IP 31 Press Bulletin Series 
 
 STATE OF ILLINOIS ^ 0l1 "* Q " fadu ' t *» 
 
 !. SL HENRY HORNER, Governor 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION 
 
 JOHN J. HALLIHAN, Director 
 
 DIVISION OF THE 
 
 STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
 
 M. M. LEIGHTON, Chief, Urbana 
 
 No 31 ILLINOIS PETROLEUM 
 
 July 1, 1938 
 
 Oil and Gas Development in Illinois in 1937 
 
 By Alfred H. Bell 
 (New York Meeting, February, 1938) 
 
 The year 1937 has been outstanding in the history of the Illinois oil 
 
 ^ U £ trebled C ° UrSe f ° f the ^ the StatG ' S dai1 ^ *«» 
 to^7 nnn . ' ™ reasu |* h ° m 12 '° ° bbL per da ^ at the beginning 
 to 37,000 bbl per day at the end, and the year's total, 7,426,000 bbl is 
 66 per cent above the previous year's production of 4,475 000 bbl The 
 production in January was 368,000 bbl.; in December it was 1 085 000 
 Production from the old fields increased slightly Most of the ™ 
 production is from fields in the central part oflhe Illmds BaL an are! 
 ml i a r s m The yearS "^ «*™» ^ to the occurrence of od 
 
 M Closkv "W-ffW h ° riZOn ° f the new field * » the 
 McUosky sand, an oolitic limestone in the Ste. Genevieve formation 
 of lower Mississippian age. uon 
 
 Although development has not yet gone far enough to permit accurate 
 
 =K££S^ new fie,ds ' ft is beIieved that they are of - 
 
 ,n,n The + ^T^ are thG 0iI fidds discover ed in 1937 listed in order of 
 
 count) at ^r^T a v he end of the year ; N ° bie oSSLS 
 
 County) Clay City, including Southeast Clay City (Clay and Wavne 
 counties), Patoka (Marion County), New Centralia ClinU Count v ) 
 Olney (Richland County), Cisne (Wayne County), Bee her City (Z fte 
 County), and Rinard (Wayne County). One gas field, the Ru Zue 
 
 - :j ir:: e pr?' r *T? d ? i937 - ***»«*£ £2; 
 
 new news see big. 1. A generalized geologic column for Illinois show 
 mg producing horizons in the new fields, is given in Fig 2 
 
 The total productive area of the new fields at the end of 1937 was 
 1712 acres, in which 230 wells were producing. Thirty-five drv hZZ 
 were drilled within tf mile of producing wells At the end I of Z 
 there were 19 drilling wells, 28 rigs standing, 18 r gging up ^4 ^ew 
 locations in these fields. P w 
 
 In the whole state 447 wells were completed, of which 284 were oil 
 Pjoduce^and three gas producers. Total initial daily p'odltL" of 
 
 RepHnted from Tmns . A . r . M .E, 19 38) 127 , 34.5/ ^Q.g GE0L0 G1CA!. 
 
 Printed in U.S. A. SURVEY LIBRARY 
 
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2 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1937 
 
 the oil wells was 78,499 bbl., an average of 276 bbl. per well. At the end 
 of the year the average production per well in the new fields was slightly 
 more than 100 bbl. per day, as compared with 0.8 bbl. per well per day 
 in the old fields. 
 
 1 Pat oka 
 
 2 Clay City 82 
 
 3 Clone 83 
 U Noble 81l 
 
 5 S.E. Clay City 82 
 
 6 Rlnard 85 
 
 7 Beecher City 86 
 
 8 South Olney 88 
 
 9 Centralis (New) 89 
 10 Buasellville (Gas) 91 
 
 ^0 1937 Discoveries 
 
 C? Old fields 
 
 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
 
 Fig. 1. — Oil and gas fields of Illinois. 
 
 Total footage drilled was 902,795 ft. in all wells and 581,141 in produc- 
 ing wells. If the average cost of drilling is assumed to be $4.50 per foot, 
 there was an investment in drilling of a little more than $4,000,000. The 
 new fields produced up to the end of the year about 2,900,000 bbl. Half 
 of the new wells began to produce after Oct. 1, and their average age 
 at the end of the year was only about three months. Posted price at 
 the end of the year was $1.35 per barrel, but a considerable amount of oil 
 
 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
 
 3 3051 00005 0991 
 
ALFRED H. BELL 
 
 from the new fields was priced at $1.26. Assuming an average price 
 for the year of SI. 30, returns from oil from the new fields amounted 
 to $3,770,000. The production in the old fields was approximately 
 
 DEPTH COL SEC 
 
 PLEIgTOCfNT - 
 
 PENNSYLVANIAN 
 
 UPPER 
 MISSISSIPPIAN 
 
 CCHESTER) 
 
 SERIES 
 
 2920 FT 
 
 LOWER 
 MISSISSIPPIAN 
 
 SERIES 
 "MISSISSIPPI 
 
 LIME" 
 
 MISSISSIPPIAN 
 AND DEVON IAN ^po 
 
 ORDOVICIAN 
 
 sgp 
 
 -i- ,i -i. i 
 
 Fig. 2. — Generalized geologic column 
 
 □ 
 
 LIMESTONE 
 
 COAL 
 
 OOLOM1TIC LIMESTONE 
 
 CHERT 
 
 T^j SHALf L 
 f^j CHERT 
 I A OOLOMiT 
 
 ROBINSON , BUCHANAN .BIEHL 
 
 -2600 FT CYPRESS (WEILEFO 
 "2700FT BETHEL (TRACEY. 
 BENOIST) 
 I ROSICLARE (BRADLEY SAND) 
 > 2980 FT. MC CLOSKY 
 
 (STE GENEVIEVE) 
 
 •-4SI0 FT. ■N1AGARAN "' 
 
 • ~59I0 FT. "TRENTON 
 
 ,— 6700 FT ST PETER 
 
 new Illinois Basin fields in Clay, 
 
 Richland and Wayne Counties. 
 
 4,526,000 bbl., valued at approximately $6,100,000, for which the average 
 price was $1.35. This gives a total value of $9,870,000 for all of the 
 oil produced in Illinois in 1937. 
 
OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1937 
 
 Geophysical methods of exploration^ especially the reflection seismo- 
 graph method, are being depended upon to a large extent by the major 
 oil companies active in the Illinois Basin. The number of seismograph 
 crews operating in the state has varied from about 10 to 15 throughout 
 
 Table 1. — Oil and Gas Production in Illinois 
 
 
 
 
 Area Proved, Acres 
 
 Total Oil Production, BM. 
 
 
 Field, County 
 
 Age, 
 Years 
 
 to 
 End of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 <u 
 
 V 
 
 1 
 
 
 1937 
 
 Oil 
 
 Gas 
 
 Total 
 
 To End of 1937 
 
 During 1936 
 
 1 
 
 
 31 
 33 
 
 31 
 
 30 
 30 
 
 30 
 
 30 
 
 30 
 
 31 
 
 28 
 23 
 30 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 31 
 
 100 
 
 9,000 
 
 850 
 
 9,000 
 
 1,500 
 
 3,580 
 
 3,135 
 
 435 
 
 855 
 
 310 
 
 1,925 
 
 190 
 
 400 
 
 1,525 
 
 710 
 
 15 
 
 275 
 
 105 
 
 170 
 
 195 
 
 5 
 
 1,320 
 
 1,115 
 
 160 
 
 820 
 
 215 
 
 1,715 
 
 185 
 
 295 
 
 1,675 
 
 845 
 
 1,300 
 
 1,165 
 
 315 
 
 910 
 
 19,960 
 
 35,135 
 
 340 
 
 33,795 
 
 1,000 
 
 1,350 
 
 1,045 
 
 1,310 
 
 1,075 
 
 1,375 
 
 4,370 
 
 45,655 
 
 24,150 
 
 5,015 
 
 2,240 
 
 345 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 75 
 
 
 
 
 
 75 
 
 55 
 
 15 
 
 105 
 
 40 
 
 55 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 155 
 
 20 
 
 35 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 475 
 
 515 
 
 
 
 510 
 
 
 
 210 
 
 515 
 
 30 
 
 20 
 
 545 
 
 115 
 
 1,945 
 
 1,550 
 
 35 
 
 
 
 1,095 
 
 100 
 
 9,055 
 
 925 
 
 9,000 
 
 1,500 
 
 3,655 
 
 3,190 
 
 450 
 
 960 
 
 350 
 
 1,980 
 
 205 
 
 400 
 
 1,540 
 
 865 
 
 35 
 
 310 
 
 105 
 
 170 
 
 195 
 
 5 
 
 1,340 
 
 1,115 
 
 160 
 
 825 
 
 215 
 
 1,780 
 
 190 
 
 295 
 
 1,710 
 
 850 
 
 1,305 
 
 1,165 
 
 315 
 
 910 
 
 20,435 
 
 35,650 
 
 340 
 
 34,305 
 
 1,000 
 
 1,560 
 
 1,560 
 
 1,340 
 
 1,095 
 
 1,820 
 
 4,485 
 
 47,600 
 
 25,700 
 
 5,050 
 
 2,240 
 
 1,440 
 
 28,400± 
 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 
 51,912,000± 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 
 I 
 
 X 
 
 142,022,000+ 
 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 
 1,100 
 
 2 
 
 Westfield (Parker Twp.), Clark, Coles 
 
 X 
 
 3 
 4 
 5 
 6 
 
 7 
 8 
 9 
 
 in 
 
 Siggins (Union Twp.), Cumberland, Clark 
 
 York, Cumberland 
 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 
 ii 
 
 Casey, Clark 
 
 X 
 
 12 
 13 
 
 14 
 15 
 
 Martinsville, Clark 
 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 16 
 17 
 18 
 19 
 20 
 21 
 
 n 
 
 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 
 23 
 24 
 25 
 26 
 37 
 
 South Johnson, Clark 
 
 X 
 
 I 
 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 
 28 
 29 
 30 
 31 
 3? 
 
 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 
 33 
 34 
 35 
 
 36 
 
 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 
 463,600 
 
 37 
 
 Main, 2 Crawford , 
 
 X 
 
 38 
 39 
 40 
 41 
 
 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 
 n 
 
 
 X 
 
 43 
 
 
 X 
 
 44 
 
 
 X 
 
 45 
 
 Flat Rock, 3 Crawford. . . 
 
