FINCHAM 'A' 3
API 15175203610000 · Seward County, Kansas · SHUCK field
Producing
API
15175203610000
Operator
BCE-Mach LLC
County
Seward
Field
SHUCK
Location
Spudded
1978-06-18
Completed
1978-07-26
Measured depth
6,360 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,236 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,362 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,630 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,653 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,653 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,663 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,681 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,718 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,730 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,764 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,792 | 2,832 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,848 | 2,886 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,918 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,936 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,964 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,964 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,976 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,030 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,043 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,064 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,072 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,087 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,098 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,116 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,128 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,150 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,172 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,208 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,264 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,270 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,307 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,312 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,346 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,369 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,376 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,384 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,384–3,460 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,542 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,550 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,651 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,736 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,740 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,740 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,231–4,248 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,262 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,373–4,374 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,645 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,669 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,678 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,902 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,929 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,984 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,990 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,041 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,072 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,084–5,109 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,110 | 5,152 | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,178 | 5,192 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,220 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,271–5,313 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,271 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,313 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,717–5,938 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,717 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,976 | 6,000 | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,007 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,007 | 6,097 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,007–6,020 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,097–6,285 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 6,152–6,271 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,194 | 6,315 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,315 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,315 | — | 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. 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
37.153684, -101.037544
37.15368, -101.03754 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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