• 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 STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY M. M. LEIGHTON, Chief URBANA No. 47 ILLINOIS PETROLEUM Printed by Authority of the State of Illinois October 16, 1943 WILDCAT DRILLING IN ILLINOIS SINCE 1936 WITH DISCUSSION OF PROSPECTS FOR FURTHER DISCOVERIES AND Table of Wildcat Wells Completed in 1942 By Charles "W. Carter Introduction The decline in the discovery rate for new oil reserves in the United States has called attention to the question of what the trend of the discovery rate will be in the future, especially in productive regions located close to areas of large consumption. Illinois is one oil-produc- ing area which lies close to a large mar- ket. In an attempt to throw light on the question of future discovery rates in Illi- nois, the results of exploratory or wild- eat drilling for the past 6 a /2 years arc analyzed, beginning with 1937 — the year in which the second great Illinois devel- opment began — to June 1, 1943 (tables 2-8). This study reveals a noteworthy decline in the quantity and quality of the successful wildcats completed, and some suggestions for improving this situ- ation are given. In compiling the statistics of drilling in Illinois since 1936, wells located more than a quarter of a mile from producing wells and located outside of proved terri- tory have been designated as wildcat wells. This applies to table 13, "wildcat wells drilled in 1942." However, for the purpose of the following discussion, a wildcat well has been defined as a po- tential pool opener, and therefore wells that discovered extensions of existing pools are eliminated as wildcats because they may be considered as pool develop- ment wells. The dry wildcat wells are classified according to the deepest formation tested and according to whether they were drilled inside or outside of the area in which the Chester series lies beneath the Pennsylvanian system. These areas are called "inside the sub-Pennsyl- vania n — Chester area" and "outside the sub-I'ennsylvanian — Chester area." All of the pools discovered since 1936 are in the sub-Pennsj Ivanian — Chester area. This area is approximately the same as the area recommended by A. H. Bell in 1930 as having the best possibilities for oil production. A geologic column for southern Illi- nois and a map showing the areas de- fined above are given in table 1 and figure 1. To show changes in the rate of discov- ery of new oil by wildcat drilling, tables showing the development of the pools by years to June 1, 1943, are presented (tables 2-8). Numbers of productive wells drilled in each pool by years has been used as an index to the size of the WILDCAT DRILLING IN ILLINOIS Table 1. — Geologic Column fob Southern Illinois System or Series Group or Formation, and Lithology* Pleistocene Glacial drift and loess Pliocene Chert gravel Eocene Sand and clay 1 (ooutncrn tip oi state Cretaceous Sand and clay J McLeansboro group -sh., ss., thin Is., and coal Pennsylvanian Carbondale group - sh., Is., ss., coal Tradewater group - ss., sh., and thin coal Caseyville group - ss., sh., and thin coal Kinkaid - Is., sh. Degonia - ss. Clore - Is., sh. Palestine - ss. Menard - Is., sh. Chester Waltersburg - ss. Vienna - Is., sh. (Upper Mississippian) Tar Springs - ss. Glen Dean - Is., sh. series Hardinsburg - ss. Golconda - Is., sh. Cypress - ss. Paint Creek - Is., sh. Bethel - ss. Renault - Is., sh., ss. Aux Vases - ss. f Levias - Is. Ste. Genevieve - \ Rosiclare - ss. [ Fredonia - Is. Iowa St. Louis - Is. Salem - Is. (Lower Mississippian) Warsaw - Is. Keokuk - Is. series Burlington - Is. } Osage group Fern Glen - Is. J Kinderhook - sh., Is., ss. — "Hardin" ss. Mississippian and Devonian Chattanooga - New Albany sh. Devonian Limestone 1 liftprYiidnn" nn riirforprt t n t ffl 1 r ^1UI IIIHIXUIIO UI1U11K 1 tUl Hint. (.1/ Silurian Dolomite J Maquoketa - sh. Kimmswick - Is. Ordovician Plattin - Is. Joachim - Is. St. Peter - ss. Pre-St. Peter Unidentified 1 Is. — limestone ; ss. — sandstone ; sh. — shale. SUB-PENNSYLVANIAN— CHESTER AREA ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Fig. 1. — Map showing the sub-Pennsylvanian — Chester area. Adapted from Work- man, L. E., Subsurface Geology of the Chester series in Illinois: Illinois Geol. Survey Rept. Inv. No. 61, fig. 3, p. 220, 1940. WILDCAT DRILLING IX ILLINOIS pool found and to the rate at which it was drilled lip. Abandoned producers are considered a part of the pool because they contributed to the pool's produc- tion and so are included in the tables. Regarding the rate of drilling, atten-- tion is called to the fact that, other things being equal, discovery wells that have large initial production are rapidly offset, and the pools that they discovered are soon drilled up. For this reason it was decided to include the initial pro- ductions with the 1943 discoveries be- cause it may explain in part why only 17 wells have been drilled in the eight pools discovered to June 1. The table showing wildcat wells drilled in 1942 (table 13) contains in- formation relative to oil saturation in the cores. These cores were collected and described in the field by Wayne F. Meents of the Survey staff. The cores are available for inspection in the files of the Illinois Geological Survey, Urbana, Illinois. The tables and graphs in this report present the picture of the results ob- tained by wildcat drilling in the State since 1937. The statistics speak for themselves and need but little discussion. The conclusions of the report are that additional possibilities of unknown ex- tent are yet to be explored by the drill in Illinois. Acknowledgments Acknowledgments for helpful crit- icism are due especially to Alfred H. Bell, Head of the Oil and Gas Division, and to Frederick Squires. ANNUAL SUMMARIES 1937 Summary of Wildcat Wklls Drilled in 1937 Number of wildcat wells drilled 113 Number of pools discovered 9* Number of wildcats per discovery 12 Number of wildcats in the sub-Pennsyl- vania n — Chester area per discovery. . 11 * One gas well. 1938 Summary of Wilcat Wells Drilled in 1938 Number of wildcats drilled 374 Number of pools discovered 15 Number of wildcats per discovery 25 Number of wildcats in the sub-Pennsyl- vanian — Chester area per discovery.. 21 Deepest Formation Tested by 104 Dry Wildcats in 1937 In sub- Outside sub- Pennsylvanian- Pennsvlvanian- Chester area Chester area Pennsylvanian system.. 6 1 Chester (Upper Missis- sippian ) series 22 Iowa (Lower Misisp- pian) series 54 Devonian system 7 Silurian system 1 Ordovician system 6 4 Cambrian system 2 Pre-Cambrian 1 Total 96 8 Deepest Formation Tested by 359 Dry Wildcats in 1938 In sub- Outside sub- Pennsylvanian- Pennsylvanian- Chester area Chester area Pennsylvanian system . 15 8 Chester (Upper Missisip- sippian) series 95 Iowa (Lower Mississip- pian) series 180 13 Devonian system 9 16 Silurian system 1 Ordovician system 8 14 Total 307 52 Of the eight oil pools discovered in 1937, the average pool as of June 1, 1943, consisted of 516 productive wells on 5,453 acres. It had a cumulative pro- duction of more than 12,000,000 barrels of oil and an approximate daily average production in May, 1943 of 7,500 bar- rels. Its oil production was largely from the Mississippian formations. Devonian production was obtained in three and "Trenton" production in one of these eight oil pools. Table 2, p. 6, gives detailed data for 1937. Of the 15 pools discovered in 1938, the average pool as of June 1, 1943, con- sisted of 198 productive wells on 1,168 acres. The cumulative production was more than 12,500,000 barrels of oil and the average daily production was 2,500 barrels. Its oil production came largely from the Mississippian formations. Devonian production was obtained in two and "Trenton" production in one of these 15 pools. Table 3, p. 7, gives the data for 1938. 