McDonald 1-18
API 15175201760000 · Seward County, Kansas · LIBERAL SOUTHEAST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2015-09-04
API
15175201760000
Operator
Kaiser-Francis Oil Company
County
Seward
Field
LIBERAL SOUTHEAST
Location
Spudded
1972-05-05
Completed
1972-06-29
Plugged
2015-09-04
Measured depth
6,902 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 80 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,162 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,646 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,674 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,674 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,695 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,716 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,754 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,765–2,768 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,809–2,811 | — | 2 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,825–2,836 | 2,879 | 2 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,883 | 2,924 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,924 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,977 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,994 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,026–3,027 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,026 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,041 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,095 | — | 1 |
| B1_LM | 3,103 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,106 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,118 | — | 1 |
| B2_SH | 3,127 | — | 1 |
| B2_LM | 3,130 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,134 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,151 | — | 1 |
| B3_SH | 3,157 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,165 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,176 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,184 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,207 | — | 1 |
| B5_SH | 3,210 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,214 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,254 | — | 1 |
| C_SH | 3,259 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,303 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,363 | — | 1 |
| D_SH | 3,368 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,384 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,404 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,433 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,524–3,571 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,693 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,711 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,924 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,924 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,380–4,381 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,402 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,464 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,530–4,532 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,776–4,814 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,802 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,815 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,942 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,055 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,059 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,111 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,182 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,240–5,241 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,283 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,344 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,406–5,504 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,483 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,626–5,627 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,627 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,702 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,765 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,768 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,796 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,946–6,246 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,946 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 6,248 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,260–6,268 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,260–6,268 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 6,260–6,268 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,269–6,360 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,373–6,374 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,467–6,493 | — | 3 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,625–6,627 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,625–6,627 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,780–6,868 | — | 3 |
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. 21 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.000822, -100.944485
37.00082, -100.94449 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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