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API 15187203370000 · Stanton County, Kansas · SPARKS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1981-06-07
API
15187203370000
Operator
unavailable
County
Stanton
Field
SPARKS
Location
Permit
20-MAY-1981
Spudded
1981-05-24
Completed
1981-06-07
Plugged
1981-06-07
Measured depth
5,443 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 75 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,530 | 1,547 | 2 |
| Chase Group | 2,190 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,190 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,208 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,211 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,227 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,244 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,288 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,300 | 2,318 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,332 | 2,383 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,384 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,393 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,420 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,433 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,433 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,460 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,484 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,505 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,515 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,540 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,552 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,564 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,572 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,584 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,590 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,600 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,614 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,641 | — | 2 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,665 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,693 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,719 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,745 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,758 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,772 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,815 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,860 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,009 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,028 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,158 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,235 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,245 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,245 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,572 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,601 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,643 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,692 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,838 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,886 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 3,887 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,904 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,020 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,042 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,056 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,068 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,077 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,082 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,142 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,184 | — | 3 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,230 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,256 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,317 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,354 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,382 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,406 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,406 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,655 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,807 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,956–5,229 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,956 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,126 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,126 | — | 1 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,292 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,345 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,385 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,385 | — | 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. 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
37.416224, -101.879069
37.41622, -101.87907 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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