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Its oil production was largely from the Mississippian formations. Devonian production has been obtained in only one of these 44 pools. Table 6, pp. 12-14, gives the detailed data for 1941. ANNUAL SUMM. 1 It IKS 15 1942 Summary of Wildcat Wells Drilled in 1942 Number of wildcat wells drilled 491 Number of pools discovered 38 Number of wildcats per discovery 13 Number of wildcats in the sub-Pennsyl- vanian — Chester area per discovery. . 12 1943 Summary of Wildcat Wells Drilled in 1943 Number of wildcat wells drilled 143 Number of pools discovered 8 Number of wildcats per discovery 18 Number of wildcats in the sub-Pennsyl- vanian-Chester area per discovery.... 17 Deepest Formation Tested by 453 Dry' Wildcats in 1942 In sub- Outside sub- Pennsylvanian- Pennsylvanian- Chester area Chester area Pennsylvanian system . 6 8 Chester (Upper Missis- sippian ) series 65 Iowa (Lower Mississip- pian) series 318 7 Devonian system 11 5 Silurian system 3 Ordovician system 10 20 Cambrian system 410 43 Deepest Formation Tested by 135 Dry Wildcats in 1943 In sub- Outside sub- Pennsylvanian- Pennsylvanian- Chester area Chester aiea Pennsylvanian system . 4 Chester (Upper Missis- sippian) series 17 Iowa (Lower Mississip- pian) series 85 Devonian system 6 3 Silurian system Ordovician system .... 14 6 126 9 Of the 38 pools discovered in 1942, the average pool as of June 1, 1943, con- sisted of eight productive wells in 215 acres with a cumulative production of more than 125,000 barrels of oil and a daily average production of 400 barrels. Its oil production is largely from the Mississippian formations. Devonian production was obtained in one and "Trenton" in one of these 38 pools. Table 7, pp. 16-17, shows the data, by counties, for 1942. Of the eight pools discovered during the first five months of 1043. the average pool, as of June 1, consisted of two pro- ductive wells on 70 acres, with a cumula- tive production of more than 8,500 bar- rels and a daily average production of approximately 100 barrels. Its produc- tion was largely from the Mississippian system. Silurian production lias been found in one of these eight pools. Detailed data are given in Table 8, p. 18. 16 WILDCAT DRILLING IN ILLINOIS eo CO -* C o c e x: ioiociou; OiOiOlOC © IC iO lO »c c o C ": C — in ic; CN lO IC t— C CN hOhf C t— CN CN C O t>. 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O dj tal Pi iisccv well CMOdCMCOOOOOCOC ) 00 O CKNXOM CM t> co co r-l rt CO CM — -^ [ I^-CM m^S ^ 5 3 5 - j£fc 03 3 § oT-C 3 53 „ •5 V "3 c r t- -J K £.1 .5*051., .,£ / ^w||^£ 5^ ■■=, § 3 Cv-'S 3 C — bC *-•- >..£<- - 00 CD s <|-3 ^ O cj 3.5 be 3 H »s o U S-i > < "o c Ph r-i CM CO Tj< US to (^ / COMPARISON OF YEARLY RESULTS 19 Table 9. — Number of Wildcat Wells Drilled and Pools Discovered 1937 to Juxe 1943 No. wildcats No. in sub-Pennsyl- No. pools No. wildcats No. wildcats in sub- Year wildcats vanian — Chester area discovered per discovery Pennsylvanian — Chester area per discovery 1937 113 105 9 12 11 1938 374 322 15 25 21 1939 475 408 27 18 15 1940 501 410 26 19 16 1941 549 484 44 13 11 1942 491 448 38 13 12 June 1 1943 143 134 8 18 17 Total 2646 2311 167 (Av.) 16 (Av.) 14 WILDCAT DRILLING EFFORT Table 9 shows the number of wildcat wells and the number of pools they dis- covered in Illinois from 1937 to 1943 (June 1). The deepest formation tested by the dry wildcats drilled in Illinois since 1937 is shown in table 10, p. 20. Results of the Wildcat Drilling The results of wildcat drilling in Illi- nois since 1937 as of June 1, 1943 are shown by the summary in table 11, p. 20. Comparison of Yearly Results The comparison of the pools found each year is based upon the fact that there is relatively little lag in the drill- ing up of pools in which wells of high initial productions of oil are found. The rate of drilling-up of new pools there- fore may be taken as a fairly good index of the size and productivity of the areas which are being drilled up. The table below and the graph (fig. 2) accompany- ing it show the average number of pro- ductive wells added each calendar year to the pools discovered in each of the years 1937 to 1943 and, for comparison, the average number of productive wells (similarly obtained) for the six-year period 1937-1942. The five month period of 1943 is omitted from the graphs for obvious reasons. The graphs (fig. 2) based on the data in table 12 show that the discoveries of the years 1937, 1938, and 1939 compare favorably with the 1937-1942 average, whereas for those of the years 1940 and 11141 the drilling dropped rather steeply in their third and second years respect- ively. According to these data, there- fore, the average size and productivity of the pools discovered in each of the years 1937 and 1938 would appear to be better than similar averages for the pools discovered during each of the years 1939, 1940. and 1941. The com- paratively small development of the pools discovered in 1942 indicate that these pools belong in the latter group (1939-1941). These conclusions are also borne out by table 11 which shows that the year 1941 (which had 44 discoveries) slid had. as of dune 1, 1943, 22 pools con- taining less than 10 wells each. It is reasonable to assume that the product- ivity of these 22 pools thus Far has not been enough to stimulate their rapid development. This would appear to be contradicted by the cumulative produc- tion and daily average figures in table 11. but referring to the rate of drilling (table 12). we find that 1941 is the first instance in which the pools discovered in any one year received their maximum drilling during their first calendar year. The period of maximum drilling for the 11)37-1942 average pool is the second and third years (table 12 and fig. 2). The 20 WILDCAT DRILLING IN ILLINOIS Q > "5 N C O! 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S d 0/ d +^ CO to *J _ 'lvania: r (Upp Lower ian sys n syste cian sy ian sys .mhriar "5 ennsj heste >wa ( 'evon luriai rdovi ambr re-Ca H Ph o »; o '•/. c U Ph 03 o Ph J d _£ co CO I ^ £=— i - J- - '-£ > - > t- 03 go U P. II 8 c O CO C> . o O 9 Z Ud e 5 il — — -- o w o Ph^2 lO CO CD ^ CO C co t- — — C 00 CO CD CM OO CM CM C: —> 00 CN 00 X -P C: 00 CM CO CN o r- c c a m « oo ^-i — « Oi »o CO CO CD — CM — • CD CD 00 ocroootoi* CD co co t^ a~. x t t -t ra o — as — rf co co - - — TfWOl^rH io cn x C '■r oo ■* I -h O CM O — 00 ■* CO \ y-> — i eo ^ ^ ■* •* — co h- X OS CO CO CO OJOG: O — CM 3 CO ^ *+ "t 4 3 ^ a; ai' o^ h-5 as o H COMPARISON OF YEARLY RESULTS 21 < U 25 Q LU O o \. 1937 \^ 9 AVERAGE POOLS f ** ~-^^ jS^ '^1937-1942 AVERAGE 159 POOLS | — — ^S l/l 100 _) _l UJ g 75 u. ° 50 a. UJ 3 Z v 1938 AVERAGE \ 1 5 POOLS ■"^^_ ^/-^ "" 1937- 942 AVERAGE \ * — i • — — ^-* ~~^ 1937 - 1942 'AVE RAGE ** 1939 27 AVERAGE POOLS ~— -— ~ --- ** 1937 - 1942 AVEF !AGE N,, 1940 AVER 26 POOL AGE ~~"~~" S — — — . UJ 25 5 ^»" ' ^ 1937 - 1942 AVEF (AGE 1941 AVER 4 4 POC AGE LS ""— ~ — - — — — , — ■ -^ 1937 - 1942 AVEf (AGE ^* _. 