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API 15129102990000 · Morton County, Kansas · BORTH WEST field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1969-12-17
API
15129102990000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
BORTH WEST
Location
Spudded
1966-10-25
Completed
1967-02-16
Plugged
1969-12-17
Measured depth
5,762 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 67 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Corral Formation | — | 1,498 | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,176 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,176 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,198 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,241 | — | 1 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,264 | — | 1 |
| Towanda Limestone Member | 2,314 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,364 | 2,388 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,395 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,409 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,446 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,456 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,456 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,478 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,496 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,614 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,617 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,627 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,638 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,672 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,701 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,726 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,748 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,770 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,780 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,813 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,855 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,888–2,953 | — | 3 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,026 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,034 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,135 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,185–3,520 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,186 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,201 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,201 | — | 1 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,547 | — | 1 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,579 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,615–3,616 | — | 2 |
| Iola Limestone Formation | 3,698 | — | 1 |
| Muncie Creek Shale Member | 3,712 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,879 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 3,991 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,022 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,026–4,238 | — | 2 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,033 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,070 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,100 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,113 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,170 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,185 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,285 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,391 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,416 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,467 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,467 | — | 1 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,492 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 4,825 | — | 1 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,866 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 5,145 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,316 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,353–5,377 | — | 2 |
| Chesteran Stage | 5,377 | — | 1 |
| Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation | 5,494–5,497 | — | 2 |
| Meramecian Stage | 5,497 | — | 1 |
| St. Louis Limestone Formation | 5,595–5,656 | — | 3 |
| Salem Limestone Formation | 5,746 | — | 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. 7 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.179815, -101.833827
37.17981, -101.83383 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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