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API 15189000360000 · Stevens County, Kansas · HUGOTON GAS AREA field
Producing
API
15189000360000
Operator
Eiger Operating Company, LLC
County
Stevens
Field
HUGOTON GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1947-08-21
Completed
1948-03-03
Measured depth
7,141 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 73 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,106 | 1,207 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,684 | 1,697 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,445 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,445 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,460 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,467 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,500 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,510 | — | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,561 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,588 | 2,628 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,645 | 2,686 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,697 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,711 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,727 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,750 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,750 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,780 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,818 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,836 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,850 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,860 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,871 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,882 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,889 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,899 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,905 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,911 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,929 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,956 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,996 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,009 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,038 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,066 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,086 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,099 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,143 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,178–3,240 | — | 3 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,955 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,980 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,002 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,050 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,305 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,405 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,412 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,497 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,580 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,586 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,605 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,617 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,677 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,700 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,763 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,788 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,818 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,885 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,965 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,000 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,025 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,249 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,585–5,950 | — | 6 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,609 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,730 | 5,750 | 2 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 5,730 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,898 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,028–6,044 | — | 3 |
| Mississippian System | 6,028–6,044 | — | 3 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,134 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,134–6,168 | — | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,260–6,282 | — | 5 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 6,413 | — | 1 |
| Ordovician System | 6,886 | — | 2 |
| Viola Limestone Formation | 6,886 | — | 2 |
| Arbuckle Group | 7,086 | — | 2 |
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. 6 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.231640, -101.514200
37.23164, -101.51420 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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