194 2 AVE ^AGE - 38 POOLS — — 3RD YEAR STH 6TM Fig. 2. — The rate of drilling in the average pool discovered during each of the years 1937 to 1942 compared with that of the 1937-1942 average pool. 22 WILDCAT DRILLING IN ILLINOIS Table 12. — Average Number Productive Wells Added Per Pool During Successive Years Number of wells drilled each Year No. of pools calendar vear after discovery discovered 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 1937 9 28 167 147 118 42 11 3» 1938 15 43 82 65 4 2 1« 1939 27 18 25 26 7 3" 1940 26 14 32 8 2" 1941 44 20 9 2" 1942 38 5 3" 1943" 8 2" Yearlv average 1937-1942 18 38 42 26 17 11 To June 1, 1943. graphs and the table may provide a basis for evaluating the average yearly dis- coveries of any year since 1937. Recommendations This study has served to show that at the present time the trend in wildcat drilling in Illinois is toward finding rela- tively small pools. Many of the pools dis- covered in the last few years may be ex- tended, but it does not appear that the present production of slightly more than 200,000 barrels of oil daily can be long maintained by the present rate of find- ing new oil. Aside from the finding of new pools, there appear to be at least three ways in winch the production rate may be raised: (1) By investigation of the many pools of less than 10 wells in order to extend those where geological condi- tions are favorable; (2) by discovering oil in deeper pays; and (3) by applying secondary recovery methods. (1) Pooh of Less Than 10 Wells As the tables show, there are at pres- ent 84 pools that have less than 10 wells each. Most of these pools have been rele- gated to insignificance by the small size of their initial productions. These pools should be investigated in an attempt to determine the geological reason for their small production. This study should be carried forward on the most promising pools first. It should attempt to learn if the small production is due primarily to structural or to stratigraphic causes or both, and how these structural and stratigraphic problems are related to the regional geology. It is possible that studies of this sort might reveal the source of new oil of the stratigraphic or structural trap type in adjoining or nearby areas. (2) Deeper Production Possibilities Wildcatting. — The table of dry wild- cats drilled since 1937 shows that only 231 (11 percent) of the 2,144 wells drilled in the sub-Pennsylvanian — Chester area penetrated formations lower than those of the Mississippian. This sub-Pennsylvanian — Chester area covers more than 15,000 square miles, and disregarding sub-Mississippian tests made in pools or made prior to 1937, this ratio of 231 to 15,000 square miles would be one test to every 70 square miles. Deeper wildcatting remains to be done. In pools. — The tables for pools discov- ered each year since 1937 show that De- vonian production has been found in nine, Silurian in one. and ••Trenton" in three of the 166 oil pools. Al least one lest deeper than Mississippian has been made in 30 of these 166 pools. The pools remaining to be tested for deeper possi- bilities number 136, of which possibly half may offer good prospects. RECOMMENDATIONS 23 (3) Secondary Recovery Inspection of the daily average pro- ductions of the pools (see tables 2-8) shows that many of them are approach- ing the period of "stripper well" pro- duction. These pools should be investi- gated now to determine the most suitable methods of secondary recovery appli- cable to them. In this connection it should be noted that many data for pre- liminary studies of these pools are avail- able at the Illinois Geological Survey, where there are on file more than 37,000 drillers' logs and sample studies, 5,000 electric logs, and more than 1,400 de- scribed and readily available cores. Conclusions The above data indicate that addi- tional oil possibilities of unknown extent remain to be explored by the oil industry in Illinois. These are summarized below. (1) Additional pools in the sub-Penn- sylvanian — Chester area, many of which will probably be somewhat below aver- age size. The table of dry wildcats drilled since 1 037 shows that in this area of about 15,000 square miles, one well testing the Lower Mississippian possi- bilities has been drilled to approximately 10 square miles. If the wildcats drilled prior to 1937 are also included, the area remaining to be tested is still fairly large. These new areas may find new Pennsylvanian, Devonian, and "Tren- ton" production. The Gallatin-White- AVabash county area, for instance, may provide additional Pennsylvanian oil, and pools similar to the St. Jacob pool, Madison County, may provide additional "Trenton" oil. (2) Search for additional pools in areas outside of the sub-Pennsylvanian — Chester area, especially in the vicinity of certain isolated pools like the Colmar- Plymouth pool, Hancock and Mc- Donough counties, and the Dupo and Waterloo pools, St. Clair and Monroe counties respectively. (3) Additional producing zones in ex- isting pools. (4) Additional production from areas associated with the many pools that con- tain less than 10 producing wells. (5) Secondary recovery investiga- tions. 24 WILDCAT DRILLING IN ILLINOIS Table 13. — Wildcat Wells County Location Total depth (feet) Deepest horizon tested No. Sec. Twp. Rge. Company and farm name 1 26 35 4 22 8 31 4 30 31 24 34 9 30 1 20 15 2i 20 32 7 32 27 11 18 8 8 2 9 24 21 5 1 30 35 3 5 15 4 33 10 11 32 25 25 3 15 8 20 12 3 35 10 26 23 9 15 8 25 23 10 27 6 •js 13 6 2S 1 S 15 S 5N 6N 7N - 5N 4 X 4N 4 X 6 N 4 X 4 X 22 X 20 X 13 X 11 X 12 X 9N 10 N 9X 3N 3N 3N 4 X 5X 2N 3N 3N I X 5X 2N 3N 5N 5X 5N 5N 2N 3X 4X 5X 5X 3X 3N 4N 4N 4X 5N 2N 5N 5X :t X 4N 5N 4X 5N 2N 3N 3 X 5X 5N 1 X 3N 3N 1 S 8 W 6 W 3 W 4 W 4 W 4 W 2 W 2\V 2 W 3 W 2 W 3W 2 W 7 E 8 E 1 E 1 E 14 W 14 W 11 W 14 W 5 E 7 E 7 E 8E 7 E 7 E 6 E 6 E 8 E 6 E 6 E 6E 6 E 7E 7 E 7E 5E 7 E 8 E 7 E 7E 5E 7E 8 E 8 E 6E 7E 5E 5 E 6 E 7 E 6 E 5E 8E 5 E 5E 5E 6 E 5E 7E 2 W 2 W 3 W 5 W 675 987 609 593 2051 2025 1250 1320 2526 1120 1118 1160 1240 300 2054 1275 1722 730 2691 2623 1563 3082 2958 3061 3150 2825 3112 3142 3107 3170 2751 3192 2715 2924 2927 2837 2925 3097 3088 3139 3005 2996 2976 3185 3129 3150 2848 2929 3113 2544 2887 2605 3110 2342 3115 2306 31171 2970 3074 2588 2970 1282 .1345 1143 1002 St. Peter... Ohio Oil— G. Fineerlin 1 2 "Trenton". A. L. Williams— Pieper 1 . Whitehread & Kippings— R. W. Menton 1 K. Woolsey— File l 3 "Trenton" 4 Bond . Pottsville 5 Bond E. J. Hubbert et al— Shideler 1 6 Bond -- Downing & George — Sorento Bank 1 Bond Shell oil— State Bank of Hoiles & Sons 1 8 Bond-. W. C. McBride— R. V. Follett 1 . 9 Bond.. W. C. McBride— V. Jacobs 1 10 Bond Bethel H. A. Hoffman— Wilson 1 11 Bond-- Bethel Mark Twain Oil— V. E. Story 1... K. W. Kilpatrick — Kagey 1 12 Bond.- 13 Bond W. C. McBride— A. M. Keith 1 14 Champaign -- Champaign _ Silurian. R. F. G. Drlg. Co.— Revnolds 2 15 St. Peter Barber et al— Lindsey 1 .. .. . 16 Bethel R. Brians— O. Dorr 1 17 R. Lee Trustee — Nichols 1 18 Clark A. M. Myers— E. Fudge 1 19 Clark Devonian.. C. R. Craft— W. Finney 1 20 Clark Craft et al— Imle 1 21 Clark Salem W. Wright— Finnev 1 22 Clay A. L. Stewart et al — Walker Heirs 1 23 Clav. . McClosky.. J. H. Jones — Xeely 1 . 24 Clay . Rumlev & Heiss— Chanev Bros. 1. . 25 Clay St. Louis. Sinclair-Wyoming Oil— F. Stanley 1 Cameron Bros.— E. H. Landwehr 1 26 Clay McClosky 27 Clay J. Sanders et al — J. Bissey 1 28 Clav. . L. B. Cupps— D. Frost 1... 29 Clav . Shaffer & Toler— J. B. Large 1 30 Clav _ Gulf Refining— Levitt 1 31 Clay... Clay B. F. Williams— Witte 1 32 A. H. Gibson— Valbert 1... 33 Clay Bethel L. & W. Drilling— Sanders-Thompson 1 34 Clay Eason Oil— A. Miller 1 35 Clay Pure Oil — G. Greenlaw 1.. 36 Clay __ Clay Illinois Producers— Voith 1 . 37 C. Pearson — Murvin 1 38 Clay Carter Oil— I. Walker 1 39 Clay J. R. Benson et al— Minnick 1. .. ... 40 Clav . McClosky Xational Petroleum — Hinterscher l ... 41 Clay Ohio Oil— C. Mascher 1 42 Clay Lane & Thorp — Monical Community 1.. . 43 Clay Lain Oil & Gas — Havnes-McConnell 1 44 Clav Pure— M. S. Welsh 1 45 Clay... Xational Petroleum Co.— Veronica-Iffert 1. 46 Clay Delta Prod. Co.— H. Muhs 1. 47 Clay Mid-Sun Oil Corp.— G. Davis 1 48 Clav McClosky Kingwood et al— J. E. Essen 1.. 49 Clay .. SI . Louis. Sinclair— Rose 1.. 5(1 Clay Texas— V. C. Wright 1.... 51 Clav McClosky. Big Chief— R. Barbee 1 52 Clav... Weiler . W. C. McBride— W. F. Moench 1 53 Clay Gulf— McCollum 1 54 Clav Xational Refining— J. Smith 1 55 Clav Xational Refining— G. LaRue 1 56 Clav Bethel H. Luttrell— Reed Heirs 1 57 Clay St. Louis Ste. Genevieve. McClosky Delk Investment— A. L. Xewman 1 58 Clav K. M. Baver— M. A. Allison 1. 