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API 15189210870000 · Stevens County, Kansas · Cave field
Producing
API
15189210870000
Operator
Gore Oil Company
County
Stevens
Field
Cave
Location
Spudded
1987-07-16
Completed
1987-08-14
Measured depth
5,870 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 1,123 | 1,188 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,261 | 1,470 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,757 | 1,812 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,222 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,383 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,608 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,631 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,631 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,654 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,660 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,694 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,707 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,734 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,753 | 2,802 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,810 | 2,853 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,860 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,882 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,900 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,920 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,920 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,932 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,978 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,990 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,006 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,011 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,026 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,035 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,052 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,061 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,066 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,092 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,169 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,184 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,202 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,217 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,236 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,261 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,272 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,303–3,376 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,444 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,451 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,578 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,663 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,666 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,666 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,087 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,108 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,149 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,149–4,201 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,412 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,442 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,450 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,543 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,631 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,644 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,698 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,713 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,777 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,825 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,854 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,986 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,018 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,048 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,231 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,395 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,395 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,592 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,592 | 5,700 | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,592 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,700 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,700 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,740–5,756 | — | 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. 3 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.353200, -101.110560
37.35320, -101.11056 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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