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API 15187000420000 · Stanton County, Kansas · SPARKS EAST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1988-12-28
API
15187000420000
Operator
Gruenerwald, William
County
Stanton
Field
SPARKS EAST
Location
Permit
05-SEP-1957
Spudded
1957-09-07
Completed
1957-10-01
Plugged
1988-12-28
Measured depth
5,395 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 67 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,545 | 1,558 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,198 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,198 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,207 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,210 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,219 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,253 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,285 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,303 | 2,348 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,362 | 2,400 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,401 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,411 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,434 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,451 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,451 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,480 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,508 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,530 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,551 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,567 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,575 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,582 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,590 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,605 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,612 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,622 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,639 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,663 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,695 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,718 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,745 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,773 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,786 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,805 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,846 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,887 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,037 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,054 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,180 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,260 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,272 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,272 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,606 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,634 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,674 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,735 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,886 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,925 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,935 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,040 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,074 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,087 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,220 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,254 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,393 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,420 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,434 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,434 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,686 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,812 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,936–5,237 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,936 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,134 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,272 | — | 1 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,308 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,372 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,372 | — | 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
37.405195, -101.836853
37.40519, -101.83685 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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