59 Clav .- Kingwood Oil— A. E. Gatewood 1 60 Clay... Ste. Genevieve ste. Genevieve Bethel Texas— I. J. Rush 1... 61 Clay H. Blackett— Harmon 1 62 F. A. McNeil et al— F. Vogel I.. 63 .1. R. Anderson L. ScitYcrt 1 64 Clinton Bethel Newton & Ward- V. K. Schaefer 1 65 D. M. llallev Wnlthcs 1 Footnotes on pp. 40, 41. WILDCATS DRILLED IX 1942 25 Drilled in 1942 Field name of new discoveries and extensions Date of com- pletion Cores in Survey Files' Initial production (bbls.) Saturated Light Fair Good Dry Dry 3-3-42 10-6-42 10-6-42 1-13-42 2-24-42 3-24-42 4-14-42 6-30-42 6-23-42 6-23-42 6-9-42 1-5-43 12-8-42 7-7-42 11-10-42 6-30-42 11-22-42 4-21-42 6-23-42 6-23-42 9-8-42 1-6-42 6-2-42 2-17-42 3-24-42 3-24-42 4-28-42 4-21-42 4-14-42 4-14-42 4-14-42 5-19-42 5-26-42 5-12-42 5-19-42 6-2-42 5-26-42 6-23-42 6-9-42 6-23-42 6-30-42 6-16-42 8-4-42 8-4-42 7-2S-42 7-14-42 8-18-42 9-1-42 9-X-42 9-15-42 9-15-42 10-13-42 10-13-42 10-27-42 11-10-42 11-24-42 1-5-43 12-8-42 1-5-43 1-5-43 1-5-43 1-27-42 1-211-42 1-6-42 1-27-42 Dry Dry Dry P Dry Dry Drv B Dry 24 + 28 Ha B D 1 5* Dry Dry Dry Drv Dry Dry Dry Pc Dry Dry Sa Dry Dry Dry 508 Drv Dry A 695 Dry Dry R Dry Dry T, C, B Dry Dry 25 + 20 Dry B Dry 66 Dry C Dry Dry 5 + 28 Dry Dry Dry A Dry Dry B Dry Dry 64 + 6 M A Dry Dry 216 71 + VA Dry M Dry Dry 82 Iola 3 Dry Dry 205 + 9 Flora 11 M Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Footnotes on pp. 40, 41. 26 WILDCAT DRILLING IN ILLINOIS Table 13. — Wildcat Wells County See. Location Total depth (feet) Deepest horizon tested No. Twp. Rge. Company and farm name 66 6 22 6 22 8 19 33 11 21 21 23 16 31 29 32 33 33 20 9 3 34 35 36 26 36 20 9 19 20 20 23 8 26 20 31 16 4 12 14 12 34 13 31 30 7 27 7 19 6 2 35 31 IX 8 30 7 18 11 35 28 1(1 11 1 17 3 3X 1 N 3N 3N 2N 2 N 2N 2N 3N 2N 2N 3 N 3N 2N 3 N 2N 3N 1 N 12 N 13 N 14 N 11 N 14 X 14 N 14 N 14 N 6N 8N 8N 8N 5N 8N 8N 5N in N 9N ION 9N 13 N 15 N 13 N 1 N 1 N 1 S 2S 1 N 1 S 2S 1 S 3 S IN 1 N 2S 3S IN 2S 2S 8N 8N 9N 6N 6N 7N 7N 8N 2 W 5 W 2 W 2 W 1 W 1 w 1 w 5 W 3 W 1 W 5W 3 W 2 W 4 W 3 W 2\V 1 W 3 W 14 W 7 E 7 E 7E 7E 9E 7 E 10 E 13 W 13 W 13 W 13 W 14 W 13 \V 13 W 13 W 11 E 8 E 9E 7E 14 W 14 W 13 W 10 E 11 E 11 E 14 W 10 E 14 W 10 E 11 E 1(1 E 10 E 14 W 14 W 10 E 11 E 10 E 10 E 6E 6 E 6E 5 E 5E 5E 7E 7 E 125K 1300 1166 1454 1715 2970 1510 1294 1176 1454 3044 984 1390 3250 1054 1526 2953 2478 2586 1856 1872 1951 1853 1054 1900 515 1685 1380 1259 1080 2853 1260 2842 2555 1050 2700 2491 2530 1228 929 859 3302 2437 3261 3177 3379 3329 3393 3261 1972 3367 3204 3175 3410 3310 3496 3475 2880 2587 2466 2544 2530 2630 2746 2014 67 Clinton 68 Clinton.. .. . Cypress J. Darnell — J. Gordon 1 69 Clinton T. M. Conrey— Riddle 1 7(1 Clinton 71 Clinton. __ 72 Clinton 73 Clinton Bethel Smokv Oil— G. Hord 1 74 Clinton . ... YV. Murphy— Farmers Bank, Carlyle 1___. W. D. Sneddon et al— Kleiboker 1 75 Clinton ._ ... Bethel 76 Clinton E. J. Ruwaldt— Twiss 1 77 Clinton _ M. L. Dorsev— Murphy 1 78 Clinton 79 Clinton "Trenton" Olson Oil — H. B Alberternst 1 80 Clinton.. .. Bethel W. B. Lagers— Rudolph 1 81 Clinton 82 Clinton . Gulf— E. Martin 1 .S3 Clinton... 84 Coles... C. E. Green ' P Link 1 8, r ) Coles Bethel E. C Baker et al— Cox 1 86 Coles E. C. Baker et al— Moore 1 s7 Coles.. F. D. Walker— Walker et al 1 88 Coles. F. D. Walker et al— Sutton 1 89 Coles W. L. Topf— T. D. Basler 1 90 Coles B. F. Williams et al— H. P. Browne 1 91 Coles W. L. Topf— Kinsel Heirs 1 92 Crawford Ste. Genevieve 93 Crawford .. 94 Crawford 95 Crawford ... 96 Crawford E. L. Hicks — Cotrell Community 1. 97 Crawford Curtis Oil — J. A. Lingafelter 1 98 Crawford 99 Crawford Hush £ Meredith— A. .1. Mushrush 1.. . . 100 llll Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland Cumberland.. Edgar L. Mississippian A . Leat herman— Shores 1 . . . . Falcon-Seaboard et al — Naumann 1. 102 103 L. Mississippian M. Ritchie— C. X. Greeson 1 Falcon-Seaboard Oil— M. McClain 1 .. 104 105 Edgar Olson Oil— Morrow 1 .. 106 Edgar Salem. ._ F. L. Clapp— Fee 1 107 A. F. Dye— W. S. Tull et al 1 108 Edwards K. M. Menefee— McDowell 2 109 Edwards Tavlor Drilling (Idle 1 .. 110 Edwards Superior Oil — P. Huber 1 ... 111 Zephyr Drilling— H. Shelby 1 112 113 Edwards Edwards Edwards.. . Edwards.. Edwards.. Sun Oil— R. J. McKibben 1 114 C. F. Steele— C. Couch 1 115 116 Biehl St. Louis S. C. Yingling— M. Perkins 1 Deep Rock Oil Co.— Madden 1 117 McClosky Central Pipe Line — 1). C. Stanninger 1 118 C. l. Westlund J. B. Roosevelt 1 119 Edwards Edwards Sinclair-Wyoming — H. Perkins l. Jablonski et al — Bristow 1 120 121 Stanoliud Oil & Gas— Broster 1 122 Ohio— C. P. Harris 1 . 123 Effingham Effingham Effingham ... Effingham 124 Smith .v Hebert ('. Kroegerl 125 R. Powers et al — Lohman 1 126 A. H. Gibson— Campbell 1 127 km ingham Effingham... .. . Luttrell et al Kellor-Krohn 1... 128 Ohio Oil — C. Vogt 1 129 Effingham W. A. Rehfleld Bierman l 130 Effingham Ste. Genevieve \. V. Duncan -A. .1. Thoele 1 Footnotes on pp. 40, 41. WILDCATS DRILLED IN 1942 27 Drii.i.kd i.\ 1942 — Continued Field name of new discoveries and extensions Date of com- pletion Cores in Survey Files 1 Initial production ibbls.) Saturated Light Fair Good Dry Dry 3-3-42 3-24-42 4-7-42 6-30-42 7-28-42 8-4-42 8-4-42 8-4-42 7-21-42 8-25-42 8-25-42 8-25-42 10-6-42 12-1-42 11-10-42 12-22-42 12-22-42 12-8-42 3-10-42 7-28-42 7-21-42 8-11-42 8-25-42 8-25-42 9-15-42 11-24-42 3-31-42 3-10-42 3-31-42 3-10-42 4-28-42 6-2-42 9-8-42 1-5-43 4-28-42 5-26-42 11-24-42 12-22-42 8-25-42 9-22-42 10-27-42 2-3-42 1-20-42 3-31-42 3-31-42 4-21-42 4-7-42 fi-2-42 fi-9-42 6-9-42 7-7-42 8-18-42 8-25-42 8-11-42 10-13-42 11-10-42 1-5-43 1-6-42 3-17-42 4-14-42 6-23-42 6-9-42 6-23-42 6-9-42 6-30-42 Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Drv Dry Dry B C Dry Dry Dry Dry D Dry Dry Dry D C, B 100 Bartelso South Dry Dry 10 Cooks Mills 1 . Dry Dry M Dry Dry Dry Dry 55 + 75 New Beilair P Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry D Dry Drv 20 + 100 Samsville 5 W 19 Albion North Dry B, A, R M B A Dry Dry Dry R 10 + 75 W Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry 35 4- 70 Ellcry North M Dry Dry Dry M R M Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry A M R? M M Footnotes on pp. 40, 41. 28 WILDCAT DRILLING IN ILLINOIS Table 13. — Wildcat Wells County Location Total drill h (feet) I )eepest horizon tested No. Sec Twp. Rge. Company and farm name 131 Effingham Effingham.. . .. 34 21 6 16 12 2 23 20 13 6 1 11 31 25 17 4 28 25 23 2 30 23 26 1 14 19 30 4 1 25 20 22 34 29 31 30 1 14 24 6 36 1 12 35 2 26 32 31 18 23 25 18 18 28 19 8 15 15 24 23 24 33 11 2S 6 X 6 N 7N 7 X 6N 6 N 9 N 5N 6 X 6N 8 X 5X 4 X 9N 5X 6N 6 X 9N 4N 5S 6S 5S 6 S 6S 6 S 5 S 5S 6 S 6S 7S 5S 5S 7S 7S 5S 7S 7S 5S 5S 5S 5S 7S 7S 7S 7 S 7S 5S 6 S 7S 5S 6S 7S 5S 7S 4N 5N 9S 8S 8S 10 s 7S 7S 7S 8S 8S 5 E 7 E 4E 5E 4 E 5E 5E 2E 3E 2 E 1 W 1 W 1 w 3E 4 E 1 W 2E 3 E 1 W 2 E 2 E 4E 1 E 1 E 4E 2E 3E 2E 2E 4 E 1 E 2 E 1 E 3 E 3 E 2 E 4 E 1 E 1 E 1 E 2 E 1 E 2 E 2 E 2 E 4 E 1 E 1 E 3 E 4 E 4 E 2E 2E 3 E 2E 4 E 10 E 9 E 9E 9 E 8 E 8 E 9 E 10 E 10 E 2309 3032 1853 2333 2460 2523 2242 2028 2238 1921 1786 1625 1630 1737 2504 14211 2115 1588 1453 2937 2836 3395 2836 2860 2860 2716 3091 2940 2725 3457 2882 2715 2820 3189 3127 2058 3276 2755 2940 2779 2925 2776 2114 2975 2975 3288 2857 2912 2984 2512 3270 2138 2754 2055 1165 1110 2903 2493 2547 2037 3085 3083 3150 21 II II 2788 Bethel Luttrell et al— E. See Trust 1 132 St. Louis. . Kingwood — G. Wendte 1 133 Effingham. Effingham Effingham.. Effingham... _. _ Effingham Aux Vases . .. . .. Standard Drilling Co.— Ehlers 1 134 McClosky. 135 Papoose Oil— Yingst 1 136 137 Standard Drilling— Dunterman 1 ... Ryan Oil et al— G. Torbeck 1 138 Fayette . . . 