Vanselous 'A' 6
API 15189221550000 · Stevens County, Kansas · KINSLER EAST field
Recompleted
API
15189221550000
Operator
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
County
Stevens
Field
KINSLER EAST
Location
Permit
04-APR-1997
Spudded
1997-04-13
Completed
1997-06-16
Measured depth
6,230 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 80 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Creek Dolomite Formation | 740 | — | 1 |
| Blaine Formation | 1,138 | 1,238 | 1 |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone Formation | 1,281 | 1,417 | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,664 | 1,690 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,170 | — | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,170 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,347 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,371 | — | 1 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,371 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,397 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,400 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,435 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,452 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,488 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,520 | — | 2 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,578 | 2,614 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,623 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,637 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,657 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,676 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,676 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,702 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,738 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,757 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,768 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,780 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,789 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,802 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,807 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,818 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,823 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,828 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,850 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,872 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,910 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,926 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,956 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,973 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,998 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,016 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 3,064 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,095–3,150 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,256 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,261 | — | 1 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,433 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,441 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,441 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,886 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,899 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,998 | — | 1 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,239 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,316 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,323 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,397 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,480 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,489 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,502 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,516 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,566 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,582 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,642 | — | 2 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,663 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,701 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,767 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,806 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,842 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,869 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,869 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,052 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,216 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,408–5,720 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,408 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,444 | — | 1 |
| Lower Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,807–5,826 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,868 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,868 | — | 1 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,927 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,927 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 6,040–6,073 | — | 3 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 6,172 | — | 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
37.300195, -101.536539
37.30020, -101.53654 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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