WILES 2
API 15175214420000 · Seward County, Kansas · ARCHER field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 2019-01-28
API
15175214420000
Operator
Extreme Energy Co
County
Seward
Field
ARCHER
Location
Permit
28-DEC-1994
Spudded
1995-05-23
Completed
1995-07-05
Plugged
2019-01-28
Measured depth
6,600 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 72 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,683 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,213 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,352 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,641 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,658 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,658 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,680 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,690 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,728 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,740 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,784 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,801 | 2,851 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,856 | 2,922 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,923 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,941 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,954 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,987 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,987 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,999 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,061 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,090 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,110 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,116 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,128 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,134 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,151 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,162 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,196 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,222 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,280 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,302 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,328 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,336 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,370 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,407–3,500 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,523 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,576 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,292 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,310 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,358 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,416 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,676 | — | 1 |
| B/DRUM | — | 4,710 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,762 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,786 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,945 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,975 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,011 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,024 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 5,069 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,100 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,109 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,145 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,231 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,276 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,326 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,378 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,378 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,471 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,582 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,758–5,975 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,758 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,975–6,030 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 6,018–6,019 | 6,022 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,030 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,030 | 6,098 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,098 | 6,245 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,245 | 6,407 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,407 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,407 | — | 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. 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
37.113155, -100.995373
37.11315, -100.99537 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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