s xr sx Press Bulletin Series For the Oil and Gas Industry STATE OF ILLINOIS DWIGHT H. GREEN, Governor DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION FRANK G. THOMPSON, Director DIVISION OF THE ^ \B^^ STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY \$$ M. M. LEIGHTON, Chief URBANA No. 52 ILLINOIS PETROLEUM Printed by Authority of the State of Illinois Sept. 22, 1945 Oil and Gas Development in Illinois in 1944 By Alfred H. Bell and Virginia Kline In 1944, Illinois produced 77,413,000 bbl. of oil, or 4.6 per cent of the total for the United States, and continued to rank sixth in the nation in oil production. This repre- sents a decrease of 6 per cent from 1943, when the total Illinois production was 82,256,000 bbl. This decrease was much less than the 23 per cent decrease in 1943 from production of the previous year. The principal factor in arresting the production decline, which had been going on since 1 94 1, seems to be the increased drilling that followed the relaxing of the Federal Government's rules in regard to well spac- ing. The daily average production for 1944 was approximately 212,000 bbl. Daily averages by months were as follows: Jan 219,000 Feb 220,000 Mar 216,000 Apr 211,000 May 213,000 June 209,000 July 206,000 Aug 211,000 Sept 209,000 Oct 210,000 Nov 209,000 Dec 205,000 During the year, 1991 wells were drilled for oil and gas in Illinois as compared with 1791 in 1943, an increase of 11 per cent. Of the 1991 wells, 430 are classified as "wildcat" as compared with 461 in 1943. Twenty-eight new pools (Table 2 A) were discovered in 1944 as compared with 29 in 1943. Changes in federal drilling regula- tions, permitting closer spacing of wells, resulted in a drilling program that empha- sized development of proved acreage rather than wildcatting. Data on production and drilling by fields are given in Table 1 ; data on annual production and drilling for Illinois, in Table 3. Discoveries Twenty-eight new fields (Table 2.4), 42 extensions (Table 2B), and 39 additional producing zones in existing fields (Table 2C) were discovered in 16 counties in Illinois during 1944. Of the 28 new fields, one was abandoned during the year, 14 were one-well fields, eight others had not more than 6 wells, one had 8, one had 9, one had n, one had 15, and the largest new field, Roaches North, had 28 produc- ing wells at the end of the year. In all, 109 wells were producing in these new fields on Jan. 2, 1945, as compared with in wells producing from 29 new fields at the end of 1943. The average initial production of the discovery wells of the 28 new fields was 129 bbl. of oil and n bbl. of water, a nota- ble decline from the average initial produc- tion of 194 bbl. of oil and 15 bbl. of salt water for the 1943 discovery wells. In fields discovered since 1936, the total number of oil wells producing at the end of 1944 was 12,335. Productive Acreage The area of proved production in the new fields (discovered since 1936) increased from 144,335 acres at the end of 1943 to 173,485 acres at the end of 1944 (Table 1), an increase of 29,150 acres. Of this in- creased area, 1720 acres are in fields dis- covered during 1944 and 27,430 acres are in extensions of fields discovered earlier. Reprinted from Transactions of American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers (1945) 160, 293-334. 293 2 9 4 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 Table i . — Oil and Gas Production in Illinois Year Oil Production Gas Production Number of Oil and/or Gas Wells' Total Production, Bbl." Millions Cu. Ft/ 1944 Field, County of Dis- covery O^ft 1 g > To End During 13 > O ToEnc During -0 d ■0 •0 a fig of 1944 1944 of 1944 1944 It? S ■0 a S *~< Z*f. OH X) 3 <^ < O O ■< 1 Warrenton-Borton, Edgar 19Q6 1904 100 9,075 925 30,000 X X X X X X 22 1,630 188 2 Westfield, Clark, Coles 2 3 3 2 4 9,000 x X X 1,449 5 220 X X X 13 6 Siggins, Cumberland, Clark 1906 3,685 3,190 X X X X X X 997 855 1 1 7 8 450 X X X 90 9 960 X X X 193 10 York, Cumberland, Clark 1907 1906 350 1,980 X X X X X I 70 535 11 Casey, Clark 3 12 205 X X X 41 13 400 X X X 82 14 1,540 X X X 322 15 Martinsville, Clark 1907 865 35 X X X X X X 219 7 2 16 17 310 X X X 64 18 710 X X X 23 19 600 X X X 35 20 640 X X X 40 21 10 X X X 2 22 Johnson North, Clark 1907 1,440 X X X 485 1 23 1,115 X X X 296 24 160 X X X 32 25 825 X X X 177 26 215 X X X 44 27 Johnson South, Clark 1907 1,800 190 X X X X X X X X 544 38 8 22 28 29 295 X X X X 59 30 1,710 X X X X 411 8 31 850 X X X X 170 32 1907 1,305 X X X X 486 33 1,165 X X X X 310 34 315 X X X X 65 35 910 X X X X 182 36 Clark County Division 1 20,500 54,242,000 386,000 X X 4,966 11 31 37 Main, 2 Crawford 1906 35,650 340 X X X X X X X X 7,324 68 181 38 39 34,305 X X X X 7,143 40 1,000 X X X X 108 41 10 X X X X 1 42 New Hebron, Crawford. . . . 1909 1914 1,560 1,560 X X X X X I X X 297 193 4 43 Chapman, Crawford 44 Parker, Crawford 1907 1,340 X X X X 256 10 45 Allison- Weger, Crawford . . . X 1,100 X X X X 149 1 13 46 Flat Rock,' Crawford X 1,920 X X X X 290 1 14 47 Birds, Crawford, Lawrence X 4,485 X X X X 684 44 48 Crawford County Division 4 47,615 151,236,000 1,280,000 X X 9,193 2 266 49 Lawrence, Lawrence, Crawford 1906 25,800 X X X X 4,438 14 167 50 60 X X X X 7 2 X 51 5,050 X X X X 1,233 X 52 2,240 X X X X 481 X 53 1,440 X X X x 243 X 54 16,180 X X X X 3,017 X 55 4,300 X X X X 707 10 X 56 6,960 X X X X 960 1 X 57 X X X 58 X X X 59 X X 1 X " Footnotes to column heads and explanation of symbols are given on page 334a. ' Total of lines 2, 6, 10, 11, 15, 22, 27, 32. 2 Includes Kibbie, Oblong, Robinson, and Hardinsville. 5 Includes Swearingen gas. * Total of lines 37, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47. ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 3 3051 00005 0736 ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 295 Table i. — (Continued) Wells Pro- ducing" Dec. 1944 Reservoir Pressure, Lb. per Sq. In. 5 >. Character of Oil' Producing Formation Deepest Zone Tested!" to End of 1944 Oil" 6. 1 rt O .Is '3 ■0 a < > 1 ■a a 9 w -do eg" ■~£ > CO J" Jo 1* Name and Age' S3 -q O S •■so t- p "3 o- — 159 J2 u > ^ ■1 ff 2-5 g s 1 55 Name 1 § c * s .Is o£ a"3 Q 1 X X X X Unnamed; Pen X ML "Trenton" 2,212 2 290 293+ X 34.0 X D St. Peter 3,009 3 I X X 30.0 X Shallow gas; Pen S p 281 40 D 4 X X X 33.5 X Westfield; MisL L Cav 334 X DC 5 X X X 38.2 0.18 " Trenton" ; Ord L Cav 2,265 X D 6 801 X X p 33 X D Dev 2,010 7 X X X 34 X First Siggins; Pen S P 367 X D 8 X X X (33 .6) X 2nd & 3rd Siggins; Pen s P 478 X D 9 X X X (25.7) X Lower Siggins; Pen s P 556 40 D 10 X X (30 3) X York; Pen s P 588 X AM Pen 960 11 485 X X p 29.2 X AM MisL 808 12 X X X (31.9) X Upper Gas; Pen s P 263 X AM 13 X X X (30.1) X Lower Gas ; Pen s P 309 X AM 14 X X X (33.6) X Casey; Pen s P 444 40 AM 15 114 X X 36.8 X D St. Peter 3,411 Hi X X X X X Shallow; Pen s P 255 X D 17 X X X X X Casey; Pen s P 500 X D 18 X X X X X Martinsville; MisL L P 477 X D 19 X X X (38 .9) X Carper; MisL s P 1,340 X D 20 X X X X X "Niagaran"; Dev L Cav 1,550 X D 21 X X X (39.6) X "Trenton"; Ord L Cav 2,700 X D 22 432 X X 31.0 X AM Mis 965 23 X X X X X Claypool; Pen S P 416 X AM 24 X X X X X Shallow; Pen S P 314 X AM 25 X X X X X Casey; Pen s P 465 X AM 26 x X X X X Upper Partlow; Pen S P 535 X AM 27 448 X X p 32.2 X AM Dev 2,030 28 1 X X X X Claypool; Pen s P 392 X AM 29 X X X X X Casey; Pen s P 453 X AM 30 X X X X X Upper Partlow; Pen s P 489 X AM 31 X X X 28.5 X Lower Partlow; Pen s P 598 X AM 32 371 X X p 33.7 X AM MisL 1,471 33 X X X (32.4) X "500 ft."; Pen s P 561 X AM :u X X X X X "800 ft."; Pen s P 817 X AM 35 X X X (37.0) X "900ft.";MisU s P 886 X AM 36 2,941 X X 33 X St. Peter 3,411 37 4,442 X 425± X p 33.0 X St. Peter 4,654 38 X X X X X X Shallow; Pen s P 508 X ML 39 X X X X 32.8 X Robinson; Pen s P 900 25± ML 40 X X X X X X Oblong; Mis SL P 1,337 X A, ML 41 1 X X X X Devonian; Dev L P 2,794 11 ML 12 142 X X I' 30.1 X Robinson; Pen s P 940 25 ML Mis 2,056 43 60 X X X X Robinson; Pen s P 995 25 ML Mis 2,279 44 199 X X p 29.5 X Robinson; Pen s P 1,000 25 ML Pen 1,127 45 54 X X 22.5 X Robinson; Pen s P 912 20 ML Pen 1,041 46 112 X X X 31.8 X Robinson (Flat Rock); Pen Robinson; Pen s P 935 X ML Dev 3,110 47 338 X X w 31.8 X S P 930 28 ML MisL 1,731 48 5,347 X 425+ X 32.3 X St. Peter 4,654 49 2,927 650+ X 32 9 X A St. Peter 5,190 50 7 X X X X Pennsylvanian; Pen s P 290 X A 51 X X X X X Bridgeport; Pen s P 800 40 A 52 X X X X X Buchanan; Pen s P 1,250 15 A S3 X X X X X "Gas"; MisU s P 1,330 15 A 54 X 600± X X X Kirkwood; MisU s P 1.400 1(0 A 55 X 650± X X X Tracey; MisU s P 1,560 20 A 56 X X X X X McClosky; MisL L P 1,700 10 A 57 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU" s P 1,980 X M 58 X X X X Levias; MisL 26 L P 2,022 X MC 59 X X X X Rosiclare; MisL 26 SL P 2,038 X MC 6 Pressuresin Southeastern Illinois oil fields are estimated bottom-hole pressures reported in previous Survey publications. "Gravities given prior to 1936 (except those in parentheses) were from data for the year 1925 furnished by the Ohio Pipe Line Co. (formerly called the Illinois Pipe Line Co.). Gravities in parentheses are for particular samples (see 111. State Geological Survey Bull. 54, Table 3). The values have been converted from Baume to A.P.I, gravities. 26 Producing in combination wells only. " Discrepancies between original completions and present producing wells in various pays are due to wells that were worked over. 296 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 Table i. — (Continued) Year Oil Production Gas Production Number of Oil and/or Ggs WeUV Total Production. Bbl.= Millions Cu. Ft.« 1944 Field, County* of Dis- covery , O-vft i 13 > To End During > To End During -O OS 1 ■0 a ^ £1 of 1944 1944 *1 of 1944 1944 ~*o "S. -0 c rt « **< is oca S a !3 < < S. O ■< 80 St. Francisville, Lawrence x 420 X X X X 55 61 Lawrence County Division 7 . 26,220 233,538,000 1,615,000 x X 4,493 545 14 167 62 A\\enda.\e, ^Wabash, Lawrence 1912 2,600 7,139,000 800,000 X X 17 5 63 X X X X X X X X 64 X X X X X X X X 65 X X X X X 473 6 66 X X X X X 67 X X X X X 4 1 68 X X X X X 6 69 X X X X X 14 8 70 X X X X X 37 1 71 X X X X X X X 72 X X X X X 9 73 Total Southeastern Fields 8 97,035 446,185,000 4,081,000 X X 19,219 44 469 74 Ayers gas. Bond 1922 325 235.9 14.7 21 78 Greenville gas, Bond 1910> 160 990.0 4 76 Bartelso, Clinton 1936 580 1,479,000 123,000 73 3 77 320 916,000 55,000 48 3 78 230 563,000 68,000 25 79 Carlyle, Clinton 1911 915 3,509,000 28,000 165 80 Frogtown, Clinton 1918'" 1917" 300 440 X X X 12 35 81 Ava-Campbell Hill, Jackson 82 Colmar-Plymouth, McDonough, Hancock 1914 2,450 3,099,000 108,000 486 83 1909" 80 1 1,000 X 8 84 Gillespie-Benld gas, Macoupin .... 1923" 80 135.8 4 85 Gillespie- Wyen, Macoupin 1915 40 j 3,000 22 86 Spanish Needle Creek gas, Macoupin. . . 1915i« 80 14.4 7 87 19161 s 400 1,050.0 18 SS Collinsville, Madison 1909'« 1910 40 175 850 X X 6 14 89 Brown, Langewisch-Kuester, Junction City, Marion 90 60 X X 7 91 115 X X 7 92 1909 770 5,155,000 96,000 150 2 93 770 2,702,000 2,000 123 94 380 2,452,000 93,000 27 2 95 Wamac, Marion, Clinton, Washington. . . 1921 250 479,000 10,000 106 96 Litchfield, Montgomery 1879" 100 22,900 100 18 97 Waterloo, Monroe 1920'8 230 226,000 2,000 41 98 191019 1886" 1888 2 i 1,320 8,960 165 2,000 X X X X 53 68 20 99 Pittsfield gas, Pike. . . 