M. B. CARPENTER 1
API 15189000220000 · Stevens County, Kansas · CENTER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2003-08-14
API
15189000220000
Operator
Chesapeake Operating, LLC
County
Stevens
Field
CENTER
Location
Spudded
1960-05-13
Completed
1960-05-26
Plugged
2003-08-14
Measured depth
6,663 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 65 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,878 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,894 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,918 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,918 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,925 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,981 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,994 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,011 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,018 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,032 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,041 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,055 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,064 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,073 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,093 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,114 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,167 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,179 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,206 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,220 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,263 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,281 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,331–3,395 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,426–3,496 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,505 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,610 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,691 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,710 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,710 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,195 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,221 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,259 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,330–4,333 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,581 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,620 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,634 | 4,654 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,706 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,766 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,872 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,885 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,912 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,922 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,964 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,983 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,032 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,048–5,050 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,089 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,224 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,268 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,318–5,408 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,318 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,444 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,554 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,622 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,766 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,800–6,138 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,810 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 6,138 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,196 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 6,196 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,394 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,394–6,458 | — | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,530–6,532 | — | 2 |
| 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
37.150148, -101.314053
37.15015, -101.31405 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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