35 Csiuyl S^jJVouj Press Bulletin Series STATE OF ILLINOIS HENRY HORNER, Governor For The Oil and Gas Industry DEPARTMENT OP REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION W^OP^ JOHN J, HALLIHAN, Director DIVISION OF THE STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY W-U 1 r'< x ' M. M. LEIUHTON. Ckief. Urbrnia ';"- <>' ' No. 35 ILLINOIS PETROLEUM S&LZl July 13, 1940 Oil and Gas Development in Illinois in 1939* By Alfred H. Bell and George V. Cohee Iu 1939 Illinois produced 94,302,000 bbl. of oil— almost three times the amount of oil produced at the peak in 1908, when development in the southeastern Illinois field was at its height (Fig. 1). It represents nearly a fourfold increase over the 24,075,000 bbl. produced in 1938 (Table 6). IOO BO 70 o 2 O 50 -I 2 Ik O .1 1 lllllllllllilill Fig. 1, — Production- of oil in Illinois. This rapid increase in oil production in Illinois is largely due to development in the Salem and Louden fields (Table 1). During 1939 daily production for the state increased from 135,000 to 332,572 bbl. A notable increase in production for 1940 is expected as a result of the drilling of the Devonian limestone in the Salem and Centralia fields, M e'^MM WiUl 268 I 80 n additi0DS ' from " Eeeent Development and Technology," Trans. A. I. OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1939 Table 1. — Oil and Gas Production in Illinois Total Gas Area Proved, Total Oil Production, Production, Number of Oil and /or Acres Bbl. Millions Gas Wells ' Cu. ] Ft. During End of Field, County "o 1939 1939 ■a & a o - « CD Oil Gas'' To End of During o r^ 03 o .a > 1939 1939 o OS CO OS ■a CD OS a 5 03 O be a 3 o a CJj a O.S a ■a a a 6 a 3 '3 3 CD - 13 K co "o> OH 3 as a C3 o — o 3 !* B R O O ■< H £ fc i Warrenton-Borton, Edgar 1906 100 29, 655 625 22 1 13 2 Westfleld (Parker Twp.), Clark, Coles 1904 9,000 55 X X X 1,624 3 33 24 326 3 850 75 X X X 185 y y 4 9,000 X X X 1,446 2 V y 5 1,500 X X X 13 1 V y 6 Siggins (Union Twp.), Cumberland, Clark 1906 3,580 75 X X X 995 51 863 7 3,135 55 X X X 854 y V 8 435 15 X X X 90 V y 9 855 105 X X X 192 y V 10 York, Cumberland.. y 310 40 X X X 70 44 11 Casey, Clark 1906 1,925 55 X X X 532 488 12 190 15 X X X 41 y 13 400 X X X 82 y 14 1,525 15 X X X 319 y 15 Martinsville, Clark 1907 710 155 X X X 213 122 16 15 20 X X X 7 y 17 275 35 X X X 63 y 18 105 X X X 21 y 19 170 X X X 34 y 20 195 X X X 39 y 21 5 X X 1 y 22 North Johnson, Clark 1907 1,320 20 X X X X 485 15 21 412 23 1,115 X X X X 296 y V y 24 160 X X X X 32 y V y 25 820 5 X X X X 177 y V V 26 215 X X 44 V V y 27 South Johnson, Clark... . 