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API 15187207070001 · Stanton County, Kansas · Big Bow West field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2019-12-02
API
15187207070001
Operator
Merit Energy Company, LLC
County
Stanton
Field
Big Bow West
Location
Spudded
1993-11-19
Completed
1994-04-28
Plugged
2019-12-02
Measured depth
5,800 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 77 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,692 | 1,700 | 2 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,015 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,091 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,262 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,287 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,287 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,306 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,309 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,328 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,349 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,386 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,410 | 2,448 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,462 | 2,500 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,511 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,527 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,550 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,564 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,564 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,585 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,606 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,642 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,658 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,668 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,678 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,693 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,703 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,711 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,716 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,723 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,738 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,767 | — | 2 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,806 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,825 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,852 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,872 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,902 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,916 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,961 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,003–3,037 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,086 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,170 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,277 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,342 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,363 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,363 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,755 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,777 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,806 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,858 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,043 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,096 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,100 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,110 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,225 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,260 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,268 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,321 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,332 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,348 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,391–4,412 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,426 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,581 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,607 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,631 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,631 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,896 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,003 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,135–5,450 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,135 | — | 2 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,455 | — | 1 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,456 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,486 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,486 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,596 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,596 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,616–5,780 | — | 4 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 1 |
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
37.498399, -101.591551
37.49840, -101.59155 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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