DOWNING UNIT 1-2
API 15189209410000 · Stevens County, Kansas · NORTHWOODS NORTH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2000-10-10
API
15189209410000
Operator
EXXONMOBIL Oil Corp
County
Stevens
Field
NORTHWOODS NORTH
Location
Spudded
1987-01-23
Completed
1987-03-01
Plugged
2000-10-10
Measured depth
6,398 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 79 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,260 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,380 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,630 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,656 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,656 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,688 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,724 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,738 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,770 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,792 | 2,836 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,852 | 2,892 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,910 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,928 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,940 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,963–2,964 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,964 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,975 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,028 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,042 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,059 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,070 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,085 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,095 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,106 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,114 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,128 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,133 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,159 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,171 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,231 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,246 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,270 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,278 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,302 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,325 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,335 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,353–3,430 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,509 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,513 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,666 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,749 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,753 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,753 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,212–4,213 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,231 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,277 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,335–4,337 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,541 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,600 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,629 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,640 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,839 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,863 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,899 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,910 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,968 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,012 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,024–5,025 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,051 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,107 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,164 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,212 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,242–5,243 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,242 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,497 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,665–5,894 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,665 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,703 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,955 | 5,960 | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,956 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,960–6,000 | 6,035 | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,960–5,984 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,984 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,022–6,188 | 6,125 | 3 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 6,088–6,174 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,124–6,125 | 6,230 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,230 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,230–6,232 | — | 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. 13 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.217302, -101.116907
37.21730, -101.11691 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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