100 Sparta, Randolph 101 Dupo, St. Clair 1928 670 1,894,000 15,000 X 299 4 1 102 Total of fields discovered prior to Jan. 1, 1937" 115,565 461,361,000 4,467,000 2,426.1 14.7 20,894 48 475 103 Beaver Creek, Bond 1942 140 26,000 19,000 9 7 104 1938" 1940 30 210 4,000 447,000 42,000 3 28 105 'Totaloflines49and60. 'Total oflines 1,36, 48, 61, 62. » Abandoned 1923. 10 Abandoned 1933. " Abandoned 1934. "Abandoned 1925, revived 1942. 13 Abandoned 1935. i« Abandoned 1934. " Abandoned 1919. >• Abandoned 1921. " Abandoned 1904, revived 1942, aba ndoned 1944. 18 Abandoned 1930, revived 1939. '» Abandoned 1937. 20 Gas not used until 1905, abandonee 1 1930. "Abandoned 1900. "Total of lines 66 to 94 inclusive. Ci unulati ve oil pr< >duction total jased on U. S. Bureau of Mines in unthly re port. " Abandoned 1944. ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE Table i.— {Continued) 297 Wells Pro- ducing" Dec. 1944 Reservoir Pressure, Lb. per Sq. In. s Character of Oil' Producing Formation Deepest Zone Tested" to End of 1944 Oil" 1 1 Oh' Name and Age' — M) Name 1 a lz a bo a 'S fa Is |3 09 O .Is '2 T3 a < ."S O t> CO 6" ."5 1* e3 d O s "SO t. p o.| '■gen -0 ^ s 53 Mis ■5 » 60 30 600 X 37.3 X Bethel; MisU 1,843 22 ML 1,900 61 2,957 X X St. Peter 5,190 62 307 W MisL 2,367 63 X X X X X Bridgeport; Pen s p 1,069 12 AM 64 x X X X X Buchanan; Pen s p 1,290 15 AM 65 155 X X 35.1 X Biehl; Pen s p 1,425 20 AM 66 X X X X Jordan; 25 Pen s p 1,490 10 AM 67 1 X X X X Waltersburg; MisU s p 1,540 15 AL 68 6 X X X X Tar Springs; MisU s p 1,600 20 AM 69 14 X X X X Cypress; MisU s p 1,920 10 AM 70 34 X X X X Bethel; MisU s p 2,010 10 AM 71 X X X X X Rosiclare; MisU SL p 2,230 5 AM 72 9 900 X X X McClosky; MisL L p 2,280 8 AM 73 11,525 z 74 9 335 X Bethel, MisU S p 940 5 A "Trenton" 3,044 75 X Lindley (1st, 2nd); MisU s p 927 X A Dev 2,290 76 62 D St. Peter 4,212 77 39 X X 36.2 0.20 Carlyle; MisU s p 984 24 D 78 23 X X 41.5 0.27 Devonian; Dev L Cav 2,420 9 D 79 26 X X 35.2 0.26 Carlyle; MisU s P 1,035 20 A St. Peter 4,120 80 X X 31.9 X Carlyle; MisU s P 950 7 A Cypress 962 SI X X X •X Cypress; MisU s P 780 18 A Dev 2,530 82 228 X X 37.6 0.38 Hoing; Dev s P 450 21 AL "Trenton" 805 83 4 135 X 27.7 X Unnamed; Pen s P 380 X A Pen 410 84 155 Unnamed; Pen s P 542 X A Pen 575 85 8 X X 30.0 X Unnamed; Pen s P 650 X T "Trenton" 2,560 86 X Unnamed; Pen s P 305 X D Pen 495 87 145 Unnamed; Per s P 461 X A "Trenton" 2,371 88 X X X Dev-Sil L Cav 1,305 20 ML Sil 1,500 89 5 90 X X X 32.0 X Dykstra, Wilson; Pen s P 610 20 D MisL 2,001 91 X X X 32.0 X Cypress; MisU s P 1,658 15 D Dev 3,344 92 22 D St. Peter 5,023 93 8 X X 34.5 X Benoist; MisU s P 1,540 20± D 94 15 X X 38.0 0.38 Devonian; Dev L Cav 2,924 9 D 95 20 X X 30.2 X Petro; Pen s P 720 20 D MisL 1,760 96 1 X X 23.0 0.42 Unnamed; Pen s P 664 X D Pen 681 97 4 X X 30.2 0.79 "Trenton"; Ord L Cav 410 50 A "Trenton" 845 98 X X X X Gas; Pen, MisL S.SL P 330 5 ML "Trenton" 1,390 99 X "Niagaran"; Sil L P 265 10 A St. Peter 893 100 X X X Cypress; MisU S P 850 7 D MisU 985 101 88 X X 32.7 0.70 "Trenton"; Ord L Cav 561 50 A New Richmond 1,800 102 12,020 X 103 9 X X 34.2 0.25 Benoist; MisU S P 1,180 8 A Dev 2,526 104 X 35.4 X Devonian; Dev L P 1,830 5 A Dev 1,900 105 28 x X 36.4 0.20 Benoist; MisU S P 1,010 U A Dev 2,476 2 Q 8 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 Table i. — (Continued) Year Oil Production Gas Production Number of Oil and/or Gas Wells' Total Production, Bbl.« Millions Cu. Ft.' 1944 Field, County of Dis- covery O<0t T3 T3 J3 I To End During To End During -2C •a -a a S5 a of 1944 1944 &"% of 1944 1944 -22 la 1 -a a a §< i< oa ^1 3 ■3 < o w O < 106 1943 1944 40 20 7,000 X 4,000 j 1 2 n 107 2 n 108 Bible Grove South, Clay . . 1942 20 27,000 9,000 1 109 Clay City West, Clay 1941 360 1,018,000 60,000 15 1 no Flora, Clay 1938 640 589,000 135,000 32 4 111 10 X X 1 112 X X X 3 113 X X X 2 114 X X X 115 X X X 23 3 116 3 1 117 1942" 80 3,000 500 2 1 lis 1939" 2,000 2,100,000 1,079,000 101 25 119 X X X 120 X X X 8 4 121 X X X 4 122 X X X 53 19 123 X X X 8 124 X X X 125 X X X 126 X X X 127 28 2 128 1942 520 102,000 90,000 25 17 129 X X X 1 130 Sailor Springs Consolidated, Clay 1941 2,180 1,647,000 520,000 102 31 2 131 X X X 132 X X X 36 5 1 133 X X X 63 24 134 X X X 5 1 135 4 3 136 1944 160 9,000 9,000 g 9 137> Toliver, Clay 194228 40 6,000 1,000 1 1 138 Toliver East, Clay. .. 1943 60 68,000 57,000 3 2 139 Xenia, Clay 1941 40 14,000 3,000 1 140 Bible Grove, Clay, Effingham 1942 2,400 2,089,000 1,049,000 122 54 1 141 X X X 114 54 142 X j 1 8 1 143 Clay City Consolidated, Clay, Wayne... 1937 21,000 35,873,000 5,111,000 957 165 6 144 X X X 34 2 145 X X X 1 146 X X X 127 90 147 X X X 6 1 14S X X X 750 68 5 149 19 4 150 Bartelso South, Clinton 1942 80 10,000 3,000 2 151 Boulder, Clinton 1941 360 1,536,000 535,000 x x 35 152 X X X 24 153 X X X X X 11 154 Centralia West, Clinton 1940 90 213,000 48,000 10 155 Hoffman , Clinton 1939 300 481,000 50,000 44 2 156 X X X 10 x 157 X X X 34 X 158 Posey, Clinton 1941 20 5,000 500 2 159 Santa Fe, Clinton 1944 10 100 100 1 1 160 Centralia, Clinton, Marion 1937 2,850 25,806,000 1,740,000 906 45 161 X X X 23 1 162 X X X 562 1 163 X X x 164 X 15,250,000 1,015,000! 319 1 165 X 31,000 3,000 2 166 Cooks Mills, Coles 1941 20 5,000 400 2 1 21 Abandoned 1942, revived 1943, abandoned 1944. 27 Abandoned 1940, revived 1941. 28 Abandoned 1944. ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 299 Table i. — (Continued) Wells Pr ducing Dec. 194 0- Reservoir Pressure, Lb. 4 per Sq. In. s Character of Oil' Producing Formation Deepest Zone Tested ' to End of 1944 Oil« 1 % 2 Name and Age 7 E. fa "S § fa M a 'E-iZ Name = -0 b! "<'°- „ a > , s c 3 to '6 c <** 1 .Is a £ x a w 3 >>!* I n I! 3cl, 03 ja O L 1- Jjfa P S'S ■5-Z Q~ 1.90C ■gfa ° 5 fa. -T- fa 3 | So ofa -a «j Q.'o loe X 36.6 0.28 Silurian; Sil 4 X Sil 1,938 107 c 2 x I X X Cypress; MisU S P 2,510 10 A MisU 2,539 108 c 1 x X X X Aux Vases; MisU S P 2,750 10 ML MisL 2,946 109 c 15 x X 39.0 17 McClosky; MisL OL 1 P 3,050 15 A MisL 3,Di) 110 26 0' MisL i.UJ 111 x X 1 X Tar Springs; MisU s 1 P 2,320 12 A 112 1 x X X X Cypress; MisU s P 2,595 5 A 113 2 x X 37.4 X Bethel; MisU s P 2,790 20 A 114 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU 25 s P 2,875 28 A 115 20 x X 37.2 24 McClosky; MisL OL P 2,970 6 A 116 3 26 117 x X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,100 7 MC MisL 3,140 118 99 MisL 2,590 119 X X X X Tar Springs; MisU" s P 1,890 9 D 120 8 x X X X Weiler; MisU s P 2,125 20 D 121 4 x X 36 0.14 Bethel; MisU s P 2,290 14 D 122 51 x X 35.4 0.25 Aux Vases; MisU s P 2,335 11 D 123 8 x X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 2,425 10 ML 124 X X X X Paint Creek; MisU" s P 2,240 15 D 125 X X X X Renault; MisU" s P 2,320 9 D 126 X X X X Rosichre; MisL 25 SL P 2,410 7 D 127 28 26 128 23 x X 36.8 22 Bethel; MisU S P 2,660 10 AC MisL 3,035 129 1 x X X X Aux Vases; MisU" S P 2,810 9 A 130 101 MisL 3,460 131 X X X X Glen Dean; MisU 25 L P 2,390 8 A 132 30 x X 39.5 0.17 Tar Springs; MisU s P 2,340 15 A 133 63 775 X 38.5 28 Cypress; MisU S P 2„-)'.MI 14 A 134 4 x X 36.4 X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,000 5 A 135 4 26 136 9 x X 29 X Cypress; MisU S P 2,690 8 D MisU 2,718 137 x X 37.1 X McClosky; MisL OL P 2,790 10 MC MisL 2,890 138 3 x X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 2,840 8 MC MisL 2,946 139 1 1 X 35 .2 0.19 Aux Vases; MisU S P 2,785 12 A Dev 4.970 140 119 MisL 2,970 141 112 x X 38.0 13 Weiler; MisU s P 2,490 15 A 142 7 x X 36 2 X McClosky; MisL OL P 2,810 6 A 143 918 V • Dev 4,840 144 42 1 X 37.9 X Cypress; MisU s P 2,670 10 A 145 1 X 38 X Bethel; MisU 25 s P 2,880 5 A 146 126, x X 38 X Aux Vases; MisU s P 2.910 15 AL 147 6 x X 38 X Rosiclare; MisL OL P 2,970 4 AL 148 645 x X 38.5 X McClosky; MisL OL P 2,980 10 AM 149 °l 97 26 150 2 x X 40 0.15 Devonian; Dev L Cav 2,465 8 A Dev 2,652 151 1 31 3 Dev 2,672 152 24 x X 36 r Bethel; MisU S P 1,190 20 A 153 1 7 3 x X 28.2 [) 33 Devonian; Dev L Cav 2,630 4 A 154 9 x X 37.8 3.17 Bethel; MisU s P 1,410 8 N MisU 1,531 155 34 Dev 2,914 156 X x X X c Cypress; MisU S P 1,885 LI A 157 X 1 X 32.2 ) 21 Bethel; MisU s P 1,320 7 A 158 1 x X 3« 1 )17 Cypress; MisU s P 1,100 5 M MisU 1,265 159 1 0| z X X E Weiler; MisU 8 P 950 19 X Dev 2,512 160 509 ! "Trenton" 4,070 161 1 1 X 36.4 ) 20 Cypress; MisU s P 1,200, IS A 162 X 0, I 25 ± 37.7 )17 Bethel; MisU s P 1,355 !0 A 163' 2 1 X X E McClosky; MisL OL P x\ X A 164! 250 1 200± 37 4 ( )38 Devonian; Dev L 'av 2,870 12 A 165! 0; 1 1 X 43.2 ( ).28 'Trenton"; Ord L Cav 4,020 7 A 166' 1 1 x X 36.4 0.40 Aux Vases; MisU S P 1,825 10 M Dev 3,226 26 Wells producing from more than one sand, see Table 6. 3°° OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 Table i. — (Continued) Year of Dis- covery Oil Production Gas Production Number of Oil and/or Gas Wells' Total Production, Bbl. e Millions Cu. Ft.' 1944 Field, County t* o-«j. 1 > To End During -a % To End During -0 05 T3 -a a of 1944 1944 Oh g 03 £ of 1944 1944 h "3 a a a "z< ^< 0£3 & ►J < Abandoned 1942. ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE Table i.— (Continued) 301 Wells Pro- ducing" Dec. 1944 Reservoir Pressure, Lb. per Sq. In. 6 h Character of Oil* Producing Formation Deepest Zone Tested^ to End of 1944 Oil« 6. 1 1 ^ Name and Age' 'a a — 'i 2,2 Name * 1 5 A T3 a < 1- n -a d .-0 6" 02 1 O -a » 0< I ■3j> 0/0 187 9 Shakopee 4,915 168 x X 44 1 0.16 Cypress; MisU S p 1,835 15 D 169 8 x X X X Rosiclare; MisL S p 2,000 10 ML 170 1 x X 36.6 0.29 McClosky; MisL OL p 2,025 12 D 171 2 x X X X Pennsylvanian; Pen S p 1,170 30 ML Dev 2,760 172 146 Dev 5,185 173 1 x X 29.6 X Mansfield; Pen s p 1,650 13 MF 174 5 550 X 34.0 X Bridgeport; Pen s p 1,860 20 MF 175 10 O16OO X X X Biehl;Pen s p 1.995 15 MF 176 600 X X X Degonia; MisU 25 s p 2,125 8 MF 177 21 400 X 34.0 X Waltersburg; MisU s p 2,365 15 AL 178 1700 X z X Tar Springs; MisU" s p 2,450 10 AL 178 1 Ol x X X X Hardinsburg; MisU s p 2,364 5 A ISO 5 900 X 38.0 X Bethel; MisU s p 2,960 15 Af LSI 1 900 X X X Renault; MisU s p 3,002 10 Af 182 11 950 X 39.0 X Aux Vases; MisU s p 3,045 20 Af 183 2 x X X X Levias; MisL L p 3,110 10 A 184 1 x X X X Rosiclare; MisL L p A 185 58 900 X 40.0 0.18 McClosky; MisL L p 3,140 10 AC 186 30 u 187 11 9 MisL 3,244 188 4 x X X X Cypress; MisU S p 2,790 15 A 189 X X Paint Creek; MisU 25 s p 2,910 10 A 190 X X Bethel; MisU 25 s p 2,955 25 A 191 3 B X X X X Aux Vases; MisU s p 3,000 15 A 192 1 3 x X X X Levias; MisL L p 1,100 6 A 193 X X X X McClosky; MisL 25 L p 3,140 8 A 194 3 3 2« 195 1 3 x X X X McClosky; MisL L p 3,253 4 MC MisL 3,419 168 16 3 x X 40.5 0.33 McClosky; MisL L p 3,250 10 A MisL 3,350 197 1 3 X X X X Bethel; MisU S p 2,840 15 L MisL 3,144 198 13 3 MisL 3,175 199 9 } X X 36.6 0.23 Cypress; MisU s p 2,630 15 A 2(10 X X X X Bethel; MisU 25 s p 2,770 X AL 201 2 3 X X X z McClosky MisU L p 2,995 5 AC 202 2 ) 29 203 } X X 37.6 0.19 McClosky; MisL L p 3,420 7 MC MisL 3,496 204 1 3 225± X 39.0 X McClosky; MisL L p 3,320 11 MC MisL 3,373 205 14 } X X X 1 McClosky; MisL L p 3,270 8 A MisL 3,340 208 3 3 X X X r McClosky; MisL L p 3,215 6 ML MisL 3,315 207 1 X X X r Waltersburg; MisU S p 2,430 4 X MisL 3,295 208 18 ) MisL 3,187 209 6 ) X X X 1 Cypress; MisU s p 2,651 30 AL 210 1 ) X X X t Bethel; MisU s p 2,778 12 A 2111 5 ) X X X c McClosky; MisL L p 3,007 9 A 212! 