CHANCE 'A' 1
API 15171000870000 · Scott County, Kansas · KEYSTONE field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1953-08-26
API
15171000870000
Operator
unavailable
County
Scott
Field
KEYSTONE
Location
Spudded
1953-08-02
Completed
1953-08-26
Plugged
1953-08-26
Measured depth
5,106 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 66 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Shale Bed | 369–3,562 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 428 | — | 1 |
| Fort Hays Limestone Member | 549 | 622 | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,719 | 1,757 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,816 | 2,026 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 2,218 | 2,282 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,492 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,576 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,747 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,795 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,857 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,899 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,956 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,974 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,995 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,995 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,997–3,017 | — | 2 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,035 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,055 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,063 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,079 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,087 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,102 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,133 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,140 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,149 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,163 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,190 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,224 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,244 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,269 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,294 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,334 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,334 | — | 2 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,427–3,444 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,497 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,630 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,635 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,635 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,872 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,882 | — | 1 |
| Haskell Limestone Member | 3,911 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,911 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,948 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,086 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,103 | 4,130 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,189 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,199 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,229 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,240 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,274 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,312 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,343 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,367 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,399–4,429 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,420 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,437 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,437 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 4,467 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,533 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,533 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 4,538 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 4,538 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 4,538 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 4,538 | — | 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. 4 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
38.463761, -100.792429
38.46376, -100.79243 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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