Nickens 1-1021
API 15187209190000 · Stanton County, Kansas · NICHOLS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1999-01-29
API
15187209190000
Operator
Presco Western LLC
County
Stanton
Field
NICHOLS
Location
Permit
07-JAN-1999
Spudded
1999-01-18
Completed
1999-01-29
Plugged
1999-01-29
Measured depth
5,800 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 71 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,150 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,355 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,355 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,370 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,380 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,403 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,422 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,459 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,479 | 2,520 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,535 | 2,573 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,587 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,598 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,622 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,668 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,694 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,720 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,735 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,746 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,757 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,768 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,773 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,786 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,790 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,794 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,815 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,843 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,877 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,897 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,923 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,943 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,960 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,982 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,030 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,065–3,097 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,225 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,230 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,330 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,410 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,416 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,416 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,838 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,855 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,893 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,944 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,150 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,208 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,220 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,342 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,379 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,386 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,440 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,449 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,477 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,510–4,544 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,561 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,704 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,733 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,752 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,752 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,048 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,156 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,248–5,534 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,248 | — | 1 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,661–5,691 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,714 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,714 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,721 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,760 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,760 | — | 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
37.422102, -101.585859
37.42210, -101.58586 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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