A. W. ADAMS 'B' 3
API 15119103360000 · Meade County, Kansas · ADAMS RANCH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1960-04-01
API
15119103360000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
ADAMS RANCH
Location
Spudded
1960-03-06
Completed
1960-03-29
Plugged
1960-04-01
Measured depth
6,012 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 50 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,523 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,125 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,691 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,693–2,724 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,724 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,755 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,763 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,804 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,821 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,870 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,890 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,074 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,120 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,120 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,280 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,286 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,333 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,378 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,452 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,461 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,810 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,484–4,485 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,520 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,642–4,643 | — | 2 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,900 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,135–5,137 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,146 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,216 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,220 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,270 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,318 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,353 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,384 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,384 | 5,425 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,468–5,469 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,510–5,540 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,511 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,538–5,540 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,600 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,708 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,763–5,764 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,804 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,878–5,879 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,879 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,948 | 5,952 | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,971 | — | 1 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,972 | 5,981 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,988–5,989 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,988 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,988–5,989 | — | 2 |
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
37.070935, -100.539409
37.07093, -100.53941 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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