JOHN H. BORCHERS 1
API 15119000980000 · Meade County, Kansas · BORCHERS field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1964-01-26
API
15119000980000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
BORCHERS
Location
Spudded
1958-09-27
Completed
1959-02-18
Plugged
1964-01-26
Measured depth
6,165 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 59 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,416 | — | 3 |
| Wellington Formation | 2,044 | — | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 2,050 | — | 1 |
| Hollenberg Limestone Member | 2,637 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,638–2,675 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,675 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,696 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,706 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,743 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,760 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,794 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,809 | 2,874 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,876 | 2,920 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,928 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,976 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,988 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 3,036–3,037 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 3,037 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,254 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,296 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,365 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,820 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,452–4,455 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,483 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,544 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,616–4,620 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,816–4,890 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,865 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,872 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,890–4,927 | 4,903 | 2 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,982 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 5,076 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 5,087 | 5,093 | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 5,141–5,144 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,153–5,160 | — | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,219 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,238–5,239 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,281 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,308 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,309 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,360 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,393–5,414 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,393 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,414 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,468 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,532 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,592 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,716 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,716 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,740–5,749 | 5,748 | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,752 | 5,775 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,815 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,815 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,815 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,917–5,918 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,951 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone A Bed | 6,041 | — | 2 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 6,098 | — | 1 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 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. 12 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.160133, -100.373479
37.16013, -100.37348 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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