Ernest 1-18
API 15189222270000 · Stevens County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1997-09-26
API
15189222270000
Operator
Manuel Corporation
County
Stevens
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Permit
13-AUG-1997
Spudded
1997-09-15
Completed
1997-09-26
Plugged
1997-09-26
Measured depth
6,250 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,751 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,294 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,400 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,625 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,664 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,664 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,692 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,698 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,734 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,746–2,756 | 2,756 | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,790 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,810 | 2,861 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,870 | 2,921 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,939 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,964 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,985 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,985 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,999 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,046 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,059 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,073 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,092 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,103 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,109 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,120 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,126 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,130 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,149 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,175 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,228 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,240 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,276 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,290 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,310 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,343 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,384–3,468 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,496–3,571 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,575 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,683 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,756 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,784 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,784 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,278 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,305 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,334 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,419 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,616 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,721 | — | 1 |
| B/DRUM | — | 4,722 | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,726 | — | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,791 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,805 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,873 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,880 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,923 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,940 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,994 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 5,008 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,076 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,079 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,141 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,177 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,302 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,361 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,438 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,438 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,610 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,679 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,757 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,985 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 6,001 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 6,068 | — | 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. 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
36.999378, -101.489625
36.99938, -101.48963 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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