KU Endowment 1-33
API 15175213290000 · Seward County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1993-09-14
API
15175213290000
Operator
Bitter Spar LLC
County
Seward
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Permit
06-AUG-1993
Spudded
1993-08-30
Completed
1993-09-14
Plugged
1993-09-14
Measured depth
6,005 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 82 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,235 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,256 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,614 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,640 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,640 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,653 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,702 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,718 | 2,748 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,748 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,780 | 2,818 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,830 | 2,883 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,889 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,905 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,920 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,952 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,952 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,961–2,965 | — | 2 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,022 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,043 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,052 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,063 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,074 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,088 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,098 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,103 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,148 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,162 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,222 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,240 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,265 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,270 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,295 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,320 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,330–3,348 | — | 3 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,348 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,348–3,408 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,484 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,493 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,620 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,720 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,730 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,730 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,178 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,198 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,280 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,280–4,300 | — | 4 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,495 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,536 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,550 | 4,566 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,650 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,735 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,752–4,757 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,787–4,788 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,801 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,838 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,840 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,898 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,919 | — | 2 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 4,933–4,981 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,940 | 4,964 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,030–5,032 | — | 3 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,075 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,096–5,097 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,096–5,097 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,150 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,295 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,366 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,428–5,458 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,430 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,550 | 5,556 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,595 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,595 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,595 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 5,624 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,624 | 5,689 | 1 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 5,689 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,720–5,733 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,720–5,733 | 5,778 | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,780–5,913 | 5,848 | 6 |
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. 14 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.306216, -100.911484
37.30622, -100.91148 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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