6 ) 26 213 3 ) MisL 3,125 214 2 ) X X X t Levias; MisL L p 2,850 8 MC 215 1 ) X X X r McClosky; MisL L p 2,860 8 MC 210 1 3 ) MisL 3,350 217 1 ) X X X r Aux Vases; MisU S p 3,150 20 ML 218 1 2 ) X X X E McClosky; MisL L p 3,215 10 MC 219' 2 ) MisL 3,365 220 X X X E Aux Vases; MisU 26 S p 1,242 20 AL 221 1 ) X X 39.1 1 McClosky; MisL L p 3,340 10 A 222 1 ) 26 223 18 ) MisL 3,280 224 1 ) X X X t Palestine; MisU S p 2,098 12 AL 225 1 ) X X X E Cypress; MisU S p 2,888 16 A 226 1 ) X X X E Rosiclare; MisL L p 3,122 X A 227 14 ) X X 35.8 3.31 McClosky; MisL L p 3,100 10 A 228 1 1 ) 26 3° 2 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 Table i. — (Continued) Yeiar of Dis- covery Oil Productic n G is Production Number of Oil and/or Gas Wells' Total Production, Bbl.= Millions Cu. Ft.' 1944 Field, County O Tf T3 -0 *^ "^ 1 O To End During To End During T3 Oi 13 a z rt b of 1944 1944 of 1944 1944 fl "o. a a "< §-«! w xi J < ■< < 229 Hill Effingham 1943 40 24,000 16,000 2 230 1940 100 171,000 10,000 9 1 '.'31 Mason South, Effingham 1941 700 655,000 221,000 45 3 1 232 X X X 19 1 233 X X X 1 234 X X X 1 235 X X X 23ti 15 1 237 1937 20,650 112,607,000 11,271,000 1,987 1 15 238 20,080 X X 949 1 1 239 11,000 X X 323 1 240 7,010 X X 420 241 3,130 5,862,000 1,599,000 84 1 242 211 12 243 La Clede, Fayette 1943 40 2,000 2,000 244 1938 1,900 7,703,000 921,000 192 1 6 245 St Paul, Fayette 1941 170 240,000 65,000 13 246 1942 140 208,000 67,000 247 X X X 24S X X X 249 X X X 250 251 Benton, Franklin 1941 2,200 16,268,000 1,558,000 243 9 4 252 1941 200 266,000 66,000 15 3 253 X X X 1 254 1 X X 1 255 X X X 256 X X X 257 X X X 25* X X X 259 X X X 200 1 201 1943 20 15,000 7,000 202 Ewing, Franklin 1944 40 3,000 3,000 1 263 1942 60 46,000 16,000 1 204 x X X 205 1 X X 266 X X X 267 1 268 Thompsonville, Franklin 1940 220 258,000 17,000 19 2 269 ThompsonviUe North, Franklin 1944 10 X x 1 270 Valier, Franklin 1942 20 2,000 1,000 271 West Frankfort, Franklin 1941 150 403,000 268,000 15 5 272 j X X 14 5 273 X X 1 274 West Frankfort South, Franklin 1943 100 156,000 102,000 275 1 X X 270 X X X 277 Whittington, Franklin 1939 120 45,000 15,000 1 27S 1 X X 279 X X X 2X0 X X X 1 281 2X2 Whittington West, Franklin 1943 60 5,000 5,000 2 2X3 X X X 2 2.X4 X X X 285 1940 60 60,000 13,000 2X0 X X X 2X7 X X X 2XX X X X 2X9 X X X 290 Inman East, Gallatin. . . 1940 1,060 2,560,000 868,000 98 17 291 292 X X X X X X 3 293 X X X 1 1 ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 3°3 Table i. — (Continued) Wells Pro- ducing" Dec. 1944 Reservoir Pressure, Lb. per Sq. In. s 1-. > Character of Oil' Producing Formation Deepest Zone Tested" to End of 1944 Oil" 1 £ 1 PL, Name and Age* II Name a 3 z c M a S 12 I 2 8 Is '5 ■0 a w c ■3 c .tJo > CO 6 s „ a u ft 3d, 03 CO J O 1ft o.S if 2,570 6 3 3 55 "ofc. a 33 229 2 X X 39.0 X McClosky; MisL L p A MisL 2,675 230 2 X X 38.4 0.21 McClosky; MisL L P 2,490 14 A MisL 2,551 231 43 1 MisL 2,553 232 17 X X 38.0 X Bethel; MisU S p 2,290 20 A 233 4 1) X X X X Aux Vases; MisU s p 2,360 14 A 234 4 II X X X X Rosiclare; MisL s p 2,430 8 A 235 3 X X 38 4 0.21 McClosky; MisL L p 2,450 7 A 236 15 (1 26 237 167 1,625 II G St. Peter 4,680 238' 34 X X 286± 36 6 0.25 Cypress; MisU S p 1,495 22 A 239 X II X 315+ 37.8 0.24 Paint Creek; MisU S p 1,538 15 A 240 X II X 319+ 38.5 0.20 Bethel; MisU s p 1,550 16 A 241 23 59 X 1,268 28.2 0.48 Devonian; Dev L Cav 3,000 16 A 242 111 553 26 243 1 X 1 X X Bethel; MisU S P 2,335 20 T MisL 2,608 244 178 X X 34 4 31 Cypress; MisU S P 1,580 16 A Dev 3,375 245 12 'I X X 34.0 0.23 Bethel; MisU S P 1,885 6 A Dev 3,570 246 7 MisL 3,515 247 3 X X 32.0 X Cypress; MisU S P 2,840 10 ML 248 4 X X 37.8 0.12 Aux Vases; MisU s P 3,120 15 AL 249 X X X X McClosky; MisL" L P 3,226 9 ML 250 26 251 236 X X 41.7 0.12 Tar Springs; MisU s P 2,11)0 34 A MisL 3,205 252 15 MisL 2,963 253 1 X X X X Cypress; MisU S P 2,440 10 A 254 4 X X X X Paint Creek; MisU S P 2,595 10 A 255 2 X X 38 4 0.15 Bethel; MisU S P 2,605 10 A 256 2 X X 39.0 15 Aux Vases; MisU S P 2,696 10 AL 257 4 1 X X 37 4 0.17 Levias; MisL L P 2,720 8 AC 258 X X 38.4 0.15 Rosiclare; MisL S P 2,780 7 AL 259 X X X X McClosky; MisL L P 2,785 5 AC 260 2 26 261 1 X X 38.8 1 15 Levias; MisL L P 2,894 11 X MisL 3,460 262 1 X X X X McClosky; MisL L P 2,975 6 X MisL 2,980 263 5 Dev 4,688 264 4 II 39.2 0.17 Aux Vases; MisU S P 2,700 7 X 265 X X X X Rosiclare; MisL 8 P 2,836 16 X 266 X X X X McClosky; MisL L P 2,856 7 X 267 1 26 268 2 I) X X 37.8 10 McClosky; MisL L P 3,120 12 A MisL 3,455 269 1 II X X X x Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,122 11 AL MisL 3,298 270 1 II X X X X McClosky, MisL L P 2,715 8 ML MisL 2,725 271 15 MisL 2,995 272 14 X X 38.4 0.13 Tar Springs; MisU S P 2,050 15 A 273 n 1 X X X x Aux Vases; MisU S P 2,700 15 AL 274 8 MisL 3,156 275 6 II X X X X Tar Springs; MisU s P 2,040 15 A 276 2 II X X 37.2 9.23 Levias; MisL L P 2,765 8 AC 277 3 II MisL 3,130 278 1 X X X 1 Cypress; MisU s P 2,540 10 A 279 X X X X McClosky; MisL" L P 2,870 5 AC 280 1 X X X 1 St. Louis; MisL L P 3,060 7 AC 281 1 26 282 3 11 MisL 2,942 283 2 II X X X X Aux Vases; MisU S P 2,680 32 AL 284 1 II X X X X Levias; MisL L P 2,752 20 AC 285 4 1) MisL 3,010 286 2 X X 36.0 X Palestine; MisU s P 1,830 10 AL 287 (1 X X X X Waltersburg; MisU s P 1,990 10 AL 288 (1 1 II X X X X Aux Vases; MisU s P 2,695 12 AL 289 II X X X X McClosky; MisU L P 2,730 10 AC 290 97 II MisL 3,020 291 3 II X X 24.4 0.31 Pennsylvanian; Pen S P 780 10 Af 292 X X X r Degonia; MisU 26 S P 1,690 Hi Af 293 X X X X Clore; MisU" S P 1,725 10 Af 3°4 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 Table i. — {Continued) Year Oil Production Gas Production Number of Oil and/or Gas Wells' Total Production, Bbl. e Millions Cu. Ft.' 1944 Field, County of Dis- covery 0^ 1 T3 p > O To End During •0 > To End During ■8° T3 1 •0 a • 1 of 1944 1944 of 1944 1944 "o. S -a c >--<£ *-•< OM £ i-3 ■5P <* o w O ■< 294 x X X 295 X X X 15 9 296 X X X 45 1 297 X X X 29b X X X 15 5 299 X X X 4 300 14 1 301 1941 50 9,000 3 302 X X 1 303 X X 2 304 1942 275 311,000 105,000 20 0; 2 305 X 1 X 1 306 X X X 13 2 307 X X X 308 6 309 JunctioD, Gallatin 1939 150 211,000 18,000 14 310 1944 160 55,000 55,000 8 8 311 Omaha, Gallatin 1940 260 963,000 153,000 X X 21 312 1 X X 17 313 X X X X X 4 314 315 1940 160 125,000 39,000 5 3 316 1942 660 1,034,000 376,000 29 5 317 22 4 318 1 319 4 1 320 2 321 1941 600 747,000 641,000 33 20 1 322 X 7 X 32 19 1 323 X X X 1 1 324 1941 540 898,000 35,000 42 2 325 Dale-Hoodville Consolidated, Hamilton. 1940 5,000 19,240,000 3,132,000 423 21 8 326 X X X 25 4 327 X X X 40 3 328 X X X 2 2 2 329 X X X 90 3 1 330 X X X 192 7 5 331 X X X 2 332 X X X 333 X X X 25 1 334 47 1 335 1944« 1941 20 2,840 600 7,961,000 600 909,000 1 202 1 7 1 336 1 337 X X X 1 338 X X X 339 X X X 99 5 340 X X X 12 341 X X X 2 •0 342 X X X 27 2 1 343 61 344 1944 30 6,000 6,000 3 3 345 1941 1,420 2,528,000 717,000 64 6 n 346 X X X 2 347 X X X 62 6 348 West End, Hamilton 1944 1941 1943 10 10 200 8,000 2,000 204,000 8,000 500 150,000 1 1 7 1 349 EUcville, Jackson 1 350 Bogota, Jasper 351 Bogota South, Jasper . . . 1944 20 4,000 4,000 1 1 352 Boos North, Jasper 1940 1,075 2,472,000 227,000 63 1 353 X * j 354 X X X 63 1 355 356 1940" 20 10,000 1 33 Abandoned 1944. 33 Abandoned 1943. ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 3°5 Table i. — (Continued) Wells Pro- ducing"" Dec. 1944 Reservoir Pressure, Lb. per Sq. In. 6 I Character of Oil' Produci lg Formation Deepest Zone Testedp to End of 1944 Oil" ^ Name and Age' E. & "o a E-4 M to 1 ■J'S Name M ~a >> -< *1 a be c c .Is 9 O 3 "3 a ■3 c c CO > CO 6" • a Jo CO 1 § o if 1,840 '-it* If CO ■3 " 294 X X X X Palestine; MisU" S P 13 Af 296 18 X X X X Waltersburg; MisU S P 1,980 18 ALf 296 41 X X 34.6 0.24 Tar Springs; MisU S P 2,080 15 AF 297 2 X X X X Hardinsburg; MisU s P 2,135 8 ALf 298 13 X X 35.2 0.23 Cypress; MisU s P 2,390 12 ALf 299 4 X X X X McClosky; MisL L P 2,800 10 ACf 300 16 29 301 MisL 3,020 302 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU s P 2,815 20 ML 303 X X 36.6 0.19 McClosky; MisL L P 2,860 15 MC 304 18 MisL 2,990 305 1 X X X X Tar Springs; MisU S P 2,175 20 AL 30fi 11 X X 38.0 X Cypress; MisU s P 2,485 15 AL 307 X X X X McClosky; MisL" L P 2,875 8 A 30S 6 26 309 14 X X 37.2 0.22 Waltersburg; MisU S P 1,765 15 AF MisL 2,710 310 8 X X X X Tar Springs; MisU s P 2,100 20 Af MisL 2,930 311 18 X MisL 2,547 312 12 X X 25.9 0.23 Palestine; MisU s P 1,690 20 D 313 3 X X X 27.0 0.24 Tar Springs; MisU s P 1,880 15 D 314 3 26 315 5 X X 37.0 0.12 McClosky; MisL L P 3,445 7 X MisL 3,580 316 28 MisL 3,530 317 18 X X 38.1 X Aux Vases; MisU s P 3,280 20 AL 318 1 X X X X Levias; MisL L P 3,340 7 AC 319 o 7 X X 38.6 0.13 McClosky; MisL L P 3,430 7 AC 320 2 26 321 32 MisL 3,541 322 31 X X 36.8 0.24 Aux Vases; MisU s P 3,285 15 AL 323 1 I X X X McClosky; MisL L P 3,430 8 AC 324 23 X X 38.7 0.18 McClosky; MisL L P 3,315 10 A MisL 3,497 325 402 X ■ X G Dev 5.354 32H 23 X X X X Tar Springs; MisU S P 2,430 25 AL 327 40 X X 37.6 . 25' Cypress; MisU S P 2,680 18 A 328 8 X X X X Paint Creek; MisU s P 2,865 X A 329 60 X X 39 0.19 Bethel; MisU s P 2,950 20 A 330 146 X X 38.0 15 Aux Vases; MisU s P 3,020 20 A 331 2 X X X X Levias; MisL L P 3,050 6 AC 332 X X 38.6 X Rosiclare; MisL 26 SL P 3.0K0 15 AC 333 24 1) X X 38.6 0.19 McClosky; MisL L P 3,075 5 AC 334 99 26 335 X X i X McClosky; MisL L P 3,364 9 X MisL 3,387 33 6 185 G MisL 3,450 337 1 X X X X Cypress; MisU S P 2,705 22 A 33S X X X X Paint Creek; MisU" s P 3,040 20 A 339 73 X X 38.0 0.15 Aux Vases; MisU s P 3,130 25 A 340 12 X X X i Levias; MisL L P 3,175 15 AC 341 2 X X 38.6 X Rosiclare; MisL SL P 3,200 5 AC 342 26 X X 38.6 0.19 McClosky; MisL L P 3,230 10 AC 343 71 26 344 3 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,390 15 ML MisU 3,410 345 64 G MisL 3,331 346 2 X X 36.1 X Tar Springs; MisU S P 2,465 6 AL 347 62 X X 38.4 0.13 Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,070 25 A 34* 1 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU s P 3,130 14 ML MisL 3,419 349 1 (1 X X 35.8 0.22 Bethel; MisU s P 2,000 10 X MisL 2,387 350 7 X X X I McClosky; MisL L P 3,110 10 A MisL 3,234 351 1 X X X X McClosky; MisL L P 3,054 4 ML MisL 3,185 352 56 MisL 2,950 353 X X X X Rosiclare; MisL" s P 2,765 X AC 354 50 X X 38.6 0.20 McClosky; MisL L P 2,800 9 A 355 6 26 366 X X 38.6 0.20 McClosky; MisL L P 2,598 8 MC Dev 4,140 306 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 Table i. — (Continued) 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 Field, County Newton, Jasper Ste. Marie, Jasper Willow Hill, Jasper Belle Rive, Jefferson Boyd, Jefferson Coil West, Jefferson. Cravat, Jefferson Divide, Jefferson Divide West, Jefferson Elk Prairie, Jefferson . Fltzgerrell, Jefferson Ina, Jefferson King, Jefferson Marcoe, Jefferson Markham City, Jefferson . Mt. Vernon, Jefferson Nason, Jefferson ........ Roaches, Jefferson Roaches North, Jefferson Waltonville, Jefferson. . . Woodlawn, Jefferson . . . Dix, Jefferson, Marion . . . Kell, Jefferson Markham City North, Jefferson, Wayne Year of Dis- covery Beman, Lawrence . Ruark, Lawrence . . 1944 1941 1944 1943 1944 1042 1939 1943 1944 1938" 1944 1938 1942 1938" 1942 1943 1943 1938 1944 1943 1940 193S 1942" 1943 1942 1941 Oil Production 20 430 20 100 180 100 320 240 10 10 20 660 20 600 300 Total Production, Bbl.' 60 1,320 1,510 10 480 To End of 1944 300 477,000 2,000 1 18,000 157,000 129,000 219,000 180,000 67,000 700 1,000 16,000 481,000 12,500 738,000 69,000 4,000 453,000 149,000 14,000 7,897,000 4,050,000 3,000 470,000 3,000 3,000 During 1944 300 50,000 2,000 48,000 157,000 94,(100 24,000' 155,000' 67,000 1,000 500 192,000 162,000 4:i,IIOO 4,000 25,000 149,000 9,000 837,000 509,000 394,000 1,000 1,000 Gas Production Number of Oil and/or Gas Wells' Millions Cu. Ft.' -8"* 1944 13 To End During T3 Oi T) a 1^ of 1944 1944 .