FINCHAM 'A' 2
API 15175202980000 · Seward County, Kansas · UNKNOWN field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1976-09-16
API
15175202980000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
UNKNOWN
Location
Spudded
1976-08-24
Completed
1976-09-11
Plugged
1976-09-16
Measured depth
6,420 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 70 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,143 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,319 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,609 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,660 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,671 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,715 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,726–2,728 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,770 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,788 | 2,842 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,848 | 2,906 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,907 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,932 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,945 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,979 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,979 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,990 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,043 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,054 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,076 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,083 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,101 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,110 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,123 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,130 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,152 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,160 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,202 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,248 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,303 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,338 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,355 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,442 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,628 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,840 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,854–3,898 | — | 2 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,854 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,306–4,308 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,320 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,368 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,431–4,432 | — | 3 |
| B/DRUM | — | 4,760 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,798 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,828 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,949 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,968 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,006 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,014 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,140 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,151 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,174 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,219 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,272 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,330 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,376 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,376–5,548 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,466 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,576 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,618 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,770–5,926 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,770 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,024 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,024 | 6,040 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,024–6,026 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,040 | 6,139 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,139 | 6,252 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,252 | 6,362 | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,351–6,362 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,351–6,362 | — | 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. 9 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.121354, -100.944241
37.12135, -100.94424 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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