BORTH 1
API 15129300710000 · Morton County, Kansas · BORTH field
Plugged and AbandonedPlugged 1968-07-27
API
15129300710000
Operator
unavailable
County
Morton
Field
BORTH
Location
Spudded
1965-08-20
Completed
1965-09-07
Plugged
1968-07-27
Measured depth
5,434 ft
Formation tops
Kansas records 67 formations for this well, shallowest first.
| Formation | Top (ft) | Base (ft) | Picks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Salt Member | 1,928 | — | 1 |
| Chase Group | 2,170 | — | 1 |
| Krider Limestone Member | 2,170 | — | 1 |
| Odell Shale Formation | 2,190 | — | 1 |
| Winfield Limestone Formation | 2,198–2,230 | — | 2 |
| Gage Shale Member | 2,253 | — | 1 |
| Fort Riley Limestone Member | 2,362 | 2,382 | 1 |
| Florence Limestone Member | 2,391 | — | 1 |
| Matfield Shale Formation | 2,404 | — | 1 |
| Wreford Limestone Formation | 2,441 | — | 1 |
| Council Grove Group | 2,450 | — | 1 |
| Speiser Shale Formation | 2,450 | — | 1 |
| Funston Formation | 2,476 | — | 1 |
| Blue Rapids Shale Formation | 2,508 | — | 1 |
| Crouse Limestone Formation | 2,542 | — | 1 |
| Easly Creek Shale Formation | 2,553 | — | 1 |
| Middleburg Limestone Member | 2,571 | — | 1 |
| Hooser Shale Member | 2,575 | — | 1 |
| Eiss Limestone Member | 2,585 | — | 1 |
| Stearns Shale Formation | 2,590 | — | 1 |
| Morrill Limestone Member | 2,610 | — | 1 |
| Florena Shale Member | 2,611 | — | 1 |
| Cottonwood Limestone Member | 2,625 | — | 1 |
| Eskridge Shale Formation | 2,637 | — | 1 |
| Neva Limestone Member | 2,672 | — | 1 |
| Roca Shale Formation | 2,702 | — | 1 |
| Howe Limestone Member | 2,723 | — | 1 |
| Johnson Shale Formation | 2,743 | — | 1 |
| Long Creek Limestone Member | 2,770 | — | 1 |
| Janesville Shale Formation | 2,780 | — | 1 |
| Falls City Limestone Formation | 2,810 | — | 1 |
| Onaga Shale Formation | 2,851 | — | 1 |
| Wabaunsee Group | 2,884–2,960 | — | 4 |
| Root Shale Formation | 3,020 | — | 1 |
| Stotler Limestone Formation | 3,030 | — | 1 |
| Red Shale Bed | 3,133 | — | 1 |
| Topeka Limestone Formation | 3,133–3,200 | — | 2 |
| Severy Shale Formation | 3,186 | — | 1 |
| Shawnee Group | 3,200 | — | 1 |
| Heebner Shale Member | 3,538–3,549 | — | 2 |
| Toronto Limestone Member | 3,562 | — | 1 |
| Lansing Group | 3,595–3,628 | — | 2 |
| Iatan Limestone Member | 3,596 | — | 1 |
| Dewey Limestone Formation | 3,893 | — | 1 |
| Dennis Limestone Formation | 4,000 | — | 1 |
| Stark Shale Member | 4,031 | — | 1 |
| Swope Limestone Formation | 4,042 | — | 1 |
| Hushpuckney Shale Member | 4,073 | — | 1 |
| Hertha Limestone Formation | 4,098 | — | 1 |
| Mound City Shale Member | 4,123 | — | 1 |
| Exline Limestone Member | 4,178 | — | 1 |
| Pleasanton Group | 4,204 | — | 1 |
| Marmaton Group | 4,250 | — | 1 |
| Altamont Limestone Formation | 4,294 | — | 1 |
| Pawnee Limestone Formation | 4,306 | — | 1 |
| Fort Scott Limestone Formation | 4,416 | — | 1 |
| Little Osage Shale Member | 4,442 | — | 1 |
| Cherokee Group | 4,485 | — | 1 |
| Excello Shale Member | 4,485 | — | 1 |
| Atoka Shale Bed | 4,748 | — | 1 |
| Middle Morrowan Limestone Bed | 4,870–5,176 | — | 2 |
| Upper Kearny Member | 4,882 | — | 2 |
| Morrowan B Sandstone Bed | 4,998 | — | 2 |
| Middle Morrowan Sandstone Bed | 5,244 | — | 1 |
| Keyes Sandstone Bed | 5,287 | — | 1 |
| Chesteran Zone D Bed | 5,419 | — | 1 |
| Mississippian System | 5,419 | — | 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. 6 formations were picked at more than one depth by different Kansas sources, and their range is shown rather than one of the answers.
Location
37.183454, -101.815996
37.18345, -101.81600 · Surface location as filed with Kansas⌘ or Ctrl + scroll to zoom
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