MALIN 'A' 1
API 15175205390000 · Seward County, Kansas · SHUCK field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2015-03-23
API
15175205390000
Operator
Bear Petroleum, LLC
County
Seward
Field
SHUCK
Location
Spudded
1981-08-05
Completed
1981-10-02
Plugged
2015-03-23
Measured depth
6,430 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 75 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,635 | 1,707 | 2 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,230 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,366 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,635 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,670 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,679 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,698 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,738 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,749 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,791 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,814 | 2,858 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,870 | 2,914 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,944 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,960 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,990 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,990 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,000 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,051 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,063 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,084 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,088 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,110 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,118 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,131 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,139 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,154 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,165 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,198 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,232 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,288 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,293 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,330 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,332 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,378 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,412 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,412–3,491 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,592 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,595 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,694 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,802 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,806 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,806 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,275 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,294–4,295 | — | 2 |
| Lansing Group | 4,408 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,656 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,690 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,694 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,921 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,948 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,970 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,974 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,031 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,076 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,092 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,102 | 5,140 | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,166 | 5,180 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,238 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,278 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,280–5,326 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,326 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,709–5,922 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,709 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,966 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,968–5,984 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,968 | 6,061 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,968–5,984 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,984 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,061–6,301 | — | 4 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 6,114–6,257 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,159–6,256 | 6,326 | 3 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,326 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,326 | 6,357 | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,366 | — | 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
37.139315, -100.996555
37.13932, -100.99656 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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