1907 1,715 65 X X X X 535 1 8 479 28 185 5 X X X X 38 V y 29 295 X X X X 59 V V 30 1,675 35 X X X X 402 1 y y 31 845 5 X X X X 170 y y 32 Bellair, Crawford, Jasper.. 1907 1,300 5 X X X X 486 1 9 395 33 1,165 X X X X 310 1 V y 34 315 X X X X 65 y y 35 910 X X X X 182 y V 36 Clark County Division 1 .. 19, 960 475 52, 388, 000 283, 000 X y 4,987 5 116 46 3, 142 37 Main, 2 Crawford 1906 35, 135 515 X X X X 7,322 198 243 4,912 38 340 X X X X 68 V V y 39 33, 795 510 X X X X 7,141 V V y 40 1,000 X X X X 108 y V y 41 New Hebron, Crawford... 1909 1,350 210 X X X X 297 1 5 1 173 42 Chapman, Crawford 1914 1,045 515 X X X X 193 4 68 43 Parker, Crawford „_ 1907 y 1,310 1,075 30 20 X X X X X X X X 256 147 1 1 221 65 44 Allison- Weger, Crawjord.. 45 Flat Rock, 3 Crawjord y 1,375 545 X X X X 289 6 1 143 46 Birds, Crawford, Lawrence y 4,370 115 X X X X 684 11 6 459 b Footnotes to column heads and explanation of symbols are given on page 38. 1 Total of lines 1, 2, 6, 10, 11, 15, 22, 27, 32. - Includes Kibbie, Oblong, Robinson, and Hardinsville. 5 Includes Swearingen gas. .LL1NOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 3 3051 00005 0926 Al IKED H. BELL AND GEORGE V. COHEE Table 1. — (Continued) Oil-pro- Reservoir duction Pressure. Deepest Zone Methods, Lb. per Character Producing Formation Tested to End of Sq. In.-' of Oil End of 1939 1939 a Number fc Depth of Wells _c O 93 Avg. Ft. m □ 03 si<— > o 09 93 o M a u 3 o> t_ C. 03 c ," 93 = - Name O) 03 03 OS S3 >> ' 03 3 o 3 Name — - 3 V. 5 = DC •6 o £§ '3 S-d 3 ° o ctffl 3 ■- < ° < rt 03 < O Ph Eh m z m Q l (1 13 X I X I Unnamed Pen s Por 159 215 X ML Pen 715 2 326 200± X 34.0 X See below D St.Peter 3,009 3 V X I 30.0 X Shallow gas sand Pen s Por 281 376 36 D 4 y i I 33.5 I Westfield lime MisL L Cav 334 446 X D 5 V I X 37.0 X Trenton Ord L Por 2,265 2,568 X D 6 863 X X RP 33.0 X See below D Devonian 2,010 7 y X X 34.0 i First Siggins sand Pen s Por 367 465 i D 8 y X X (33.6)* i Second and third Siggins sand Pen s Por 478 562 i D 9 V X X (25. 7) X Lower Siggins sand Pen s Por 556 590 X D in 44 X I (30.3) X York sand Pen s Por 588 680 X AM 960 11 488 I X RP 29.2 X See below AM MisL 808 12 V I X (31.9) I Upper gas sand Pen s Por 263 358 X AM 13 V X X 30 ! X Lower gas sand Pen s Por 309 426 X AM 14 y % X (33.6) X Casey sand Pen s Por 444 505 X AM 15 122 I X 36.8 X See below D St. Peter 3,411 16 V X X y I Shallow sand Pen s Por 255 411 X D 17 II V X X y I Casey sand Pen s Por 449 511 X D 18 y X X y I Martinsville MisL L Por 477 506 I D 19 V X X (38.9) X Carper MisL s Por 1,340 1,418 X D 20 y X X y I "Niagaran" Dev L Por 1,553 1,590 I D 21 V X X (39.6) X Trenton Ord L Por 2,708 2, 830 X D 22 412 X X 31.0 X See below AM Mis 