Hays 'A' 2
API 15175207420000 · Seward County, Kansas · Silverman field
Recompleted
API
15175207420000
Operator
RME Petroleum Company
County
Seward
Field
Silverman
Location
Spudded
1984-04-27
Completed
1984-05-30
Measured depth
5,645 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 41 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,500 | — | 2 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,530 | — | 2 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,572–2,573 | — | 3 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,800 | — | 3 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,232 | — | 2 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,950 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,972 | — | 3 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,060 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,060–4,078 | — | 6 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,290–4,322 | — | 3 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,318 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,322 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,514 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,524–4,540 | — | 3 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,578 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,590–4,592 | — | 3 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,625 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,626–4,706 | — | 3 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,650 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,728 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,760 | 4,768 | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 4,806 | 4,806 | 3 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,850–4,852 | — | 3 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,896–4,921 | — | 3 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,896 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,918–4,921 | — | 3 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,266–5,318 | — | 6 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,266 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,277 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,410–5,434 | — | 3 |
| Mississippian System | 5,410–5,434 | — | 3 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,429 | 5,433 | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,429 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,434 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 5,458 | — | 3 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 5,507 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 5,510 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,547–5,548 | — | 3 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,547–5,548 | 5,594 | 3 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,599 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | — | — | 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. 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
37.298075, -100.991401
37.29807, -100.99140 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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