 I 
 
 46 
 
 
 X 
 
 47 
 
 
 1,546,000 
 
 4R 
 
 
 X 
 
 49 
 50 
 51 
 
 
 X 
 X 
 X 
 
 ' Total of lines 1, 2, 6, 10, 11, 15, 22, 27, 32. 
 
 2 Includes Kibbie, Oblong, Robinson and Hardinsville. 
 
 '■> Includes Swearingen gas. 
 
 * Total of lines 37, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46. 
 
ALFRED H. BELL 
 
 the year, the average being about 12. Magnetic and gravity surveys 
 are being used to a minor extent to indicate structural trends. A small 
 amount of structure test drilling is also being carried on. 
 
 Out of 127 wildcat wells drilled during 1937, 80 (63 per cent) were not 
 located by any scientific means, 27 were located on the basis of seism o- 
 
 
 
 
 
 Table 1. 
 
 — (Continued) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Total Oil Production, 
 Bbl. 
 
 Total Gas Production, 
 Millions of Cu. Ft. 
 
 Number of Oil and/or Gas Wells 
 
 
 
 Daily 
 
 
 
 
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 During 1937 
 
 At End of 1937 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
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 Z 
 
 During 1937 
 
 Average 
 during 
 
 To End of 
 1937 
 
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 Nov. 1937 
 
 
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 13 
 
 
 
 
 
 13 
 
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 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,616 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 48 
 
 367 
 
 
 
 
 
 367 
 
 3 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 185 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 4 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,438 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 5 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 6 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 995 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 y 
 
 914 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 914 
 
 7 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 854 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 8 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 90 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 9 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 192 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 10 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 70 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 44 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 44 
 
 11 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 532 
 
 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 472 
 
 
 
 
 
 472 
 
 12 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 13 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 82 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 14 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 319 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 15 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 213 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 y 
 
 126 
 
 
 
 
 
 126 
 
 16 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 17 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 63 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 IS 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 19 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 20 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 39 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 21 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 22 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 485 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 y 
 
 448 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 448 
 
 23 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 296 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 24 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 32 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 25 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 177 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 26 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 44 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 27 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 534 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 y 
 
 486 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 486 
 
 2^ 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 38 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 29 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 59 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 30 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 401 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 31 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 z 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 170 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 32 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 485 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 y 
 
 403 
 
 
 
 
 
 403 
 
 33 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 309 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 34 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 63 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 35 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 182 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 36 
 
 461.560 
 
 1,201 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 4,977 
 
 3 
 
 28 
 
 65 
 
 3,278 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 3,278 
 
 37 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 7,319 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 153 
 
 5,235 y 
 
 
 
 5,235 
 
 38 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 68 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 39 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 I 
 
 7,141 
 
 7 
 
 12 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 40 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 108 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 41 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 296 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 180 
 
 
 
 
 
 180 
 
 42 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 193 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 75 
 
 
 
 
 
 75 
 
 43 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 256 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 222 
 
 
 
 
 
 222 
 
 44 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 146 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 65 
 
 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 45 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 286 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 y 
 
 154 
 
 
 
 
 
 154 
 
 4>; 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 684 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 V 
 
 480 
 
 
 
 
 
 480 
 
 47 
 
 1,632,174 
 
 4,410 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 9,187 
 
 13 
 
 15 
 
 157 
 
 6,406 
 
 y 
 
 1 
 
 6,407 
 
 48 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 4,388 
 
 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 3,304 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 3,304 
 
 49 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 1,231 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 50 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 475 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 51 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 243 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 b Footnotes to column heads and explanation of symbols are given on page 19. 
 
OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1937 
 
 Table 1. — (Continued) 
 
 
 Depth, 
 
 Oil Production 
 
 J^foflinda of T?nA r\f 
 
 Pressure, Lb 
 
 . per 
 
 Character of Oil, 
 
 Approx. 
 
 
 
 
 Average in Feet 
 
 
 1937 
 
 
 3q. In." 
 
 Average during 1937 
 
 
 Character of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Gas, 
 
 Approx. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Average uurmg 
 
 
 
 
 Number of 
 
 
 
 Average at 
 
 Gravity A.P.I, at 
 
 
 
 
 iy3/ 
 
 
 Bottoms 
 
 To Top 
 
 — 
 
 Wells 
 
 
 
 End of 
 
 60° F.2« 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 of Pro- 
 
 of Pro- 
 
 
 
 
 Initial 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 J5 
 
 a 
 
 3 
 
 ductive 
 
 ductive 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 S* 
 
 Wells 
 
 Zone 
 
 bo 
 
 c 
 
 bfl 
 
 a 
 
 •si 
 
 a o 
 -2£ 
 
 
 1936 
 
 1937 
 
 a 
 
 J 
 
 I 
 
 T3 a 
 
 ■- V 
 
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 S 
 
 1 
 
 bo ^ 
 
 o. S3 
 1^ 
 
 « 
 
 2 3 
 
 a & 
 
 1 
 
 215 
 
 159 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 367 
 
 
 200± 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 38.4 
 
 28.3 
 
 34.0 
 
 V 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 3 
 
 376 
 
 281 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 30.0 
 
 V 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 4 
 
 446 
 
 334 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 33.5 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 5 
 
 2,568 
 
 2,265 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 37.0 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 914 
 
 A4 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 (36.9) 
 
 27.4 
 
 33.0 
 
 V 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 7 
 
 465 
 
 367 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 34.0 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 8 
 
 562 
 
 478 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 (33.6) 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 9 
 
 590 
 
 556 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 " y 
 
 (25.7) 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 10 
 
 680 
 
 588 
 
 
 
 44 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 33.9 
 
 30.0 
 
 (30.3) 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 
 472 
 
 27 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 37.2 
 
 27.2 
 
 29.2 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 12 
 
 358 
 
 263 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 (31.9) 
 
 V 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 13 
 
 426 
 
 309 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 (30.1) 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 14 
 
 505 
 
 444 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 (33.6) 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 
 
 126 
 
 A2 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 37.5 
 
 30.2 
 
 36.8 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 16 
 
 411 
 
 255 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 17 
 
 511 
 
 449 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 u 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 18 
 
 506 
 
 477 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 19 
 
 1,418 
 
 1,340 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 (38.9) 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 20 
 
 1,596 
 
 1,553 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 21 
 
 2,830 
 
 2,708 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 (39.6) 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 
 
 448 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 36.2 
 
 27.2 
 
 31.0 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 23 
 
 486 
 
 416 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 24 
 
 451 
 
 314 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 25 
 
 508 
 
 465 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 26 
 
 554 
 
 534 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 
 
 486 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 35.1 
 
 28.5 
 
 32.2 
 
 V 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 28 
 
 549 
 
 392 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 29 
 
 518 
 
 453 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 30 
 
 570 
 
 489 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 31 
 
 618 
 
 598 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 28.5 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 32 
 
 
 
 
 
 403 
 
 AG5 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 35.6 
 
 27.3 
 
 33.7 
 
 V 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 33 
 
 726 
 
 561 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 (32.4) 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 34 
 
 907 
 
 817 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 35 
 
 920 
 
 886 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 (37.0) 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 36 
 
 
 
 
 
 3,278 
 
 23 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 39.6 
 
 25.8 
 
 33.0 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 
 37 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5,235 
 
 29 
 
 425± 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 36.8 
 
 25.1 
 
 33.0 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 960 
 
 2.5 
 
 38 
 
 822 
 
 508 
 
 V 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 39 
 
 960 
 
 900 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 30 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 36.8 
 
 25.1 
 
 32.8 
 
 y 
 
 M 
 
 960 
 
 2.5 
 
 40 
 
 1,416 
 
 1,337 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 41 
 
 975 
 
 940 
 
 
 
 180 
 
 G2 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 35.0 
 
 24.3 
 
 30.1 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 42 
 
 1,015 
 
 995 
 
 
 
 75 
 
 AG1 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 43 
 
 1,025 
 
 1,000 
 
 
 
 222 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 44 
 
 930 
 
 912 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 30.4 
 
 22.6 
 
 29.5 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 45 
 
 945 
 
 935 
 
 
 
 154 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 26.6 
 
 20.1 
 
 22.5 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 46 
 
 950 
 
 930 
 
 
 
 480 
 
 A7 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 34.1 
 
 26.5 
 
 31.8 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 47 
 
 
 
 
 
 6,406 
 
 si 
 
 425± 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 38.6 
 
 18.5 
 
 32.3 
 
 V 
 
 M 
 
 960 
 
 2.5 
 
 48 
 
 
 
 
 
 3,304 
 
 Al 
 
 650± 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 39.3 
 
 26.7 
 
 32.9 
 
 V 
 
 U 
 
 y 
 
 2.4 
 
 49 
 
 1,000 
 
 800 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 50 
 
 1,265 
 
 1,250 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 51 
 
 1,345 
 
 1,330 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 24 Numbers in this column indicate numbers of injection wells. 
 
 ^Pressures in the southeastern Illinois oil fields are estimated bottom hole pressures reported in previous Survey 
 publications. 
 
 28 All gravities given prior to 1936 (except those in parentheses) were from data for the year 1925 furnished by the Illinois 
 Pipe Line Co. Gravities in parentheses are for particular samples; see Illinois State Geol. Survey Bull. 54, Table 3. The 
 values have been converted from Baume to A.P.I, gravities. 
 
 »G1, A13. 
 
 28 Gl, AG5, A19. 
 
 a Gl', AG20.A46. 
 
 M G17.AG20, A46, Wl. 
 
 3>G19 AG21, A53, Wl. 
 