965 23 (1 y X X II I Claypool sand Pen S Por 416 486 X AM 24 y X X y I Shallow sands Pen s Por 314 451 X AM 25 V X X V I Casey sand Pen s Por 465 508 X AM 26 y I X y X Upper Partlow Pen s Por 534 554 X AM 27 479 X X 32.2 X See below AM Mis 1, 160 J> V I I V X Claypool sand Pen s Por 392 549 X AM 29 y X X y X Casey sand Pen s Por 453 518 X AM 30 II y X X y I Upper Partlow Pen s Por 489 570 X AM 31 y I X 28.5 X Lower Partlow Pen s Por 598 618 X AM 32 395 X X RP 33.7 See below AM MisL 1,471 33 II y X X (32.4) I "500 Ft." sand Pen s Por 561 726 X AM 34 V X X y X "800 Ft." sand Pen s Por 817 907 X AM 35 V I X (37.0) X "900 Ft." sand MisU s Por 886 920 X AM 36 3,142 X X 33.0 X 33+ 37 4,912 425± V RP 33.0 X See below Trenton 4,620 38 y X X y X Shallow sand Pen s Por 508 822 X ML 39 V X I 32.8 X Robinson sand Pen s Por 900 960 25+ ML Trenton 4, 620 in y I X V I Oblong Mis S,L Por 1,337 1,416 X A, ML ML Mis 1,479 41 173 I I RP 30. 1 X Robinson sand Pen s Por 940 975 X MisL 2, 056 12 68 X X V X Robinson sand Pen s Por 995 1,015 X ML Mis 2, 279 43 221 s X V I Robinson sand Pen s Por 1,000 1,025 I ML Pen 1, 127 11 65 I X 29.5 X Robinson sand Pen s Por 912 930 X ML Pen 1,041 i: II 143 I X 22. 5 I Robinson I Flat Rock) Pen s Por 935 945 X ML Pen 1,032 46 II 459 X X RP 31.8 X Robinson sand Pen s Por 930 950 X ML MisL 1,731 M Pressures in the southeastern Illinois oil fields are estimated bottom-hole pressures reported in previous Survey publications. 27 All gravities given prior to 193G (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, Bee Ellinoi l. Survey bull. 54, Table 3. The values have been converted from liaume to A. P. I. gTavii ' * See footnote 27. OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1939 Table 1. — (Continued) Total Gas Area Proved, Total Oil Production, Production, Number of Oil and /or Acres Bbl. Millions Gas Wells « Cu. Ft. During End of Field, County •a a w o ■e cy 1939 1939 a ■5 o X> a 3 CD > Oil Gas*> To End of 1939 During 1939 o as CO as ■V ■a a* - Q *-> = 03 5 be a O bjD a z 08 Oos he a "H.OS o. o X) = d 3 '8 3 a §5 "as 3 a o CU •a o - O 3 V* Sh G O O < C, £ £ 47 Crawford County Divi- sion 4 . . . ..__ 45, 655 1,945 144, 682, 000 1, 063, 000 X Name Avg. Ft. © Name o 1 I 1 J2 i z © a "i O aa *© ^ •S3 ■3 a K C3 OJ si_ > o a © a **, © a .- © So — * f- © 00 © OS XI >> "55 o Ut o O "© o o ten a . " > © 8 3 — !