A. W. ADAMS 'B' 4
API 15119103370000 · Meade County, Kansas · ADAMS RANCH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1961-06-28
API
15119103370000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
ADAMS RANCH
Location
Spudded
1961-06-08
Completed
1961-06-27
Plugged
1961-06-28
Measured depth
6,100 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 48 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,530 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,110 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,704–2,734 | — | 2 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,704 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,734 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,807 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,824 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 3,078 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,124 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,124 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,293 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,338 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,379 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,451 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,810 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,486–4,488 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,517 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,640 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,641–4,898 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,644 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,128–5,130 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,140 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,214 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,220–5,221 | — | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,270 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,320–5,323 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,352 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,405 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,406 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,464–5,466 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,503–5,532 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,505 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,530–5,532 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,589 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,700 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,752–5,754 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,792 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,869–5,900 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,870–5,871 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,908 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,911 | 5,917 | 1 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,950 | 5,958 | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,950 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,980 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,980 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,980 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,074 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,092 | — | 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. 12 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.080006, -100.537147
37.08001, -100.53715 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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