WETTSTEIN 'A' 3
API 15175215200000 · Seward County, Kansas · ARCHER field
Inactive Well
API
15175215200000
Operator
BCE-Mach LLC
County
Seward
Field
ARCHER
Location
Permit
09-JAN-1996
Spudded
1996-01-11
Completed
1996-02-29
Measured depth
6,550 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 72 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 973 | 1,087 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,137 | 1,291 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,619 | 1,658 | 2 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,202 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,340 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,613 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,644 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,644 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,660 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,674 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,713 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,724 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,763–2,767 | — | 2 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,774 | — | 2 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,839 | 2,905 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,906 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,923 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,937 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,968 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,968 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,981 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 3,031 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 3,041 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,068 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,074 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,095 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,100 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,108 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,116 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,132 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,142 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,177 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,203 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,264 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,285 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,309 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,318 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,354 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,379–3,479 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,501 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,557 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,270 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,288 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,336 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,407 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,663 | — | 1 |
| B/DRUM | — | 4,690 | 1 |
| Cherryvale Shale Formation | 4,737 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,758 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,939 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,974 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,009 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,015 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,101 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,112 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,145 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,217 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,261 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,306 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,364 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,364 | — | 1 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,469 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,605 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,757–5,976 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,757 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 6,018 | 6,022 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 6,026 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 6,026 | 6,095 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 6,026–6,044 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 6,095 | 6,227 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,227 | 6,380 | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,380 | — | 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
37.111362, -101.001002
37.11136, -101.00100 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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