PRINTZ 'B' 2
API 15175205550000 · Seward County, Kansas · ARCHER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2013-05-20
API
15175205550000
Operator
Merit Energy Company, LLC
County
Seward
Field
ARCHER
Location
Spudded
1981-11-15
Completed
1981-12-05
Plugged
2013-05-20
Measured depth
6,675 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 73 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,596 | 1,614 | 2 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,182 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,337 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,632 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,666 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,666 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,687 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,698 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,741 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,750 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,795 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,808 | 2,866 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,870 | 2,928 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,929 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,958 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,969 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,004 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,004 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,018 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,075 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,087 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,109 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,117 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,139 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,150 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,161 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,168 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,193 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,200 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,242 | — | 1 |
| C_SH | 3,244 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,284 | — | 1 |
| C_LM | 3,289 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,348 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,362 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,389 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,460 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,491–3,600 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,636–3,689 | — | 2 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,700 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,328 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,347 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,390 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,471 | — | 2 |
| B/DRUM | — | 4,766 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,820 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,860 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,012 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,026 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,061 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,175 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,188 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,219 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,291 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,348 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,426 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,492 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,492 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,599 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,721 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,878–6,178 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,883 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 6,200 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,242 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,242–6,309 | 6,354 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,242 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,242 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,354–6,478 | 6,450 | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,430–6,450 | 6,649 | 2 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 6,437 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,632–6,648 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,649 | — | 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. 7 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.052444, -100.977924
37.05244, -100.97792 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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