BLOOM 'A' 1
API 15175203820000 · Seward County, Kansas · ARCHER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1983-08-31
API
15175203820000
Operator
Anadarko Production Company
County
Seward
Field
ARCHER
Location
Spudded
1978-11-10
Completed
1978-12-06
Plugged
1983-08-31
Measured depth
6,650 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,216 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,349 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,632 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,662 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,662 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,681 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,694 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,734 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,747 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,791 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,808 | 2,857 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,864 | 2,917 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,918 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,949 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,962 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,996 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,996 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,006 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,061 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,074 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,094 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,098 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,120 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,127 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,138 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,144 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,166 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,174 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,212 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,258 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,319 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,341 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,366 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,382 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,421 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,446–3,546 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,570 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,618 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,797 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,833 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,833 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,290 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,359 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,433 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,666 | — | 1 |
| B/DRUM | — | 4,707 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,769 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,790 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,972 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,996 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,048 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,050 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,132 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,148 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,172 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,262 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,308 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 5,308 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,380 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,439 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,439 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,542 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,662 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,807–6,070 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,807 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,119 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,119 | 6,204 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,119 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,204 | 6,301 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,301 | 6,485 | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,485 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,485 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,549 | — | 1 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 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. 2 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.074084, -101.000729
37.07408, -101.00073 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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