£ h "3 a T3 a < 1 1 20 c 1 1 5 15 15 9 9 1 1 5 5 10 6 1 1 2 2 7 3 11 11 8 11 11 10 10 1 1 1 1 1 2 29 6 21 5 2 1 6 2 19 2 2 19 2 2 7 2 3 3 2 1 1 11 1 11 1 29 29 27 2 2 2 4 3 162 3 1 161 3 84 83 1 1 15 8 1 2 2 13 6 1 1 2 1 31 Abandoned 1940. 35 Abandoned 1941. 36 Abandoned 1944. ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 307 Table i. — (Continued) Wells Pro- ducing" Dec. 1944 Reservoir Pressure, Lb. per Sq. In.* ">, Character of Oil* Producing Formation Deepest Zone Tested >> to End of 1944 Oil" 6. a > k Ph' Name and Age' "3 § Name 1 •z 1 □ i 03 a Is "3 -a a w >2 -a. a = ^ CO I So £- o.S > J •§g> 0-, I ofa •S «>" P.'o 357 1 X X X MeClosky; MisL L P 2,930 5 MC MisL 3,022 358 16 X X 40 2 0.14 McClosky; MisL L P 2,830 8 A MisL 2,935 359 1 X X X X MeClosky; MisL L P 2,665 5 MC MisL 2,742 360 5 X X 39.4 15 McClosky; MisL L P 3,085 7 AC MisL 3,240 361 15 MisL 2,333 362 8 550± X X X Bethel; MisU S P 2,050 15 A 363 1 615+ X X X Aux Vases; MisU s P 2,130 20 A 364 6 26 365 9 MisL 3,022 366 2 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU s P 2,729 14 AL 367 1 X X X X Levias; MisL L P 2,830 6 AC 36b X X X X Rosiclare; MisL 25 SL P 2,870 6 AC 369 2 X X X X McClosky; MisL L P 2,885 11 AC 37(1 4 26 371 10 X X 35.4 0.23 Bethel; MisU S P 2,070 10 A MisL 2,335 372 11 X X X X McClosky; MisL L P 2,725 10 AC 'MisL 2,921 373 11 MisL 2,865 374 X X X X Levias; MisL 25 L P 2,690 7 AC 375 10 X X X X McClosky; MisL L P 2,740 14 AC 376 1 26 377 X X X X McClosky; MisL L P 2,730 7 X MisL 3,000 378 1 X X X X Bethel; MisU S P 2,760 14 X MisL 3,012 379. 1 X X 36.4 0.20 St. Louis, MisL L P 3,000 5 AC MisL 3,065 380 25 Dev 4,760 381 22 X X 38 6 0.17 Aux Vases; MisU S P 2,730 20 AL 382 X X X X Levias; MisL 25 L P 2,770 10 AC 383 1 X X 39 6 16 Rosiclare; MisL SL P 2,815 10 AC 384 X X 1 X McClosky; MisL 25 L P 2,840 7 AC 385 2 26 386 X X 23.2 0.54 McClosky; MisL L s 2,745 11 1 MisL 3,066 38/ 16 MisL 3,215 388 1 X X X X Levias; MisL L p 3,060 5 A 389 15 X X 38.2 0.08 McClosky; MisL L p 3,090 11 A 390 6 MisL 3,008 391 2 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU S p 2,680 10 AL 392 X X X X Levias; MisL 25 L p 2,755 5 AC 393 3 X X X X McClosky; MisL L p 2,800 6 AC 394 1 26 395 1 X X X X Rosiclare; MisL S p 2,790 7 MC MisL 2,805 396 8 Dev 3,840 397 5 X X 37.0 22 Rosiclare; MisL S p 2,190 12 AC 39S X X X 1 McClosky; MisL 25 L p 2,210 7 AC 399 3 26 40(1 29 MisL 2,255 401 27 X X X X Bethel; MisU S p 1,925 12 A 402 1 X X X X Rosiclare; MisL S p 2,120 12 AC 403 1 26 404 3 X X 37.8 0.14 Bethel, MisU s p 2,465 12 A MisL 2,769 405 141 MisL 2,365 406 3 X X X X Cypress; 'MisU s p 1,800 10 AL 407 136 X X 37.8 0.16 Bethel; MisU s p 1,960 25 A 108 1 26 409 83 p Dev 3,874 410 82 X 27. 5 39 23 Bethel; MisU s p 1,950 13 A 411 1 X X 1 X Rosiclare; MisL s p 2,100 8 A 412 X X 36.2 0.26 McClosky; MisL L p 2,625 6 A MisL 2,720 413 14 MisL 3,166 414 2 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU s r 2,950 10 AL 415 12 X X X X McClosky; MisL L P 3,101 10 AC 416 1 X X X X McClosky; MisL L 1 P 1,841 2 MC MisL 1,845 417 2 X X 32.0 X Buchanan; Pen S P 1,510 14 ML MisL 2,320 3 o8 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 Table i. — (Continued) Year Oil Production Gas Production Number of Oil and/or Gas Wells' Total Production, Bbl.' Millions Cu. Ft.' 1944 Field, County" of Dis- covery ^t< t- a t5 > To End During 1 To End During -3C 1 T3 * 4 a 9 03 Gravity A at60°Fs £ •SO u. — o.S =3 s =3 03 t ofa ■3 «>* 4 IS Dev 3,133 41!) 17 X X Bridgeport; Pen S P 760 15 A 4211 43 X X Buchanan; Pen S P 1,100 12 A 121 8 X X 39.8 0.21 Bethel; MisU s P 1,760 22 A MisL 1,960 422 1 X X X X McClosky; MisL L P 2,261 4 MC MisL 2,365 423 3 X X 20.3 0.35 Pottsville; Pen s P 450 10 X Pen 562 424 X X X X Pennsylvanian; Pen s P 400 20 X Pen 421 425 28 600 X X X Silurian; Sil L P 1,740 5 R« Ord 2,590 426 44 X X 40.0 0.23 "Trenton"; Ord L P 2,260 17 A Ord 2,549 427i 2 Dev 3,692 428; 1 X X X X Bethel; MisU S P 1,931 8 A 423 1 X X X X Rosiclare; MisL S P 2,084 10 A 430: 2 X X X X McClosky; MisL L P 2,735 8 MC MisL 2,869 431 83 w iDev 3,142 432 79 X 10 39.5 0.16 Bethel; MisU S P 1,410 25 D 433 3 X 650 40.9 0.31 Rosiclare; MisL S P 1,560 15 D 434 1 1 X 1,200 40.0 0.28 Devonian; Dev L P 2,835 8 D 435! 54 MisL 1,740 436 ' 47 X X 36 1 0.23 Cypress; MisU S P 1,340 19 A 437 7 X X 36.1 0.23 Bethel; MisU S P 1,465 10 A 438 2,200 G Prairie du Chien 5,655 439 381 X X 38.5 0.20 Bethel; MisU s P 1,780 40 A 440 82 X X 38.6 0.21 Aux Vases; MisU s P 1,825 40 A 441 11 X X 39.0 X Rosiclare; MisL s P 1,950 5 AL 442 348 X X 39 X McClosky; MisL OL P 1,990 17 A 443 8 X X 39 X Salem; MisL L P 2,160 17 A 444 354 X X 42.1 0.28 Devonian; Dev L Cav 3,430 50 A 44S 65 X X 42.0 X "Trenton"; Ord L Cav 4,500 50 146 951 26 147 58 Dev 3,742 148 5 X X 39.0 X Bethel; MisU s P 1,930 20 D 449 15 X X 39.0 X Aux Vases; MisU S P 2,005 30 D 450 30 X X 39.4 0.21 McClosky; MisL OL P 2,130 15 D 451 6 X X 41.0 X Devonian; Dev L Cav 3,500 7 D 452 2 26 453 17 X X 38.2 0.21 Bethel; MisU S P 1,440 8 A "Trenton" 4,100 454 X X 33 2 0.16 Pottsville; Pen s P 600 4 A Pen 743 455 5 X X 34.8 0.22 Pottsville; Pen s P 580 15 ML MisL 1,001 456 1 X X 28.0 21 Pottsville; Pen S P 610 14 X Dev 1,893 457 2 X X X X Cypress; MisU s P 1,125 10 AL MisL 1,630 458 1 X X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 2,960 10 MC MisL 3,090 159 2 (1 X X 37.8 0.23 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,120 4 MC MisL 3,212 4611 6 MisL 3,280 461 6 X X X X Levias; MisL OL P 3,140 9 A 462 X X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,180 5 A 463 1 II X MisL 3,280 464 X X X X Rosiclare; MisL 25 S P 3,165 10 465 466 1 X X X X McClosky; MisL" OL P 3,184 11 467 32 MisL 3,289 468 2 X X X X Levias; MisL OL P 3,060 8 A 466 30 X X 37.2 0.19 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,050 10 A 470 1 X X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,080 9 X MisL 3,094 471 4 II X X 37.0 0.19 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,000 6 AC MisL 3,150 472 7 X X 39.8 0.24 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,040 8 AC MisL 3,080 473 331 2 W MisL 3,200 474 130 II X X 38.0 0.27 Cypress; MisU S P 2,550 25 A 475 1 X X X X Levias; MisL OL P 2,957 2 AC 476 195 2 X X 39.0 0.17 McClosky; MisL OL P 2,960 6 AM 477 5 26 47S 44 MisL 3,276 479 2 X X X X Cypress; MisU S P 2,830 12 A 4S0 X X X X Bethel; MisU s P 2,930 10 A 481 (1 X X X X Levias; MisL OL P 3,070 10 AC 11 Reef structure. 3io OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 Table i. — (Continued) Year Oil Production Gas Production Number of Oil and/or Gas Wells' Total Production, Bbl.' Millions Cu. Ft.« 1944 Field, County of Dis- covery S"* 1 "6 > To End During To End During -0 c; T3 a S5 £"» of 1944 1944 of 1944 1944 0, "S. T3 § rt »- rt »- |s S C 3 %< I** rS w J3 < 182 X X X 45 483 4N4 Parkersburg West, Richland, Edwards . . 1943 90 36,000 24,000 3 1 485 Dundas Consolidated, Richland, Jasper. 1939 6,580 11,061,000 655,000 281 01 12 4X6 X X X 5 4S7 X X X 2 48b X X X 489 X X X 269 9 490 5 3 491 Dundas East, Richland, Jasper 1942 360 571,000 141,000 16 2 492 X X X 493 X X X 17 2 494 Eldorado, Saline 1941 1941 40 20 7,000 30,000 2,000 7,000 2 2 49S Lakewood, Shelby 499 X X X 1 497 X X X 1 498 Stewardson, Shelby 1939 70 50,000 10,000 5 499 Friendsville, Wabash 1942 340 346,000 202,000 36 7 2 Sim 1 1 X 11 2 501 X X X 1 1 602 X X X 9 503 X X X 504 X X X 2 1 505 X X X 5 506 X X X 507 X X X 1 1 508 7 5 509 Keensburg Consolidated, Wabash 1939 3,000 9,776,000 868,000 341 5 3 510 X X X 19 511 X X X 2 512 X X X 4 513 X X X 9 514 X X I 251 1 1 515 X X X 2 1 516 X X X 9 1 517 X X X 5 1 518 X X X 24 2 519 16 1 520 Keensburg East, Wabash 1939" 20 X X 3 521 Keensburg South, Wabash 1944 30 15,000 15,000 2 2 522 10 4,000 4,000 1 1 523 20 11,000 11,000 1 1 524 Lancaster East, W abash 1944 10 X X 1 1 525 Maud, Wabash 1940 250 366,000 30,000 20 2 529 X X X 2 527 X X X 1 528 X X X 1 529 X X X 1 2 530 X X X 15 531 1 532 Mt. Carmel, Wabash 1940 3,600 4,940,000 1,330,000 I X 333 47 8 533 X X X 46 6 2 534 X 1 X 535 X X X 1 530 X X X 4 3 537 X X X I X 207 25 5 538 X X X 2 52,9 X X X 1 1 540 X X X 2 541 X X X 37 5 1 542 33 7 543 Mt. Carmel West, Wabash 1939 60 13,000 4,000 4 544 1 X X 2 545 X X X 2 37 Abandoned 1943. ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 311 Table i. — (Continued) Wells Pro- ducingi' Dec. 1944 Reservoir Pressure, Lb. per Sq. In. 6 V. Character of Oil' Producing Formation Deepest Zone Tested'' to End of 1944 Oil" 1 a (2 O*' Name and Age' "S a a.° ON 0) - Name £ 3 a -J CO a s fcL. Is 33 O .*2 '9 -a a ■< >> -3 c 02 .-0 > <0 3P* 03 1 S3 O *1 ■50 I- 0.9 31 a£ > -J '■S&H 1< On I of* 482 36 X X 38 0.31 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,135 9 A 183 6 n 484 3 X X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,250 5 AC MisL 3,331 4.N5 267 w Dev 4,585 186 5 X X 37.0 X Cypress; MisU S P 2,520 12 AL 187 2 X X 38 X Aux Vases; MisU s P 2,795 9 A 188 1 X X X X Rosiclare; MisU SL P 2,845 6 AL 189 243 X X 38 4 0.17 McClosky; MisL OL P 2,974 7 A 490 16 26 491 15 MisL 3,105 41)2 1 X X X 1 Levias; MisL OL P X X A 193 14 X X X j McClosky; MisL OL P 3,000 8 A 191 1 X X 34.2 14 Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,813 23 A MisL 3,000 19S 2 MisL 1,875 196 1 X X 29.6 X Bethel; MisU s P 1,692 9 X 497 1 X X 31.7 0.23 Aux Vases; MisU s P 1,723 9 X 198 5 X X 37.8 0.18 Aux Vases; MisU S P 1,940 8 A MisL 2,138 499 32 MisL 2,798 500 10 X X 31.0 0.22 Biehl; Pen s P 1,760 15 A 501 1 X X 27.3 0.25 Palestine; MisU s P 1,785 13 A 502 7 X X 35.2 0.17 Cypress; MisU s P 2,300 12 A 503 1 X X X X Paint Creek; MisU s P 2,465 15 A 504 1 X X 36.7 0.18 Bethel; MisU s P 2,470 10 A 505 1 X X X X Levias; MisL OL P 2,633 6 AC 506 1 X X X X Rosiclare; MisL SL P X 5 AC 507 X X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 2,645 5 AC 508 26 509 267 MisL 3,065 510 17 X X 38.0 X Biehl; Pen s P 1,720 10 AL 511 2 X X X X Clore; MisU s P 1,830 10 AL 512 1 X X X X Palestine; MisU s P 1,900 13 AL 513 9 X X X X Tar Springs; MisU s P 2,100 15 AL 514 172 X X 38.6 0.29 Cypress; MisU s P 2,250 18 A 515 2 X X X X Paint Creek; MisU s P 2,550 12 AL 51(5 9 X X 36.6 X Bethel; MisU s P 2,575 18 AL 517 5 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU s P 2,760 15 AL 518 21 X X 37.9 0.38 McClosky; MisL OL P 2,800 7 AC 519 26 26 520 X X 37.6 0.26 McClosky; MisL OL P 2,710 6 MC MisL 2,741 521 2 MisL 2,882 522 1 300+ X X X Pennsylvanian; Pen s P 1,140 15 AL 523 1 X X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 2,714 10 AC 524 1 X X X X Biehl; Pen s P 1,750 10 ML MisU 2,630 525 15 MisL 2,793 526 2 X X 37.7 X Waltersburg; MisU s P 1,935 17 AL 527 1 X X X X Hardinsburg; MisU s P 2.115 22 AL 528 1 X X X X Bethel; MisU s P 2,464 8 AL 529 X X 38 0.30 Rosiclare; MisL SL P 2,640 9 AC 530 9 X 60± 38.0 0.30 McClosky; MisL OL P 2,650 8 A 531 2 26 532 1 285 1 r, MisL 2,475 533 11 X X 32.0 X Biehl; Pen s P 1,470 25 AL 534 X X X X Jordan; Pen 26 s P 1,520 15 AL 535 1 X X X X Palestine; MisU s P 1,540 10 AL 536 1 X X X X Tar Springs; MisU s P 1,790 15 AL 537 166 1 X X 38.4 X Cypress; MisU s P 2,020 15 ALf 538 2 X X X X Bethel; MisU s P 2,110 15 AL 539 1 X X X X Levias; MisL OL P 2,320 5 AC 540 II 2 X X 36.6 0.30 Rosiclare; MisL s P 2,350 5 AC 541 1 34 X X 38.4 0.42 McClosky; MisL OL P 2,360 5 AC 542 34 26 543 3 MisL 3,500 544 2 X X X X Waltersburg; MisU s P 1,878 11 ML 545 1 X X 30.0 0.25 Tar Springs; MisU s P 1,930 6 ML 312 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 Table i. — (Continued) Year of Dis- covery Oil Production Gas Production Number of Oil and/or Gas Wells' Total Production, Bbl.