BLACKMER 'A' 2
API 15175215700000 · Seward County, Kansas · THREE STAR field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2014-10-29
API
15175215700000
Operator
Merit Energy Company, LLC
County
Seward
Field
THREE STAR
Location
Permit
26-SEP-1996
Spudded
1996-10-16
Completed
1996-11-05
Plugged
2014-10-29
Measured depth
6,650 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 75 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 836 | 909 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,016 | 1,121 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,490 | 1,582 | 2 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,080 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,618 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,642 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,642 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,659 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,674 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,725 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,741 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,782 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,798 | 2,851 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,856 | 2,925 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,926 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,954 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,967 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,001 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,001 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,070 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,098 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,112 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,134 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,140 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,154 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,160 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,189 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,194 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,244 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,289 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,350 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,358 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,390 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,412 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,456 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,468 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,512 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,338 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,361 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,430 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,502 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,734 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,766 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,782 | 4,817 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,861 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,894 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,984 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,990 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,045 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,050 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,128 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,189 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,190 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,235 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,286 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,327 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,398 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,446 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,446 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,530 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,620 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,659 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,804–5,898 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,806 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,013 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,013 | 6,035 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,013 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,035 | 6,150 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,150 | 6,274 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,274 | 6,375 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,375 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,375 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,560 | — | 2 |
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
37.052368, -100.838782
37.05237, -100.83878 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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