Walker Unit 1
API 15187000970000 · Stanton County, Kansas · BEAUCHAMP field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1963-05-04
API
15187000970000
Operator
unavailable
County
Stanton
Field
BEAUCHAMP
Location
Spudded
1963-04-19
Completed
1963-05-04
Plugged
1963-05-04
Measured depth
5,600 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 73 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,560 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,198 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,198 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,204 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,210 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,227 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,250 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,292 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,313 | 2,361 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,386 | 2,423 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,426 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,440 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,463 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,484 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,484 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,510 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,541 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,566 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,586 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,596 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,605 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,616 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,621 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,641 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,650 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,666 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,693 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,726 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,749 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,778 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,802 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,814 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,834 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,868 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,915 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,064 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,081 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,206 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,285 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,294 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,294 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,650 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,674 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,711 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,767 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,939 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,982 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,987 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,103 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,140 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,150 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,198 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,205 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,327 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,355 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,513 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,539 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,560 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,560 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,840 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,935 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,032–5,373 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,032 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,168 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,168 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,380 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,453 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,466 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,466 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,495 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,495 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,580 | — | 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
37.394116, -101.754792
37.39412, -101.75479 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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