< Millions Cu. Ft.< 1944 Field, County t-r 0^1 1 *o t5 ~* •*< I To End During To End During 13 T3 a of 1944 1944 (CI of 1944 1944 -i ft 6 TS C OS 3 4* J" 3 XI 546 1940 40 X 13,000 X 8,000 X 8 7 547 548 X X X 1 549 Patton West, Wabash 1943 400 92,000 75,000 28 24 550 X X X 2 2 551 X X X 13 13 552 X X X 553 X X X 3 3 554 X X X 555 X X X 2 556 X X X 6 4 557 2 2 558 1940 1,200 936,000 391,000 70 36 2 559 X X X 4 4 560 X X X 35 30 1 561 X X X 1 1 562 X X X 29 1 563 1 1 564 Cordes, Washington ... ". 1939 1,500 2,888,000 344,000 141 3 565 Dubois, Washington 1939 140 120,000 16,000 10 2 566 1942 10 6,000 2,000 1 567 1940 800 3,291,000 437,000 86 1 568 X X X 2 569 X X X 76 1 570 X X X 571 X X 76,000 7 572 1 573 McKinley, Washington 1940 80 180,000 13,000 7 574 50 X X 6 575 X X X 1 576 Barnhill, Wayne 1939 800 1,782,000 97,000 65 7 577 X X X 1 1 578 X X X 579 X X X 61 6 580 X X X 1 581 2 582 Boyleston Consolidated, Wayne 1938 4,300 6,571,000 1,015,000 177 14 5 583 X X X 2 584 X X X 10 585 X X X 1 586 X X X 154 10 4 587 10 4 1 588 1937 940 2,912,000 120,000 49 1 589 X X X 2 590 X X X 1 591 X X X 46 1 592 593 1P42 20 9,000 2,000 2 594 1942 440 777,000 186,000 18 2 595 X X X 16 2 596 X X X 2 597 Covington South, Wayne 1943 360 86,000 34,000 8 1 1 598 1942 40 10,000 4,000 2 1 1 599 Geff, Wayne 1941 500 650,000 237,000 27 8 600 1 X z 19 7 601 X X X 1 1 602 X X I 7 603 Geff West, Wayne 1942 60 47,000 15,000 3 604 Goldengate Consolidated, Wayne 1939 1,200 846,000 548,000 36 14 1 605 X X xl 5 606 X X x 2 1 607 X X I 2 608 X X X 14 3 1 609 13 10 ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 3*3 Table i. — (Continued) V I /ells Pr during" >ec. 194 a- Reservoir Pressure, Lb. 4 per Sq. In.' i 9 Character of Oil* Producing Formation Deepest Zone Tested^ to End of 1944 Oil" P-," Name and Age' 8 M a +j u Name 1 1 H .Is ■a a >J _ c £ ssl oj > J, 1 GG "ofe 3 n 'S c S is <: a c ■hQ > TO J<3 a fc 3d. CS .£3 o o u O EL 3-3 46 546 6 MisL 2,315 547 5 z z z z Biehl; Pen S p 1,470 15 AL 548 1 z z z z McClosky; MisL OL p 2,310 4 MC 549 28 ! o MisL 2,571 550 Q 2 0, x z z z Biehl; MisU S p 1,542 22 AL 551 13 x z z z Cypress; MisU S p 2,029 12 AL 552 1 x z z z Bethel; MisU s p 2,139 20 AL 553 3 z z z z Aux Vases; MisU s p 2,283 4 AL 554 X z z z Levias; MisL OL p 2,308 4 AC 555 2 x z z z Rosiclare; MisL SL p 2,308 4 AC 556 6 01 x z z z McClosky; MisL OL p 2,346 6 AC 557 1 26 • 558 54 o MisL 2,908 559 4 x z 39 z Paint Creek; MisU S p 2,320 22 AL 560 34 Oj x z z z Bethel; MisU s p 2,530 12 AL 561 1 0; x z z z Levias; MisL OL p 2,672 11 AC 562 14 o; x X 39.8 0.28 McClosky; MisL OL p 2,690 5 A 563 1 26 564 139 i X 37.4 0.19 Bethel; MisU s p 1,260 14 A MisL 1,560 565 8 i X 38.0 0.26 Bethel; MisU s p 1,355 8 A Dev 3,535 566 1 0, i X X X Bethel; MisU s p 1,345 6 z MisL 1,685 567 82 Dev 3,362 568 1 x X X X Cypress; MisU s p 1,380 15 A 569 71 z X 37.6 0.16 Bethel; MisU s p 1,535 10 A 570 X X z z Aux Vases; MisU 25 s p 1,605 z A 571 7 x X 39.0 0.27 Devonian; Dev L Cav 3,030 5 A 572 3 26 573 4 Dev 2,565 574 4 z X 44.1 18 Bethel; MisU s P 1,000 7 A 575 x X 41.7 z Devonian; Dev L Cav 2,250 10 A 576 36 MisL 3,855 577 8 0! x X z X Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,225 15 AL 578 1 x X z X Rosiclare; MisL OL P 3,35(1 9 AC 579 27 x X 37.6 0.17 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,400 12 A 580 (1 x I z z Salem; MisL L P 3,795 8 AC 581 26 582 165 MisL 3,495 583 5 x X 39.6 z Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,095 7 AL 584 10 x X z z Levias; MisL OL P 3,180 4 AC 585 1 i X 40.2 0.14 Rosiclare; MisL OL P 3,215 6 AC 586 140 j X 40.2 0.14 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,240 7 AC 587 9 26 588 42 St. Peter 7,205 589 2 x X 38.5 z, Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,002 8 AL 590 (1 2 x X z r Rosiclare; MisL SL P 3,086 9 AC 591 23 x X 35.8 0.24 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,117 11 A 592 15 26 593 2 x X 39.0 z McClosky; MisL OL P 3,170 10 ML MisL 3,245 594 16 MisL 3,185 595 14 x X 37.1 0.20 Aux Vases; MisU S P 2,900 22 A 596 2 z X 37.5 z McClosky; MisL OL P 2.970 3 AC 597 7 x X 39.4 0.18 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,310 8 AC MisL 3,389 598 1 x X X r Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,235 14 AL MisL 3,410 599 27 MisL 3,390 600 19 x X 40.4 0.13 Aux Vases; MisU s P 3,065 14 AL 601 1 x X z t Rosiclare; MisL OL P 3,0X9 4 AC 602| 7 x X 34 33 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,135 3 AC 603 3 x X z r Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,130 20 AL MisL 3,320 604 ' 30 Dev 5,645 605 1 i X z j r Aux Vases; MisU s P 3,180 15 AL 606 i X z r Levias; MisL OL P 3,252 6 AC 607 z X X E Rosiclare; MisL SL P 3,275 5 AC 608 16 x X 34.4 a. 18 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,308 9 AC 609 13 26 314 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1944 Table i. — {Continued) Year Oil Production Gas Production Number of Oil and /or Gas Wells' Total Production, Bbl.< Millions Cu. Ft." 1944 Field, County of Dis- 1 covery 73 > To End During -d > To End During -a os 13 ■0 a S5 ^l of 1944 1944 *1 of 1944 1944 2H "a, S 1 c ^< E4< OH -0 J Character of Oil' Producing Formation Deepest Zone Tested* to End of 1944 Oil" 6. ■L 1 1 cu Name and Age' '— b0 Name a 3 60 - s a 5 .*2 245 ■5 12 '3 -a c ^, < >1 •a CO . « > 4$ .5 1 55 ■S ° Mm Q 610 Dev 5,198 (ill 38 X X 39.4 0.14 Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,000 20 AL 612 2 X X 1 X Levias; MisL OL P 3,132 10 AC 613 169 X X 39 4 0.16 McClosky; MisL OL p 3,159 15 A 614 45 26 616 1 MisL 3,320 616 X X X X Levias; MisL 25 OL p 3,192 5 AC 617 X X X X McClosky; MisL» OL P 3,254 3 AC 61S 1 26 61 'J 2 MisL 3,266 620 1 X X 39 X Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,087 20 X 621 1 X X X X McClosky; MisL OL p 3,180 3 X 622 1 MisL 3,185 623 1 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU S p 2,970 13 ML 624 X X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,107 2 MC 625 10 X X 39 0.19 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,430 6 AC MisL 3,485 626 5 X X 38.0 0.16 McClosky; MisL OL p 3,340 13 AC Dev 5,377 627 4 MisL 3,354 628 1 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,100 19 ML 6214 3 X X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,236 4 MC 630 7 MisL 3,280 631 2 X X 37.2 0.14 Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,070 15 AL 632 2 X X 1 X Levias; MisL OL p 3,120 8 AC 633 1 X X X X Rosiclare; MisL OL P 3,155 10 AC 634 b X X 31.7 X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,165 10 AC 635 2 26 636 MisL 3,154 637 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU S P 2,955 15 AL 638 X X 38.5 X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,145 5 AC 639 59 MisL 3,487 640 17 X X 40 4 20 Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,013 15 AL 641 29 X X 39 1 X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,150 8 AC 642 13 26 643 36 MisL 3,276 644 18 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,040 10 AL 645 1 X X X X Levias; MisL OL p 3,110 8 AC 646 3 X X X X Rosiclare; MisL OL P 3,150 8 AC 647 6 X X 37 5 19 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,185 5 AC 648 8 26 649 83 Dev 5,395 650 14 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU S p 3,175 15 AL 651 X X X X Levias; MisL OL p 3,265 6 AC 652 X X X X Rosiclare; MisL OL P 3,300 8 AC 653 52 X X 40 X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,350 8 A 654 17 26 655 31 MisL 3,532 656 8 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,260 18 AL 657 2 X X 39.0 X Levias; MisL OL P X 5 AC 658 X X X X Rosiclare; MisL OL P 3,339 7 AC 6S9 19 X X 37.0 0.28 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,400 10 AC 660 2 26 661 41 MisL 3,280 662 6 X X X X Buchanan; Pen S P 1,088 26 ALf 663 15 X X 30.0 0.29 Biehl; Pen s P 1,520 10 ALf 664 1 X X 1 X Palestine; MisU s P 2,140 18 ALf 605 6 X X X X Waltersburg; MisU s P 2,260 10 ALf 666 5 X X 34 0.30 Tar Springs; MisU s P 2,320 12 ALf 667 2 X X 38 4 0.19 Bethel; MisU s P 2,815 11 ALf 668 4 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU s P 2,880 18 AL 660 1 X X X X McClosky; MisU OL P 2,996 16 AC 670 1 26 3 i6 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1944 Table i. — (Continued) Year Oil Production Gas Production Number of Oil and/or Gas Wells' Total Production, Bbl.< Millions Cu. Ft.« 1944 Field, County of Dis- M covery T3 -0 I To End During I To End During -T3 05 •0 2 a z .1 — fig of 1944 1944 of 1944 1944 -^ O M i •0 a 1 671 Carmi, While 1940 30 X 6,000 X 500 X 2 1 672 673 X X X 1 674 C&rmi North, White 1942 50 X 66,000 X 21,000 X 3 675 676 X X X 3 677 678 Centerville, White 1940 60 218,000 31,000 5 679 Centerville East, White 1941 700 1,270,000 296,000 44 4 2 680 X X X 24 1 681 X X X 3 2 1 682 X X X 1 683 X X X 5 1 684 X X x 685 X X X 10 2 686 1 687 1942 700 602,000 574,000 46 39 688 X X 1 15 12 689 X X X 9 9 690 X X X 8 5 691 X X X 1 692 X X X 10 10 693 3 3 694 Concord South, White 1944 20 X X 2 2 695 Epworth, If kite 1941 110 198,000 43,000 11 696 X X X 2 697 X X X 7 698 X X X 1 699 X X X 1 700 Gossett.JTMe 1943 1941 40 20 500 40,000 200 8,000 1 3 701 Grayville West, White 702 j X X 1 703 X X X 2 704 Herald, White 1940 400 208,000 116,000 24 10 705 1 X X 4 706 X X X 2 2 707 X X X 4 708 X X X 5 21 709 X X X 2 710 X X X 7 6 711 712 Iron, White 1940 1,060 X 2,941,000 X 240,000 X 69 5 2 713 714 X X X 5 715 X X X 38 5 716 X X X 2 717 X X X 1 718 X X X 20 2 719 3 720 1941 60 X 29,000 X 9,000 X 3 2 71 1 722 X X X 1 723 1941 240 X 122,000 X 64,000 X 13 5 724 725 X X X 726 X X X 5 3 727 X X X 1 1 728 X X X 729 X X X 5 730 2 1 731 1941 1,000 1,625,000 260,000 78 4 732 X X X 5 733 X X X 3 3 734 X X X 34 735 X X X 1 736 X X X 20 1 ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 317 Table i. — (Continued) Wells Pro- ducing" Dec. 1944 Reservoir Pressure, Lb. per Sq. In. J Character of Oil- Producing Formation Deepest Zon» Tested" to End of 1944 3il« E. 8 a I 1 Pi Name and Age' ■3 S Name 1 a 3 u "3 -a a S3 „ a 3d* 1 i?"§ S-i 1 a to o£ S5 a '3 c 5 fa 3 *" 1 S O "a -0 a p rrj .