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API 15187208480000 · Stanton County, Kansas · HUGOTON GAS AREA field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1996-08-31
API
15187208480000
Operator
Vastar Resources, Inc.
County
Stanton
Field
HUGOTON GAS AREA
Location
Permit
13-AUG-1996
Spudded
1996-08-17
Completed
1996-08-30
Plugged
1996-08-31
Measured depth
5,700 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,784 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,108 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,154 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,348 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,348 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,362 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,366 | — | 2 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,384 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,409–2,422 | 2,422 | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,438 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,472 | — | 2 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,520 | 2,560 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,562 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,578 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,599 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,615 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,615 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,640 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,668 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,707 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,714 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,730 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,738 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,755 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,757 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,774 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,778 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,785 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,800 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,827 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,868 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,890 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,923 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,945 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,960 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,977 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,997 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,052–3,094 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,190 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,194 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,310 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,369 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,378 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,378 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,746 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,764 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,822 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,842 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,998 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,063 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,070 | 4,084 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,155 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,208 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,212 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,284 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,288 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,318 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,330 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,378 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,400 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,544 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,571 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,587 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,587 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,644 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 4,817 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,912 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,051 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,051 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,456 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,456 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,476 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,476 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,560–5,650 | — | 3 |
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. 3 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.666537, -101.528334
37.66654, -101.52833 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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