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API 15187100350000 · Stanton County, Kansas · SPARKS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1962-11-04
API
15187100350000
Operator
unavailable
County
Stanton
Field
SPARKS
Location
Permit
10-OCT-1962
Spudded
1962-10-17
Completed
1962-11-04
Plugged
1962-11-04
Measured depth
5,600 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 77 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,520 | 1,544 | 2 |
| Chase Group | 2,178 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,178 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,190 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,196 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,225 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,244 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,294 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,303 | 2,326 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,343 | 2,380 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,382 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,394 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,416 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,432 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,432 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,459 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,489 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,509 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,530 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,536 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,548 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,561 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,566 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,585 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,588 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,597 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,614 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,640 | — | 2 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,664 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,692 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,718 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,747 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,758 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,773 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,816 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,860 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,011 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,028 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,161 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,238 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,247 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,247 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,575 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,606 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,650 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,696 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,845 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 3,890 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,890 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,901 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,010 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,038 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,053 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,065 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,071 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,078 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,138 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,179–4,189 | — | 3 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,224 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,242 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,358 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,388 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,406 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,406 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,651 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,784 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,941–5,226 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,941 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,101 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,230 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,232 | — | 2 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,270–5,308 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,370 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,370 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,388 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,388 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,468–5,542 | — | 6 |
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. 4 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.408911, -101.864274
37.40891, -101.86427 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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