Adams 'K' 2
API 15119102280000 · Meade County, Kansas · Adams Ranch field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1953-09-24
API
15119102280000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
Adams Ranch
Location
Spudded
1953-05-22
Completed
1953-07-04
Plugged
1953-09-24
Measured depth
5,930 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 69 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,240 | — | 3 |
| Wellington Formation | 1,722 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,905–1,906 | — | 2 |
| Chase Group | 2,523–2,525 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,523 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,530 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,554 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,600–2,619 | — | 2 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,603 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,665 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,678 | 2,738 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,740–2,743 | 2,800 | 2 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,800 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,864 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,878–2,879 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,927 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,980 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,989 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,002 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,013 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,027 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,038 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,048 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,060 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,090 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,096 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,135 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,199 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,262 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,275 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,300 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,328 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,458–3,489 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,665 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,328–4,330 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,366 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,405–4,750 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,466–4,483 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,713 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,750 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,764 | 4,781 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,880 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,985–4,990 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,000 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,047–5,080 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,050–5,091 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,110 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,140–5,166 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,176 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,214 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,252 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,252 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,324–5,376 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,368–5,402 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,369 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,400–5,402 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,464 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,628–5,638 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,657 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,752–5,782 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,754 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,854–5,864 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,854 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,854–5,864 | — | 3 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,857 | 5,861 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,894–5,895 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,903 | — | 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. 21 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.019289, -100.535017
37.01929, -100.53502 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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