CARPENTER 4
API 15189000340000 · Stevens County, Kansas · HUGOTON GAS AREA field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1987-04-08
API
15189000340000
Operator
Medicine Bow Operating Company
County
Stevens
Field
HUGOTON GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1962-05-19
Completed
1962-06-14
Plugged
1987-04-08
Measured depth
6,436 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 62 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,756 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,946 | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,960 | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,988 | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,988 | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,000 | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,050 | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,065 | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,081 | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,090 | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,102 | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,114 | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,121 | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,128 | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,137 | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,146 | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,167 | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,185 | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,236 | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,247 | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,280 | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,322 | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,341 | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,369 | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,377–3,446 | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,471–3,541 | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,552 | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,669 | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,768 | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,778 | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,778 | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,180–4,222 | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,247 | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,252 | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,351 | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,546 | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,625 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,727 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,770 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,895 | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,928 | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,957 | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,964 | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,020 | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 5,037 | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,067 | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,082–5,083 | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,113 | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,229–5,350 | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,249 | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,296 | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,350 | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,466 | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,591 | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,636 | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,811–6,163 | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,819 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,176–6,184 | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 6,176–6,184 | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,392–6,396 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,396 | 1 |
| Chase Group | — | 1 |
A dash is a formation Kansas records for this well without a depth. 9 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.144491, -101.261588
37.14449, -101.26159 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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