JOE S. FLETCHER 5
API 15119300080000 · Meade County, Kansas · BORCHERS NORTH field
Recompleted
API
15119300080000
Operator
unavailable
County
Meade
Field
BORCHERS NORTH
Location
Spudded
1964-03-20
Completed
1965-04-22
Measured depth
5,643 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 57 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | 1,238 | 1,334 | 1 |
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,885 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,470–2,498 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,498 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,570 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,579 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,620 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,635 | 2,703 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,705 | 2,746 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,754 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,802 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,814 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,864–2,924 | — | 3 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,864 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,868 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,915 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,992 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,026 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,072 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,110 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,178 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 3,474 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,575 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,264–4,274 | — | 3 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,293–4,294 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,353 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,431–4,432 | — | 3 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,620 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,669 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,681 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,697 | 4,710 | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,787 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,864–4,875 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,870–4,881 | 4,910 | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,956–4,960 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,967–4,972 | — | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,038 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,060–5,066 | — | 3 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,096 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,116 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,116 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,161–5,173 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,206 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,207–5,228 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,212–5,228 | — | 3 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,280 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,340 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,400 | — | 2 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 5,470 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,526–5,536 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,526 | — | 3 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,537 | 5,564 | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,540 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,595 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,595 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,595 | — | 3 |
| 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. 14 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.181954, -100.382556
37.18195, -100.38256 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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