Brown 'A' 1-16
API 15055207780000 · Finney County, Kansas · ORANGE-J NORTHEAST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1988-03-31
API
15055207780000
Operator
unavailable
County
Finney
Field
ORANGE-J NORTHEAST
Location
Spudded
1988-02-11
Completed
1988-03-18
Plugged
1988-03-31
Measured depth
5,157 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 76 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,880 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,168 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,254 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,438 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,466 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,466 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,486 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,491 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,508 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,524 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,554 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,583 | 2,622 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,638 | 2,680 | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,720 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,741 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,741 | — | 1 |
| A1_LM | 2,762 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,762 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,791 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,810 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,818 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,832 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,840 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,854 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,859 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,872 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,876 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,880 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,894 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,914 | — | 1 |
| Admire Group | 2,970 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,970 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,989 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,024 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,042 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,084 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,090 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,098 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,116 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,116–3,198 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,272 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,285 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,396 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,458 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,464 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,464 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,791 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,807 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,835 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,884 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,034 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,084 | 4,384 | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,088 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,092 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,218 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,222 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,284 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,288 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,330 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,336 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,385 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,414 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,494–4,530 | — | 2 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,494 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,524–4,538 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,524 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,538 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,738 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,802 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 4,870 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 4,870 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,870 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,937 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,937 | 4,956 | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,961–5,097 | — | 3 |
| Brown 'M' Zone | 5,083 | — | 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. 4 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.885919, -101.053704
37.88592, -101.05370 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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