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API 15187203500000 · Stanton County, Kansas · SPARKS NORTHEAST field
Recompleted
API
15187203500000
Operator
Kimbark Oil & Gas Company
County
Stanton
Field
SPARKS NORTHEAST
Location
Permit
07-JUL-1983
Spudded
1983-07-16
Completed
1983-07-31
Measured depth
5,650 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 72 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,542 | 1,553 | 2 |
| Chase Group | 2,178 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,178 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,199 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,206 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,241 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,255 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,275 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,292 | 2,340 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,355 | 2,394 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,396 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,407 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,430 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,446 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,446 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,473 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,500 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,523 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,539 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,557 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,571 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,580 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,585 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,605 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,609 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,617 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,634 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,661 | — | 2 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,684 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,711 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,741 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,766 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,776 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,794 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,840 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,884 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,032 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,049 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,178 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,257 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,266 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,266 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,604 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,638 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,682 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,734 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,889 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 3,932 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,932 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,945 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,048 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,085 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,096 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,216 | — | 3 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,256 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,388 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,417 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,436 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,436 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,679 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,826 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,986–5,282 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,986 | — | 3 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,173 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,283 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,294 | — | 2 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,340 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,400 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,400 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,420 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,420 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,509–5,600 | — | 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. 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
37.426234, -101.863071
37.42623, -101.86307 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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