MLP FORD 'A' 1
API 15189223230000 · Stevens County, Kansas · SIMMONS field
Recompleted
API
15189223230000
Operator
Merit Energy Company, LLC
County
Stevens
Field
SIMMONS
Location
Permit
02-NOV-1999
Spudded
1999-12-21
Completed
2000-04-12
Measured depth
6,080 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 69 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,684 | 1,717 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,204 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,394 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,424 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,424 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,444 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,452 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,476 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,496 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,532 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,566 | 2,602 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,617 | 2,667 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,682 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,703 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,720 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,720 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,746 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,783 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,801 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,812 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,824 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,834 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,846 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,849 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,862 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,865 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,873 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,888 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,916 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,951 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,968 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,996 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,014 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,038 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,052 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,097 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,138–3,197 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,270 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,275 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,402 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,483 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,496 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,496 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,934 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,952 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,976 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,043 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,354 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,357 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,444 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,530 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,537 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,550 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,557 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,609 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,626 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,678 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,692 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,728 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,775 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,891 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,920 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,950 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,317 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,524 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,812 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,947 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,947 | — | 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. 1 formation was picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and its range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.280835, -101.539870
37.28084, -101.53987 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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