MAXWELL 'B' 1
API 15175205250000 · Seward County, Kansas · SHUCK field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1990-11-02
API
15175205250000
Operator
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
County
Seward
Field
SHUCK
Location
Spudded
1981-04-11
Completed
1981-05-21
Plugged
1990-11-02
Measured depth
6,400 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 73 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,211 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,342 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,614 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,652 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,672 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,712 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,724 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,764 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,785 | 2,828 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,842 | 2,886 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,916 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,934 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,965–2,966 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,965 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,975 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,027 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,038 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,058 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,064 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,091 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,102 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,124 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,136 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,171 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,205 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,260 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,269 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,300 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,303 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,345 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,391 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,391–3,457 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,557 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,560 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,664 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,766 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,776 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,776 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,221–4,238 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,244 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,349–4,364 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,610 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,660 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,670 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,891 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,894 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,930 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,935 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,980 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,986 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,036 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,038–5,045 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,064 | 5,091 | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,123 | 5,132 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,189 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,238–5,274 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,238 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,274 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,662–5,815 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,662 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,898 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,898 | 6,013 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,898 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,013–6,220 | — | 4 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 6,042–6,191 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,098 | 6,258 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,258 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,258 | 6,306 | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,310 | — | 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
37.157419, -100.992111
37.15742, -100.99211 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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