*. o 3- 3 E < ° < « O 33 < O Ph H n z CD 47 ii 6,041 425+ I 32.3 I Pen Mis s Por ML Trenton 4,620 48 3,167 S50± X RP 32.9 X See below A St. Peter 5,190 49 y I y y X Bridgeport sand Pen s Por 800 1,000 40 A 50 y I i y X Buchanan Pen s Por 1,250 1, 265 15 A 51 y I i y X "Gas" sand MisU s Por 1,330 1,345 15 A 52 II V 600+ X y X Kirk wood MisU s Por 1,400 1,430 30 A 53 y 650 X y X Tracey MisU s Por 1,560 1,580 20 A 54 y X X V X McClosky MisL L Por 1,700 1,710 10 A 55 II 45 600 i 37.3 X Kirkwood MisU s Por 1,843 1,865 22 ML Mis 1,900 56 II 3,212 X X St. Peter 5,190 57 325 X X RP 35.1 Biehl sand Pen s Por 1,425 1,460 20 AM MisL 2,367 58 12,720 59 335 225 Lindley (2d) MisU s Por 940 945 5 A MisL 1,150 60 X X Lindlev (1st, 2d) MisU s Por 927 993 X A Mis 1,065 61 39 X X 36.2 0.20 Carlyle MisU s Por 984 1,008 24 D Devonian 2,431 62 1 X X 41.5 0.27 Devonian Dev L Por 2,416 2,431 14 D Devonian 2,431 63 78 X J RP 35.2 0.26 Carlyle MisU s Por 1,035 1,055 20 A Silurian 2,620 64 II X X 31.9 I Carlyle MisU s Por 950 957 7 D Cypress 962 65 X X X X Cypress MisU s Por 780 798 18 A Devonian 2,530 66 210 I X RP 37.6 0.38 Hoing sand Dev s Por 447 468 21 A Trenton 805 67 X X 39.5 I "Niagaran" Dev L Por 2,020 2,076 30 N St. Peter 2,991 68 135 X 27.7 I Unnamed Pen s Por 380 398 J A Pen 410 69 'I 155 I Unnamed Pen s Por 542 555 X A Pen 575 70 X X 30.0 X Unnamed Pen s Por 650 670 X T Trenton 2,560 71 I X Unnamed Pen s Por 305 405 X D Pen 495 72 145 X Unnamed Pen s Por 461 491 X A Trenton 2,371 73 1 X X I X Devonian- Silurian Dev- Sil L Por 1,30S 1,400 20 ML Silurian 1,500 74 5 X X 32.0 X Dykstra, Wilson Pen s Por 1.13C 1,150 20 D MisL 2,001 75 4 X X 32.0 X Cypress MisU s Por 1,65c 1,673 15 ML Devonian 3,344 76 37 I X 34.5 X Benoist MisU s Por 1.54C 1,56( 20 + D Devonian 3,055 77 3 IS y y 38.0 0.38 Devonian Dev L Por 2, 924 2, 965 9 D Devonian 3, 055 78 43 i X 30.2 X Petro Pen s Por 72C 760 20 D MisL 1,760 79 C X X 21.7 X Unnamed Pen s Por 664 674 r D Pen 681 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1939 Table 1. — (Continued) Total Gas Area Proved Acres Total Oil Production Bbl. Production Millions Number of Oil and /or Gas Wells = Cu. Ft. During End of Field, County o 1939 1939 Oil Gas* To End During c C X, s a >> 1939 1939 _ C5 CO 03 c "O •0 £ 5 ho O bo 3 = u. a n z og "5 Kg bC ~ CJ ■0 a - < c '5 *s a a 3 go a 3 a CL03 a « 3 en O B O - 3 ■o 3 — 8C Waterloo, Monroe 1920" 1910" 125 30 1,290 176, 000 2,10(1 10,000 X 30 53 7 ( C 7 81 Jacksonville Gas, Morgan. 82 Pike County Gas, Pike... 1905i» fj 8,960 X 68 83 Sparta, Randolph. . ISSV 65 100 I X 20 84 Dupo, St. Clair 1928 670 1, 092, 870 146, 000 263 21 1 1 49 85 Total for fields prior to Jan. 1, 19372' 98, 095 15, 785 437, 750, 745 4, 003, 760 2, 370. 8 13.6 20,617 66 374 523 13,215 6 86 Sorento, Bond 1938 10 y y 1 1 1 1 87 Flora, Clay 1938 290 214, 000 147, 000 17 8 17 11 88 10 X X II 1 1 11 1 89 290 X X 16 7 16 90 Iola, Clay . . __ 1939 20 y y 6, 336, 000 2 2 2 II 91 Clay City, Clay, Wayne.. 