Vila Ruth Ray 1
API 15187205110000 · Stanton County, Kansas · BIG BOW field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2003-05-06
API
15187205110000
Operator
BP America Production Company
County
Stanton
Field
BIG BOW
Location
Permit
17-AUG-1990
Spudded
1990-09-08
Completed
1991-01-18
Plugged
2003-05-06
Measured depth
5,800 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 72 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,108 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,286 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,311 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,311 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,331 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,333 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,354 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,374 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,414 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,440 | 2,480 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,500 | 2,530 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,543 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,555 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,578 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,591 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,591 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,615 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,643 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,675 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,688 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,700 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,710 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,724 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,731 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,741 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,744 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,753 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,768 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,794 | — | 2 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,832 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,850 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,881 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,901 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,930 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,942 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,991 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,031–3,072 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,114 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,199 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,304 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,367 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,389 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,389 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,778 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,803 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,835 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,881 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,074 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,126 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,126 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,139 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,259 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,306 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,316 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,364 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,372 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,383 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,417–4,443 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,461 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,603 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,634 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,655 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,655 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,916 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,018 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,152–5,404 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,152 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,490 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,490 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,575 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,575 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,601–5,730 | — | 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
37.517011, -101.537177
37.51701, -101.53718 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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