-0 6* i •go ■v PhCU p ■3 js O. O 671 MisL 3,282 672 X X X X Levias; MisL OL P 3,130 8 MCf 673 1 X X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,150 4 MCf 674 3 MisL 3,418 675 X X X X Cypress; MisU 25 S P 2,935 10 AF 676 2 X X 37.0 0.14 Aux Vases; MisU s P 3,230 15 AF 677 1 26 678 5 X X 36.8 0.17 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,360 5 AC MisL 3,600 679 41 MisL 3,365 680 22 X X 37.2 0.20 Tar Springs; MisU s P 2,500 30 ALf 681 3 (1 X X X X Cypress; MisU s P 2,915 10 AL 682 1 X X X X Bethel; MisU s P 2,960 18 AL 683 5 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU s P 3,080 11 AL 684 X X X X Levias; MisL 26 OL P 3,175 4 AC 685 8 X X 40.0 X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,250 5 AC 686 2 26 687 1 44 MisL 3,115 688 15 X X 37.0 X Tar Springs; MisU s P 2,270 15 AL 689 6 X X X X Cypress; MisU s P 2,623 10 AL 690 8 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU s P 2,905 15 AL 691 1 X X X X Levias; MisL OL P 2,930 8 AC 692 1 9 X X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 2,989 10 AC 693 5 26 694 2 X X X X Tar Springs; MisU s P 2,300 20 MF MisL 3,096 695 10 MisL 3,195 696 2 X X X X Degonia; MisU s P 2,090 6 A 697 6 X X 36.2 X Clore; MisU s P 2,070 15 A 698 1 (1 X X X X Palestine; MisU s P 2,100 15 A 699 1 X X X X Bethel; MisU s P 2,825 16 X 700 1 II X X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,080 3 MF MisL 3,090 701 2 MisL 3,275 702 1 (1 X X 37 X Cypress; MisU s P 2,870 16 MF 703 1 (1 X X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,180 10 MF 704 21 MisL 3,394 705 4 X X 28.0 X Pennsylvanian; Pen s P 1,500 15 A 706 1 X X X X Pennsylvanian; Pen s P 1,750 18 MF 707 3 X X 37.2 0.24 Tar Springs; MisU s P 2,260 15 AL 708 2 X X X X Cypress; MisU s P 2,660 10 AL 709 2 X X X X Bethel; MisU s P 2,790 10 AL 710 7 X . X X X Aux Vases; MisU s P 2,920 13 AL 711 2 26 712 60 MisL 3,246 713 1 X X X X Waltersburg; MisU s P 2,270 8 AL 714 4 X X 36 4 X Tar Springs; MisU s P 2,385 12 ALf 715 31 X X 38.4 0.30 Hardinsburg; MisU s P 2,500 18 AF 716 2 X X 38.0 X Cypress; MisU s P 2,720 20 AL 717 1 X X X X Bethel; MisU s P 2,850 15 AL 718 17 (1 X X 39.0 0.20 McClosky; MisL OL P 3,060 15 ACf 719 4 26 720 2 MisL 3,050 721 1 X X X X Pennsylvanian; Pen s P 1,310 10 AL 722 X X 38.0 X Palestine; MisU s P 2,010 6 AL 723 13 MisL 3,120 724 X X X X Cypress; MisU 25 s P 2,660 12 AL 725 1 (1 X X X X Paint Creek; MisU s P 2,775 11 AL 726 4 X X 36.5 X Bethel; MisU s P 2,825 15 AL 727 1 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU s P 2,940 18 AL 728 1 (1 X X X X Levias; MisL OL P 3,015 5 AC 729 2 X X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 3,075 16 AC 730 4 26 731 75 MisL 3,091 732 5 X X 37.0 X Bridgeport; Pen s L 1,400 20 AL 733 3 X X X X Degonia; MisU s L 1,905 X AL 734 31 X X 33.8 0.28 Palestine; MisU s L 2,010 18 AL 735 1 X X X z Waltersburg; MisU s P 2,210 19 AL 736 20 X X 38.0 z Tar Springs; MisU s P 2,245 15 AL 3i8 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 Table i. — (Continued) Year Oil Production Gas Production Number of Oil and/or Gas Wells' Total Production, Bbl.< Millions Cu. Ft.' 1944 Field, County of Dis- covery 0^1 I -6 > To End During t5 > To End During -^3 OS 13 s -0 a z of 1944 1944 *1 of 1944 1944 JH la a T3 a 3 l« 1^ OQa < 737 X X X 2 738 X X X 8 739 X X X 1 740 X X X 1 741 3 741' New Harmony Consolidated, White. . . . 1939 9,000 28,542,000 4,400,000 742 21 2 743 X X X 2 2 744 X X X 8 74S X X X 22 746 X X X 27 747 X X X 87 74S X X X 11 74!* X X X 128 2 751) X X X 179 9 1 7.11 X X X 75.' X X X 2 753 X X X 88 1 754 188 7 1 755 1941 60 58,000 13,000 4 756 X X X 1 757 X X X 1 758 X X X 1 759 X X X 1 0i 7 fid 1941 250 455,000 68,000 22 761 X 1 X 4 762 X X X 1 763 X X X 9 764 X X X 765 X X X 5 7W) X X X 1 757 4 7 tis New Haven North, White 1944 20 3,000 3,000 2 2 769 Phillipstown Consolidated, White 1939 2,000 2,476,000 1,012,000 129 40 2 770 X X X 3 2 771 X X X 6 6 772 X X X 7 773 X X X 11 7 774 X X X 2 775 X X X 2 776 X X X 777 X X X 40 1 778 X X X 779 X X X 3 3 780 X X X 11 5 781 X X X 3 1 782 X X X 3 783 X X X 15 5 1 784 23 11 785 Stokes,'!Tf kite 1939 1,000 1,595,000 412,000 48 3 7S6 X X X 2 787 X X X 2 1 788 X X X 7 789 X X X 11 790 X X X 5 71)1 X X X 3 2 792 X X X 793 X X X 12 794 6 795 1939 1,740 X 4,477,000 X 341,000 1 157 152 1 79f) 797 X X X 2 1 798 X X X 3 799 Trumbull, White 1944 10 X X 1 1 800 Roland, White, Gallatin 1940 2,000 4,926,000 839,000 165 17 801 X X X 72 ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 319 Table i. — {Continued) Wells Pro- ducingi' Dec. 1944 Reservoir Pressure, Lb. per Sq. In.» £ Character of Oil* Producing Formation Deepest Zone Tested" to End of 1944 ( Dil" a > 1 eu Name and Age' f-4 bO '0 Name M s z \3 bo a == c I 2 O '3 •a a < -a 5 . ~ O To End During > To End During T3 a 1 01 £» d £ of 1944 1944 of 1944 1944 JH 3. S •0 a a !« 4^ OfcQ O s < 802 1 X X 4 803 1 x\ X 12 7 804 X I X 805 X X X 17 2 sue X X X 20 1 807 X X X 80S X X X 2 sow 38 7 810 Mill Shoals, White, Hamilton, Wayne. . . 1939 1,840 3,452,000 476,000 134 19 1 811 X X X 107 16 1 812 X X X 813 X X X 814 X X X 23 2 815 4 1 816 Total for fields after Jan. 1, 1937* 2 173,485 642,407,000 72,946,000 6,126 600 14,287 1,187 193 817 Total for Illinois 42 329,050 1,103,768,000 77,413,000 8,552 615 35,088 1,235 668 "Total from U. S. Bureau of Mines monthly report. ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 321 The number of seismograph parties operating throughout the year, by months, was as follows: Jan. . Feb.. Mar. April. May. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. June 3 Total party months 33 In terms of party months, the amount of seismograph work done in Illinois in 1944 dropped to about 40 per cent of the 1943 total, which was 85 party months. No pre-Mississippian pools or new pro- ducing formations were discovered in Illinois in 1944. Dry Devonian tests were drilled in three Mississippian pools: Dale- Hoodville, Johnson ville, and Mayberry; and as edge wells of two other pools: Dix and Johnson South. None of the Devonian tests that were drilled in areas of shallower production found any large porous zone in the Devonian comparable with that which produces in the Salem and Centralia fields. A selected list of dry tests for the year is given in Table 2D. A noteworthy deep test was the Ohio Oil Company's Shaw No. 1 well near Tuscola, 111., which was dry and was abandoned in December 1944, at a total depth of 4151 ft., and was finished in the Mt. Simon sandstone of the Cambrian system, top of the Mt. Simon at 4045 ft. Oil stains were found in the "Trenton" limestone but no oil shows were found below that. This well was located on top of a large dome of several hundred feet closure in the LaSalle anticlinal belt, and in an area where the uppermost bedrock is Devonian limestone. Development Drilling during 1944 was concentrated in eight counties: Clay, Edwards, Hamil- ton, Jefferson, Richland, Wabash, Wayne, and White. Wayne County led in activity with 330 completions, of which 242 were producing wells. Jefferson ranked first in discoveries for the year with four new pools, including the three that had produced the most oil by the end of the year: Boyd, Divide West, and Roaches North. Fields in which the greatest number of producing Table i. — {Continued) Wells Pro- ducing" Dec. 1944 Reservoir Pressure, Lb. per Sq. In. s ">» Character of Oil' Produci ig Formation Deepest Zone Tested!" to End of 1944 Oil" E. J g _ a? a 1 1 5 p. 'i is 99 'J 'a ■a a A >> t- ea = 02 <*> .-0 > 6" .0 1-3 a s 03 Name and Age' O § O S ■jO ° £ P 2,240 '■is 1 * 1 3 02 Name •S <» 802 4 X X 31.7 0.25 Tar Springs; MisU 12 AL 803 11 X X 32 X Cypress; MisU S P 2,560 15 AL 804 X X X X Paint Creek; MisU" H P 2,750 12 A 80S 16 X X 39 X Bethel; MisU S P 2,760 17 A soil 19 X X X X Aux Vases; MisU S P 2.X80 18 AL 807 X X X X Levias; MisL 25 OL P 2,950 8 AC W8 2 X X X X McClosky; MisL OL P 2,970 5 AC 809 40 26 810 130 MisL 3,520 811 103 X X 39.8 0.14 Aux Vases; MisU S P 3,220 16 A 812 X X X X Levias; MisL 25 OL P 3,317 11 AC 813 X X X X Rosiclare; MisL 26 SL P 3,344 8 AC 814 23 X X 38.0 0.16 McClosky, MisL OL P 3,440 5 AC 815 4 II 816 171 12,335 114 817 171 24,355 73 322 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 .0-3 £ e^3 N >n §>£!£ 5 2 -Sac: o.^ Qo-o '-(M-Hi0^iH(N-i->FHONiHn^NCC»HWCCCi-i-'M--'-M — oti-i^ c 1 ,- o> _- ~- •**< 00 _ - 1 CM CM — 1 CM 1 1 .-< .-. 1 CO CM i-H — C) « -^ CI 1 CM CO ' CM CM • ' I Mr- NO 1 1 CM t 1 1 1 1 CM 11 CM 1 1 CM 1 1 MH t*- i-H CJOOOf-'ON^'HtDtD-ltD'-lXCOrlr-OOCO'-IOOCO-'THiHr-l-i r- t- iflcoo cm cm o 1 iijintor- 1 ujoo , . . r- . -*f •**■ co , — , co , co co , 01 cm CM Ol CO CO O CO C3S — « --ffl O C CO tf ^f U5 00 CO CO CM — ^ «— • «■"■ m — ■ *-| >— CM *Q »H o £ o— • OT ,5 a o o — ow o^aaoo^^^o^^^»5 S^ >i^- a> s o « ^ ^ ^„ £--^ 3 si «sJ:« ° >> >>«£; s s >> o jS ODOOTfOtO-WNMO^M'C'OO^COaOMOM'-^MO-'N'rt co o »o 10 co r - «— < »o i-— 10 co — *f — o r- — - c < ^ ~ ~ ■-" -o oo — < co co 10 co CM «C O O -- "W NCftNMr-NNr-rHO ~- O — C a W W - •_ CO >— t— CO co"cmco"cmco"^cm"cm*cm"cm"co"cm .^co'co'cm cmcm"co"cm""cm" cMco"co"cM"co"cM*c-f CD >-« MNiOnOcO (NO r- 03 ^ M d M iO W ■* O CO a N « O0 O M ifl xT> ~- co co oo r- pa cc > 00 CQ x ■ ci 33 ** cm oc ih cm as to -- P3 >o <~ >o c -*• -- cm_io oooi_cm_p_ ( co o^p., co^c mcm -- — o^ocm f»Pn co^i-^oot-^aaw co~CM"eo"cMco"co~^^CMCM^co*cM^co"crTc^V)coco"^ CO CM O CM -H — CO — i-H O CO iO ^NWSo-t:S[2-r"-o^SS => — r^ * cr: — — — ~ rr rt — H Ifl 4i rH A « 'J!j rH K ^ tO W f 1 A A N r- -O •* '/.f r- ■* 1C t» IO N lO N JCOCOMN-Tj-WCO'MCO'HCOr-lW-HC — -£*— 5 2 £ »«o ; 'OS- . ■ a = :pP°c! «-55_gQ^- o .lie' P^O^ C >■ >i >> . >• >> oCOCi^CO _ -CrtrtaJ-t^rtciP-i S* a. ^ • oP ^P- 1 S £ a a & n a p ' i S^ " 1 c^^-rt 0(:1h ° S 1 - 1 - 1 S ) C'^" p f : rt o o o rt^o * so o.O_ S3 9 « S || J &"£ s's S'f s s 9- Pi^OU_3ffiCi.^Wti-H w€w ogo . 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BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 327 Table 3. — Completions and Production in Illinois since January 1, 1936 Period of Time Num- ber of Com- ple- tions" Num- ber of Pro- duc- ing Wells Production, Thousands of Barrels New Fields'' Old Fields'" Total 1 ' 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944: Jan. . Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 93 449 2,541 3.675 3.829 3.838 2,016 1. 791 127 130 113 138 127 176 214 188 201 178 199 200 52 292 2,010 2,970 3,080 2,925 1. 179 1,087' 78 86 69 88 79 III 122 112 135 104 127 124 2,884 I9.77I 90,908 142,969 128,993 101,837 77.586 6,426 6,030 6,315 5,983 6,216 5,897 6,023 6,137 5.889 6,141 5,906 S.983 4.542 4.304 4,004 4.678 5.145 4.753 4.674 357 361 389 357 398 366 352 402 372 378 369 366 4.445 7,426 24,075 94,912 147.647 134.138 106,590 82,256 6,783 6.391 6,704 6,340 6.614 6,263 6,375 6.539 6,261 6,519 6,275 6.349 Total. . . . 1,991 1.235' 72,946 4.467 77.413 " Includes only oil or gas producers and dry holes. b Production figures based on information furnished by oil companies and pipe-line companies. c Includes Devonian production at Sandoval and Bartelso. d From the U. S. Bureau of Mines. • Includes 22 wells formerly dry holes. I Includes 1 2 wells formerly dry holes. wells were drilled during 1944 .include Albion Consolidated (Edwards County), Bible Grove (Clay-Effingham Counties), Clay City Consolidated (Clay-Wayne Counties), Mt. Carmel (Wabash County), Noble (Richland-Clay Counties), and Phil- lipstown Consolidated (White County). Federal Well-spacing Regulations A change in the regulations of the Petro- leum Administration for War governing well spacing in Illinois pools, which was put into effect in April of 1944, ' is re- flected in a decreased percentage of wild- cat completions for the year as compared with 1943. Although the number of wells drilled for oil or gas increased from 1791 1 Supplementary Order No. 5, as amended Apr. 19, 1944 to Petroleum Administrative Order No. 11, as amended Jan. 1, 1944. (Applicable to petroleum production operations in the Illinois basin.) in 1943 to 1991 in 1944, the number of wildcat wells decreased from 461 wells to 430. Table 4. — Wildcat Wells Drilled in Illinois in 1944 Method of Location Geology Seismograph Geology and seismograph Total scientific Nonscientific. . . . Unknown Num- ber of Wells 273 70 364 59 7 Total 430 Num- ber of Pro- ducers 44 16 64 6 Percentage of Wells Successful 16. II 22.85 1904 17.58 10. 17 16. 