ALFRED H. BELL 
 
 graph surveys, 17 on geologic surveys, 3 on a combination of seismograph 
 and geologic data. Of the 80 wells located without scientific means 8 
 (10 per cent) were producers. All of these eight producers were within 
 1 to 4 miles of previously discovered production in the Clay City and 
 
 Table 1. — (Continued) 
 
 
 
 Producing Rock 
 
 
 
 
 
 Deepest Zone Tested 
 to End of 1937 
 
 
 Name 
 
 Age/ 
 
 
 
 -1 
 
 
 
 Name 
 
 
 J 
 
 a 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 M 
 § 
 
 2& 
 
 3- 
 
 •a to 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 J3 <v 
 
 « 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 +» > 
 
 1 
 
 TO 
 
 9^0 
 
 
 c-22 
 
 - 
 25 
 
 
 
 M 
 5 
 
 o 
 
 a, 
 
 !-« 
 
 !*« 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 Unnamed 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 ML 
 
 
 
 Pen 
 
 715 
 
 2 | See below 
 
 
 
 
 
 D 
 
 103 
 
 Trenton 
 
 2,918 
 
 3 Shallow gas sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 36 
 
 D 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 4 Westfield lime 
 
 MisL 
 
 L 
 
 Cav 
 
 X 
 
 D 
 
 X 
 
 St. Peter 
 
 3,009 
 
 5 Trenton (Ord) 
 
 Ord 
 
 L 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 D 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 6 See below 
 
 
 
 
 
 D 
 
 28 
 
 Dev. limestone 
 
 2,010 
 
 7 First Siggins sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 D 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 8 ! Second and third Siggins sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 D 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 9 ! Lower Siggins sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 D 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 10 York sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 2 
 
 
 960 
 
 11 
 
 See below 
 
 
 
 
 
 AM 
 
 20 
 
 MisL 
 
 808 
 
 12 
 
 Upper gas sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 Lower gas sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 Casey sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 15 See below 
 
 
 
 
 
 D 
 
 5 
 
 St. Peter 
 
 3,411 
 
 16 Shallow sands 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 D 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 17 Casey sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 D 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 Martinsville sand 
 
 MisL 
 
 L 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 D 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 19 
 
 Carper 
 
 MisL 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 D 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 _'n 
 
 "Niagaran" 
 
 Dev 
 
 L 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 D 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 Trenton 
 
 Ord 
 
 L 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 D 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 See below 
 
 
 
 
 
 AM 
 
 16 
 
 Mis 
 
 965 
 
 23 
 
 Claypool sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 Shallow sands 
 
 Pen 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 25 Casey sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 26 Upper Partlow 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 See below 
 
 
 
 
 
 AM 
 
 29 
 
 Mis 
 
 1,160 
 
 2s 
 
 Claypool sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 Casey sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 3D 
 
 Upper Partlow 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 29 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 Lower Partlow 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 32 
 
 See below 
 
 
 
 
 
 AM 
 
 15 
 
 MisL 
 
 1,471 
 
 33 
 
 "500 Ft." sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 "800 Ft." sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 3.5 
 
 "900 Ft." sand 
 
 MisU 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 AM 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 36 
 
 
 
 
 
 33± 
 
 
 216 
 
 
 
 37 
 
 See below 
 
 34 
 
 
 
 
 
 202 
 
 Trenton (Ord) 
 
 4,620 
 
 38 
 
 Shallow sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 ML 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 39 ! Robinson sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 25+ 
 
 ML 
 
 171 
 
 Trenton (Ord) 
 
 4,620 
 
 40 ' Oblong 
 
 Mis 
 
 SorL 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 A, ML 
 
 23 
 
 Mis 
 
 1,479 
 
 41 Robinson sand 55 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 ML 
 
 5 
 
 MisL 
 
 2,056 
 
 42 Robinson sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 ML 
 
 10 
 
 Mis 
 
 2,279 
 
 43 | Robinson sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 ML 
 
 11 
 
 Pen? 
 
 1,127 
 
 44 Robinson sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 ML 
 
 6 
 
 Pen 
 
 1,041 
 
 45 ' Robinson (Flat Rock) 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 ML 
 
 9 
 
 Pen 
 
 1,032 
 
 46 Robinson sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 ML 
 
 12 
 
 MisL 
 
 1,731 
 
 47 
 
 Pen, Mis 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 
 ML 
 
 257 
 
 Trenton (Ord) 
 
 4,620 
 
 48 See below 
 
 
 
 
 
 A 
 
 84 
 
 St. Peter 
 
 5,190 
 
 49 Bridgeport sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 40 
 
 A 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 50 Buchanan 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 15 
 
 A 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 51 "Gas" sand 
 
 MisU 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 15 
 
 A 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 3 * The Salvage Oil and Gas Co.— W. S. McGrillis No. 3, sec. 25, T. 8 N., R. 13 W., is producing in the " McClosky sand' 
 at a depth of from 1409 to 1415 ft. 
 
 35 The West Union Oil and Gas Co. — Ducommon No. 1, sec. 28, T. 6 N., R. 12 W., is producing in the " McClosky sand' 
 from 1506 to 1528 ft. 
 
OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1937 
 
 Table 1. — (Continued) 
 
 Field, County 
 
 St. FraDcisville, Lawrence 
 
 Lawrence County Division 6 
 
 Allendale, Wabash . 
 
 Total Southeastern Illinois field 6 
 
 Colmar-Plymouth, Hancock, McDonough 
 
 Pike County Gas, Pike 
 
 Jacksonville Gas, Morgan 
 
 Carlinville, Macoupin 
 
 Spanish Needle Creek, Macoupin 
 
 Gillespie-Wyen, Macoupin 
 
 Gillespie-Benld Gas, Macoupin 
 
 Staunton Gas, Macoupin 
 
 Litchfield, Montgomery 
 
 Collinsville, Madison 
 
 Ayers Gas, Bond 
 
 Greenville Gas, Bond 
 
 Carlyle, Clinton 
 
 Frogtown, Clinton 
 
 Sandoval, Marion 
 
 Centralis, Marion 
 
 Wamac, Clinton, Marion, Washington. . . 
 
 Dupo, St. Clair 
 
 Waterloo, Monroe 
 
 Sparta Gas, Randolph 
 
 Ava-Campbell Hill, Jackson 
 
 Bartelso, Clinton 
 
 Patoka, Marion 
 
 Clay City, Clay, Wayne 
 
 Cisne, Wayne 
 
 Noble, Richland 
 
 Rinard, Wayne 
 
 Beecher City, Fayette 
 
 Beecher City, 20 Fayette 
 
 Olney, Richland 
 
 Centralia (New), Clinton 
 
 Decatur, Macon 
 
 Russell ville Gas, Lawrence 
 
 Total Illinois 22 
 
 Age, 
 Years 
 
 to 
 
 End of 
 
 1937 
 
 V 
 
 25 
 
 24 
 
 32' 
 
 27» 
 
 28» 
 
 22'» 
 
 22 
 
 14" 
 
 2112 
 
 58" 
 
 28" 
 
 15 
 
 27' 6 
 
 26 
 
 1918 
 
 28 
 
 27 
 
 16 
 
 9 
 
 1717 
 
 20'8 
 2019 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 l J i 
 
 1 
 
 Area Proved, Acres 
 
 Oil 
 
 15,960 
 
 4,020 
 
 6,950 
 
 420 
 
 24,570 
 
 1,680 
 
 91,855 
 
 2,450 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 30 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 
 
 
 
 100 
 
 40 
 
 
 
 
 
 915 
 
 300 
 
 770 
 
 175 
 
 250 
 
 670 
 
 125 
 
 65 
 
 70 
 
 93 
 
 310 
 
 842 
 
 30 
 
 470 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 20 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 99,720 
 
 Gas 
 
 220 
 
 200 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,550 
 
 
 
 3,970 
 
 
 
 8,960 
 
 1,290 
 
 50 
 
 80 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 400 
 
 
 
 
 
 325 
 
 160 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 100 
 
 370 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 15,785 
 
 Total 
 
 16,180 
 
 4,220 
 
 6,950 
 
 420 
 
 26,120 
 1,680 
 
 95,825 
 2,450 
 8,960 
 1,320 
 
 40 
 
 80 
 
 400 
 
 100 
 
 40 
 
 325 
 
 160 
 
 915 
 
 300 
 
 770 
 
 175 
 
 250 
 
 670 
 
 125 
 
 165 
 
 440 
 
 93 
 
 310 
 
 842 
 
 30 
 
 470 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 20 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 115,500 
 
 Total Oil Production, Bbl. 
 
 To End of 1937 
 
 221,381,000± 
 
 4,272,000+ 
 
 419,615,400+ 
 
 2,287,800 
 
 
 
 2,100 
 
 
 
 
 
 22,000 
 
 715 
 
 
 
 
 
 3,317,200+ 
 
 x 
 
 2,630,800± 
 
 x 
 
 372,750+ 
 
 910,775 
 
 166,000 
 
 25,000 
 91,700+ 
 425,000 
 1,556,260 
 20,500+ 
 947,340 
 2,100± 
 
 v 
 
 100± 
 
 600± 
 
 5,000+ 
 
 600± 
 
 During 1936 
 
 432,921,000" 4,445,0O0 2 3 
 
 1, 995,000 ± 
 
 133,000± 
 
 4,138,700 
 
 153,000 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4,758 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28,200± 
 
 
 30,160± 
 
 v 
 
 23,200± 
 53,100 
 
 
 
 40,700+ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 Total of lines 48 and 55. 
 
 6 Total of lines 36, 47, 56, 57. 
 
 ' Abandoned 1930. 
 
 8 Abandoned 1937. 
 
 » Abandoned 1925+ . 
 i» Abandoned 1934. 
 ii Abandoned 1935. 
 ■ 2 Abandoned 1919. 
 » Abandoned 1904. 
 » Abandoned 1921. 
 » Abandoned 1923. 
 ■ 6 Abandoned 1933. 
 " Abandoned 1930. 
 is Abandoned 1900. 
 i» Abandoned 1934. 
 
 20 The discovery well was plugged back to the Cypress sand in February 1938. 
 »« Wells drilled in 1922 and 1924; first production in 1937. 
 22 Total of lines 58 to 91. 
 
 *> The total oil production is the figure furnished by the U. S. Bureau of Mines and is not the exact total of the figures 
 given in the table, which were obtained from other sources. 
 
ALFRED H. BELL 9 
 
 Noble fields. Of the 47 wildcat wells located by scientific means, 11 
 (23 per cent) were producers. 
 
 Natural Gas 
 
 There are now two gas fields in Illinois from which gas is marketed 
 off the producing leases, the Ayers field, Bond County, now 15 years old, 
 and the Russellville field, Lawrence County, discovered in 1937. The 
 Ayers field furnishes gas for the town of Greenville. One producing 
 well was drilled in this field in 1937 (see Table 1, line 69). In the Russell- 
 ville field gas is produced in two wells from sandstones in the Pennsyl- 
 vanian at depths of 288 and 619 ft., respectively. The gas is transported 
 
 
 
 
 
 Table 1. 
 
