COLBURN 1-16
API 15175208520000 · Seward County, Kansas · ARKALON NORTH field
Recompleted
API
15175208520000
Operator
Midwestern Exploration Company
County
Seward
Field
ARKALON NORTH
Location
Spudded
1985-06-11
Completed
1985-06-21
Measured depth
6,311 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 24 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Salt Member | — | 2,481 | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,520 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,614 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,946 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,324 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,178–4,185 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,365 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,024 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,211 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,550–5,552 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,552 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,713 | 5,718 | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,714 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,734 | 5,852 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,734–5,807 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,807 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,807 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,852 | 5,940 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,940 | 6,056 | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,056–6,070 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,056–6,070 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,208 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | — | — | 1 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 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. 5 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.171927, -100.803112
37.17193, -100.80311 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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Kansas state record, from KS_wells_ks_wells.parquet. Corpus built 2026-09-11.