KOCH 'A' 6
API 15175216410000 · Seward County, Kansas · SHUCK field
Producing
API
15175216410000
Operator
ELM III Operating Company LLC
County
Seward
Field
SHUCK
Location
Permit
30-JUN-1997
Spudded
1997-07-07
Completed
1997-07-14
Measured depth
6,500 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 81 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Formation | 984 | 1,072 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,118 | 1,283 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,604 | 1,653 | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,188 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,310 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,584 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,604 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,604 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,616 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,633 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,671 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,682 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,722 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,742 | 2,784 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,803 | 2,852 | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,874 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,892 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,922 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,934 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,996 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 3,016 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 3,022 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,042 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,050 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,062 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,067 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,082 | — | 1 |
| B5_SH | 3,087 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,092 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,124 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,157 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,212 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,223 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 3,253 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,255 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,290 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,310 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,317 | — | 1 |
| Pennsylvanian System | 3,322 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,322–3,404 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,482 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,484 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,600 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,689 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,692 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,692 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,215 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,236 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,312 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,312–4,350 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,581 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,644 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,656 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,883 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,890 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,913 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,916 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,974 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 5,006 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,020 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,026 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,042 | 5,063 | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,102 | 5,108 | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,165 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,208 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,250 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,250 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,643–5,793 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,643 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,889 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,889 | 5,985 | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,889 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,985 | 6,075 | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,075–6,258 | — | 5 |
| Chesteran Sandstone Lower Bed | 6,142 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 6,272 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,272 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,272 | 6,272 | 1 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 6,412 | — | 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
37.175553, -101.011641
37.17555, -101.01164 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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