 — (Continued) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Total Oil Production, 
 Bbl. 
 
 Total Gas Production, 
 Millions Cu. Ft. 
 
 Number of Oil and/or Gas Wells 
 
 
 
 Daily 
 
 
 
 
 _>. 
 
 -a 
 
 During 1937 
 
 At End of 1937 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 During 1937 
 
 Average 
 during 
 
 To End of 
 1937 
 
 o 
 
 J, 
 
 Qf- 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 £•5 
 
 
 O 
 
 
 
 
 Nov. 1937 
 
 
 a 
 
 bfl 
 
 a 
 
 as 
 
 -a 
 
 T3 
 "ft 
 
 T3 
 O 
 
 -a 
 
 
 •I"a 
 So 
 
 .11 
 
 go 
 
 bo >> 
 
 1° 
 
 bO 
 
 - 
 
 a 
 — 
 
 
 
 
 i 
 
 a 
 
 I 
 
 3"° 
 
 
 a 
 
 o 
 O 
 
 
 
 £ 3 
 
 S c 
 
 So 
 
 rt o 
 
 52 
 
 X 
 
 z 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 3,017 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 •V 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 93 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 684 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 54 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 957 
 
 5 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 55 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 54 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 45 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 45 
 
 .V. 
 
 2,038.046+ 
 
 5,584+ 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 9,174 
 
 5 
 
 18 
 
 59 
 
 3,277 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 3,277 
 
 57 
 
 139,291 + 
 
 381± 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 420 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 322 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 322 
 
 58 
 
 4,278,892+ 
 
 11,578± 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 19,035 
 
 30 
 
 67 
 
 281 
 
 13,283 
 
 V 
 
 1 
 
 13,284 
 
 59 
 
 147,809 
 
 398 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 475 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 71 
 
 206 
 
 
 
 
 
 206 
 
 60 
 
 
 
 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 68 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 61 
 
 
 
 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 53 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 62 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 63 
 
 
 
 
 
 14.4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 64 
 
 400 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 
 
 
 
 135.8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 66 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,050 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 67 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 68 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 69 
 
 
 
 
 
 143,800 
 
 37,047 
 
 26,353 
 
 y 
 
 18 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 70 
 
 
 
 
 
 990 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 71 
 
 28,200+ 
 
 77+ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 165 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 30 
 
 77 
 
 
 
 
 
 77 
 
 72 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 73 
 
 23,800± 
 
 70+ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 122 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 y 
 
 36 
 
 
 
 
 
 36 
 
 74 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 75 
 
 19,750+ 
 
 55+ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 103 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 V 
 
 45 
 
 
 
 
 
 45 
 
 76 
 
 33,175 
 
 106 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 237 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 77 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 78 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 79 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 BO 
 
 51,000+ 
 
 140 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 81 
 
 425,000 
 
 2,464 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 93 
 
 93 
 
 
 
 
 
 93 
 
 
 
 
 
 93 
 
 S2 
 
 1,556,260 
 
 7,987 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 80 
 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 B3 
 
 20,500+ 
 
 50 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 84 
 
 947,340 
 
 10,033 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 47 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 8G 
 
 2,100+ 
 
 36 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 0. 
 
 1 
 
 St. 
 
 V 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 -7 
 
 100+ 
 
 O 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 88 
 
 600± 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 n 
 
 5,000+ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 N 
 
 600± 
 
 32 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 91 
 
 
 
 
 
 2,288 
 
 
 
 2,288 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 n 
 
 7,426,000" 
 
 33,026 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 20,727 
 
 289 
 
 104 
 
 394 
 
 13,925 
 
 V 
 
 12 
 
 13,937 
 
10 
 
 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1937 
 
 east across the state line by a new 3-in. pipe line of the Kentucky Natural 
 Gas Co. to Oaktown, Indiana. 
 
 In the new oil fields some gas is produced with the oil, and it is used 
 for power on the leases. Few data are available on the amount of gas 
 produced. The largest initial production reported was 2% million cu. ft. 
 (estimated) for Ohio Oil Company's Arbuthnot No. 1, the discovery well 
 of the Noble field. 
 
 The Wiser Oil Company's Damon Smith No. 1, which opened a 
 northern extension of the Clay City field, had an initial daily production 
 
 Table 1. — {Continued) 
 
 
 Depth, 
 
 Oil Production 
 
 Pressure, Lb 
 
 . per 
 
 Character of Oil, 
 
 Approx. 
 
 
 
 
 Average in Feet 
 
 1931 
 
 
 Sq. In.« 
 
 Average during 1937 
 
 
 Character of 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Gas, 
 
 Approx. 
 
 
 
 
 Number of 
 
 
 
 Average at 
 
 Gravity A.P.I, at 
 
 
 
 Average uuuuj 
 1937 
 
 
 Bottoms 
 
 To Top 
 
 Wells 
 
 
 
 End of 
 
 60° F.28 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 of Pro- 
 
 of Pro- 
 
 
 
 
 Initial 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 .a ■ 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 ductive 
 
 ductive 
 
 
 
 "£ S 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Wells 
 
 Zone 
 
 | 
 
 bo 
 
 .a 
 
 •s.s 
 
 .2 S 
 
 
 1936 
 
 1937 
 
 a 
 
 a 
 
 3 
 
 ^3 1> 
 J3 ^ 
 
 i~ a 
 
 -ao 
 
 
 4? -I 
 
 °3 
 
 OS 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 o 
 
 
 11 
 
 ■3& 
 
 
 
 
 S3 
 
 s 
 
 
 
 o. ■_ 
 
 1£ 
 
 I 
 
 m 
 
 5 = 
 
 5° 
 
 "3 QJ 
 
 52 
 
 1,430 
 
 1,400 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 
 600+ 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 53 
 
 1,580 
 
 1,560 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 
 650 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 54 
 
 1,710 
 
 1,700 
 
 
 
 V 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 55 
 
 1,865 
 
 1,843 
 
 
 
 45 
 
 
 600 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 37.3 
 
 37.3 
 
 37.3 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 56 
 
 
 
 
 
 3,277 
 
 Al 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 
 57 
 
 1,460 
 
 1,425 
 
 
 
 322 
 
 W6, Al 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 35.9 
 
 24.1 
 
 35.1 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 58 
 
 
 
 
 
 13,283 
 
 32 
 
 
 
 
 39.3 
 
 18.5 
 
 33.1 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 2.4 
 
 59 
 
 468 
 
 447 
 
 
 
 206 
 
 A68 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 
 60 
 
 275 
 
 265 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 61 
 
 335 
 
 330 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 850 
 
 y 
 
 62 
 
 398 
 
 380 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 135 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 27.7 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 63 
 
 405 
 
 305 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 64 
 
 670 
 
 650 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 30 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 555 
 
 542 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 155 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 788 
 
 y 
 
 66 
 
 491 
 
 461 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 145 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 67 
 
 674 
 
 664 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 21.7 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 68 
 
 1,400 
 
 1,305 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 69 
 
 945 
 
 940 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 335 
 
 310 
 
 310 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,050 
 
 
 
 7(1 
 
 993 
 
 927 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 71 
 
 1,055 
 
 1,035 
 
 
 
 77 
 
 A28 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 37.0 
 
 34.2 
 
 35.2 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 72 
 
 957 
 
 950 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 31.9 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 73 
 
 1,560 
 
 1,540 
 
 II 
 
 36 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 35.1 
 
 32.7 
 
 34.5 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 74 
 
 1,150 
 
 1,130 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 35.0 
 
 31.0 
 
 32.0 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 75 
 
 760 
 
 720 
 
 
 
 45 
 
 W21 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 30.8 
 
 29.3 
 
 30.2 
 
 V 
 
 p 
 
 
 
 76 
 
 651 
 
 601 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 32.7 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 77 
 
 460 
 
 410 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 30.1 
 
 29.5 
 
 30.0 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 7S 
 
 857 
 
 850 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 79 
 
 798 
 
 780 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 80 
 
 1,010 
 
 986 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 32.0 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 si 
 
 1.440 
 
 1,424 
 
 
 
 93 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 39.8 
 
 39.3 
 
 39.5 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 82 
 
 3,002 
 
 2,968 
 
 4 
 
 76 
 
 
 250 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 38.8 
 
 38.0 
 
 38.5 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 83 
 
 3.026 
 
 2,990 
 
 II 
 
 2 
 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 V 
 
 38.5 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 84 
 
 2.991 
 
 2,961 
 
 24 
 
 23 
 
 
 450 
 
 
 
 250+ 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 38.5 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 S.) 
 
 3,154 
 
 3.144 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 38.5 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 86 
 
 1,503 
 
 1,497 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 275 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 36.0 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 87 
 
 3,100 
 
 3,070 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 37.0 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 88 
 
 3,083 
 
 3,065 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 38.5 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 89 
 
 1,370 
 
 1,342 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 39 
 
 V 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 90 
 
 2,076 
 
 2.020 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 y 
 
 V 
 
 39.5 
 
 y 
 
 y 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 91 
 
 f 310 
 \ 622 
 
 288 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 140 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 l\ 
 
 947 
 
 V 
 
 619 
 
 II 
 
 
 
 
 261 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 92 
 
 
 
 28 
 
 13,897 
 
 33 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 32 G20, AG26, A74, W7. 
 »G20, AG26, A170. W28. 
 
ALFRED H. BELL 
 
 11 
 
 of 200,000 cu. ft. of gas and 1400 bbl. of oil, or a gas-oil ratio of 143 cu. ft. 
 per barrel. The average gas-oil ratio in the Clay City and Noble fields 
 probably does not exceed 200 or 300 cu. ft. per barrel. 
 
 Gas discoveries in which the gas is not used outside of the producing 
 leases were made near Longview in Champaign County and near Marissa 
 in St. Clair County (Table 2, line 101). The former well was drilled to 
 the Devonian and plugged back. It was not completed until 1938. 
 
 
 
 Table 1- 
 
 —(Continued) 
 
 
 
 
 
 Producing Rock 
 
 
 Deepest Zone Tested 
 to End of 1937 
 
 
 Name 
 
 Agef 
 
 
 
 s"t£ 
 
 
 Dry and/ 
 y Holes to 
 7 
 
 Name 
 
 
 M 
 
 
 
 » 
 
 
 H 
 
 .. 
 
