Nicholas Gas Unit 'C' 1
API 15187000570000 · Stanton County, Kansas · NICH field
Recompleted
API
15187000570000
Operator
unavailable
County
Stanton
Field
NICH
Location
Spudded
1961-02-11
Completed
1961-04-01
Measured depth
6,200 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 77 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,167 | 1,253 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,667 | 1,720 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,140 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,348 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,348 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,363 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,376 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,393 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,413 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,450 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,477 | 2,511 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,525 | 2,565 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,581 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,593 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,612 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,628 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,628 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,657 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,686 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,711 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,723 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,734 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,743 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,757 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,763 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,775 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,779 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,785 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,801 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,831 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,865 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,891 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,919 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,935 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,955 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,975 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,002 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,059–3,094 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,209 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,223 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,321 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,400 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,407 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,407 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,820 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,839 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,874 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,920 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,124 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,178 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,185 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,323 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,354 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,365 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,424 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,430 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,460 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,525 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,540 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,695 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,721 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,739 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,739 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,034 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,117 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,242–5,520 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,242 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,550 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,621 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,654 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,654 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,654 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,681 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,681 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,758 | — | 1 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 5,967 | — | 1 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 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. 2 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.437466, -101.573222
37.43747, -101.57322 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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