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API 15175211920000 · Seward County, Kansas · HITCH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1991-12-08
API
15175211920000
Operator
Viking Resources, Inc
County
Seward
Field
HITCH
Location
Permit
08-AUG-1991
Spudded
1991-11-25
Completed
1991-12-08
Plugged
1991-12-08
Measured depth
6,383 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 26 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,636–2,640 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,886 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,164–4,165 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,188 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,298 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,588 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,798 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,822 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,856 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,899 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,961 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,139 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,546–5,653 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,546 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,559 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,753 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,773–5,794 | 5,795 | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,773–5,794 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,794 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,795–5,886 | 5,896 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,896–6,052 | 5,993 | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,985–5,993 | 6,117 | 2 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 5,993 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,116–6,117 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,116–6,117 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,183–6,234 | — | 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. 11 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.204424, -100.974485
37.20442, -100.97449 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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