KIRK 'A' 2
API 15175215540000 · Seward County, Kansas · SALLEY field
Recompleted
API
15175215540000
Operator
OXY USA Inc.
County
Seward
Field
SALLEY
Location
Permit
17-JUN-1996
Spudded
1996-08-19
Completed
1996-10-02
Measured depth
6,760 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,142 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,310 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,609 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,644 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,644 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,664 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,676 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,718 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,728 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,772 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,786 | 2,840 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,842 | 2,902 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,903 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,932 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,945 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,980 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,980 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,990 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,060 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,084 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,090 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,114 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,121 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,137 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,142 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,171 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,176 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,222 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,268 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,330 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,335 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,390 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,430 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,432 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,479 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,700 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,709 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,334 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,352 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,390 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,472 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,768 | — | 1 |
| B/DRUM | — | 4,804 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,826 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,862 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,002 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,013 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,055 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,059 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,131 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,192 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,206 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,234 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,310 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,346 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,419 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,478 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,478 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,577 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,662 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,662 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,702 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,852 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,853–6,094 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 6,128 | 6,157 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,159 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,159 | 6,236 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,159 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,236 | 6,373 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,373 | 6,524 | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,524 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,524 | — | 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. 1 formation was picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and its range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.058754, -100.953582
37.05875, -100.95358 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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