 ^ I- CO 
 
 "3 "72 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 
 0J 
 
 o 
 
 c3 
 
 ">> 
 
 .2 be 
 
 E" 1 fe 
 
 3 
 
 a Z ^ 
 
 
 
 » 
 
 
 
 03 
 
 
 ■*> > 
 
 3 
 
 9 ^ c 
 
 
 ao 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 Oh 
 
 £* 
 
 55 
 
 |SH 
 
 
 qM 
 
 52 
 
 Kirkwood 
 
 MisU 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 30 
 
 A 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 53 
 
 Tracey 
 
 MisU 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 20 
 
 A 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 McClosky 
 
 MisL 
 
 L 
 
 Por 
 
 10 
 
 A 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 Kirkwood 
 
 MisU 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 22 
 
 ML 
 
 
 
 Mis 
 
 1,900 
 
 56 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 84 
 
 St. Peter 
 
 5,190 
 
 57 
 
 Biebl sand 
 
 Pen 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 20 
 
 AM 
 
 49 
 
 MisL 
 
 2,228 
 
 58 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 610 
 
 
 
 59 
 
 Hoing sand 
 
 Dev 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 21 
 
 A 
 
 8 
 
 St. Peter 
 
 720 
 
 60 
 
 "Niagaran" 
 
 Sil 
 
 L 
 
 Por 
 
 10 
 
 A 
 
 
 
 St. Peter 
 
 893 
 
 61 
 
 Gas sand 
 
 Pen, Mis 
 
 S, SL 
 
 Por 
 
 5 
 
 ML 
 
 8 
 
 Trenton (Ord) 
 
 1,390 
 
 62 
 
 Unnamed 
 
 Pen 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 A 
 
 
 
 Pen 
 
 410 
 
 63 
 
 Unnamed 
 
 Pen 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 D 
 
 1 
 
 Pen 
 
 495 
 
 64 
 
 Unnamed 
 
 Pen 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 T 
 
 14 
 
 Trenton (Ord) 
 
 2,560 
 
 65 
 
 Unnamed 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 A 
 
 
 
 Pen 
 
 575 
 
 66 
 
 Unnamed 
 
 Pen 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 A 
 
 
 
 Trenton (Ord) 
 
 2,371 
 
 67 
 
 Unnamed 
 
 Pen 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 D 
 
 
 
 Pen 
 
 681 
 
 68 
 
 Trenton 
 
 Ord 
 
 L 
 
 Por 
 
 20 
 
 ML 
 
 
 
 Trenton (Ord) 
 
 1,500 
 
 69 
 
 Lindley (2d) 
 
 MisU 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 5 
 
 A 
 
 2 
 
 MisL 
 
 1,150 
 
 70 
 
 Lindley (1st, 2d) 
 
 MisU 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 X 
 
 A 
 
 
 
 Mis 
 
 1,065 
 
 71 
 
 Carlyle 
 
 MisU 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 20 
 
 A 
 
 17 
 
 Sil 
 
 2,620 
 
 72 
 
 Carlyle 
 
 MisU 
 
 S 
 
 Por 
 
 7 
 
 D 
 
 
 
 Carlyle y 
 
 962+ 
 
 73 
 
 Benoist 
 
 MisU 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 20+ 
 
 D 
 
 7 
 
 Mis 
 
 1,732 
 
 74 
 
 Dykstra, Wilson, Benoist 
 
 Pen, MisU 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 20 
 
 D,ML 
 
 6 
 
 MisL 
 
 1,779 
 
 75 
 
 Petro 
 
 Pen 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 20 
 
 D 
 
 
 
 Benoist 
 
 1,484 
 
 76 
 
 Trenton 
 
 Ord 
 
 L 
 
 Por, Cav 
 
 50 
 
 A 
 
 
 
 Trenton (Ord) 
 
 819 
 
 77 
 
 Trenton 
 
 Ord 
 
 L 
 
 Por 
 
 50 
 
 A 
 
 19 
 
 Trenton (Ord) 
 
 845 
 
 78 
 
 Sparta gas sand 
 
 MisU 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 7 
 
 D 
 
 5 
 
 MisU 
 
 985 
 
 79 
 
 Unnamed 
 
 MisU 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 18 
 
 A 
 
 V 
 
 Dev 
 
 2,530 
 
 80 
 
 Carlyle 
 
 MisU 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 20 
 
 D 
 
 3 
 
 MisU 
 
 1,118 
 
 81 
 
 Benoist 3 ' 
 
 MisU 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 16 
 
 A 
 
 18 
 
 MisL 
 
 1,618 
 
 82 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 3 ' 
 
 MisL 
 
 L 
 
 Por 
 
 8.7 
 
 A 
 
 8 
 
 MisL 
 
 3,197 
 
 83 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 MisL 
 
 S, L 
 
 Por 
 
 8 
 
 A? 
 
 1 
 
 MisL 
 
 3,144 
 
 84 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 MisL 
 
 L 
 
 Por 
 
 9.7 
 
 A 
 
 5 
 
 MisL 
 
 3,098 
 
 85 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 MisL 
 
 L 
 
 Por 
 
 5 
 
 A 
 
 
 
 MisL 
 
 3,154 
 
 86 
 
 Benoist 
 
 MisU 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 Dev 
 
 3,170 
 
 87 
 
 Niagaran 
 
 Dev 
 
 L 
 
 Por 
 
 
 A? 
 
 
 
 Dev 
 
 3,170 
 
 88 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 MisL 
 
 L 
 
 Por 
 
 7 
 
 A 
 
 
 
 MisL 
 
 3,083 
 
 89 
 
 Benoist 
 
 MisU 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 26 
 
 A 
 
 
 
 MisU 
 
 1,384 
 
 90 
 
 Niagaran 
 
 Dev 
 
 L 
 
 Por 
 
 30 
 
 N 
 
 
 
 Trenton (Ord) 
 
 2,800 
 
 91 
 
 \ Pennsylvanian sand 
 ( Pennsylvanian sand 
 
 Pen 
 Pen 
 
 S 
 
 s 
 
 Por 
 
 Por 
 
 22 ) 
 
 3 } 
 
 A 
 
 3 
 
 MisL 
 
 2,012 
 
 92 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 699+ 
 
 
 
 31 The Adams Oil and Gas Companies Sam Pugh No. 1, sec. 29, T. 4 N., R. 1 E., is producing from the Ste. Genevieve 
 limestone at a depth of 1562 ft. 
 
 37 The Pure Oil Company's Weiler No. 1, sec. 33, T. 3 N., R. 8 E„ the discovery well in the Clay City field, produced from 
 the Cypress sandstone until October 1937, when it was drilled deeper to the McClosky sand and the Cypress sandstone was 
 cased off. 
 
12 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1937 
 
 Table 2. — Summary of Drilling Operations in Illinois 
 
 Important Wildcats Drilled in 1937 
 
 County 
 
 Bond 
 
 Bond..... 
 Christian. 
 
 Christian . 
 Christian . 
 
 Clay 
 
 Clay 
 
 Clay 
 
 Clay 
 
 Clay 
 
 Clay 
 
 Clay 
 
 Clay 
 
 Clay 
 
 Clay 
 
 Clay 
 
 Clay 
 
 Clay 
 
 Clinton. . . 
 Clinton. . . 
 Clinton. . . 
 Clinton. . . 
 Clinton. . . 
 Clinton. . . 
 Clinton.. . 
 Clinton. . . 
 
 Clinton. . . 
 
 Clinton. . . 
 Clinton . . . 
 Clinton . . . 
 Clinton. . . 
 
 DeKalb. . . 
 DeKalb... 
 
 Edgar .... 
 Edwards . . 
 
 Effingham. 
 Effingham. 
 
 Effingham. 
 Effingham. 
 Fayette. .. 
 Fayette... 
 Fayette. . . 
 
 Fayette 
 
 Fayette... 
 Fayette... 
 Fayette... 
 Fayette... 
 Fayette... 
 Fayette... 
 Fayette... 
 
 Location 
 
 Sec. 
 
 Sur- 
 vey 
 
 Twp. 
 
 Lat. 
 
 5N 
 6N 
 12 N 
 
 1SN 
 12 N 
 
 3 N 
 3N 
 3N 
 2N 
 2N 
 3N 
 
 3N 
 
 3N 
 3N 
 3N 
 
 4N 
 3N 
 4N 
 2N 
 IN 
 2N 
 1 N 
 3N 
 1 N 
 1 N 
 2N 
 
 1 N 
 
 3N 
 1 N 
 3N 
 2N 
 
 41 N 
 
 42 N 
 12 N 
 
 2S 
 
 7N 
 7N 
 
 6N 
 8N 
 5 N 
 5N 
 
 4 N 
 
 7N 
 
 4 N 
 4 N 
 7N 
 8N 
 8N 
 6N 
 6N 
 
 Rge. 
 
 Long. 
 
 3 W 
 5 W 
 2 W 
 
 2 W 
 
 2 W 
 
 8 E 
 8E 
 8E 
 6E 
 8E 
 8E 
 
 8E 
 6E 
 7E 
 8E 
 
 8E 
 8E 
 8E 
 
 3 W 
 2 W 
 3W 
 2 W 
 
 1 W 
 
 2 W 
 
 3 W 
 3W 
 
 2W 
 
 1 w 
 1 w 
 1 w 
 
 4 W 
 
 SE 
 3E 
 13 W 
 10 E 
 
 6E 
 6E 
 
 5E 
 7E 
 3E 
 3E 
 1 W 
 
 1 W 
 
 1 w 
 1 w 
 
 2E 
 3E 
 3E 
 IW 
 IE 
 
 1,087 
 3,101 
 1,122 
 
 1,964 
 3,112 
 2,613 
 2,960 
 2,987 
 3,163 
 3,057 
 3,067 
 
 3,036 
 3,112 
 3,002 
 3,183 
 
 3,234 
 3,075 
 3,072 
 1,051 
 1,365 
 1,206 
 1,361 
 1,504 
 1,567 
 1,429 
 1,515 
 
 1,521 
 
 1,454 
 1,384 
 1,724 
 1,235 
 
 4,348 
 
 2,970 
 
 500 
 
 4,932 
 
 2,100 
 3,150 
 
 4,117 
 2,660 
 172 
 2,292 
 1,498 
 
 2.000 
 
 1,601 
 1,609 
 2,163 
 3,100 
 1,503 
 3,155 
 1.733 
 
 Surface 
 Formation 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Deepest 
 Horizon 
 Tested 
 
 Chester 
 St. Peter 
 Lower Missis- 
 sippian 
 St. Peter 
 "Trenton" 
 Cypress 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 St. Louis 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Cypress 
 
 Chester 
 
 Paint Creek 
 
 Chester 
 
 Bethel 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Lower Missis- 
 
 sippian 
 Lower Missis- 
 
 sippian 
 Bethel 
 Bethel 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Lower Missis- 
 
 sippian 
 Pre-Cambrian 
 Cambrian 
 Pennsylvanian 
 Lower Missis- 
 
 sippiac 
 Chester 
 Lower Missis- 
 
 sippian 
 "Niagaran" 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Pennsylvanian 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Chester 
 
 Lower Missis- 
 sippian 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 "Niagaran" 
 Benoist 
 Silurian 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Drilled by 
 
 Hempen and Burgess 
 Huber Drilling Corp. 
 Nokomis Oil Co. 
 
