Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2007-16
by
Benjamin J. Ramaker
Kansas Geological Survey
KGS Open File Report 2007-16
June 2007
The Schaben #4 well (API: 15-135-21452) is located in Northeast Aldrich field in the northwestern portion of Ness County, Kansas (Figure 1, Table 1). The existing type log from the collection assembled by the Kansas Geological Society (1966) is located approximately 2.5 miles southwest of the new type log. Revisions in stratigraphic nomenclature and modifications to the classification of stratigraphy created a need for the new type log. The Schaben #4 type log ends in the Osagean Stage, which precludes deeper strata that are present on a limited number of well logs in Ness County, Kansas.
Figure 1--Map of Ness County, Kansas, with oil fields shown in green. The type log location indicated by red dot.
Stratigraphic horizons on the type log are based on data from the older Ness County type log and other type logs in the surrounding counties. The stratigraphic horizons reflect the revisions from the classification and nomenclature of the lower Upper Pennsylvanian that were originally proposed in 1968 (Heckel and Watney, 2002).
The type log uses gamma ray and neutron tracks recorded from 0 to 4550 feet as well as guard resistivity and caliper tracks from 3500 to 4550 feet.
Type Log
Table 1--Well information and tops picked.
| Well Name: Schaben #4 | ||
| API Number: 15-135-21452 | ||
| Company: Walters Drilling Company | ||
| Field: Northeast Aldrich | ||
| County: Ness | ||
| Location: E. of C-NE-SE Sec 19, T17S, R24W | ||
| Top | MD | Log Section |
|---|---|---|
| Greenhorn Limestone | 198 | One |
| Graneros Shale | 282 | One |
| Dakota Formation | 361 | Two |
| Kiowa Formation | 618 | Two |
| Cheyenne Sandstone | 689 | Three |
| Whitehorse Formation | 852 | Three |
| Nippewalla Group | 991 | Four |
| Dog Creek Formation | 991 | Four |
| Blaine Formation | 1009 | Four |
| Flower Pot Shale | 1026 | Four |
| Cedar Hills Sandstone | 1095 | Four |
| Salt Plain Sandstone | 1321 | Five |
| Harper Sandstone | 1416 | Five |
| Stone Corral Formation | 1643 | Five |
| Ninnescah Shale | 1675 | Six |
| Wellington Formation | 1802 | Six |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2077 | Seven |
| Chase Group | 2400 | Eight |
| Nolans Limestone | 2400 | Eight |
| Odell Shale | 2436 | Eight |
| Winfield Limestone | 2462 | Eight |
| Gage Shale Member | 2485 | Eight |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2535 | Eight |
| Holmesville Shale Member | 2577 | Eight |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2595 | Eight |
| Blue Springs Shale member | 2650 | Eight |
| Wreford Limestone | 2681 | Eight |
| Council Grove Group | 2699 | Nine |
| Funston Limestone | 2713 | Nine |
| Blue Rapids Shale | 2738 | Nine |
| Crouse Limestone | 2785 | Nine |
| Easly Creek Shale | 2796 | Nine |
| Bader Limestone | 2809 | Nine |
| Stearns Shale | 2817 | Nine |
| Beattie Limestone | 2847 | Nine |
| Eskridge Shale | 2899 | Nine |
| Grenola Limestone | 2918 | Nine |
| Red Eagle Limestone | 2996 | Nine |
| Johnson Shale | 3052 | Nine |
| Foraker Limestone | 3061 | Nine |
| Admire Group | 3086 | Ten |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3137 | Ten |
| Root Shale | 3198 | Ten |
| Stotler Limestone | 3241 | Ten |
| Nemaha Subgroup | 3307 | Ten |
| Shawnee Group | 3408 | Eleven |
| Topeka Limestone | 3408 | Eleven |
| Calhoun Shale | 3468 | Eleven |
| Deer Creek Limestone | 3479 | Eleven |
| Larsh-Burroak Shale member | 3540 | Eleven |
| Tecumseh Shale | 3550 | Eleven |
| Lecompton Limestone | 3554 | Eleven |
| Kanwaka Shale | 3604 | Eleven |
| Oread Limestone | 3616 | Eleven |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3688 | Eleven |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3708 | Eleven |
| Douglas Group | 3721 | Twelve |
| Lansing Group | 3732 | Twelve |
| Stanton Limestone | 3732 | Twelve |
| Vilas Shale | 3757 | Twelve |
| Plattsburg Limestone | 3768 | Twelve |
| Lane Shale | 3803 | Twelve |
| Kansas City Group | 3817 | Twelve |
| Wyandotte Limestone | 3817 | Twelve |
| Iola Limestone | 3867 | Twelve |
| Chanute Shale | 3910 | Twelve |
| Cherryvale Formation | 3923 | Twelve |
| Dennis Limestone | 3948 | Twelve |
| Stark Shale Member | 3961 | Twelve |
| Swope Limestone | 3972 | Twelve |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 3994 | Twelve |
| Hertha Limestone | 4003 | Twelve |
| Marmaton Group | 4019 | Thirteen |
| Pawnee Limestone | 4148 | Thirteen |
| Labette Shale | 4217 | Thirteen |
| Fort Scott Limestone | 4226 | Thirteen |
| Cherokee Group | 4248 | Thirteen |
| Mississippian System | 4322 | Thirteen |
| Osagean Stage | 4406 | Thirteen |
Heckel, P.H., and Watney, W.L., 2002, Revision of Stratigraphic Nomenclature and Classification of the Pleasanton, Kansas City, Lansing, and Lower Part of the Douglas Groups (Lower Upper Pennsylvanian, Missourian) in Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey, Bulletin 246, 68 p. [available online]
Kansas Geological Society, 1966, Type Logs of Kansas, vol. 2, Ness and Trego Counties.
Kansas Geological Survey, Energy Research
Updated June 29, 2007
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