Ethel M. O'Leary 1
API 15187206930000 · Stanton County, Kansas · BIG BOW field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1993-09-15
API
15187206930000
Operator
Vastar Resources, Inc.
County
Stanton
Field
BIG BOW
Location
Permit
12-AUG-1993
Spudded
1993-09-03
Completed
1993-09-16
Plugged
1993-09-15
Measured depth
5,800 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 75 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,630–1,770 | — | 3 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,049 | — | 2 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,133 | — | 2 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,297 | — | 2 |
| Chase Group | 2,322 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,322 | — | 2 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,340 | — | 2 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,352 | — | 2 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,362 | — | 2 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,383 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,423 | — | 2 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,455 | 2,480 | 3 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,505 | 2,540 | 2 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,553 | — | 2 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,568 | — | 2 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,587 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,603 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,603 | — | 2 |
| Funston Formation | 2,610–2,625 | — | 3 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,641–2,651 | — | 2 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,683 | — | 2 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,697 | — | 2 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,710 | — | 2 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,718 | — | 2 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,732 | — | 2 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,738 | — | 2 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,750 | — | 2 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,755 | — | 2 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,760 | — | 2 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,777 | — | 2 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,805 | — | 2 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,842 | — | 2 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,865–2,868 | — | 2 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,895–2,896 | — | 2 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,915 | — | 2 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,934 | — | 2 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,952 | — | 2 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,005 | — | 2 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,045–3,082 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,125 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,194 | — | 2 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,312 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,375 | — | 2 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,394 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,394 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,787 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,808 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,841 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,897 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,083 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,132 | — | 2 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,136 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,146 | — | 2 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,273 | — | 2 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,320 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,332 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,369 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,381 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,394 | — | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,430–4,456 | — | 4 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,478 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,617 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,647 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,672 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,672 | — | 2 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,936 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,033 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,146–5,432 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,146 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,254 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,504 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,504 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,576 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,576 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,612–5,752 | — | 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. 9 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.496079, -101.527922
37.49608, -101.52792 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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