MORLAN 'A' 3
API 15175204070000 · Seward County, Kansas · SHUCK field
Producing
API
15175204070000
Operator
ELM III Operating Company LLC
County
Seward
Field
SHUCK
Location
Spudded
1979-06-13
Completed
1979-08-23
Measured depth
6,380 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 75 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,194 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,318 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,582 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,608 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,608 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,624 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,642 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,681 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,692 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,726 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,754 | 2,794 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,812 | 2,854 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,886 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,904 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,934 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,934 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,946 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,997 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,006 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,030 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,035 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,054 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,066 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,076 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,096 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,140 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,174 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,232 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,244 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,277 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,284 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,316 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,339 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,350 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,350–3,432 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,514 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,518 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,622 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,718 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,724 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,724 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,203–4,220 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,219–4,228 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,336–4,354 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,610 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,644 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,652 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,870 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,894 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,926 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,928 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,026 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,030–5,040 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,054 | 5,096 | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,132 | 5,154 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,192 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,230–5,270 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,230 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,270 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,666–5,828 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,666 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,918 | 5,926 | 2 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,919 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,934 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,934 | 6,023 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,934 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,023 | 6,114 | 1 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 6,078–6,194 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,114 | 6,274 | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,274–6,288 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,274–6,288 | 6,318 | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,305–6,322 | — | 2 |
| 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. 11 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.161018, -101.014960
37.16102, -101.01496 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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