MCGILL 'A' 1
API 15175205400000 · Seward County, Kansas · ARCHER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2011-09-07
API
15175205400000
Operator
Bear Petroleum, LLC
County
Seward
Field
ARCHER
Location
Spudded
1981-08-22
Completed
1981-10-13
Plugged
2011-09-07
Measured depth
6,530 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 68 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,612 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,640 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,640 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,672 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,712 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,723–2,724 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,768 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,786 | 2,836 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,842 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,936 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,966 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,966 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,976 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,031 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,043 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,067 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,100 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,110 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,120 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,128 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,144 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,156 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,194 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,225 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,289 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,315 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,336 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,344 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,386 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,413–3,414 | — | 3 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,280–4,282 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,298 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,347 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,418 | — | 3 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,666 | — | 1 |
| B/DRUM | — | 4,703 | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,710 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,732 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,748–4,945 | — | 2 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,761 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,782 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,974 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,022 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,038 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,122 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,145 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,234 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,274 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,328–5,382 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,330 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,381–5,382 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,490 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,620 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,771–6,007 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,771 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 6,031 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 6,047 | 6,049 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,054–6,055 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,054 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,054–6,055 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,055–6,120 | 6,145 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,143–6,336 | 6,242 | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,242 | 6,337 | 3 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,337–6,455 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,337–6,455 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,492 | — | 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. 13 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.103093, -101.000933
37.10309, -101.00093 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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