Adams 'A' 1-12
API 15119200820000 · Meade County, Kansas · Adams Ranch field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1971-11-04
API
15119200820000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
Adams Ranch
Location
Spudded
1971-10-16
Completed
1971-11-04
Plugged
1971-11-04
Measured depth
6,330 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 76 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,230 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,850 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,435–2,465 | — | 2 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,436 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,465 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,484 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,501 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,543 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,555 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,604 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,614 | 2,695 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,698 | 2,744 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,744 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,806 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,818–2,819 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,863 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,863 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,867 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,920 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,930 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,940 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,951 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,973 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,980 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,998 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,002 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,029 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,035 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,076 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,125 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,206 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,211 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,244 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,263 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,387–3,419 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,600 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,263–4,264 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,295 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,358 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,420–4,425 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,650 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,692 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,695 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,706 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,819 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,926 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,937–4,939 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,990–5,016 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,995–5,020 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,080 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,080–5,107 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,112–5,113 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,177 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,222 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,223 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,270–5,321 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,316–5,349 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,318 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,348–5,349 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,410 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,578–5,590 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,618 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,705–5,738 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,705 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,786 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,787 | 5,802 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,812–5,817 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,812 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,812–5,817 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,840–5,841 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,852–5,862 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,964–5,980 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,016–6,071 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,071 | — | 1 |
| St Louis | 6,183 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,183–6,268 | 6,286 | 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. 22 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.011914, -100.530458
37.01191, -100.53046 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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