SHELMAN 1-17
API 15175206730000 · Seward County, Kansas · ARKLON field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1983-01-20
API
15175206730000
Operator
unavailable
County
Seward
Field
ARKLON
Location
Spudded
1983-01-08
Completed
1983-01-20
Plugged
1983-01-20
Measured depth
6,120 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 60 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Group | 2,609 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,609 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,629 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,689 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,706 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,747 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,763 | 2,827 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,832 | 2,879 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,896 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,929 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,942 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,971 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,971 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,979 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,037 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,047 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,067 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,070 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,090 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,097 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,112 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,117 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,152 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,160 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,200 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,248 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,305 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,320 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,275–4,288 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,297–4,300 | — | 3 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,347 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,418–4,419 | — | 3 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,687 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,711 | — | 3 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,743 | — | 2 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,881–4,892 | — | 3 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,912–4,917 | — | 3 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,950 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,957 | — | 3 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,000 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,073 | — | 3 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,143 | — | 2 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,194–5,210 | — | 3 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,238–5,262 | — | 3 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,240 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,261–5,262 | — | 3 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,319 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,588–5,609 | — | 5 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,588 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,659 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,660 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,660 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,660–5,711 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,678 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,711–5,927 | — | 5 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,772 | — | 3 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,891–5,903 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,891–5,903 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 5,910 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,942–6,002 | 6,014 | 8 |
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. 14 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.170579, -100.717683
37.17058, -100.71768 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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