Arkalon 1-27
API 15175208410001 · Seward County, Kansas · ARKALON field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2004-11-03
API
15175208410001
Operator
Elder & Vaughn Inc
County
Seward
Field
ARKALON
Location
Permit
08-NOV-1991
Spudded
1991-11-14
Completed
1992-01-21
Plugged
2004-11-03
Measured depth
2,711 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 35 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Salt Member | — | 2,412 | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,446 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,548 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,878 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,284 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,140–4,142 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,167 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,305 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,556 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,571 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,602 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,776 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,779 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,810 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,952 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,043 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,114 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,146 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,494–5,520 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,494 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,611 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,624–5,663 | 5,664 | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,624–5,663 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,663 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,664–5,746 | 5,774 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,774–5,931 | 5,842 | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,834–5,842 | 5,990 | 2 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 5,841 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 5,931 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,990–6,004 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,990–6,004 | — | 2 |
| Meramec Group | 6,004 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,094–6,170 | — | 3 |
| Chase Group | — | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone 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. 10 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.153947, -100.785375
37.15395, -100.78538 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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