Norman Roehr 'KM' 1-16
API 15175207730000 · Seward County, Kansas · PLAINS WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1984-11-12
API
15175207730000
Operator
Northern Pump Company
County
Seward
Field
PLAINS WEST
Location
Spudded
1984-11-01
Completed
1984-11-12
Plugged
1984-11-12
Measured depth
6,020 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 73 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,650 | 1,712 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,178 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,360 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,664 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,690 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,690 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,710 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,718 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,760 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,772 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,806 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,824 | 2,876 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,897 | 2,956 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,974 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,989 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,022 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,022 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,026 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,078 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,086 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,104 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,119 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,130 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,140 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,143 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,172 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,180 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,214 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,250 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,319 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,330 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,361 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,364 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,427 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,432 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,446 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,450 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,450–3,512 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,597 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,602 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,869 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,886 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,886 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,302 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,318 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,371 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,371–4,416 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,592 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,665 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,692 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,880 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,900 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,923 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,930 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,985 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,987 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,038 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,058 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,134 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,184 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,220 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,243 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,243 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,582 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,583 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,583 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,636 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,636 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,722 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,824 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,824 | 5,874 | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,877–5,970 | — | 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. 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
37.262473, -100.700663
37.26247, -100.70066 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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