 Parshall-Graham Oil Co, 
 Roger Bros, et al. 
 Pure Oil Co. 
 Pure Oil Co. 
 Wiser Oil Co. 
 Benedum Trees Co. 
 Gordon Oil Co. 
 Wicklund Development 
 
 Co. 
 Elmer Hupp etal. 
 Leonard Drilling Co. 
 Jack Shaffer et al. 
 Wicklund Development 
 
 Co. 
 
 Gulf Oil Corp. 
 C. H. C. Oil Co. 
 Bonnie Oil Co. 
 J. E. Newton et al. 
 Carl Willi et al. 
 W. C. McBride Inc. 
 Carl Willi et al. 
 Patoka Pet. Corp. 
 Adams Oil and Gas 
 Willis et al. 
 W.C. McBride Inc. 
 
 Wise and Goldschmidt 
 
 Adama Oil and Gas 
 Adams Oil and Gas 
 McClanahan Oil 
 W. C. MoBride Inc. 
 
 Paul Schulte et al. 
 Barton et al. 
 Hassett et al. 
 Leach Brothers 
 
 W. H. Hazlett et al. 
 
 Faurot, Mitchell and 
 Hazlett 
 
 Kingwood and Carter Oil 
 
 Carter Oil 
 
 O. A. Davis et al. 
 
 Rush and Milleken 
 
 Linville, Beaton and 
 Ryer 
 
 Universal Service Drill- 
 ing Company 
 
 C. B. Tull et al. 
 
 Belcher et al. 
 
 Oil Development Co. 
 
 Carter Oil Co. 
 
 Carter Oil Co. 
 
 Benedum Trees 
 
 Hausmann et al 
 Oil and Gas 
 
 Initial 
 Production 
 per Day 
 
 Oil, 
 U.S. 
 Bbl. 
 
 Gas, 
 Mil- 
 lions 
 
 of 
 Cu. 
 
 Ft. 
 
 40' 
 2,642 
 1,400 
 
 1,226 
 
 156 
 
 57 2 
 2003 
 
 1 Cut 8 per cent with salt water. 
 
 2 In 17 hours. 
 
 3 Estimated. 
 
ALFRED H. BELL 
 
 Table 2. — (Continued) 
 
 13 
 
 Important Wildcats Drilled in 1937 
 
 Location 
 
 County 
 
 Sec. 
 
 Sur- 
 vey 
 
 Greene . . . 
 Hamilton . 
 Hamilton . 
 
 Jasper 
 
 Jasper 
 
 Jasper 
 
 Kane 
 
 Lawrence . 
 Lawrence . 
 Lawrence . 
 Lawrence . 
 Lawrence . 
 Lawrence . 
 Lawrence . 
 Lawrence . 
 Madison . . 
 Marion. . . 
 Marion . . . 
 Marion . . . 
 Marion. . . 
 Marion . . . 
 Marion . . . 
 Marion. . . 
 
 Marion . . . 
 Marion. . . 
 Marion. . . 
 Marion. .. 
 Marion. . . 
 
 Marion. . . 
 Marion. . . 
 Marion . . . 
 
 Marion 
 
 Marion 
 
 Mason 
 
 Perry 
 
 Pike 
 
 Randolph.. . 
 
 Richland 
 
 Richland 
 
 Richland 
 
 Richland 
 
 Richland 
 
 Richland 
 
 Richland 
 
 Richland 
 
 Richland 
 
 Richland 
 
 Richland 
 
 Richland 
 
 Rock Island . 
 St. Clair. . . . 
 St. Clair. . . . 
 
 Shelby 
 
 Wabash 
 
 Wabash 
 
 Wabash 
 
 Twp. 
 
 Lat. 
 
 ION 
 3S 
 3 W 
 7N 
 8N 
 7N 
 
 40 N 
 5N 
 5N 
 5N 
 5N 
 5N 
 5N 
 5N 
 3N 
 5N 
 4N 
 4N 
 4N 
 4N 
 4N 
 4N 
 3N 
 
 4N 
 4N 
 3N 
 3N 
 3N 
 
 3N 
 4N 
 4N 
 4N 
 4N 
 23 N 
 6S 
 5S 
 4S 
 3N 
 4N 
 
 3N 
 
 3N 
 3N 
 4N 
 3N 
 2N 
 3N 
 
 3N 
 3N 
 5N 
 
 20 N 
 3S 
 IS 
 
 ION 
 
 1 N 
 1 N 
 1 N 
 
 Rge. 
 
 Long. 
 
 13 W 
 7E 
 5E 
 
 14 W 
 8E 
 8E 
 8E 
 
 10W 
 10W 
 10W 
 10W 
 10W 
 10W 
 10W 
 10W 
 
 8 W 
 IE 
 IE 
 IE 
 IE 
 IE 
 IE 
 2E 
 
 3E 
 IE 
 2E 
 IE 
 2E 
 
 IE 
 
 IE 
 IE 
 IE 
 IE 
 7W 
 1 W 
 3 W 
 5 W 
 9E 
 9E 
 
 8E 
 10 E 
 
 9 E 
 9E 
 8E 
 
 10 E 
 9E 
 
 14 W 
 
 10 E 
 9E 
 
 2E 
 6W 
 7W 
 6E 
 12 W 
 12 W 
 
 11 W 
 
 Surface 
 Formation 
 
 3,452 
 
 3,324 
 
 1,104 
 
 3,504 
 
 3,205 
 
 670 
 
 622 
 
 660 
 
 2,012 
 
 310 
 
 830 
 
 657 
 
 719 
 
 3,302 
 
 1,987 
 
 1,418 
 
 1,679 
 
 1,612 
 
 1,425 
 
 1,707 
 
 1,616 
 
 2,515 
 
 3,671 
 1,725 
 2,439 
 1,575 
 2,500 
 
 1,706 
 1,530 
 1,717 
 1,477 
 1,482 
 1,000 
 5,257 
 750 
 1,003 
 2,990 
 3,010 
 
 3,099 
 3,252 
 2,961 
 3,007 
 3,043 
 3,235 
 3,046 
 
 3,248 
 3,083 
 3,200 
 
 : 1,353 
 
 2,013 
 
 2,384 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Deepest 
 Horizon 
 Tested 
 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 Pleistocene 
 1,480! Pleistocene 
 1,610 Pleistocene 
 1,510 Pleistocene 
 
 "Trenton" 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Chester 
 
 Pennsylvanian 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 St. Louis 
 
 St. Peter 
 
 Pennsylvanian 
 
 Pennsylvanian 
 
 Salem 
 
 Pennsylvanian 
 
 Pennsylvanian 
 
 Pennsylvanian 
 
 Pennsylvanian 
 
 "Niagaran" 
 
 "Trenton" 
 
 Bethel 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Bethel 
 
 Chester 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Lower Missis- 
 
 sippian 
 "Niagaran" 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Chester 
 Lower Missis- 
 
 sippian 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Chester 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Bethel 
 Bethel 
 " Niagaran" 
 St. Peter 
 "Trenton" 
 Chester 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Ordovician 
 
 Chester 
 
 "Trenton" 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Pennsylvanian 
 
 Chester 
 
 Pennsylvanian 
 
 Drilled by 
 
 Witt, Godey, and Robey 
 J. G. Buell 
 A. H. Carpenter et al. 
 William Goodwin 
 H. H. Weinert 
 W. R. Anderson et al. 
 Edward Duvall et al. 
 Warren Hastings et al. 
 Warren Hastings et al. 
 Warren Hastings et al. 
 Warren Hastings et al. 
 Warren Hastings et al. 
 Warren Hastings et al. 
 Warren Hastings et al. 
 Strauss et al. 
 T. C. Hayelka 
 Adams Oil and Gas 
 Wiser Oil 
 
 Adams Oil and Gas 
 Illinois Nat. Oil and Gas 
 Ray Brown et al. 
 Adams Oil and Gas 
 Texas Co. 
 
 Carter Oil 
 Ralph Ayers et al. 
 Helmrich and "Payne Inc. 
 Roy Benoist 
 Target Drilling Co. 
 
 Shell Pet. Corp. 
 
 Palmer et al. 
 
 J. Alexander et al. 
 
 J. Alexander et al. 
 
 J. Alexander et at. 
 
 Werner Brothers 
 
 Howard Forester 
 
 Super Oil Co. 
 
 Tom Cain et al. 
 
 Ohio Oil Co. 
 
 Mammoth Oil and Re- 
 fining Co. 
 
 Keith and MacMahon 
 
 Neely et al. 
 
 Southern HI. Pet. Co. 
 
 C. L. McMahon 
 
 Robinson and Gordon 
 
 Wiser Oil Co. 
 
 Mammoth Oil and Re- 
 fining Co. 
 
 Hollingsworth 
 
 Frost et al. 
 
 Kingwood and Mc- 
 Mahon 
 
 Rockdale Oil and Gas 
 
 W. A. Holt 
 
 A. J. Colgan et al. 
 
 J. A. English et al. 
 
 Patton Oil Co. 
 
 Coastal Producing Co. 
 
 Mahutska Oil 
 
 Initial 
 
 Production 
 
 per Day 
 
 Cil, 
 U.S. 
 Bbl. 
 
 •V." 
 
 29 
 300 
 
 Gas, 
 Mil- 
 lions 
 
 of 
 Cu. 
 
