Adams 3
API 15119200430000 · Meade County, Kansas · Adams Ranch field
Recompleted
API
15119200430000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
Adams Ranch
Location
Spudded
1969-12-13
Completed
1970-07-21
Measured depth
6,273 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 35 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,868 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,625 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,273–4,274 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,422 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,654 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,688 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,688 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,702 | 4,729 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,913–4,916 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,919 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,015 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,017 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,080 | — | 1 |
| Lenapah Limestone Formation | 5,120 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,120 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,160 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,213 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,214 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,258–5,308 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,304–5,338 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,304 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,337–5,338 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,398 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,576 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,690–5,723 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,690 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,719–5,720 | 5,723 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,786 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,786–5,948 | — | 3 |
| Mississippian System | 5,786 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,862–5,886 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 5,924 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,960–6,004 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,004 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,079–6,238 | — | 4 |
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
37.023004, -100.557672
37.02300, -100.55767 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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