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API 15187100260000 · Stanton County, Kansas · SPARKS WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1967-08-12
API
15187100260000
Operator
unavailable
County
Stanton
Field
SPARKS WEST
Location
Permit
02-DEC-1958
Spudded
1958-12-03
Completed
1958-12-24
Plugged
1967-08-12
Measured depth
5,455 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 72 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,494 | 1,510 | 2 |
| Chase Group | 2,134 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,134 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,140 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,142 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,168 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,196 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,244 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,258 | 2,290 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,300 | 2,344 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,346 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,358 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,392 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,400 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,400 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,431 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,450 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,465 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,478 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,548 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,567 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,573 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,590 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,617 | — | 2 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,635 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,696 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,723 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,740 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,753 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,790 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,829–2,865 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,000 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,015 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,144 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,223 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,232 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,232 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,533 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,563 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,606 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,655–3,666 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,770 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 3,807 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,808 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,857 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,972 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 3,999 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,008 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,028 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,037 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,050 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,119 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,153 | — | 3 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,210 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,223 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,293 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,356 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,385 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,406 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,406 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,648 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,770 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,948–4,960 | — | 3 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,960–5,257 | — | 4 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,279 | — | 2 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,310–5,347 | — | 2 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,372 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,414–5,415 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,415 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,436 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,436 | — | 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
37.407367, -101.984797
37.40737, -101.98480 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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