JOE S. FLETCHER 4
API 15119101520000 · Meade County, Kansas · BORCHERS NORTHWEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1972-05-22
API
15119101520000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
BORCHERS NORTHWEST
Location
Spudded
1959-10-02
Completed
1959-10-28
Plugged
1972-05-22
Measured depth
5,810 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 42 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,984 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,534–2,568 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,568 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,647 | — | 2 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,885–2,886 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,930–2,932 | — | 2 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,132 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,455 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,660 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,314–4,316 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,336 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,387 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,478–4,482 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,676–4,741 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,712 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,724 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,775 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,846–4,945 | — | 2 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,938 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,988–4,990 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 5,002 | — | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,089 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,097–5,098 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,136 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,162 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,163 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,215–5,218 | — | 2 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,248–5,269 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,248 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,268–5,269 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,320 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,380 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,437 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,565 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,578 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,597 | 5,612 | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,638 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,638 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,638 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone C Bed | 5,717 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone B Bed | 5,766 | — | 2 |
| 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
37.196423, -100.418718
37.19642, -100.41872 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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