1937 7,930 11,895,000 379 157 4 6 369 1) 92 Hoffman, Clinton. 1939 10 II y V 1 1 1 93 Centralia, Clinton, Marion 1937 2,190 5, 922, 000 2, 895, 000 553 27 14 539 94 30 X X II 21 9 21 95 2, 190 X 1 II 531 17 14 517 96 10 (1 I X 1 1 1 97 Mattoon, Coles... 1939" 1939 10 100 y 25, 000 V 25, 000 1 11 1 11 11 98 Cowling, Edwards... 99 Grayville, Edwards, White 1939 70 30, 000 30, 000 II 8 8 8 100 Louden, Fayette ... 1937 16, 370 20, 237, 000 18,345,000 1,334 843 3 2 1,329 101 V X X 630 377 3 627 102 V X X 11 1) 283 265 283 103 V 1 X 11 421 201 2 419 104 St. James, Fayette... 1938 1,030 494, 000 445, 000 11 76 52 76 105 Whittington, Franklin 1939 10 y y II 1 1 1 106 Junction, Gallatin ... 1939 60 V y 6 6 6 107 Cravat, Jefferson 1939 1938 100 1,250 14,000 y 14, 000 y II 6 57 6 22 6 57 108 Dix, Jefferson .. 109 Elk Prairie, Jefferson 1938 10 y y 1 110 Ina, Jefferson . . 1938 1938 1938 10 10 110 II y y 70, 000 y y 70,000 11 1 2 9 1 1 1 I 9 111 Marcoe, Je fferson 112 Roaches, Jefferson . 113 y X I 4 3 4 114 • w 110 X X 5 4 II 5 115 Russellville gas, Lawn net 1937 1,020 1,065. 1 963. 7 32 18 32 116 20 V y 4 2 4 117 1,000 y y 28 16 28 118 Patoka, Marion .. 1937 720 710 1,661,000 X 494, 000 .r 115 114 11 11 104 103 119 120 10 X .r •»' 1 1 121 ■ialem, Marion 1938 8,870 52,619,000 19, 724, 000 1,581 ,088 4 17 1,560 122 y X X 884 442 4 15 865 123 V 1 X 141 120 11 141 124 y X X 544 524 2 542 125 V X X 5 5 5 126 V X X 7 7 7 127' Ponti, Marion .. . . 939 270 910,000 910,000 35 35 35 128 V .r .r 4 4 4 129 y X X 4 4 4 17 Abandoned 1930, revived 1939. 18 Abandoned 1937. 18 Abandoned 1930. 20 Abandoned 1900. 21 Total of lines 58 to 81 inclusive. 22 Abandoned 1939. ALFRED II. BI'.I.I, AND GEORGE V. COHEE Table 1. — (Continued) Oil-pro- Rest rvoir duction Pressure, Deepest Zone Methods, Lb per Character Producing F ormation Tested to E nil of 1939 Sq. In." c of Oil End of 1939 Number fc Depth of Wells c o Avg. Ft. '3 - e *2 00 > C < 03 u Q o a a to u a o -^ *j OS si c c SO .c ^ B*0J a: Name 0J be < ZJ CJ 03 03 O >. o o 0* o a 3 Name - S 3 X o c tut a is o .2 Cijg < -6 o o o §£ pa o 1m Q 80 7 X X 30.0 i Trenton Ord L Por 410 460 50 A Trenton 845 81 X X X I Gas sand Pen S,SL Por 330 335 5 ML Trenton 1,390 82 X X "Niagaran" Sil L Por 265 275 10 A St. Peter 893 s:i X I X X Cypress MisU S Por 850 857 7 D MisU 985 S4 49 13,212 1 X X 32.7 0.70 Trenton Ord L Por 601 651 50 A Trenton 819 85 86 3 X X X X Devonian Dev L Por 1,800 1,830 V D Devonian 1,830 87 17 D MisL 3, 100 88 1 I X 37.4 i Bethel MisU s Por 2,788 2,800 12 89 16 X X 38.5 X McClosky MisL L Por 2. 