HAYS 1
API 15175205690000 · Seward County, Kansas · LIBERAL-LIGHT field
Producing
API
15175205690000
Operator
Neil S Hays Trust
County
Seward
Field
LIBERAL-LIGHT
Location
Spudded
1981-10-23
Completed
1982-02-11
Measured depth
6,400 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 73 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,494 | 1,612 | 2 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,099 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,622 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,648 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,648 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,663 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,671 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,738 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,750 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,794 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,808 | 2,865 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,868 | 2,923 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,924 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,962 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,976 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,014 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,014 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 3,020 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,084 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,100 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,115 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,124 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,150 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,161 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,179 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,183 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,218 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,221 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,271 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,327 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,410 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,417 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,490 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,524 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,527 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,583 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,404–4,432 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,432 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,496 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,568–4,569 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,810 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,844 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,862 | — | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,932 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,970 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,069 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,072 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,148 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,156 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,216 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,263 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,282–5,293 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,300 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,352 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,398 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,454 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,506 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,506 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,580 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,679 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,723 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,875–5,990 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,880 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,929–5,930 | 5,981 | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,960 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 6,044 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,049–6,100 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 6,066 | 6,086 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,093–6,122 | 6,144 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,100–6,122 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,144–6,218 | 6,260 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,260 | 6,358 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,344–6,358 | — | 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. 10 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.040922, -100.766197
37.04092, -100.76620 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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