Hays 'A' 3
API 15175208140000 · Seward County, Kansas · Silverman field
Inactive Well
API
15175208140000
Operator
MW Oil, Inc
County
Seward
Field
Silverman
Location
Spudded
1984-11-30
Completed
1984-12-11
Measured depth
4,257 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 48 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Formation | 2,096 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,208 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,442 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,468–2,469 | — | 3 |
| Chase Group | 2,469 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,484 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,498 | — | 3 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,532 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,542 | — | 3 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,570 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,586 | 2,639 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,655 | 2,700 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,724 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,740 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,766–2,767 | — | 3 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,767 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,778 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,824 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,838 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,856 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,866 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,877 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,890 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,900 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,902 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,916 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,920 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,950 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,962 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,026 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,036 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,054 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,068 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,084 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,118 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,135 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,135–3,202 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,290 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,294 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,402 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,500 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,508 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,508 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,928 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,946 | — | 3 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,032 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,032–4,050 | — | 6 |
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. 4 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.299093, -100.988503
37.29909, -100.98850 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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