Federal Land Bank Gas Unit 'C' 4-21
API 15187207240000 · Stanton County, Kansas · Big Bow West field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2019-11-06
API
15187207240000
Operator
Merit Energy Company, LLC
County
Stanton
Field
Big Bow West
Location
Permit
14-FEB-1994
Spudded
1994-03-23
Completed
1994-05-23
Plugged
2019-11-06
Measured depth
5,900 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 78 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,726 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,040 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,119 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,290 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,314 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,314 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,334 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,342 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,358 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,381 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,416 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,431–2,443 | — | 3 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,490 | 2,527 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,536 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,558 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,578 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,595 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,595 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,615 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,636 | — | 1 |
| B1_SH | 2,656 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,690 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,702 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,712 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,724 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,728 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,742 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,747 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,752 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,768 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,793 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,833 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,852 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,887 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,903 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,932 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,943 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,004 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,032–3,068 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,111 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,194 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,303 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,369 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,392 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,392 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,786 | 3,779 | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,807 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,837 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,870–3,881 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,075 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,120 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,124 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,142 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,252 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,294 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,302 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,352 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,360 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,378 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,410–4,436 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,448 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,606 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,636 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,660 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,660 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,926 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,052 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,176–5,473 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,176–5,182 | — | 3 |
| Morrow Sand | 5,454 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,473 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,561 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,561 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,690–5,691 | — | 3 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,691 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,754–5,756 | — | 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. 8 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.506089, -101.591711
37.50609, -101.59171 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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