139 Fayette Nation Oil— J. C. Reese 1 140 Fayette 141 Favette. ._ 142 Fayette... . Gulf Refining— R. M. Bingaman 1. Sinclair-Wyoming— Job Murray 1 .. - 143 Fayette 144 Fayette... 145 Fayette ... .. Illinois Exploration— L. F. Michel 1 146 Fayette Bethel 147 Fayette 148 Favette... Bethel Troop & Larsen— R. Larimore 2 .. 149 Favette. Bethel 150 Franklin. 151 Franklin ._ Basin Drilling et al — Duhamel 1. Gulf Refining— S. Malin 1 152 Franklin 153 Franklin . .. 154 Franklin. .. J. W. Menhall— Valier Coal 1 155 Franklin... ... .. Seaboard Oil— U. S. Coal & Coke 1 156 Franklin. I. W. Tavlor— Old Ben Coal 1 Graddv & Daniel— J. Pickens 1. E. S. Adkins— Old Ben Coal "O" 1 157 Franklin 158 Franklin. . ... 159 Franklin. .. .. ... McClosky Menhall— Valier Coal 2 160 Franklin W. F. Catlett— Franklin County Mining 1. 161 Franklin . ... J. W. Menhall— Old Ben Coal 1 . 162 Franklin I. Darnell— Old Ben Coal 1 .. 163 Franklin 164 Franklin E. S. Adkins— L. Morev "M" 1 165 Franklin.. \V. C. McBride— V. L. Jones 1 166 Franklin.. Tar Springs Smokev& EasonOil Co.— Franklin Co. Coal 1 167 Franklin Seaboard Oil Co.— Old Ben Coal 1 168 Franklin.. Aux Vases 169 Franklin. McClosky W. C. McBride— C. Mower 1 . 170 Franklin Sun Oil— Old Ben Coal 2..., 171 Franklin.. . . ... McClosky E. S. Adkins— F. Van Hoorebeke "R" 1... 172 Franklin McClosky. Bell & Zoller Coal— Zeigler Coal 2 173 Franklin _ H. H. Wegener— C. W. & F. Coal 1-L E. S. Adkins— Orient "B" 4 174 Franklin Aux Vases 175 Franklin. ..... Franklin McCloskv E. S. Adkins— Country Club "P" 1 176 W. F. Catlett— Franklin County Coal 2.. 177 Franklin E. S. Adkins— M. F. Harrison "S" 1 178 Franklin _ Thompson & Vetsch— J. L. Davis 1 179 Franklin 180 Franklin Franklin ... . Glen Dean 181 Seaboard Oil— U. S. Coal & Coke 5 182 183 Franklin Franklin Tar Springs E. S. Adkins— Brown Estate l 184 Franklin Fulton Fulton. Gallatin i iallatin Tar Springs E. S. Adkins— Peabod\ Coal 1 185 "Trenton".. Lagers & Webb — Clear 1 186 "Trenton" . Bowton Test— P. J. McNally 1 187 188 Weiler B. Martin— Behl l 189 Gallatin... Gull Refining C. .Move 1 190 (iallatin (iallatin .. Palestine I). A. Murrclle E. Fitzgibbons 1... 191 St. Louis .. Carter— (i. Brocket! 1 192 (Iallatin 193 Iallatin 194 1 ! 1 1 1 : i II 1 1 195 Iallatin Footnotes on pp. in. 11. WILDCATS DRILLED IN 1942 29 Drilled in 1942 — Continued Field name of new discoveries and extensions Date of com- pletion ("ores in Survey Files 1 Initial production (bbls.) Saturated Light Fair Good Dry 84 + 74 Mason South 3 ._ 7-14-42 8-4-42 7-21-42 8-11-42 10-6-42 10-6-42 11-3-42 1-6-42 2-24-42 4-21-42 4-7-42 5-26-42 6-23-42 6-9-42 7-7-42 8-11-42 9-22-42 9-15-42 11-24-42 1-27-42 1-20-42 2-17-42 3-3-42 3-17-42 3-24-42 6-2-42 5-5-42 5-19-42 5-26-42 5-5-42 6-9-42 6-16-42 6-30-42 6-9-42 8-4-42 7-21-42 7-14-42 9-1-42 8-18-42 8-25-42 8-11-42 8-11-42 8-25-42 8-25-42 8-11-42 8-18-42 9-8-42 9-22-42 9-22-42 10-6-42 10-6-42 111-20-42 12-1-42 12-8-42 1-20-42 4-28-42 4-28-42 5-19-42 6-30-42 6-9-42 8-4-42 7-7-42 7-7-42 7-7-42 7-14-42 Dry Dry Drv A A B, M Dry Drv Drv Drv Dry Dry- Dry Drv C, B Drv Dry Dry Dry Drv Dry Dry Dry Drv T Dry M Dry Dry A, L 113 + 85 Akin _ 132 Sesser T Dry A Dry 15 + 24 Valier L L K Dry B, F 50 Sesser 3 32+11 Sesser 3 Dry Dry C, M Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry A L Drv 15 West Frankfort 3 C T Dry Drv L Drv L A R, F Dry Drv Dry Dry Dry T Dry A 108 West Frankfort 3 T Drv Dry Dry A 75 C Drv Dry De Dry T, A C, \ c T Dry T, B Dry Dry Dry Footnotes on pp. 40, 41. 30 WILDCAT DRILLING IN ILLINOIS Table 13. — Wildcat Wells County Location Total depth (feet) Sec. Twp. Rge. 33 7S 10 E 2946 10 8S 9 E 3060 28 8S 9E 2978 12 8S 10 E 2751 28 7S 8 E 2873 22 7 S 9 E 3082 11 8S 10 E 1851 32 8S 10 E 2959 22 6S 5E 3225 21 6S 5E 3257 IS 7S 7 E 3279 3 6S 7E 3407 3 7S 6 E 3297 30 3S 5E 3404 35 3S 6 E 3452 27 5S 5E 3481 9 4S 7E 3510 LI 4S 7 E 3494 36 4S 7E 3522 35 5S 7E 3486 4 6S 6E 3144 11 5S 5E 3608 35 6S 5 E 3315 25 6S 6 E 3360 23 3S 7 E 3470 20 4S 7 E 3531 33 4 S 7E 3152 33 5 S 5 E 3430 30 5S 6 E 3516 17 5S 7E 3505 4 6 S 6E 3232 35 6S 6 E 3149 3d 3S 5E 3463 27 6 S 5 E 3426 22 3 S 6 E 3508 24 4 N 7 W 865 2 11 S 9E 1822 22 iin 5 W 900 7 25 N 13 W 935 17 26 N 12 W 1032 12 7 S 2 W 1595 24 7 S 2 W 2200 34 7 S 4 W 1193 21 8S 3 W 730 7 9S 3\V 775 14 5N 9E 3051 35 6N 10 E 2940 18 5N 8 E 3056 2 6N 8E 3228 16 6 N 8 E 3202 17 7N 10 E 2898 33 8 N 10 E 2710 4 5N 8E 3163 3 5N 9E 3175 23 7N 10 E 2731 29 7N 10 E 2880 20 8N 10 E 2619 12 5N 9E 2980 15 5N 9 E 3182 20 5N 14 W 2972 23 5N 10 E 3065 1 5N 10 E 2966 20 1 S 1 E 2374 33 1 S 1 E 2402 1 2S 1 E 2071 I leepest horizon tested Company and farm name Gallatin... Gallatin... Gallatin... Gallatin... Gallatin... Gallatin... Gallatin... Gallatin... Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton - Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hamilton. Hancock.. Hardin Henderson Iroquois _ Iroquois... Jackson . _ . Jackson Jackson. __ Jackson... Jackson... Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper lasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper .... Jasper Jefferson Jetlerson . _ Jefferson _ St. Louis Aux Vases McClosky Ste. Genevieve. Ste. Genevieve. St. Louis. Palestine Ste. Genevieve. Aux Vases Aux Vases Ste. Genevieve. St. Louis. Ste. Genevieve. Ste. Genevieve. Ste. Genevieve. Ste. Genevieve. St. Louis Ste. Genevieve. St. Louis Ste. Genevieve. Aux Vases Ste. Genevieve. Aux Vases Ste. Genevieve. McClosky Aux Vases Cypress.. Ste. Genevieve. St. Louis.. Ste. Genevieve. Ste. Genevieve. Au\ Vases St. Louis Ste. Genevieve . Ste. Genevieve "Trenton" Cypress.. Glenwood Silurian... "Trenton" Paint Creek Ste. Genevieve- Bethel.. Glen Dean Chester series.. Ste. Genevieve. St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis Ste. Genevieve. Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve. St. Louis St. Louis Ste. Genevieve. St. Louis St. Louis Ste. Genevieve St. Louis St. Louis.. Levias St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis Bethel Kincaid-Delta— Schmitt 1 Aetna Oil et al— Foster 1 R. B. Martin— Minor 1... Sohio Prod.— Crawford-Wright 1 R. Powers— West 1 N. V. Duncan— S. S. Knight 1 Cherry & Kidd— Kerwin 1 Kingwood Oil— H. P. Dodge 1... I). Ring— Craddock l D. S. Ring— S. Johnson 1 Cameron Bros.— Donnley 1 Reward Oil— C. Johnson 1 Pure Oil— D. Johnson 1___ _ Seaboard Oil— X. Kiefer 1 J. L. White— A. W. Schnuck 1 H. Fotiades— Mangis 1 Texas— C. E. Epperson 1 Kingwood Oil— G. Thomas 1 Smokev Oil— M. E. York 1 B. N. Heath— C. W. Klemm 1 Cameron Oil— Sharpe 1 Carter— Leslie 1 Ohio Oil Co.— M. C. Moore 1... Ohio Oil— V. H. Miller 1 _ Cherry & Kidd— Leach-Fuhrer 1 Texas — S. Minton 1 Aetna Oil— Giffle-Hanson Coram. 1. Magnolia Petroleum— S. Moore 1 Sun Oil— Swank- White Unit 1 Delta Prod— T. W. Allen 1 Eason Oil — Hogan 1 Nash Redwine — L. Irvin 1 Oil Carriers— Rose 1 Tide Water Assoc. Oil— L. Dennis 1 Mid-Continent Petroleum— Reuben 1 W. C. Cain— Tobias 1 .- Toddet al— J. Porter 1 C. M. Stotts— Stotts-Richmond 1 Robinson-Puckett — Behrens 1 .- Detrick & Stuart— Lockhart 1 H. A. Hoffman— C. A. Bowlin 1.. Glenwood Oil— Truax-Traer Coal 2... Central States Oil— Valentine Heirs 1 G. B. Collins— A. Beyer 1 F. R. Wiley— First Nat'l Bank of Murphys boro 1 P. Johnson— Black & Ward 1 Pure Oil— B. Ochs 1 Sinclair-Wyoming Oil— Birch 1 Seaboard Oil— J. O. Toland Community 1.. C. L. Ervin— H. D. Garner 1 Oexner Oil Producers— R. Higgins 1 Kingwood Oil— M. Meinhart 1 Sinclair-Wyoming— Viva Cook 1 Lee Drilling Co.— E. Xeedham 1 Kingwood et al— E. Martin 1 — Sinclair-Wyoming— Mearl Kinsel 1 C. R. Craft— C. Baker 1 F. Jablonski— S. Brown 1 Olson Drilling— R. L. B.'rry 1.... -- D. C. Stem Deckard-Derler l Ilelmerieh & Payne C. 1). Stiff 1— Helmerieh & Payne & Phillips -1). Mtlli- man 1 .- - - - Yingling & Mohawk Drilling -Fonts 1 Cherry & Kidd Giordano 1 Intra-St ite 1'rjducing— Helton 1. Fool noti on pp. 40. 