.761055
37.17079, -100.76105 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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