MCCANDLESS 'A' 3-H
API 15067206730000 · Grant County, Kansas · HUGOTON GAS AREA field
Producing
API
15067206730000
Operator
Eiger Operating Company, LLC
County
Grant
Field
HUGOTON GAS AREA
Location
Spudded
1987-07-18
Completed
1989-04-15
Measured depth
6,085 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 81 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,740 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,148 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,238 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,466 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,490 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,490 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,508 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,512 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,540 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,550 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,596 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,622 | 2,657 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,672 | 2,710 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,713 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,740 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,760 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,783 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,783 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,800 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,840 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,856 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,872 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,880 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,892 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,902 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,906 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,918 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,924 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,928 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,950 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,964 | 2,988 | 2 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,018 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,034 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,070 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,084 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,100 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,126 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,137–3,146 | — | 2 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,197 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,197–3,263 | — | 3 |
| Wood Siding Formation | 3,268 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,337 | 3,410 | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,343 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,469 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,542 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,553 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,553–3,620 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,962–3,966 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,990 | — | 1 |
| Douglas Group | 4,002 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,017 | — | 1 |
| Stanton Limestone Formation | 4,082 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,084 | — | 1 |
| Bonner Springs Shale Member | 4,150 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,285 | 4,381 | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,376 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,384 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,578 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,600 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,625–4,638 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,656 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,661 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,671 | 4,660 | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,713 | — | 1 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 4,730 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,734 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,864 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,914 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,937 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,937–4,940 | — | 2 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,195 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,284 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan Stage | 5,361 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,367 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,382 | 5,394 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,681 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,681–5,886 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,764 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,886–5,910 | 5,975 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,910 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,980–6,042 | 6,050 | 3 |
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. 9 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.391660, -101.334660
37.39166, -101.33466 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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