BESSMER 1
API 15119300700000 · Meade County, Kansas · BORCHERS NORTHWEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1987-10-01
API
15119300700000
Operator
Shaw, George R. (deceased)
County
Meade
Field
BORCHERS NORTHWEST
Location
Spudded
1965-07-09
Completed
1965-07-25
Plugged
1987-10-01
Measured depth
5,663 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 69 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,980 | — | 1 |
| Wellington Formation | 1,982 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,514–2,553 | — | 2 |
| Herington Limestone Member | 2,553 | — | 1 |
| Paddock Shale Member | 2,574 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,584 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,620 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,631–2,633 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,672 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,689 | 2,763 | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,765 | 2,805 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,813 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,859 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,870 | — | 2 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,916–2,918 | — | 2 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,916 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,921 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,967 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,974 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,986 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,995 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 3,010 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 3,018 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 3,034 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 3,041 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 3,070 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 3,085 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 3,122 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 3,169 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 3,227 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 3,230 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 3,245 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 3,276 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 3,287 | — | 1 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,695 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 4,311 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 4,316 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 4,332 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 4,468–4,470 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 4,668–4,735 | — | 2 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 4,711 | — | 1 |
| Kansas City Group | 4,718 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 4,736–4,768 | 4,750 | 2 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,824 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,919–4,920 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,931–4,933 | — | 2 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,981–4,991 | — | 2 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,985–4,991 | — | 2 |
| Pleasanton Group | 5,080 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 5,088–5,089 | — | 2 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 5,122 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 5,148 | — | 1 |
| Novinger Limestone Bed | 5,150 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 5,204 | — | 2 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 5,236 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 5,237–5,257 | — | 2 |
| Excello Shale Member | 5,255–5,257 | — | 2 |
| Verdigris Limestone Member | 5,304 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Limestone Bed | 5,362 | — | 1 |
| Atokan Stage | 5,421–5,422 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,547–5,553 | — | 3 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 5,550 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 5,560 | 5,586 | 1 |
| Morrowan A Sandstone Bed | 5,562 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,602–5,609 | — | 2 |
| Mississippian System | 5,602–5,609 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,609 | — | 1 |
| Lower Kearny Member | — | — | 1 |
| Stone Corral Formation | — | — | 3 |
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. 17 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.201851, -100.423261
37.20185, -100.42326 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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