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API 15175200450000 · Seward County, Kansas · ARCHER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1973-10-20
API
15175200450000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
ARCHER
Location
Spudded
1968-12-22
Completed
1969-04-25
Plugged
1973-10-20
Measured depth
6,559 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 82 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,230 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,460 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,626 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,659 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,659 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,679 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,727 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,737–2,738 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,780 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,804 | 2,848 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,854 | 2,913 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,914 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,937 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,952 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,980 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,980 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,993 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,048 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,060 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,094 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,107 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,113 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,123 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,129 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,141 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,154 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,188 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,224 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,273 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,295 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,321 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,331 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,368 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,400–3,459 | — | 4 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,401 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,472–3,555 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,566 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,896 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,915 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,915 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,226 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,234 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,268–4,269 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,290–4,291 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,402–4,408 | — | 3 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,665 | — | 1 |
| B/DRUM | — | 4,698 | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,704 | — | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,751 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,782 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,922–4,929 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,966 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,014 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,024 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,054–5,100 | — | 2 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,078 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,115–5,116 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,138 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,214 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,262 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,324 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,332–5,369 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,369–5,370 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,461 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,574 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,741–5,982 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,741 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,768 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 6,015 | 6,027 | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 6,016 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,027–6,033 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,027–6,064 | 6,120 | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 6,027–6,033 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,033 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,076–6,336 | 6,226 | 3 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 6,226 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,226 | 6,348 | 3 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,346–6,348 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,346 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,402–6,462 | — | 2 |
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. 18 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.121166, -101.019195
37.12117, -101.01919 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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