27 The revised regulations permitted drill- ing of twice as many lime or deep sand wells per 40 acres as under earlier spacing patterns. The immediate effect was a tendency to drill additional wells in proved areas that had been developed on wider spacing patterns during the preceding two years. With drilling limited by the number of rigs and amount of material available, the amount of wildcatting necessarily decreased. By the end of the year the majority of these additional locations had been drilled. Economic Data Posted prices for Illinois crude oil in 1944 remained $1.37 for the central basin fields, Salem area, and Griffin area, and $1.22 per barrel for oil in the old South- eastern Illinois fields. The value of crude oil produced in Illinois during 1944, exclu- sive of premium payments, amounted to approximately $105,385,760. The Office of Price Administration's stripper-well premium plan provided that price premiums should be paid, beginning Aug. 1, 1944, for production from pools that had an average production per well per day in December 1943 of less than 9 bbl., in accordance with the following schedule: 328 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN I944 Average Production per Well per Day in December 1943 From 7 to 9 bbl. From 5 to 7 bbl. Less than 5 bbl. Added Price per Barrel, Cents 20 25 35 The premium is paid by the Defense Supplies Corporation to the oil purchasers, who add the amount of the premium to the regular price paid to the producers. Federal premiums were granted in a total of 54 pools between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31, 1944. Total footage of wells drilled for oil or gas in Illinois during 1944 was 5,185,408 ft. Of this amount 3,104,316 ft. was drilled in producing wells. On the basis of an esti- mated average cost of $3.50 per foot of drilling, the total cost of drilling was about $18,150,000. A total of 1,073,714 ft. was drilled in the 430 wildcats completed dur- ing the year. Using the same estimated figure of $3.50 per foot, the cost of wildcat drilling amounted to $3,760,000. The average depth of all wells completed in the state in 1944 was 2604 ft, as compared with 2573 in 1943. Table 5. — Summary of Drilling and Initial Production in Illinois for 1944" County Bond Clark Clay Clinton Coles Crawford . . . Cumberland. Douglas .... Edwards.. . . Effingham. . . Fayette Ford Franklin. . . . Gallatin .... Greene Hamilton. . . Hancock. . . . Henderson . . Jackson Jasper Jefferson. . . . KendaU Lawrence. . . McDonough. Macoupin. . . Madison. . . . Marion Monroe Montgomery Perry Pike Randolph. . . Richland St. Clair Saline Schuyler. . . . Shelby Union Wabash. . . . Washington. Wayne White Will Williamson. . Number of Wells Drilled in 1944 Total Comple- tions 18 22 176 19 14 5 6 143 38 19 1 SO 42 18 142 I 57 3 3 51 46 3 III 12 6 4 5 I 201 13 330 277 1,991 Total Producing Oil Gas 7 9 135 66 136 4 242 186 Total Initial Production Oil, Bbl. 172 67 10,635 6 295 5 IS 13,462 897 30 1,269 2,264 479 12,101 526 5.251 873 23.904 177 7 12,175 101 3S.235 20,453 146,335 Gas, Millions Cu. Ft. 3.675 6.946 Footage Drilled in 1944 Total 28,148 17,738 465,805 29.560 22,984 9,130 7.645 4.98s 425.590 96,120 38,206 2,237 130,221 100,069 2,210 361,780 3.950 4.794 5,916 32,684 366,695 2.328 110,478 2,411 3,124 101,318 90.634 1,418 11.975 8,s8o 3.807 1.634 338.700 11,088 12,493 2,852 8,464 1.949 456,341 19.375 1,042,562 759,581 1.958 9,041 Producing Wells 7.900 3.948 347,095 974 17.023 1,800 356 o 272,180 37.8io 1. 557 o 55.179 54.781 209.397 14,871 214,734 38,294 469 74.723 42,901 1.932 226,297 2,728 1, 520 307.859 5.442 760,442 492,104 5,185.408 3, 194, 316 Does not include input wells, salt-water disposal wells, or old wells worked over. ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 329 Table 6. — Fields with Wells Producing from More than One Formation Field County Flora Iola Kenner Sailor Springs Consolidated Clay City Consolidated. . . . Albion Consolidated Albion East Cowling Browns Ellery Grayville Louden Benton North Sesser Whittington Inman East Inman West Omaha Blairsville Dale-Hood ville Rural Hill Boos North Boyd Coil West Divide West King Mt. Vernon Roaches Roaches North Woodlawn Salem Calhoun North Noble Parkersburg Consolidated Dundas Consolidated. . . . Keensburg Consolidated. Maud Mt. Carmel Patton West Lancaster Irvington Boyleston Consolidated. . Cisne Goldengate Consolidated. Johnson ville Johnson ville North Mt. Erie South Sims Sims North Aden Consolidated Burnt Prairie Calvin North Carmi North Centerville East Concord Herald Ifron Maunie North Maunie South New Harmony Clay Clay Clay Clay Clay, Wayne Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards, White Fayette, Effingham Franklin Franklin Franklin Gallatin Gallatin Gallatin Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Jasper Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Marion Richland Richland, Clay Richland, Edwards Richland, Jasper Wabash Wabash Wabash Wabash Wabash, Lawrence 1 1 Washington 3 Wayne 9 Wayne IS Wayne 13 Wayne 45 Wayne 1 Wayne 2 Wayne 13 Wayne 8 Wayne-Hamilton 17 White 2 White I White I White 2 White S White 2 White 4 White 4 White 3 White 193 Total Number of Combination Wells 3 28 4 97 664 16 6 16 26 34 Number of Wells and Producing Formations" 3AM iTA, 2CPBA, 10CBA, iCA, iPBA, nBA iBReA, iRM iBA 3TC. iGC iCB, iCAM, 3CR, 6CM, iCA, 2AL, iAR, iALM, 8ARM, 44AM. 3LM, 26RM 2BrBi, iBrDA, 2BrH, iBrA. iBiWTM, iBiWReA, iBiWReM, 8BiW. iBiWRe, iBiWLM, 2WReA, iWBA, iWReAM, iWReM, iWReB, iBA, iBRe, iBReA. iReA, iReAM iCAM, iPB, iLM 2CB iCB, iCBM, 4CM iAM iPaC 253CP, 148CB, 209CPB, 65PB iPA. lAL iRM 1 St. M. iDCl. iClPa, 3CIT, iPaW, iPaWT, 2PaT, 2WT, iWTC, 2WC, 2TC 5TC, iTCM 3PaT iAM, iALM 5TC, iTA, iCA, iPA, 86BA, 2BM, iARM, 2AM iCPAL, iCAL, 21AL. iAR, 15ALM, 30AM, 2LR 6RM 6BA iAL, iALM, iLRM, iLM iLM iAL, iALRM iLM 3RM iBR iCB 580BA, 2BAMS, 5BM, 2BMS, iRM, 308MS. 3MD, 49DTr, iSD iRM 5CM 6CM iCM, 2AM, 13RM 4BiT, 3BiC, 2B1A, 10CB, iCP, iCBA, iCA, 2BA, 2AM 2WM iPeT, iPeC, iJC, 8BiC, 3BiCM, iPeM, 5TC, 2CB, 9CM, iLM, 2RM iCL iLM 2CB, iBA 3AM, 5LM, iRM 4AM, 7ARM, iLM, 3RM SAM, 5LR, 2LRM, iLM iAL, 6ALM, iALRM, 30AM, 7LM iLM 2AM 13AM 4ALM, 4LM 6ALM, iAR, 2ARM, 8AM 2AM iPePa iCA iTL, iTCM 2TM, 3CM iTA, iCA 3TH, iCB iCB, iPA, 2BA iBrC, 2PT iPeBA, iBiCA, 6WCBA, 2WC, 2WB. 2WCBAM, 9WCB. iWM, iWBM, iWCA, iWT, iWTC, iWBA, iTPB, iTB, iTCM, iTM, 2TC. iTA, iTP, iTPC, sCP, 7CBM, 13CBAM, 33CB, iCM, iCPM, 13CA, iCPB, iCPBAM, 2CPA, 10CBA, 14PA, iPAR, 32PB, 15BA, 1 BM, 5AM, iRM 33° OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 Table 6. — (Continued) Field County Total Number of Combination Wells Number of Wells and Producing Formations'' New Haven Phillipstown Consolidated. . Stokes White White White White, Gallatin White, Hamilton Wayne 4 II 1 1 40 4 4TCB iBiCA, 3CIT, iPeT, iCBA, iCAM, 2BA, iPaB. iBRM 2TP, iTA, 2CP, 3CB, 2CA, iPA oWB, 2WP, iWCPA, iWCP, iTC, 6CB, Mill Shoals 4CA. 2CBA, iCALM, 3BA, iBAM, 9WA 3AL, iLR 2,522 » Names of sands are indicated as follows: Pe, Pennsylvanian D, Degonia H, Hardinsburg A, Aux Vases St., St. Louis Br, Bridgeport CI, Clore C, Cypress L, Levias S, Salem Bi, Biehl W, Waltersburg P, Paint Creek R, Rosiclare D, Devonian J, Jordan T, Tar Springs B. Bethel M, McClosky Tr, Trenton Pa, Palestine G, Glen Dean Re, Renault Pipe Lines Construction of pipe lines in Illinois during 1944 was confined to two trunk lines carrying refined products, and to several short spurs serving primarily to connect new pools to pre-existing lines as shown in the detailed statement below. Crude Oil Central Pipe Line Co. — 2 miles 4-in., Dupo field to S. and D. refinery, Dupo, St. Clair County; 2 miles 2-in., Ewing pool south to loading racks on paved highway, Franklin County. Kingwood-Breuil Consolidated Pipe Line Co. — 1 mile 4-in., Boyd field to Texas Company's 6-in. Woodlawn-Salem line, Jefferson County. Ohio Oil Co. — 2V2 miles 14-in., Wood River Station to the Allied Pipe Line Co. dock on the Mississippi River, Madison County. Sohio Pipe Line Co. — 5 miles 2-in., Dahlgren field to Mayberry field, connecting through Texas Company's 4-in. feeder to Texas Hoodville-Johnsonville line, Hamilton and Wayne Counties; 2*2 miles 4-in., south part of Albion field to Ohio's Albion station, Edwards County; 2Y2 miles 4-in., New Haven West field to Sohio's Inman line, Gallatin County; 6 miles 3-in., Calhoun field to Olney, Richland County; 6 miles 4-in., Bogota field to Pure Oil's Uundas-Noble line, Jasper County; 2 miles 4-in., Marine pool to Magnolia 10-in., Madison County. Superior Oil Co. — 3 miles 4-in., Brown's pool to Sohio line in Albion, Edwards County. The Texas Pipe Line Co. — 6 miles 4-in., Roaches North field to Woodlawn station, Jefferson County. Refined Products Ohio Oil Co. — 8 miles (in Illinois) 8-in., Robinson refinery, Crawford County, to Indianapolis, Ind. The Texas Pipe Line Co. — 34 miles 6-in., Lockport refinery, Cook County, 111., to E. Chicago, Ind. Refineries No new refineries were constructed in Illinois during 1944. Total daily refinery capacity was about 300,000 barrels. Table 7. — Natural Gas Produced in Illinois and Marketed in 1944 Field County Where Marketed Amount Marketed, M Cu. Ft. Russellville (gas).. . . Ayers (gas) Salem Louden . . . Lawrence Bond Marion Fayette Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky Greenville, 111. Salem, 111. Vandalia, St. Elmo, Browns- town, 111. 600,000 15,000 180,000 545.000 1,340,000 During 1944, Illinois crude-oil produc- tion amounted to 23.4 per cent of the runs to stills for refineries in the Central Refining District (Illinois, Indiana, Ken- tucky, Michigan, and western Ohio) and the Appalachian Refining District (eastern Ohio, western New York, western Pennsyl- vania and West Virginia). For December ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 33 l 1944, the runs to stills in these two dis- tricts were 25,891,000 bbl. Illinois produc- tion amounted to 24.5 per cent. Stocks of crude petroleum on hand in gas from oil wells in the Benton, Dale- Hoodville, Louden, New Harmony, Salem, and Southeastern fields was utilized in 1944 in natural gasoline plants to produce TC TAL PRODUC TION V / V s BY MONTHS V h ' lT ft ' / V \ pv pv - / ~jFMAMJJA$ONDJFMAMJJASONOjFMAMJJASONDJFMAMJJASONOJFuamJJA50NOJFMAMJja S ON J F M AM J j AS ON O J FUAMJJASOND 1937 1936 ' 1939 1940 1941 ' 1942 ' 1943 ' 1944 Fig. i. — Number of producing wells completed monthly and oil production by months in Illinois, 1937-1944. Illinois on Dec. 31, 1944, were 14,390,000 64,500,000 gal. of natural gasoline and bbl. as compared with 14,053,000 bbl. on 136,000,000 gal. of liquefied petroleum Dec. 31, 1943. Stocks of refined products gases. Of 15 to 17 billion cubic feet of in the Central and Appalachian refining residue gas from these operations, approxi- districts compared with 1943, according to mately half was returned to the producing the U. S. Bureau of Mines, are as follows: formations, one third was utilized as fuel Dec. 31, Dec. 31, m the plants or on leases, 725 million cubic product i 94 4.Bbl. 1943. Bbl. feet was marketed commercially, and some- Oasoune 21,403,000 18,514,000 . . Kerosene 2,417,000 2,622,000 what over two billion cubic feet was burned Gas oil and distillate in flares. Well over half of the unmetered fuel 6,616,000 6,947,000 j j • r ,j ■,, ,- Residual fuel oil 3,293,000 3;307!ooo S as P r ° d uced m fields without pipe-line connections or natural gasoline plants is Natural Gas, Natural Gasoline and used as lease fuel. It seems likely that Liquefied Petroleum Gases considerably less than one sixth of all the The total gas production of all Illinois gas produced in Illinois in 1944 was allowed oil and gas fields in 1944 is estimated at 45 to esca P e or was burned in flares without to 60 billion cubic feet. Of this amount a bein g utilized, little over one per cent is produced from gas fields or from gas wells in oil fields, and Secondary Recovery somewhat over 2 per cent is sold to indus- In the Patoka pool the break in the rate trial or domestic Users. Table 7 indicates of decline and the subsequent increase in the source and disposal of this commer- production from 298,000 bbl. in 1943 to daily marketed gas. 630,000 bbl. in 1944 can be attributed Approximately 22 billion cubic feet of primarily to the water-flooding project 332 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 begun by the Felmont Corporation in 1943. During 1944, injection of 1,377,000 bbl. of water to the Bethel sand through 30 injec- ning of the year to eight and finally seven at the end of the year. The result was an increase of 85,500 bbl. of oil during the /•— h— "— f-i S"° ] r , T - OIL AND GAS FIELDS OF ILLINOIS O FIELOS PRIOR TO 1944 m DISCOVERIES IN P944 'O * O '0 20 3Q 4Q M ICIS fa — ;i 3 ■•.Jj ! _ r!