41. WILDCATS DRILLED IN 1942 31 Di;ii i.K.D in 1942 — Continued Field name of new- discoveries and extensions Date of com- pletion Cores in Survey Files 1 Initial production (bbls.) Saturated Lisrht Fair Good Dry Dry 9-1-42 8-25-42 8-18-42 8-18-42 9-29-42 9-8-42 9-29-42 12-15-42 1-6-42 3-31-42 3-10-42 4-14-42 4-21-42 5-12-42 6-2-42 5-5-42 6-9-42 6-16-42 6-30-42 6-9-42 6-23-42 7-21-42 7-28-42 7-7-42 8-18-42 8-25-42 9-1-42 9-8-42 9-8-42 9-8-42 11-3-42 10-13-42 12-1-42 11-10-42 12-15-42 3-3-42 9-22-42 1-5-43 1-6-42 2-24-42 2-3-42 2-10-42 9-22-42 11-3-42 11-17-42 2-17-42 3-3-42 4-21-42 5-19-42 5-5-42 5-5-42 5-19-42 7-21-42 7-21-42 8-4-42 7-7-42 7-21-42 9-1-42 8-25-42 8-25-42 10-6-42 1-5-43 1-20-42 2-3-42 1-20-42 12 -f 2 Dry Dry Dry Dry 180 + 54 Dry C 180 + 14 Rural Hill 1 11 + 43 Rural Hill 3 Dry Drv Dry Drv M Dry M Dry C Drv M A Drv M Drv Drv Dry Dry 146 + 26 Rural Hill 3 A Drv Dry A 123 + 12 A Drv Drv Dry Dry Dry 311 Walpole 3 Dry M Dry Dry A Dry Drv Drv Drv Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry F Dry C, B, A Dry A Dry Dry Dry M Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry 316 + 300 Dundas East 3 Dry Dry Dry Dry Footnotes on pp. 40. 41. 32 WILDCAT DRILLING IN ILLINOIS Table 13. — Wildcat Wells No. County Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Johnson LaSalle Lawrence. _. Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Lawrence Livingston.. McDonough McDonough McDonough McDonough McDonough McLean Macon Macoupin... Macoupin.. Macoupin... Macoupin... Macoupin... Macoupin... Macoupin... Macoupin... Macoupin... Macoupin.. . Macoupin... Macoupin... Macoupin.-. Location Total depth (feet) Sec. Twp. Rge. 8 3 S 1 E 3860 1 4S 2E 2904 i) 4S 2E 2833 32 4 S 3E 3034 1 2S 1 E 2150 36 1 S 1 E 2426 5 1 S 3E 2627 29 3S 2E 2788 28 3S 4 E 3193 3 1 S 4 E 3033 13 2S 1 E 2430 3 2S 4E 3058 10 3S 1 E 2436 22 1 S 3 E 2827 19 2S 3 E 2780 21 3S 3 E 27H2 111 4S 2E 2831 24 1 S 1 E 2405 in 3S 3 E 3044 1 3S 4 E 3214 13 4 S 2 E 2905 27 4S 2 E 2900 6 1 S 3 E 2665 34 2 S 4 E 3206 35 2 S 4E 3175 35 2 S 4 E 3185 2fi 3S 1 E 2936 29 3S 1 E 2441 13 1 S 4 E 3069 35 2S 2 E 2904 3(5 2S 4 E 3087 16 3S 3 E 4759 33 3S 3 E 2848 14 1 S 4E 2981 27 3S 3 E 2812 1 4S 4 E 3363 34 13 S 4 E 705 18 32 N 3 E 420 33 4N 11 W 1985 27 2N 12 W 2023 16 3N 10W 1377 20 2N 12 W 2392 28 2N 12 W 2135 24 3N 11 W 1843 8 29 N 5 E 315 4 4 N 4 W 535 29 4N 4 W 725 2 4 N 4W 782 30 5 N 4 W 851 7 4N 4 W 417 33 24 N 5 E 2261 21 15 N 2 E 1333 23 8N 9 W 580 35 9N 8 W 421 27 8N 9W 411 18 8N 8W 400 18 8N 8 W 420 26 9N 8W 450 7 8N 8 W 320 21 8N 8 W 465 13 8N 9 W 345 12 8N 9 W 409 17 ION 7 W 565 17 8 N 8 W 400 18 10 X 7 W 550 Deepest horizon tested Devonian St. Louis Ste. Genevieve St. Louis.. Bethel St. Louis McClosky Ste. Genevieve St. Louis Ste. Genevieve _ Ste. Genevieve. __ Ste. Genevieve St. Louis.. Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Aux Vases Ste. Genevieve.. St. Louis _. St. Louis Levias & McClosky Ste. Genevieve... Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis -. St. Louis St. Louis St. Louis. Ste. Genevieve McClosky Devonian Levias & McClosky Levias & McClosky Aux Vases Ste. Genevieve. Lower Chester Pennsylvanian. St. Louis Bethel Buchanan Ste. Genevieve Bethel McClosky Pennsylvanian Maquoketa "Trenton" "Trenton" "Trenton" Hoing.. St. Peter Bethel Salem Pottsville Mississippian.. Pottsville Pottsville St. Louis Pottsville Pottsville Pottsville Pottsville Pottsville Pottsville Pottsville Company and farm name Magnolia— Petroleum— Riddle Bros. 1 Kennedy & Gilbert— C. H. Dunavan 1 T. M. Conray— E. S. Carson Estate 1 National Petroleum— A. Fitzgerrell 1 S. C. Yingling— J. Spangler 1 D. Schwab et al— Hutehings-Holderman 1.. Deaton & Bears et al— B. Howard et al 1— Kingwood Oil— J. F. P. Companv 1 Seaboard Oil— F. P. Yeager 1 Magnolia Petroleum— C. W. Pierce 1 Kingwood Oil— M. J. Welborn 1.. R. O. Ottenad— Cooper 1 Texas— T. Mydler 1... Arrow Drilling et al— Wimberly Commu- nityl Cameron Bros. — Hertenstine 1 Lewis Prod.— State Game Preserve 1. R. B. Martin— Threlkeld et al 1 W. Duncan et al— G. A. Ernst 1 Texas— Williford l Lario Oil & Refining Co.— Starr Bros. 1 E. E. Gill— Threlkeld 1 R. B. Martin— Black 1 R. Powers— A. T. Haves 1 Ohio— 111. Central R. R. 1. Pure & Shell— Huff-Nelson 1.. Wiser— J. Baldridge 1 Carter— Interstate Coal 1 Skelly-J. F. P. Co. 1 Magnolia Petroleum— M. Branson 1 H. H. Wegener— Grant Unit 1 Ohio Oil— J. Lingle 1 Texas— H. P. Crouch 1 Oil Carriers. Inc.— Mace 1 Gulf— Bradford 1 Nash Redwine— Willmore-YVilkcrson 1 G. H. Echols-R. W. Aydt 1 McGee— Taylor 1 J. S. Feltus— Clark 1 V. Youngblood— Philbert 1 _- W. R. White— A. Hershey 1 C. H. Parott— R. L. Robeson.l. R. Rothlei— Dager 1 E. O. Olds et al— Stoltz 1. J. Bauer— Arkansas Trust l 7 ,- L. B. Hutchinson— A. F. Corbin 1 J. B. Bushnell— Newland 1 ('. P. Talbot— F. W. Powell 1... I). K. Degenther— E. W. Hagon 1 H. J. Hensley— Bushnell 1 - C. Measley— Nooner 1 J. M. McLaughlin— J. McGowan 1 Margrave & Pollack- A. Rill 1 W. R. Holmes— Watkins 1... R. G. Whipple— H. C. Rhoads 1 Harms & Hudson— W. M. Breitweiser 1. . . W. R. Holmes— Stephen 1".... K. Reay— Stephen 1* McCollom Bros.— Fee 1 W. R. Holmes— Graham Kulenkamp 1' — \V. R. Holmes— Stouffe 1 \V. R. Homes— Spenee 1 \V. R. Holmes -Travers l <;. Goodman v. Reinke i . J. A. Hirrsh — Brueggeman 1' A. M. Scroggins Bates 1 Footnotes on pp. 40, 41. WILDCATS DRILLED IX 1942 33 i)i;n led in L942 — Continued 1 Field name of new discoveries and extensions Date of com- pletion ("ores in Survey Files' Initial production (bbls.) Saturated Light Fair Good Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry 2-3-42 1-27-42 1-27-42 1-13-42 2-24-42 4-28-42 4-21-42 4-21-42 4-14-42 5-26-42 5-12-42 6-19-42 5-26-42 6-9-42 6-23-42 6-23-42 6-23-42 7-21-42 7-23-42 8-4-42 7-28-42 7-7-42 8-25-42 8-18-42 9-1-42 9-1-42 8-25-42 8-25-42 9-8-42 9-8-42 9-15-42 '.1-15-42 9-15-42 10-13-42 10-13-42 12-15-42 3-10-42 10-20-42 2-24-42 5-5-42 5-5-42 10-13-42 1(1-13-42 10-6-42 11-10-42 2-10-42 2-17-42 6-16-42 7-14-42 9-1-42 1 1-3-42 2-17-42 1-13-42 1-27-42 2-24-42 3-10-42 5-19-42 5-19-42 6-23-42 8-4-42 7-7-42 9-1-42 10-211-42 12-1-42 11-17-42 D R, M A R B Kell Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry 153 + 15 Dry Dry Dry 190 + 90 Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry 513 Dry 103 B M B. A A B & B A. L. R, M A A M Wa L R. A 15 + 30 20 Dry Dry Dry Dry 126 Dry Dry Dry 8 + 20 Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry 10+ 10 Dry 1.52 O.P Dry 0.152 Dry Dry Dry Dry 0.12 Coil West A King' M Dry Footnotes on pp. 40, 41. 34 WILDCAT DRILLING IN ILLINOIS Table 13. — Wildcat Wells County Location Total depth 'feci 1 Deepest horizon tested Company and farm name No. See. Twp. Rge. 326 Madison. 33 16 27 3 19 21 28 34 35 2 20 7 22 8 5 15 16 19 20 11 32 28 28 25 35 14 21 8 24 24 2 17 10 15 29 29 25 29 21 17 11 22 23 27 28 1 13 30 14 3 11 9 3 2 2 30 33 1 10 3 21 13 27 36 32 5N 3 X 3N 3N 3N 4N 3N 3N 3N 4N 4N 6 N 2 N 3N 4 N 1 N 4N 4N 1 N 1 N 2 N 1 N 1 X 4 N 4 N 3N 4N 3N 4N 4 N 3N 4 N 7N 9 X 8N 8N 13 N 14 N 15 N 8N 4S 4S 4S 4 S 4 S 5S 48 5S 4 S 4S 5S 15 S 31 N 4 S 4 S 2N 3N 3N 3N 3N 2 N 3N 4 N 3 X 3N 6 W 6 W 6W 6W 6 W 8W 6 W 6 W 6 W 6 W 7 W 7 W 4E 4E 1 E 2 E 1 E 3E 4 E 4E 4 E 2E 2E 2E 3 E 1 E 4E 1 E 2 E 4E 1 E 4E 2 W 4 W 5\V 5 W 10 w 10W 9 W 6 E 1 W 1 W 2 W 2 W 1 W 2 W 1 W 1 w 4 W 2W 4 W 1 E 1 \V 5 W 5 W 11 E 9E 10 E 10 E 14 W 14 W 8E 9E 8 E 14 W 2584 2354 2357 2479 2403 2136 2506 2373 2555 2619 2320 2079 2764 2541 1603 2085 1360 2169 2874 3074 2850 2109 2190 2296 2479 1831 2460 1726 2262 2715 2027 2394 1290 644 578 602 952 1041 410 1010 1702 1150 3014 1724 1367 3087 1905 1620 1691 1343 1577 3885 375 1205 680 3365 3145 3326 3159 3126 3097 3074 2710 3025 3232 Alch & Carroll— Rinkel 1 M. D. Bryant et al— H. Meyer 1 327 Madison. __ . . . "Trenton 328 Madison E. A. Obering — Buchmann 1 329 Madison "Trenton" 330 Madison- .T. W. Menhall— Holtgrave 1 Gulf Oil— Stewart 1 Oils. Inc.