Adams 1
API 15119001820000 · Meade County, Kansas · Adams Ranch field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1946-04-24
API
15119001820000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
Adams Ranch
Location
Spudded
1945-05-20
Completed
1946-04-10
Plugged
1946-04-24
Measured depth
6,657 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 46 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Group | 2,417–2,445 | — | 2 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,417 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,445 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,522 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,535 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,797 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,840 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,840 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,855 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,866 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,590 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,252–4,254 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,288 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,387 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,636 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,675 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,678 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,694 | 4,707 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,906 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,916 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,005 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,012–5,014 | — | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,070 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,100 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,160 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,200 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,202 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,262–5,264 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,302–5,336 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,302 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,336 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,530 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,575 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,690–5,691 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,691 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan D Sandstone Bed | 5,707 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,786–5,842 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,786–5,842 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,786–5,842 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,800 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,886–5,890 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,912 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,980 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,020–6,070 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,070 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,246 | — | 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. 11 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.010853, -100.522541
37.01085, -100.52254 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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