 Ft. 
 
 0.824 
 0.250 
 
 1,996 
 1,501 
 
 145 
 92 
 250 
 
 50 
 
 2(1 
 
 * Natural flow through !4-in. choke. 
 
 6 Small gas production, used for heating one building. 
 
14 
 
 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1937 
 
 Acidizing in the New Basin Fields 
 
 Almost all of the wells drilled in the Clay City, Cisne and Noble 
 fields have been acidized. Wells having a small thickness of oil saturation 
 or saturation with low permeability are treated before the well is put on 
 production. Wells with high initial productions, which were not acidized 
 at the time of completion, have been acidized when the daily production 
 declined considerably. In almost every well treated production was 
 increased to some extent, varying from slight increases up to fourfold. 
 The wells are treated with 1000 to 4000 gal. of acid. 
 
 Improved Recovery Methods in the Old Fields 
 
 The slow adoption of improved recovery methods in the old fields 
 is due partly no doubt to the intense interest and activity in the new fields 
 of the state. 
 
 Table 2. — (Continued) 
 
 Important Wildcats Drilled in 1937 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Initial 
 
 
 
 
 
 Location 
 
 
 
 
 
 Production 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Deepest 
 
 
 per Day 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 County 
 
 Sec. 
 
 Twp. 
 
 Rge. 
 
 b, 
 
 J3 
 
 Formation 
 
 Horizon 
 Tested 
 
 Drilled by 
 
 Oil, 
 U.S. 
 Bbl. 
 
 Gas, 
 
 Mil- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 o. 
 
 Q 
 
 
 
 
 lions 
 of 
 Cu. 
 Ft. 
 
 
 
 Sur- 
 vey 
 
 Lat. 
 
 Long. 
 
 B 
 
 C5 
 
 107 
 
 Wabash 
 
 28 
 
 1 N 
 
 13 W 
 
 1,863 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pennsylvanian 
 
 Joe Young et al. 
 
 
 
 Dry 
 
 108 
 
 Wabash 
 
 7 
 
 1 N 
 
 11 W 
 
 2,225 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Adams Corners Oil Co. 
 
 
 
 Drv 
 
 109 
 
 Wabash 
 
 17 
 
 IN 
 
 12 W 
 
 1,560 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Pennsylvanian 
 
 George Randolph et al. 
 
 
 
 Dry 
 
 110 
 
 Wabash 
 
 18 
 
 IN 
 
 12 W 
 
 1,644 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Chester 
 
 Cecil Keneipp 
 
 
 
 Drv 
 
 111 
 
 Washington . 
 
 22 
 
 IS 
 
 4 W 
 
 1,002 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Chester 
 
 Sunflower Oil Co. 
 
 
 
 Dry 
 
 112 
 
 Washington. 
 
 22 
 
 IS 
 
 5 W 
 
 990 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Bethel 
 
 Sunflower Oil Co. 
 
 
 
 Drv 
 
 113 
 
 Washington . 
 
 36 
 
 IN 
 
 2 W 
 
 1,666 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Milliken et al. 
 
 
 
 Drv 
 
 114 
 
 Wayne 
 
 26 
 
 IN 
 
 7E 
 
 2,987 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Pure Oil Co. 
 
 100 
 
 
 
 115 
 
 Wayne 
 
 26 
 
 2N 
 
 8E 
 
 3,066 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Myers and Fitzpatrick 
 
 5« 
 
 
 
 llfi 
 
 Wayne 
 
 33 
 
 2N 
 
 7E 
 
 3,154 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Benedum and Trees 
 
 50 
 
 
 
 117 
 
 Wayne 
 
 30 
 
 2N 
 
 8E 
 
 3,040 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Andy Bruner 
 
 
 
 Drv 
 
 118 
 
 Wayne 
 
 11 
 
 IS 
 
 7E 
 
 3,412 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Mammoth Oil and Re- 
 fining Co. 
 Duncan Oil 
 
 
 
 Dry 
 
 119 
 
 Wayne 
 
 27 
 
 2N 
 
 8E 
 
 3,040 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 583 
 
 
 
 120 
 
 Wayne 
 
 21 
 
 2N 
 
 5E 
 
 3,313 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 St. Louis 
 
 Benedum and Trees 
 
 
 
 Dry 
 
 121 
 
 Wayne 
 
 12 
 
 1 N 
 
 6E 
 
 3,314 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Benedum and Trees 
 
 
 
 Drv 
 
 122 
 
 Wayne 
 
 28 
 
 2N 
 
 7E 
 
 3,085 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Benedum and Trees 
 
 
 
 Dry 
 
 123 
 
 Wayne 
 
 31 
 
 28 
 
 6E 
 
 3,042 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 F. R. Washburn Pet. 
 Corp. 
 Benedum and Trees 
 
 
 
 Dry 
 
 124 
 
 Wayne 
 
 33 
 
 2N 
 
 7E 
 
 3,280 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 
 
 Dry 
 
 125 
 
 Wayne 
 
 4 
 
 1 N 
 
 7E 
 
 3,216 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 Midwest Development 
 Co. 
 Johnson and Cozart 
 
 
 
 Dry 
 
 12fi 
 
 White 
 
 5 
 
 4S 
 
 8E 
 
 3.405 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Ste. Genevieve 
 
 
 
 Drv 
 
 127 
 
 Will 
 
 25 
 
 35 N 
 
 12 E 
 
 2,063 
 
 Pleistocene 
 
 Cambrian 
 
 Nelson et al. 
 
 
 
 Dry 
 
 In Proven Fields 
 
 Wildcats 
 
 Number of wells drilling Dec. 31, 1937 
 
 Number of oil wells completed during 1937 
 
 Number of gas wells completed during 1937 
 
 Number of dry holes completed during 1937 
 
 6 Per hour. 
 
 20 
 
 262 
 
 1 
 
 56 
 
 14 
 22 
 
 2 
 104 
 
ALFRED H. BELL 
 
 15 
 
 Table 3. 
 
 -Summary of Drilling and Initial Production in Illinois for 1937 
 
 Number of 
 
 Footage Drilled in 1937 
 
 County 
 
 Bond 
 
 Christian . . . 
 
 Clark 
 
 Clay 
 
 Clinton 
 
 Coles 
 
 Crawford . 
 
 DeKalb 
 
 Edgar 
 
 Edwards .... 
 Effingham . . . 
 
 Fayette 
 
 Greene 
 
 Hamilton . . . 
 Hancock .... 
 
 Jasper 
 
 Kane 
 
 Lawrence . . . 
 McDonough. 
 Madison. . . . 
 
 Marion 
 
 Mason 
 
 Perry 
 
 Pike 
 
 Randolph . . . 
 Richland .... 
 Rock Island. 
 St. Clair... 
 
 Shelby 
 
 Wabash 
 
 Washington . 
 
 Wayne 
 
 White 
 
 Will 
 
 Total for State . 
 
 Wells Drilled 
 1937 
 
 Total 
 Completed 
 
 5 
 3 
 7« 
 
 91 
 
 29 
 1 
 
 20' 
 2 
 1 
 1 
 4 
 
 11 
 1 
 2 
 2 
 3 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 15 
 1 
 122 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 1 
 
 60 
 1 
 2 
 1 
 
 19 
 3 
 
 20 
 1 
 1 
 
 447 
 
 Total 
 Producing 
 
 Oil 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 75 
 
 15 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 12 
 
 
 93 
 
 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 284 
 
 Gas 
 
 Total Initial 
 Production 
 
 Oil" 
 
 
 9 
 
 39,710^ 
 1,165" 
 
 
 160 
 
 
 
 
 
 300* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 118 
 
 50 
 
 
 
 6,499'' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27,293' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 340 
 
 
 
 2,855* 
 
 
 
 
 
 78,499 
 
 Gas» 
 
 1 . 000* 
 
 1.074 
 
 Total 
 
 2.074 
 
 7,102 
 
 7,237 
 
 3,484 
 
 268,963 
 
 34,979 
 
 355 
 
 21,764 
 
 7,318 
 
 500 
 
 4,932 
 
 12,027 
 
 20,826 
 
 800 
 
 6,776 
 
 1,184 
 
 7,813 
 
 670 
 
 18,352 
 
 6,607 
 
 1,987 
 
 169,632 
 
 1,000 
 
 5,257 
 
 750 
 
 1,003 
 
 180,788 
 
 1,353 
 
 2,813 
 
 2,384 
 
 29,699 
 
 3,658 
 
 63,160 
 
 3,405 
 
 3,095 
 
 902,795 
 
 Producing 
 
 Wells 
 
 951 
 
 
 
 2,387 
 
 219,314 
 
 14,559 
 
 
 
 14,956 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4,603 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10,178 
 
 5,332 
 
 
 
 124,073 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 143,651 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13,381 
 
 
 
 27,756 
 
 
 
 
 
 581,141 
 
 ° Barrels. 
 
 6 Millions of cubic feet. 
 
 c One pressure well. 
 
 d Two wells producing gas, which is used on the lease. 
 
 ' Estimated. 
 
 ' Clay City field. 
 
 » Bartelso, 886 bbl.; Centralia (new), 276 bbl.; Carlyle field, 3 bbl. 
 
 * Beecher City field. 
 1 Patoka field. 
 
 »' Noble field, 27,243 bbl.; Olney field, 50 bbl. 
 
 * Cisne field, 222 bbl.; S.E. Clay City field, 2133 bbl.; Rinard field, 500 bbl.; total 
 initial production for new fields, 77,819 bbl. 
 
16 
 
 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1937 
 
 Acidizing. — In Lawrence County, out of 15 wells that were acid- 
 treated, eight yielded increases in production, one was a new well with 
 initial daily production after acidizing of 40 bbl., and six gave no results 
 in increased production. The total daily production of the eight wells 
 before acid treatment was 16 bbl.; after treatment, 110 bbl., a sixfold 
 increase. The usual charge was 1000 gal. of acid. The producing 
 strata treated in all of these wells was the McClosky oolitic limestone 
 (Ste. Genevieve formation, lower Mississippian series). In the Dupo 
 field, St. Clair County, one well was acid-treated and its production 
 increased from 5 to 12 bbl. per day. The producing stratum is the 
 Kimmswick (Trenton) limestone in the Ordovician. 
 
 Air Pressuring.- — The air and gas repressuring plants in operation in 
 1936 continued during 1937 and four new air repressuring operations 
 were begun with a total of 36 input wells. 
 