— Noll 1 E. A. Obering— Bussong 1 Versluis & Walker— E. A. Fairies 1 L. Sloan— Kisner 1.. ............. ... .. Ledbetter & Gardenhire— Holtman 1. E. C. Stout et al— Goebel et al 1 331 Madison... 332 Madison 333 Madison 334 Madison 335 "Trenton". ... "Trenton" "Trenton" Ste. Genevieve St. Louis.. . Bethel 330 337 Madison 338 National Petroleum — Lindley 1.. . Seaboard Oil— F. Miller 1 339 Marion 340 Marion.. W. O. Morgan— Doolen 1 Rig Chief Drilling— H. Boles 1 Xational Petroleum— Smith 1 341 Marion 342 Marion. _ 443 Marion ... _ . T. R. Buell et al— T. E. Robb 1 C. S. Beck— Phelps 1 Sinclair — Dora Sinclair 1 344 Marion . . 345 Marion.. . 34fi Marion . Arrow Drilling — Stonecipher 1 ..... F. W. Braniger & R. Powers— Hatfield 1.. Skiles et al — Barnhouse 1. Texas— J. Conant 1 Papoose Oil— E. C. Snelling 1 Cameron Bros— C. O. Hill 1 Ohio — S. Jones 1 A. J. Hammer et al— C. Adams 1 B. Tavlor— O. E. Garrett 1 A. L. Williams— Feller 1 W. P. Muller— D. Sloan 1 Lario Oil & Gas— J. Holson 1 Papoose Oil— P. O. Whitton 1.. 347 Marion . 348 Marion.. 349 Marion 350 Marion. ... 351 Marion 352 Marion 353 Ste. Genevieve 354 Marion 355 Marion. ... 356 Marion.. 357 Marion. __ . _ .. 358 Montgomery Montgomery Montgomery Montgomery Morgan 359 Pottsville.. A.M. Lace v— P . Young 1 W. R. Holmes— Klekamp 1* W. R. Holmes — Niemann 1. 360 Pottsville 361 362 G. L. Hills & T. McConnell— J. W. Sharp Allan J. Coe— Robinson 1 W. Vette— Zacharv 1 J. F. Doubet— Kvle 2 1 363 Morgan. 364 Morgan Salem 365 366 Perry Blankenship & Randall— X. Wycisklla I. Harsh — Newborn 1 . 367 Perry 368 Perry Shell Oil— J. Schubert 1 369 Perry. Illinois Explor.— O. Chapman 1. J. N. Harsh— J. H. Bagwell 1 Texas— W. Malinski 1 370 Perry Bethel 371 Perry . 372 Magnolia Petroleum— RcstofT 1 373 W. C. McBride -F. M. Miller 1.. 374 Texas— A! E. Leich 1 375 Perry J. N. Harsh— J. Bronke 1 C. H. Harrison— Brueggemann l._ R. G. Williams et al— \V. L. Richcy 1 C. O.Weir— F. W. Kunne 1 C. N. Krvsl— McCrary 1 .. Zephyr Drilling et al Simpson-Pofl 1 1>. Goodson & Martin— W. O. Taylor 1.. Olson Drilling— W. Boyd 1-- 376 Perry.. _ 377 Pulaski . St. Peter 378 Putnam 379 Randolph Aux Vases 380 Randolph 381 Richland... 382 Richland 383 384 Richland... Benedum-Trees Oil— L. J. Powell 1 Seaboard Oil— G. Steber 1.... Bonpas Development— .1. M. Woods '-'... C. Speed, Jr.— A. J. Brant 1 385 Richland St. Louis 386 McClosky. . 387 Ste. Genevieve Weiler :tsx Pure Oil— W. G. Murvin "B" 1 389 McClosky Pure Oil— A. Grubb "A" 1' . 390 Seaboard Oil— M. Kimmcl 1 Footnotes on pp. 40, 41. WILDCATS DRILLED IN 1942 35 Drii.i.kd in 1942 — Continued Field name of new discoveries and extensions Date of com- pletion Cores in Survey Files' Initial production (bbls.) Saturated Light Fair Good Dry Dry 3-10-42 fi-2-42 9-1-42 9-15-42 9-22-42 9-8-42 11-3-42 10-27-42 11-3-42 11-3-42 11-10-42 12-15-42 1-27-42 4-7-42 4-28-42 5-5-42 6-16-42 6-23-42 8-4-42 8-25-42 8-18-42 9-8-42 9-15-42 9-8-42 9-29-42 10-6-42 10-6-42 12-1-42 11-24-42 11-10-42 12-22-42 1-5-43 6-2-42 7-14-42 9-1-42 12-15-42 7-28-42 7-21-42 8-11-42 9-15-42 3-24-42 3-24-42 3-17-42 4-7-42 6-30-42 6-9-42 8-4-42 7-28-42 9-29-42 11-24-42 11-17-42 7-28-42 7-14-42 4-28-42 11-17-42 2-3-42 2-3-42 1-13-42 1-13-42 1-27-42 2-17-42 2-24-42 4-14-42 5-12-42 5-5-42 118 St. Jacob __ . . ..- Tr 147 + 20 St. Jacob 3 . . Dry Dry Dry Tr D Tr Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Tr Dry Dry M Dry Dry 48 Salem' _ Dry Dry Drv M Dry Dry 90 Dix' ..__ Dry Dry B R Dry Dry Dry B Dry B Dry Dry Drv Dry Dry Dry 0. 62 45 Mt. Olive... Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry C 16 + 10 Tamaroa Dry B, D C, A. M Dry Dry Dry C I! Dry Dry Dry B Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry M Dry M Dry M Dry 1086 Dry H. F 165 Noble 3 C M 4 + 8 C Dry Footnotes on pp. 40, 41. 36 ^YILDCAT DRILLING IN ILLINOIS Table 13. — Wildcat Wells County Location Total depth (feet) Deepest horizon tested No. Sec. Twp. Rge. Company and farm name 391 Richland... 22 l 28 35 20 24 10 26 30 12 11 26 4 24 29 7 5 28 5 17 31 29 14 2 26 16 28 26 9 6 26 19 26 9 7 2fi 15 13 25 8 21 2 24 17 6 8 33 9 3 18 35 20 13 31 9 15 26 13 16 21 12 26 4 27 9 2N 4N 5N 5N 3N 4 N 4N 3N 4N 3N 4N 4 N 2S 1 S 3S 2 N 2N 2S 1 N 2N 2 N 3 S IN 1 N 2N 2 X 7S 7S 8S 8S 7S 7S 7S 8S 8S 7 S 8S 10 S 3 N 10 N 11 X 1(1 X 25 N 1 X IS IN 2N 1 X 1 S 1 N 2S 3 S 3S 2S 2S 3S 3 S 3S 3S 2S 3S 3S 1 S 1 s 1 s 10 E 10 E 9 E 10 E 10 E 10 E 14 W 14 W 14 W 14 W 9 E 9 E 6 W 10W 6 W 7 W 6W 8W 8 W 7 W 7 W 6 W 6 W 8 W 6 W 8 W 5E 6 E 7E 7 E 6E 7 E 7 E 5 E 7E 6 E 5 E 5E 4 W 4E 3 E 4E 3 W 11 W 13 W 13 W 12 W 13 W 13 W 11 W 1 w 2 W 3 W 1 W 2 W ■J W 2 W 2 W 4 W 3 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 2 W 5E 3302 3171 3181 3011 3299 3204 2997 3185 3235 3099 3040 2588 ■ 978 1097 640 1000 2471 1396 2001 2095 2450 630 2765 1977 2689 2009 3420 2529 3109 3044 3256 3300 3155 3200 2961 3183 3122 2558 924 1953 1938 2055 1675 1610 2911 2764 2295 2765 2477 2262 1806 1362 1501 1769 1850 1344 1572 1685 1371 1475 1420 1648 1496 1584 3154 Ste. Genevieve- -.. .. Dawson & Martin— R. Smith 1 392 Helmerich & Pavne— E. Detrick 1 393 Richland... Ste. Genevieve... Gulf Refining Co.— Wakefield 1 394 Richland— . McClosky... Helmerich & Pavne— Stiff Heirs 1 395 Richland.. _ Fredonia Ohio— G. P. Nelson 1 39fi Richland... St. Louis... Helmerich & Payne— Dr. Fritschle 1 Boles Bros.— W. C. Pettv 1 397 Richland McCloskv . 398 Richland Ste. Genevieve . St. Louis.. Xadel & Gussman— T. F. Eaton 1 399 Richland... Helmerich & Pavne— Bohrer-Bowman 1 400 Xadel & Gussman— G. McElvilly 1 Pure— D. Savre "C" 1 401 Richland 402 Richland Weiler Pure— Berger Consolidated 1 403 St. Clair McClosky.. E. Burgard et al — Mumme 1 404 St. Clair "Trenton" . W. Pavne— W. Ehlers 1.. 405 St. Clair Bethel C. W. Young— Saurwein 1 406 St. Clair Ste. Genevieve L. L. Benoist— Whittenfield 1 407 St. Clair.. Weinert et al — North 1 408 St. Clair "Trenton" T. R. Kerwin — Harbaugh 1 409 St. Clair Mid-Sun Oil— Schneppe Community 1 L. L. Benoist — Hobrein 1 410 St. Clair... 411 St. Clair St. Peter. P. S. Pritchardet al-Hollidav 1 C. W. Young— Hotz 2 412 St. Clair 413 St. Clair... "Trenton". . .. Smokey Oil— E. Morris Community 1 414 St. Clair Mid-Sun Oil— Randle 1.. 415 St. Clair "Trenton".. V. J. Nolan— J. D. Schoene 1 41fi St. Clair Smokev Oil— A. Kiusella 1 . . 417 Seaboard Oil— S. C. Galbraith 1 418 Saline.. Fortner & Smith— Grishan 1. 419 Saline. . Wiser Oil— Xeel 1 420 Saline F. Summers— H. Roberts 1. 421 Saline.. Baldwin et al— Grishan 1 422 Saline C. Robinson— Blackburn 1. 423 Saline.. Sinclair-Wvoming Oil— H.J. Garner 1 424 Buel & Herndon— C. Wilson 1 425 Saline. Saline... . Saline.. . ... Brooks et al — J. Suttner 1 426 W. G. Fortner— Tison 1 427 Taylor Drilling— Weber 1 428 Smokey Oil — Barger l ... 429 W. Vette— Prudential Life Ins. 1 430 Shelby Illinois Exploration— Henry S. Davis 1 431 Shelby H. Sims et al— J. Bauer 1.. 432 Shelby.. Tazewell. ... Wabash. Wabash.. R. Lee, Trustee— Stevens Heirs 1 . ... 433 R. Bartelmav— Mathis 1-A 434 Dean & Morton — Whiteside 1... ... . .. 435 J. T. Bradley— Fisher 1 _. 436 Mark Twain Oil— H. E. York 1 437 Wabash Wabash. . . Olds & McNeill— F. Leathers 1 438 McCloskv Haves Drilling et al Xeikirk Heirs 1 439 Bethel Skiles et al— Wheatly l 440 Wabash Washington Washington... Washington Washington... ... Washington Washington.. Washington... Washington. Washington Washington Washington Washington. Washington... w :i nington w aj in Ste. Genevieve E. O. Olds— J. W. Whiteside 1... 441 442 Bethel J. A. Brouk — Kozuszek 1... 443 Magnolia Petroleum— D. Piglowski 1 444 Shell Oil— Mill 1 445 R. Hal Compton — Huegley-Hasemeier 1 446 Bethel 447 C. V. Richardson et al Glazik et al 1 448 Bethel Gulf Refining Co.