Fincham 1
API 15119301110000 · Meade County, Kansas · FINCHAM field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2014-12-04
API
15119301110000
Operator
Herman L. Loeb, LLC
County
Meade
Field
FINCHAM
Location
Spudded
1966-12-22
Completed
1967-11-10
Plugged
2014-12-04
Measured depth
6,450 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 70 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,468 | 2 |
| Wellington Formation | 1,940 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,945 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,574 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,603 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,605–2,639 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,639 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,680 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,712 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,722 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,764 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,776 | 2,948 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,853 | 2,892 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,911 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,954 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,962–2,964 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,963–3,013 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,013 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,017 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,062 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,067 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,083 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,093 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,116 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,122 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,139 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,142 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,174 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,177 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,225 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,270 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,350 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,354 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,520 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,520 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,810 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,510–4,511 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,526 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,594 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,670 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,947 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,992 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,998 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 5,000 | 5,021 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,208 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,226–5,227 | 5,296 | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,325 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,340 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,361 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,409–5,410 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,462 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,492 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,553 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,588–5,613 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,588 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,613 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,672 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,750 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,832 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,910 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,982–6,027 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,983 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan C Sandstone Bed | 6,060 | 6,083 | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 6,061 | 6,082 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,098–6,099 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,098–6,099 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 6,098–6,099 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,296–6,298 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,310 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | — | — | 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
37.019720, -100.238320
37.01972, -100.23832 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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