 Water-flooding.— Little new water-flooding was undertaken during 
 1937. Two of the uncontrolled water-flooding operations in the Allen- 
 dale field, Wabash County, reported substantial increases in production. 
 The water-flooding operation in the Carlyle field, Clinton County, 
 begun in 1934, has been stopped. 
 
 Petroleum Conference 
 
 The fifth annual petroleum conference of Illinois-Indiana, held at 
 Robinson, May 29, 1937, was attended by over 300 oil men, including 
 representatives of all the principal oil-producing states. The program 
 consisted of discussion of exploratory methods, development and operat- 
 ing problems. The fifth annual mineral industries conference at Urbana, 
 
 Table 4.- 
 
 -N umber of Wells in the New Fields, with Acreage 
 December 31, 1937 
 
 Field 
 
 Patoka 
 
 Clay City 
 
 Rinard 
 
 Noble 
 
 Cisne 
 
 Centralia (new) . 
 Beecher City. . . . 
 
 Olney 
 
 Russellville (gas) 
 
 Total 
 
 Producing 
 Wells 
 
 Dry 
 
 Holes" 
 
 Drilling 
 Wells 
 
 Rigs 
 
 Standing 
 
 Rigging 
 Up 
 
 Loca- 
 tions 
 
 93 
 
 18 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 5 
 
 12 
 
 18 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 2 b 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 230 
 
 35 
 
 19 
 
 28 
 
 18 
 
 4 
 
 Acres 
 
 310 
 842 
 10 
 470 
 30 
 20 
 20 
 10 
 10 
 
 a Within yi mile of production. 
 
 6 One producing well was abandoned. 
 
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 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1937 
 
 Oct. 8 and 9, had two half-day programs on oil — one on economic and 
 legal questions, the other on geology and development. 
 
 Outlook 
 
 With the discovery of oil at a number of widely scattered points in the 
 basin late in 1937 and the early part of 1938, and with a large acreage 
 under lease in the state, including a total of 2,400,000 acres by 12 major 
 
 
 Table 6 
 
 — Illinois Completions for 1937 
 
 
 Month 
 
 Comple- 
 tions 
 
 Producing 
 Wells 
 
 Month 
 
 Comple- 
 tions 
 
 Producing 
 
 Wells 
 
 January 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 15 
 
 14 
 
 22 
 
 1 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 16 
 
 July 
 
 August 
 
 27 
 49 
 92 
 76 
 71 
 61 
 
 18 
 
 February 
 
 31 
 
 March 
 
 September 
 
 October 
 
 November 
 
 63 
 
 April 
 
 55 
 
 May 
 
 40 
 
 June 
 
 December 
 
 36 
 
 
 
 
 Total 
 
 
 
 447 
 
 287 
 
 
 
 companies, there is every indication that drilling activity will increase 
 greatly in 1938 and that other new fields will be discovered. 
 
 Acknowledgments 
 
 The writer is indebted to many companies and individuals for furnish- 
 ing information used in this report. Dr. George V. Cohee of the Survey 
 staff assisted the writer in assembling the data. 
 
alfred h. bell 19 
 
 Footnotes to Column Headings — Table 1 
 
 • In areas where both oil and gas are produced, unless gas is marketed outside the field, such areas 
 are included in column headed "Oil." Manufacture of casinghead gasoline and carbon black is inter- 
 preted as outside marketing of gas. 
 
 6 Wells producing both oil and gas are classified as "Producing Oil Only" unless gas from them is 
 marketed off the lease. 
 
 ' W, water; G, gas; A, air; AG, air-gas mixture. Numbers following letters indicate numbers of 
 injection wells. 
 
 d Bottom-hole pressures are preceded by "e." All other figures represent pressures at casinghead 
 with well closed. 
 
 * P, paraffin; A, asphalt; M, mixed. 
 
 I Cam, Cambrian; Ord, Ordovician; Sil, Silurian; Dev, Devonian; Mis, Mississippian; MisL, Lower 
 Mississippian; MisU, Upper Mississippian; Pen, Pennsylvanian; Per, Permian; Tri, Triassic; Jur, 
 Jurassic; CreL, Lower Cretaceous; CreU, Upper Cretaceous; Eoc, Eocene; Olig, Oligocene; Mio, 
 Miocene; Pli, Pliocene. 
 
 ' S, sandstone; SH, sandstone, shaly; Ss, soft sand; H, shale; L, limestone; LS, limestone, sandy; 
 C, chalk; A, anhydrite; D, dolomite; Da, arkosic dolomite; GW, granite wash; P, serpentine; O, oolite; 
 Sit, siltstone. 
 
 A Figures are entered only for fields where the reservoir rock is of pore type. Figures represent ratio 
 of pore space to total volume of net reservoir rock expressed in per cent. "Por" indicates that the 
 reservoir rock is of pore type but said ratio is not known by the author. " Cav" indicates that the 
 reservoir rock is of cavernous type; "Fis," fissure type. 
 
 ' A, anticline; AF, anticline with faulting as important feature; Af, anticline with faulting as minor 
 feature; AM, accumulation due to both anticlinal and monoclinal structure; H, strata are horizontal or 
 near horizontal; MF, monocline-fault; MU, monocline-unconformity; ML, monocline-lens; MC, mono- 
 cline with accumulation due to change in character of stratum; MI, monocline with accumulation 
 against igneous barrier; MUP, monocline with accumulation due to sealing at outcrop by asphalt; D, 
 dome; Ds, salt dome; T, terrace; TF, terrace with faulting as important feature; N, nose; S, syncline. 
 
 ; Information will be found in text as indicated by symbols; A, name of author, other than above, 
 who has compiled the data on the particular field; C, chemical treatment of wells; G, gas-oil ratios; 
 P. proration; U, unit operation; R, references; W, water; O, other information. 
 
 Explanation 
 
 Generally in Table 1 the unit for presentation of data is a field. For our purposes 
 a field is defined as the whole of a surface area wherein productive locations are con- 
 tinuous. Such unit commonly includes and surrounds nonproductive areas. Such 
 unit commonly includes a great variety of geologic conditions — several units of con- 
 tinuous productive reservoirs of distinctly different structure and of distinctly different 
 stratigraphy. Therefore it is hoped that our authors will subdivide "field" so as to 
 enable students to make analyses that may have scientific and/or commercial value. 
 
 As to each space in the tabulation, it is either (1) not applicable, (2) the proper 
 entry is not determinable, (3) the proper entry is determinable, but not determinable 
 from data available to the author, (4) the proper entry is determinable by the author. 
 In spaces not applicable, the author will please draw horizontal lines; in spaces where 
 the proper entries are not determinable, the author will please insert x; in spaces where 
 the proper entries are determinable but not determinable from data available to the 
 author, the author will please insert y; in spaces where the proper entries are deter- 
 minable by the author he will, of course, make such entries. Generally, y implies a 
 hope that in some future year a definite figure will be available. 
 
 Inability to determine precisely the correct entry for a particular space should not 
 lead the author to insert merely y. Contributions of great value may be made by the 
 author in many cases where entries are not subject to precise determination. In such 
 cases the author should use his good judgment and make the best entry possible under 
 the circumstances. For many spaces, the correct entries represent the opinion of the 
 author (for example, "Area Proved") and in such cases the entries need not be 
 hedged to such extent as in cases where the quantities are definite yet can be ascer- 
 tained only approximately by the author. 
 
20 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1937 
 
 In cases under definite headings but where figures are only approximate, the 
 author may use x. For example, if the total production of a field is known to be 
 between 1,800,000 and 1,850,000, the author may report l,8xx,xxx; or if the produc- 
 tion is between 1,850,000 and 1,900,000, the author may report l,9xx,xxx. 
 
 Where a numeral is immediately to the left of x or y, such numeral represents the 
 nearest known number in that position. 
 
 As to quantity of gas produced from many fields the question will arise as to 
 whether the figures should include merely the gas marketed or should include also 
 estimates of gas used in operations and gas wasted. Although rough approximations 
 may be involved, our figures should represent as nearly as possible the total quantity 
 of gas removed from the reservoir. 
 
 While we have not provided a column for showing the thickness of the productive 
 zone, generally the difference between average depth to bottoms of productive wells 
 and average depth to top of productive zone will represent approximately the average 
 thickness of the productive zone. For fields where this is not true because of unusually 
 high dips, or for other reasons, it is suggested that the authors indicate in their texts 
 the approximate average thickness of the productive zone. 
 
 The figure representing net thickness of producing rock should correspond to 
 the total of the net portions of the producing zone which actually yield oil into the 
 drill hole. It is recognized that for some fields the authors can make only rough 
 guesses — so rough that figures would be of no value. In such cases the authors should 
 enter either x or y, whichever is more appropriate. 
 
 We are particularly anxious to have every author give due consideration to the 
 determination of structural conditions of each oil and/or gas body. Please consider 
 each oil and/or gas reservoir and indicate its structure. The mere fact that a reservoir 
 is on an anticline is not proof that the structural condition affecting the accumulation 
 is anticlinal; for example, an oil and/or gas body limited by the upper margin of a 
 lens on the limb of an anticline is "ML" as to structure. By all means, if the oil 
 body occupies any position in the lens other than its upper limit, please so indicate 
 clearly by footnote, for "ML" means, unless modified, that the accumulation is at 
 the upper part of the lens. In every case where the oil and/or gas body terminates 
 short of the up-dip continuity of the reservoir, please carefully check your evidence 
 and then appropriately record your conclusion. "Terrace," "Nose" and "Syn- 
 cline" are the only terms in our legend which presume such continuity. 
 
 Please note that the heading " Number of Dry and/or Near-dry Holes " is intended 
 to cover only such holes as are within the limits of the defined fields. 
 
 In Table 2 are listed the important wildcat wells completed during the year. 
 By the term "important" is meant: wells discovering new fields; wells resulting 
 in the discovery of important extensions to old fields; wells discovering new zones in 
 old fields; wells condemning important areas or resulting in significant stratigraphic 
 information, even if the wells are dry; and exceptionally deep wells. At the foot 
 of this table the total number of wells drilled in each district is given, segregated as 
 to oil wells, gas wells and dry holes. The number of wells drilling on Dec. 31, 1937 
 are in two divisions, designated as wildcat wells and wells in proven fields.