Adams 'E' 3
API 15175202040001 · Seward County, Kansas · FRANZ-TOLAND WEST field
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API
15175202040001
Operator
OXY USA Inc.
County
Seward
Field
FRANZ-TOLAND WEST
Location
Permit
21-NOV-1990
Spudded
1990-11-29
Completed
1991-01-30
Measured depth
5,810 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 81 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,740 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,188 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,264 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,552 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,574–2,578 | — | 3 |
| Chase Group | 2,578 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,598 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,604 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,650–2,651 | — | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,682 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,702 | 2,752 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,766 | 2,812 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,836 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,850 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,876–2,877 | — | 3 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,876 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,894 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,934 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,950 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,966 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,974 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,996 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,004 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,009 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,020 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,024 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,057 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,066 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,132 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,142 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,172 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,178 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,196 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,220 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,232 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,254 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,254–3,324 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,399 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,402 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,520 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,604 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,607 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,607 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,074 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,090 | — | 3 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,158 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,158–4,184 | — | 5 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,368–4,436 | — | 3 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,423 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,436 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,644–4,645 | — | 3 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,686 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,703 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,718 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,737 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,786 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,798 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,830 | 4,833 | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 4,871–4,872 | 4,871 | 3 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,924 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,955–4,979 | — | 3 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,955 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,979 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,236 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,301–5,353 | — | 6 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,301 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,427 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,428 | 5,439 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,442 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,442–5,560 | — | 5 |
| Mississippian System | 5,442 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,478–5,501 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 5,479–5,560 | — | 3 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,596–5,637 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,596–5,637 | 5,636 | 3 |
| Meramec Group | 5,637 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,638–5,685 | 5,700 | 4 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 1 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | — | — | 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. 16 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.349663, -100.956976
37.34966, -100.95698 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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