A. W. Adams 'J' 1
API 15119001730000 · Meade County, Kansas · WILDCAT field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1952-07-12
API
15119001730000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
WILDCAT
Location
Spudded
1952-04-03
Completed
1952-05-27
Plugged
1952-07-12
Measured depth
6,100 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 72 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 659 | 683 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,205–1,206 | — | 2 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,870 | — | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,068 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,420–2,456 | — | 2 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,444 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,456 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,476 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,486 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,528 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,543 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,593 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,607 | 2,686 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,690 | 2,729 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,729 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,794 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,808–2,809 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,847 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,847 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,862 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,903 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,914 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,927 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,940 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,948 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,962 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,973 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,982 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,019 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,059 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,120 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,176 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,362–3,397 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,585 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,195 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,234 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,279 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,330–4,402 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,576 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,615–4,838 | — | 2 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,616 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,617 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,628 | 4,646 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,747 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,835–4,844 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,840–4,937 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,938–4,945 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,020 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,064 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,078–5,105 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,110 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,163 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,164 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,206–5,255 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,249–5,286 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,250 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,285–5,286 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,353 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,526–5,533 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,576 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,630 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,630 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,763 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,763 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,763 | — | 2 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,766 | 5,772 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,780 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,809–5,810 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,892–5,917 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,003–6,055 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,055 | — | 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. 17 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.026742, -100.621325
37.02674, -100.62132 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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