Stratigraphy
List of wells in northeastern Kansas drilled to "Mississippi lime" or deeper
| Company | Well | Total Depth (feet) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Petroleum Co. | Mann No. 1 | SE NW, sec. 21, T. 1 S., R. 19 E. |
2315 |
| Valley Petroleum Co. | Stout No. 2 | Cen. NW, sec. 30, T. 3 S., R. 20 E. |
2120 |
| Diamond drill hole | Atchison | SW NE, sec, 18, T. 6 S., R. 21 E. |
1392 |
| Garvin et al. | Lutz No. 1 | SW NW NW, sec. 27, T. 7 S, R. 16 E. |
2774 |
| Indian Mound Oil Co. | Oak Mills No. 1 | NE cor. sec. 13, T. 7 S., R. 21 E. |
2890 |
| Goens et al. | Wabense No. 1 | Cen. NE NW, sec. 3, T. 8 S., R. 14 E. |
2953 |
| Lansing coal shaft | NE SE NE, sec. 27, T. 8 S., R. 22 E. |
2116 | |
| Northern O. and G. Co. | Winchester No. 1 | NW cor. sec. 13, T. 9 S., R. 19 E. |
3440 |
| Parker Oil Co. | Bardwell No. 1 | Sec. 26, T. 10 S., R. 9 E. |
1093 |
| Jennings Oil Co. | Miller No. 1 | NW SE SE. sec. 12, T. 10 S., R. 10 E. |
2015 |
| Advance O. and R. Co. | Shawnee No. 1 | SW NW, sec. 14, T. 13 S., R. 10 E. |
2700 |
| Empire O. and R. Co. | Root No. 1 | Cen. SW NE, sec. 1, T. 11 S, R. 9 E. |
2000 |
| Ramsey et al. | Kaul No. 1 | SE cor. NE NE, sec. 2, T. 11 S., R. 11 E. |
2830 |
| Kansas Oil Assoc. | Wille No. 1 | Cen. SW NE, sec. 5, T. 11 S., R. 11 E. |
2700 |
| Diamond Drilling | McFarland No. 1 | SW cor. sec. 31, T. 11 S., R. 11 E. |
2006 |
| Hall et al. | Werner No. 1 | SE cor. NW, sec. 36, T. 11 S., R. 13 E. |
2006 |
| Onarch O. and G. Co. | Allen No. 1 | SE cor. NE NW, sec. 2, T. 11 S., R. 14 E. |
2471 |
| Forrester et al. | Hummer No. 1 | Cen. SW, sec. 14, T. 11 S., R. 16 E. |
3056 |
| Anderson Drilling Co. | Gramse No. 1 | SE SE, sec. 4, T. 11 S., R. 18 E. |
2324 |
| Bonner Springs O. and G. | Bonner Springs No. 1 | Sec. 20, T. 11 S, R. 23 E. |
2200 |
| Bonner Springs O. and G. | Twist No. 1 | SE cor. NE, sec. 29, T. 11 S., R. 23 E. |
1040 |
| Bonner Springs O. and G. | Schubert No. 1 | SE cor. NE, sec. 30, T. 11 S., R. 23 E. |
1014 |
| Bonner Springs O. and G. | Kinahan No. 1 | SE cor. NW, sec. 21, T. 11 S., R. 23 E. |
853 |
| American Petroleum Co. | Schmidt No. 1 | Cen. SE SE, sec. 9, T. 12 S., R. 10 E. |
2339 |
| Empire O. and R. Co. | Schwalm No. 1 | SE cor. sec. 19, T. 12 S., R. 11 E. |
3431 |
| Jenkins and Scott | Hayden No. 1 | NE NE SE, sec. 8, T. 12 S, R. 14 E. |
2693 |
| McBride and Givens | Shirley No. 1 | NE cor. SW, sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 14 E. |
2469 |
| Green et al. | Ripley No. 1 | NW cor. NE, sec. 12, T. 12 S., R. 16 E. |
3320 |
| Smith et al. | Smith No. 1 | SW cor. SE, sec. 28, T. 12 S., R. 19 E. |
2382 |
| Forrester et al. | Yazel No. 1 | Sec. 18, T. 12 S., R. 22 E. |
1546 |
| Manhattan Oil Co. | Steinmeyer No. 1 | NE cor. NW SW, sec. 11, T. 13 S., R. 10 E. |
2405 |
| Williams et al. | Henderson No. 1 | Cen. NE, sec. 15, T. 13 S., R. 12 E. |
3652 |
| Wapeka Oil Co. | Neal No. 1 | Cen. SW NE, sec. 26, T. 13 S., R. 15 E. |
2430 |
| Wapeka Oil Co. | Schwab No. 1 | Sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 22 E. |
2162 |
| Ft. Scott Foundry Co. | Olathe well | SW SW NE, sec. 35, T. 13 S., R. 23 E. |
1522 |
| Benedum-Trees | Lockhart No. 1 | SW cor. sec. 17, T. 14 S., R. 11 E. |
2665 |
| Universal Oil Co. | Harrington No. 1 | NE cor. SW, sec. 12, T. 14 S., R. 22 E. |
2421 |
| Universal Oil Co. | Mahaffie No. 1 | Sec. 4, T. 14 S., R. 23 E. |
1785 |
| Stokes Co. | Seckinger No. 1 | Cen. W2 SE, sec. 5, T. 15 S., R. 22 E. |
1036 |
| Stokes Co. | Marshall No. 2 | Cen. NW NE, sec. 11, T. 15 S., R. 22 E. |
1086 |
| Higgins | Harrison No. 1 | NW cor. sec. 6, T. 15 S., R. 25 E. |
975 |
| Higgins | Conboy No. 1 | SE cor. SW, sec. 7, T. 15 S., R. 25 E. |
1012 |
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