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API 15185014270000 · Stafford County, Kansas · PRAFFORD field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1963-11-11
API
15185014270000
Operator
unavailable
County
Stafford
Field
PRAFFORD
Location
Spudded
1963-10-24
Completed
1963-11-11
Plugged
1963-11-11
Measured depth
4,350 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 28 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 456 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | — | 2,345 | 1 |
| Wood Siding Formation | 2,595 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 2,634–3,038 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | — | 2,722 | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 2,913–3,380 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 2,936 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,058 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 3,287 | — | 1 |
| Simpson Group | 3,324–4,225 | — | 2 |
| Arbuckle Group | 3,326–4,290 | — | 2 |
| Douglas Group | 3,413 | — | 1 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 3,588 | — | 1 |
| Bonner Springs Shale Member | 3,628 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | — | 3,740 | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3,858 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | — | 3,880 | 1 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 3,904 | — | 1 |
| Base Penn Conglomerate | — | 3,973 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 3,986 | — | 2 |
| Osagean Stage | 3,986 | — | 1 |
| Gilmore City Limestone Formation | 4,021 | — | 1 |
| Kinderhookian Stage | 4,042 | — | 1 |
| Chattanooga Shale Formation | 4,044 | — | 1 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 4,123–4,124 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | — | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | — | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | — | — | 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. 5 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.825350, -98.546308
37.82535, -98.54631 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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