A. W. ADAMS 'A' 1
API 15119103330000 · Meade County, Kansas · ADAMS RANCH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1995-10-25
API
15119103330000
Operator
Graham-Michaelis Corporation
County
Meade
Field
ADAMS RANCH
Location
Spudded
1959-03-11
Completed
1959-07-15
Plugged
1995-10-25
Measured depth
6,103 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 67 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,450 | — | 3 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,110 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,114 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,712 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,712 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,742 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,751 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,792 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,812 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,854 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,870 | 2,950 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,952 | 3,002 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 3,030 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 3,059 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,071–3,072 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,116 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,116 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,118 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,172 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,184 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,196 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,208 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,221 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,228 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,243 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,246 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,272 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,280 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,337 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,372 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,820 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,492 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,530 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,644–4,646 | — | 2 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,902 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,906 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,920 | 4,940 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,127–5,136 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,147–5,148 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,190–5,220 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,194–5,230 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,222 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 5,228 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,286 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,324–5,325 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,361 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,416 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,416 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,476 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,520–5,550 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,521 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,550 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,611 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,736 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,784 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,820 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,896–5,897 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,897–5,915 | — | 3 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,964 | 5,974 | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,964 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,996–6,014 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,014 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,014 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,060 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,078 | — | 1 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 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. 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
37.052035, -100.549305
37.05203, -100.54931 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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