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API 15119300690000 · Meade County, Kansas · Adams Ranch field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1965-12-06
API
15119300690000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
Adams Ranch
Location
Spudded
1965-11-07
Completed
1965-12-06
Plugged
1965-12-06
Measured depth
6,528 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 66 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,960 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,522 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,553 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,553 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,567 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,575 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,639 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,650 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,699 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,710 | 2,790 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,795 | 2,844 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,844 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,896 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,907 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,949 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,949 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,966 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,007 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,013 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,023 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,035 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,060 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,075 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,079 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,110 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,123 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,159 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,210 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,445 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,586–3,660 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,612 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,284 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,334 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,393 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,457 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,720 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,762 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,847 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,944 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,951 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,040 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,046 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,086 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,105 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,144 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,183 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,222 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,222 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,282–5,334 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,327–5,362 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,327 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,362 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,420 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,590 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,708 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,708 | — | 1 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,830 | 5,836 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,836 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,836 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,879 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,031–6,049 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,049 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,135–6,307 | — | 3 |
| St Louis | 6,137 | — | 1 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 6,442 | — | 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. 5 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.030204, -100.571243
37.03020, -100.57124 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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