Dowdy 3
API 15175300930000 · Seward County, Kansas · WIDE AWAKE field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1977-04-29
API
15175300930000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
WIDE AWAKE
Location
Permit
30-MAR-1966
Spudded
1966-04-02
Completed
1966-06-16
Plugged
1977-04-29
Measured depth
6,750 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 70 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,630 | 1,688 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,264 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,669 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,697 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,697 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,712 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,726 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,764 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,776 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,818 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,830 | 2,875 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,881 | 2,939 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,939 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,971 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,018 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,018 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,033 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,088 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,102 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,117 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,125 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,143 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,153 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,160 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,168 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,182 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,197 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,223 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,263 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,354 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,396 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,403–3,551 | — | 3 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,404 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,663 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,663 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,922 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,922 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,329–4,330 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,354 | — | 3 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,426 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,464–4,476 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,701 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,756 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,766 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,871 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,033 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,035 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,120 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,214 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,247 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,329 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,370 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,477 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,594 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,594 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,852 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,859 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,930–6,273 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,930–5,938 | — | 2 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 6,272 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,288 | 6,386 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,288–6,290 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,290 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,290 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,386 | 6,492 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,492 | 6,618 | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,618 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,618 | — | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,708 | — | 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. 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
37.016007, -101.041481
37.01601, -101.04148 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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