905 2.97H 6 90 2 I X X I Aux Vases MisU S Por 2, 335 2,351 4 D MisU 2,383 91 5 364 X X PM 38.5 I McCloskv MisL L Por 2, 995 3, 068 9 A MisL 3,197 92 1 X X X X Bethel MisU S Por 1,324 1,329 5 D MisL 1,567 93 539 A Devonian 2,933 94 21 I X 36.4 X Cvpress MisU S Por 1,200 1, 225 19 95 517 I i 37.4 X Bethel MisU s Por 1,355 1,378 23 96 1 X i X I Devonian Dev L Por 2,884 2, 933 8 97 X i 44.1 0. 16 Cypress MisU S Por 1,835 1,919 25 A? Devonian 3,307 98 11 X X 37.0 0.38 Cyrpess MisU s Por 2, 626 2, 640 15 D MisL 3,175 99 8 X X 36.0 0.31 McClosky MisL L Por 3, 093 3,188 6 D? MisL 3,269 100 361 968 PM A Devonian 3,170 101 122 505 X 472 38.5 0.25 Cvpress MisU S Por 1,493 1,549 25 102 96 187 X 406 38.5 I Strav MisU s Por 1,546 1,571 17 103 143 276 X 474 38.5 X Bethel MisU s Por 1, 540 1, 561 18 104 76 I 500 37.0 0.31 Cypress MisU s Por 1,581 1,600 16 A Devonian 3,375 105 1 X X 40.0 X McClosky and Rosiclare MisL L Por 2,869 2,878 9 D MisL 3,068 106 6 X X 37.2 0.22 Waltersburg MisU s Por 1,763 1,804 15 D MisL 2,711 107 ii 6 X X 36.0 I Bethel MisU s Por 2, 066 2,076 11 D MisL 2,356 108 n 57 X 495 PM 38.0 I Bethel MisU s Por 1,948 1,959 14 A Devonian 3,650 109 ii 1 X X X I McClosky MisL L Por 2,718 2,751 7 D MisL 2,958 110 1 X X X t St. Louis MisL L Por 3, 002 3, 007 5 D MisL 3,064 111 1 I X 28.0 X McClosky MisL L Por 2, 746 2, 765 11 D MisL 3,066 112 9 D MisL 2, 285 113 4 X X 37.0 I Rosiclare MisL S Por 2,187 2,200 14 114 II 5 X X 37.0 X McClosky MisL L Por 2,241 2,257 8 115 380+ 335 A Devonian 3,133 116 y y Pennsylvania Pen S Por 619 831 12 117 V y Buchanan Pen s Por 1,078 1,119 10 118 II 104 A MisL 1, 702 119 II 103 X i 39.5 X Bethel MisU s Por 1,424 1,440 16 120 1) 1 X X 40.9 I Rosiclare MisL s Por 1,562 1,612 33 121 .'Oil 1,300 PM A Devonian 3,502 122 183 682 X 272 39.0 0.22 Benoist MisU s Por 1,797 1,835 35 123 11 130 X 335 38.6 ). 21 Aux Vases MisU s Por 1,813 1,865 28 124 57 ISA X 360 39.0 I McClosky MisL L Por 1, 975 2. 04S 17 125 2 5 X 250 37.2 r Salem MisL L Por 2,177 2,254 17 126 7 II X X 42.1 0. 28 Devonian Dev L Por 3,343 3,441 30 127 n 35 D Devonian 3, 547 128 n 4 X X X r Bethel MisU S Por 1,928 1,942 14 129 4 X I 37.0 r Aux Vases MisU s Por 2,003 2,038 26 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1939 Table 1. — (Continued) Total Gas Area Proved, Total Oil Production, Production, Number of Oil and /or Acres Bbl. Millions Gas Wells « Cu. Ft. During End of Field, County •o □ 1939 1939 a 5 b Oil Gas* To End of During o A 03 a 3 ■z > 1939 1939 o OS •3 •o •3 a, a 3 a 03 b bo a o bfl p oS T3 a a hD a 2 o •a d o. '3 3 3 5 gQ 3 a o 03 a OS •3 o — C 13 >< H A o O ■< H £ £ 130 270 I X 27 27 27 131 Fairman, Marion, Clinton 1939 160 V y 11 11 11 132 Dundas, Richland... 