_kai ^ JANUARY I 1945 I ILLINOIS STATS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Fig. 2. — Index map of new oil fields discovered in Illinois in 1944. Older fields are also shown except Colmar-Plymouth, in McDonough and Hancock Counties, which is outside of the area of the map. I Bennington South 12. Keensburg South 22. Santa Fe 2 Bible Grove East 13- Lancaster East 23- Sumner 3 Bogota South 14- Maplegrove East 24- Thackeray 4 Boyd IS- Mt. Erie North 25- Thompsonville North S Calhoun 16. New Haven North 26. Trumbull 6 Calhoun North 17- New Haven West 27. West End 7 Concord South 18. Newton 28. Whittington West (dis- 8 Divide West 19. Olnev East covered in 1943; named Ewing 20. Roaches North 2/3/44) 10 Fitzgerrell 21. Sailor Springs East 29. Willow Hill 11 Hoodville East tion wells resulted in an estimated increased production of 470,000 bbl. of oil. In the Clay City Consolidated pool the Pure Oil Co. injected 1,413,000 bbl. of water into the McClosky through a number of wells, varying from three at the begin- year. The cumulative increased production in this operation by the end of the year was estimated at 146,000 bbl. The same company in 1944 began a flood through eight McClosky input wells in Dundas Consolidated pool, injecting 1,489,000 ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 333 bbl. of water, with a resultant production increase of 83,800 bbl. Injection of 59,000 bbl., begun in 1044 through one well in the townsite area of Noble Consolidated pool, had resulted in an increased produc- tion of 369 bbl. by the end of the year. It is noteworthy that all of these flooding projects by the Pure Oil Co. are in a lime- stone rather than a sandstone producing zone. The Forest Oil Corporation's flooding operation in the Westfield pool, Clark County, was abandoned July 1, 1944, after injection of 573,000 bbl. of water had failed to induce commercial production. This company's second flood, in the Siggins pool in Cumberland County, begun in 1942, was continued and had a cumulative production of 31,000 bbl. at the end of 1944, all from flowing wells, after the injec- tion of 923,000 bbl. of water. Their third flood, on a lease adjoining the second, was begun in 1944 with a wider spacing pattern and with the producing wells pumped rather than flowed. Although this work was barely started in 1944, it had produced 35,000 bbl. of oil by Dec. 31, with injection of 305,000 bbl. of water through three injection wells. These projects are operat- ing in shallow Pennsylvanian sands. Minor water-flooding projects and acci- dental flooding due to faulty plugging of abandoned wells have arrested decline curves or increased production on certain leases in a number of pools, including Allendale (Wabash and Lawrence Coun- ties); Keensburg Consolidated (Wabash County); Lawrence (Lawrence County); the Crawford County division; and in Centralia (Marion and Clinton Counties). The extensive long-term gas-recycling and pressure-maintenance projects in Salem, Louden, and New Harmony Con- solidated remain successful in partially arresting the rate of production decline. The total increased production, although very large, is from the nature of this type of operation difficult to estimate. The Louden project, begun early in the history of the pool, has maintained pressure so successfully that 161 wells are still flowing, after seven years. In this pool approxi- mately five million cubic feet of gas is injected daily through 98 input wells. As a result of the success of these projects, a number of similar operations have been started during 1944 in Illinois basin pools. The pools involved in these newer opera- tions include Dale-Hoodville, Rural Hill, Mt. Carmel, Walpole, and Benton. Repressuring projects in several of the older fields, using injection of air, gas, or air and gas simultaneously, were begun at various times in the history of the field and estimates of increased production are available. In a project begun in 1935 in the Colmar-Plymouth field, injection of 312 million cubic feet of air through 65 wells in 1944 resulted in an increased production of 57,000 bbl. The cumulative increase per acre in this project over a 16-yr. period has amounted to approximately 500 bbl. Sum- mary of a number of projects in Craw- ford County indicates that approximately 1,300,000,000 cu. ft. of air and gas was injected in 1944 through 280 wells, 90 of which were converted or drilled during the year. Considerable extensions to the areas being repressured in the Southeastern field are being planned for the near future. Outlook for 1945 Drilling in Illinois is expected to continue in 1945 at nearly the same rate as in 1944, with probably some increase in wildcat drilling. During 1945 and 1946 a consider- able number of 10-yr. leases will expire unless renewed or unless production is discovered on them. Continued demand for oil in this region for both military and civilian uses will encourage production by all possible methods, including both attempts to discover new pools and ex- pansion of secondary recovery. Increased costs of drilling, and shortage of equipment and manpower are factors 334 OIL AND GAL DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1 944 that limit the rate of drilling development. Since May 21, 1041, the price of crude oil has been frozen, but since that time drilling and production costs have risen sharply. The price premium for stripper well production is of some help but it does not meet the situation. Geological data from thousands of wells in Illinois reveal a different picture of the oil reservoirs than was available two or three years ago. Production is from many small lenticular reservoirs, and many pro- ducing structures are so small as to be near the limits of error of the reflection seismo- graph. This means that, aside from the possibility of pre-Mississippian production in Illinois, wildcat drilling for Mississippian and Pennsylvanian sands will continue in Illinois for many years, and that many more pools, extensions, and new pays remain to be discovered and developed. This and the expansion of secondary recovery of oil promise well for the future of the oil industry in this region. ACKNOWLED GMENTS The writers are indebted to many oil and gas companies, pipe-line companies, and refining companies for data used in this report. The following members of the Survey staff assisted in preparing the report: Carl A. Bays, Frederick Squires, David H. Swann, Wayne F. Meents, James S. Yolton, and Margaret Sands. ALFRED H. BELL AND VIRGINIA KLINE 334« Footnotes to Column Headings — Table i All fields to be listed alphabetically and if by counties the latter also in alphabetical order. If the field is a gas field, or is primarily a gas-producing field, indicate by asterisk im- mediately after the name of the field, as, for example, Katy,* Waller. h - d Total area in surface acres in the field proved for production. c Total production in barrels of oil and/or distillate or condensate; and show by footnote, where possible, the amount of distillate or con- densate production. " Volume of gas produced from the field and not returned to the reservoir. f Include all original completions, but ex- clude workovers and wells deepened or plugged back. Abandoned refers only to wells abandoned after having produced oil and/or gas and is not to include wells abandoned without having secured production. A well producing both oil and gas is classified as an oil well, unless it has been designated as a gas well by the State regu- latory agency. Gas wells are wells producing gas only, wells producing condensate or dis- tillate, and wells producing some oil but classified as gas wells by the State regulatory agency. h Show type of operation as indicated by the following symbols: P, pressure main- tenance; G, gas injection; W, water injection; C, cycling. * Show weighted average gravity A.P.I, at 6o°F. as oil is delivered to the pipe lines, and percentage of sulphur, if any, in the oil. Where oils from more than one stratum are com- mingled and delivered into the pipe line at a gravity of 26 to 26.9, show as 26°, etc. ' Show name of producing formation, and show its age by abbreviation as follows: Cam, Cambrian; Ord, Ordovician; Sil, Silurian; Dev, Devonian; Mis, Mississippian; MisL, Lower Mississippian; MisU, Upper Mississippian; Pen, Pennsylvanian; Per, Permian; Tri, Trias- sic; Jur, Jurassic; CreL, Lower Cretaceous; CreU, Upper Cretaceous; Eoc, Eocene; Olig, Oligocene; Mio, Miocene; Pli, Pliocene. * Show character of formation by code letter as follows: A, anhydrite; C, chalk; Cg, con- glomerate; Ch, chert; CR, cap rock; D, dolomite; Da, arkosic dolomite; Gw, granite wash; Sh, shale; L, limestone; LS, limestone, sandy; OL, oolitic limestone; S, sandstone. 1 Figures represent ratio of pore space to total volume of net reservoir rock expressed in per cent. P indicates reservoir rock is of porous type, but ratio is not known by the author. Cav indicates that the reservoir rock is of cavernous type; and Fis, fissure type. m Show actual depth to top of producing stratum. If producing zone is a series of inter- bedded sands and shales, and the sands are all productive or capable of producing, show the depth to top of top sand member. n Show actual average thickness that is pro- ducing or known to be productive. If, for example, average thickness of productive zone above water level is 50 feet, show 50 feet, even though wells are completed in only upper 10 or 15 feet of zone. A, anticlinal; AF, anticlinal with faulting as important factor; Af , anticlinal with faulting as minor factor; AM, accumulation due to both anticlinal and monoclinal structure; D, dome; DS, salt dome; H, strata are horizontal or nearly horizontal; MC, monocline with accu- mulation due to change in character of stratum ; MF, monocline-fault; MI, monocline with accumulation against igneous barrier; ML, monocline-lens; MU, monocline-unconformity; MP, monocline with accumulation due to sealing at outcrop by asphalt; N, nose; S, syncline; T, terrace; TF, terrace with faulting as important factor. p Show name of deepest stratigraphic zone tested and total depth of well which tested such zone, whether it is deepest well in field or not. x Correct entry not determinable. Printed in U. S. A.