ELLIS UNIT 3-5
API 15189214650000 · Stevens County, Kansas · Outpost field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1991-01-04
API
15189214650000
Operator
EXXONMOBIL Oil Corp
County
Stevens
Field
Outpost
Location
Permit
08-NOV-1990
Spudded
1990-12-26
Completed
1991-01-03
Plugged
1991-01-04
Measured depth
6,396 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 67 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,820 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,280 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,373 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,604 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,614–2,628 | — | 4 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,628 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,650 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,657 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,698 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,712 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,746 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,766 | 2,818 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,826 | 2,879 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,884 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,898 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,918 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,943 | — | 4 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,943 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,956 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,008 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,020 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,036 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,049 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,059 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,072 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,076 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,085 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,092 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,097 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,118 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,144 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,194 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,210 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,240 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,257 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,282 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,307 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,336 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,362–3,426 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,506 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,510 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,648 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,737 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,743 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,743 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,192 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,217 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,268–4,314 | — | 4 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,554 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,625 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,636 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,745 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,838 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,906 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,912 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,965 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,974 | — | 4 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,134 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,165 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,200–5,203 | — | 4 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,698–6,005 | — | 7 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,698 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 6,005 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,086–6,088 | — | 4 |
| Mississippian System | 6,086–6,088 | — | 4 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,218 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,218 | — | 4 |
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. 7 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.268346, -101.325189
37.26835, -101.32519 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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