LENEHAN 'A' 2
API 15175208690000 · Seward County, Kansas · ARCHER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2010-12-27
API
15175208690000
Operator
Merit Energy Company, LLC
County
Seward
Field
ARCHER
Location
Spudded
1985-08-13
Completed
1985-09-26
Plugged
2010-12-27
Measured depth
6,775 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 74 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,615 | 1,635 | 2 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,199 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,337 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,636 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,657 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,657 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,676 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,688 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,730 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,736 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,778 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,795 | 2,848 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,852 | 2,916 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,917 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,938 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,952 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,985 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,985 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,996 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,062 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,084 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,090 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,117 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,136 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,149 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,150 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,176 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,182 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,226 | — | 1 |
| C_SH | 3,229 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,266 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,330 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,360 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,378 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,394 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,426 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,458–3,560 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,487 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,650 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,291 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,310 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,357 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,425 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,660 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,797 | — | 1 |
| B/DRUM | — | 4,798 | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,959 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,976 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,030 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,036 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,120 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,134 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,160 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,238 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,285 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,360 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,427 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,427 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,532 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,649 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,794–6,052 | — | 4 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,795 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,088–6,089 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 6,088 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,088–6,089 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,089–6,140 | 6,174 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,174 | 6,269 | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,254–6,269 | 6,452 | 2 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Upper Bed | 6,356 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,451–6,452 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,451–6,452 | — | 2 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,486–6,577 | — | 3 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 6,660 | — | 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. 9 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.066894, -100.996241
37.06689, -100.99624 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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