Hitch Unit 8-3
API 15175216470000 · Seward County, Kansas · HITCH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2008-06-25
API
15175216470000
Operator
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
County
Seward
Field
HITCH
Location
Permit
15-JUL-1997
Spudded
1997-07-17
Completed
1997-09-20
Plugged
2008-06-25
Measured depth
6,393 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 77 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,666 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,200 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,322 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,592 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,620 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,620 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,637 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,650 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,689 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,700 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,740 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,762 | 2,802 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,822 | 2,872 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,894 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,910 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,940 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,940 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,948 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,004 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,014 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,036 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,042 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,060 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,072 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,084 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,088 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,106 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,114 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,147 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,178 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,230 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,244 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,275 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,277 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,311 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,334 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,339 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,348 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,348–3,422 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,524 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,526 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,617 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,706 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,712 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,712 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,240 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,256 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,344 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,344–4,372 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,618 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,660 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,668 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,872 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,886 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,918 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,926 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,956 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,984 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,011 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,020 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,032 | 5,077 | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,102 | 5,121 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,168 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,214 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,252 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,252 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,636–5,741 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,636 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,860–5,861 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,871 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,871 | 5,956 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,871 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,956–6,160 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,040–6,302 | — | 4 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 6,130 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,317 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,317 | — | 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. 6 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.180610, -100.994270
37.18061, -100.99427 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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