— K. Lelfner 1 449 .1. 11. Dorian .1. R. McClay 1-. 450 T. M. Conrev et al— E. /.. Liebroek 1. 451 Bethel T. M. Conrej et al Wisniewski 1 452 Texas J. Bain 1 . 453 c. V. Richardson- Weihe l 454 c. V. Richardson et al 11. 1). Brink 1 455 L..& w .'. Drilling Crumbacher 1 Footnotes on pp. 40, 41. WILDCATS DRILLED IN 1942 37 Dkili.fi> in 1942 — Continued Field name of new discoveries and extensions Date of com- pletion Cores in Survey Files 1 Initial production (bbls.) Saturated Light Fair Good Dry Drv 6-16-42 7-21-42 8-4-42 7-14-42 8-18-42 9-29-42 9-29-42 10-27-42 10-27-42 11-10-42 12-22-42 12-15-42 6-2-42 6-23-42 7-7-42 7-21-42 9-22-42 9-15-42 10-27-42 11-3-42 12-1-42 10-13-42 1-5-43 12-15-42 1-5-43 1-5-43 1-13-42 2-3-42 1-12-42 4-7-42 6-30-42 fi-30-42 6-23-42 7-28-42 8-4-42 8-18-42 8-11-42 10-27-42 5-5-42 4-7-42 10-20-42 1-5-43 3-24-42 1-27-42 2-24-42 5-26-42 7-21-42 8-18-42 9-22-42 1-5-43 1-27-42 1-20-42 3-31-42 4-2K-42 5-12-42 6-23-42 6-9-42 7-7-42 8-25-42 9-22-42 10-27-42 10-13-42 11-10-42 1-5-43 1-27-42 M A Drv F Dry 212 Dundas East Dry F Dry Pc C 80 + 54 Amity. Dry Dry Dry M Dry 41 + 7 Noble' Dry Dry- Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry- Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry A Dry Dry Pa Dry Dry Drv T Dry H A Dry Dry Dry Dry A M C Dry Dry Dry B Dry A Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry Dry 40 + 200 35 Dry Dry B, R Dry Dry B Dry B Dry Dry Dry 22 + 33 B Drv Dry Dry Dry Dry Drv C, B Dry M Footnotes on pp. 40, 41. 38 WILDCAT DRILLING IN ILLINOIS Table 13. — Wildcat Wells County Location Total depth (feet) Deepest horizon tested No. Sec Twp. Rge. Company and farm name 456 Wayne. 17 21 17 19 29 19 18 2 24 18 11 24 23 21 27 28 28 34 14 11 15 31 31 26 27 30 4 11 16 26 2fi 13 25 28 4 7 2 17 11 14 11 8 1 19 9 18 22 6 17 23 14 4 1 33 32 6 7 21 17 33 21 36 28 15 1 S 1 S 2 S 2 S 2S 1 N 1 N 2S 1 N 1 S 3S 2N 2 S 2S 2S 2S 2S 1 N 1 S 2S 1 N 2N 2S 1 S 1 S 1 S 2S 2S 3S 1 N 2N 1 S 1 S 1 s 2S 3 S 1 N 1 N 1 S 1 S 2S IN 1 S 1 S 1 s 1 s 1 s 2S 2 S 1 N 1 N 2S 3S 1 S 2S 3S 1 S 3S 4S 5S 6S 5S 6S 6S 6 E 6E 6E 6E 6 E 5E 6 E 8E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 6E 9 E 9 E 9E 9E 8 E 6E 5E 5 E 5E 9 E 6 E 6 E 7E 6 E 7 E 7E 8E 7E 7 E 7E 8 E 8 E 5E 5E 7 E 5 E 6 E 6 E 7 E 5E 5 E 7 E 7E 9 E 6 E 8 E 5 E 8 E 9 E 9 E 9 E 6 E 8 E 8E 8 E 9 E 8 E 10 E 10 E 8 E 9E 3209 3238 3380 3330 3220 3111 3290 3496 3113 2940 3422 3025 3397 3410 3398 3436 3311 3281 3229 3275 3102 3145 3441 3248 3250 3290 3281 3330 3410 3145 3159 3212 3494 3380 3324 3193 3105 3237 3261 3237 3397 3252 3276 2893 3320 3323 3487 3230 3250 3100 3080 3376 3451 3408 3379 3540 3319 3589 3440 3475 3201 3094 3232 2942 McClosky.. Texas— B. Talbert 2 457 Wayne.. _ . I. A. O'Shaugnessv— Withrow 1 Gulf Refining — A. Solon 1 458 Wayne.. _ 459 Wayne R. Powers et al— Musgrave 1. Reward Oil— Duke 1 460 Wayne 461 Wayne. Gulf Refining— O. M. Henson 1 462 R. S. Hayes— J. Towns 1 463 Wayne... . Schuller & Lvnch— H. E. Spencer 1... Bell Bros.— E. Jones 1 464 Wayne McClosky 465 Wayne. First Nat'l. Petrol. Trust— Ellis 1 466 Wayne Bell Bros— R. Hand 1 467 Wavne... A. W. Gerson — Leppo 1 468 Wayne. Carter Oil— D. Wright 1 New Penn Development— T. Simpson 1 New Penn Development— W. Fisher 1 New Penn Development— C. Harris 1. New Penn Development — L. P. Harris 1 469 Wavne ... . _. 470 Wavne 471 Wavne 472 Wavne.. . 473 Ste. Genevieve ... McClosky W. E. Hupp et al— Farris 1 474 Wavne... 475 Wayne ._ 476 Wavne ... C. Wilson et al— S. Ward 1 477 Wavne 479 Wavne McClosky New Penn Dev. Corp.— J. L. Wagner l 9 .. 480 Wayne C. F. Frazier— Gregg Heirs 1. H. Sims — Malone 1 481 Wavne. 482 Wavne ... . McClosky.. Deep Rock Oil— L. A. Blackburn 1 483 Wavne Texas— Miles 1. 484 Wavne . .. McCloskv. H. H. Weinert — Suvcott Community 1 485 Wavne _ _ Texas— W. M. Goudy 1 486 Wayne. Aux Vases ... ... Pure Oil— A. R. Marvel 1 487 Wavne __ ... Pure Oil— T. R. Michels "B" 1. . 488 Wayne. Aux Vases Pure Oil— G. W. Pike 1 __ 489 Wayne McCloskv Pure Oil— C. C. Revnolds 1 490 Wayne H. H. Weinert— J. Crews 1... 491 Wayne... H. H. Weinert — Sutherland 1 492 Wavne Lario Oil & Gas— R. Dodge 1 493 Wavne.. _ Gulf & Lario Oil & Gas— A. Burroughs 1... 494 Wavne.. McClosky. . Shell— M. Rutger 1... ._ 495 Wayne Helmerich & Pa vne— Talbert 1 496 Wayne. Aux Vases Shell— N. Montgomery 1 497 Wayne ... _. St. Louis Eason— Friend 1... . 498 Wayne ... Hamm & Wright— M. Cisne 1 .. 499 Wayne... . Gulf Oil— F. Melton 1... 500 Wayne Aux Vases.. W. C. McBride— Youngblood-GrrL'orv l._. 501 Wavne. Aux Vases . V. A. Thompson— Whitlock 1.. 502 Wavne. . Dee Bros.— Fuhrer 1 503 Wavne Mabee Oil & Gas— P. C. Borah 1 504 Wayne.. St. Louis Texas— G. F. Garner 1 505 Wayne Aux Vases C. Robinson & Continental Oil— C. W. Wayne . Ste. Genevieve .. McCloskv Ste. Genevieve Osborne 1' 506 H. Fotiades— Shewmakc 1 507 Wayne Pure— C. E. Webster 1... 508 Wavne . Bell Bros— H. Q. Allison 1_.._ 509 Wavne Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve McClosky Cherry & Kidd— Seifert 1 510 Wayne C. Robinson— Rigg 1 511 Wayne H. H. Weinert— Thomason Community 1.. 512 W'.'n ne H. H. Weinert— Davis 1 513 Wayne McClosky Deep Rock St. Louis Hank 1 514 \\ hlle St. Louis. . R. S. Haves et al— D. H. Vaughn 1 515 w bite 5te. Genevieve Stilley & Hampton— E. Ramming l 516 White..., 3te. Genevieve DeLap -Biggerstafl l 517 White 3te. Genevieve .. Cameron Oil— II. T. Reiling 1. 518 w hite McCloskv >t. Louis iethel 1. Dawson el al 11. L. Clark I.. 519 w hite N. V. Duncan— E. II. Deboard l 520 White M. Marshall— B. Hramelet 2 Footnotes on pp. 40, 41. WILDCATS DRILLED IN 1942 39 Drilled in 1942 — Continued Field name of new discoveries and extensions Date of com- pletion Cores in Survey Files 1 Initial production (bbls.) Saturated Light Fair Good Dry 1-6-42 1-20-42 1-20-42 1-13-42 2-3-42 3-3-42 2-10-42 3-3-42 3-10-42 3-31-42 3-17-42 4-7-42 4-7-42 4-14-42 4-28-42 4-28-42 4-14-42 6-2-42 5-26-42 5-26-42 6-9-42 6-9-42 3-7-39 6-16-42 6-23-42 6-30-42 6-9-42 6-23-42 6-16-42 7-7-42 7-7-42 7-28-42 7-7-42 7-28-42 7-28-42 7-7-42 8-25-42 9-1-42 9-1-42 8-25-42 9-1-42 9-15-42 9-22-42 9-15-42 9-15-42 9-15-42 9-15-42 9-29-42 9-29-42 11-3-42 10-20-42 10-27-42 10-27-42 11-17-42 11-17-42 11-24-42 1-5-43 1-27-42 1-20-42 1-27-42 1-13-42 2-10-42 2-24-42 3-3-42 Dry Drv Dry Dry Dry Dry % A, M F 450 + 23 Dry Dry Drv Coil Pc, A M Drv Dry Dry 201 Dry 17 + 65 M M Dry Dry Dry 20 A A M R Dry M Dry 871 Dry 15 + 200 Dry 92 A M Mt Erie' Dry 237 Geff 3 26 + 6 20 + 20 Dry Mt Erie South 1 R,M Dry A Dry A, F 35 + 33 A M Dry 19 + 8 M A Dry Dry Dry M 221 Coil 3 100 Geff West Dry Dry Dry 16 + 77 Dry 260 Clay City Consol 3 Dry Dry A M A Dry M 40 Dry A 270 + 14 Geff 3 Dry Dry Dry Dry 23 + 13 A A C, Pc C Dry Dry T B - Footnotes on pp. 40, 41. 40 WILDCAT DRILLING IN ILLINOIS Table 13. — Wildcat Wells County Location Total depth (feet) I )eepest horizon tested No. Sec. Twp. Rge. Company and farm name 521 White 3 35 33 13 12 7 34 9 35 7 24 9 23 14 36 32 4 15 17 34 24 4 18 14 7 10 8 13 36 5S 6S 6 S 4S 5 S 7S 4 S 5S 6S 7S 4 S 5S 5S 5S 6S 6 S 7S 7S 7S 4S 5 S 7S 7S 10 S 9S 8S 8S 8S 8S 9 E 9 E 10 E 9 E 10 E 10 E 9 E 10 E 10 E 9 E 9 E 9 E 9 E 10 E 8E 9 E 8 E 10 E 9E 9 E 8E 9E 9 E 3 E 3E 3 E 3 E 3 E 3E 3240 3096 2917 3264 3210 3115 3456 3218 3028 3154 3330 3404 3160 3212 3158 3268 3155 3001 3173 3405 3300 3137 3243 2531 2642 3136 2956 3217 2898 Seahoard Oil— H. Gates 1 522 White McCloslcv Carter Oil— E. A. Marlin 1 523 White.. Minerva Oil— P. Ramsev 1 Sun Oil— G. Hertlein 1 524 White MeClosky 525 White 526 White St. Louis White Burrisl... . 527 W. C. McBride, Inc. — Peters 1 528 White Ste. Genevieve... 529 White 530 White- Sinclair-Wyoming— Doerner 1 Skellv Oil— E. Winter 1 531 White 532 White Xash Redwine — C. Bachman 1 533 White McCloskv Randall & Brown— J. Britt 1 534 White... 535 White Bethel, Aux Vases,