1939 400 (1 V V 18 18 18 133 Noble, Richland 1937 3, MO 6, 852, 000 X 1,674,000 220 69 8 2 210 o 134 920 X 49 43 1 48 Kir, 2,620 X X 171 26 8 1 162 136 Olney, Richland. . 1937 510 753, 000 338, 000 36 6 36 137 Schnell, Richland 1938 40 1) V y 4 4 138 Stewardson, Shelby 1939 10 y V 1 1 1 139 Griffin, Wabash 1939 690 169,000 169,000 47 47 47 HII y I X 4 4 4 Ml y 1) X X 41 41 41 142 y X I 2 2 2 143 East Keensburg. Wabash.. 1939 10 y y 1 1 1 144 Keensburg, Wabash 1939 700 783, 000 783, 000 120 120 120 145 V X X 3 3 3 146 y X X 117 117 117 117 Mt. Carmcl, Wabash 1939 20 V y 2 2 2 lis Cordes, Washington 1939 1,090 468, 000 468, 000 95 95 95 149 Dubois, Washington 1939 10 y y 1 1 1 ISO Barnhill, Wayne. 1939 750 593, 000 593, 000 41 41 41 151 Boyleston, Wayne 1938 450 218, 000 218, 000 25 24 25 1 52 Cisne, Wayne. 1937 960 y y 47 21 1 46 153 y X I 2 2 154 y X X 1 1 1 If,;, 960 X I 44 20 44 156 Enterprise, Wayne 1939 1,450 1.269,000 1,269,000 50 50 50 157 y X X 1 1 1 158 1,450 I X 49 49 49 159 Goldengate, Wayne. 1939 30 y y 3 3 3 160 Leech Twp., Wayne - 1938 240 105, 000 96, 000 9 7 9 161 Mt. Erie, Wayne 1938 10 y y (1 1 1 162 North Aden, Wayne 1938 1,230 1,030,000 725, 000 60 20 60 L63 Rinard, Wayne 19372' 10 y V 1 1 164 South Mt. Erie, Wayne... 1939 10 y y 1 1 1 165 Aden, Wayne, Hamilton.. 1938 200 y y 5 1 5 166 Calvin, White 1939 20 10 v X y X 2 1 2 1 2 1 167 [68 10 X X 1 1 1 169 Mill Shoals, White 1939 400 127,000 127, 000 22 22 22 17(1 y X X 13 13 13 171 400 X X 9 9 9 172 New Harmony, White 1939 130 V V 11 11 11 171! 120 X X (1 10 10 10 174 10 X X 1 1 1 175 Phillipstown, White 1939 20 y y 2 2 2 176 10 X X 1 1 1 177 10 I I 1 1 1 178 Stokes, White. 1939 140 60, 000 60, 000 7 7 7 179 Storms, White 1939 510 30 31,000 31,000 X X 17 17 14 3 ISO Total for fields after" Jan. 1, 1937 53, 190 1,050 113,548,000 90, 299, 000 1, 065. 1 963.7 5, 089 2,906 47 28 4,979 35 181 Total for Illinois 25 151, 285 16, 835 551, 298, 000 94, 302, 000 3,435.9 977.3 25, 706 2,970 421 551 18, 194 41 23 Abandoned 1939. u Total of lines 86 to 179 inclusive. "Total of lines 85 and 180. ALFRED II. BELL AND GEORGE V. COHEE Table 1. — (Continued) Gil-pro- Reservoir duction Pressure, Deepest 7 one Methods. Lb. per Character Producing Formation Tested to End of Sq. In.M of Oil End of 1939 939 o Number Eti Depth of Wells o Avg. Ft. 09 « a O be o 2^ So 3 bo a a a a >> o o •a o £§ a o 2 ° a .2 b- J3 . a; 3 o 2— 2 E < ~ < A o > >. >> >> >i >> >, x >i >. >i >. >i >-. >-. >, >. >. CCQQQDQQCQOOQPDPQOPQQQDQCOC p r. a; _ X a X — a: ;i Ov u at - cis pq S&Q o (M o u z fa O ex 0) 03 0/ ^ 0/ w § E o 3 — 08 r/5 - al IS V >i CD a o 03 m "3 g Q > 03 a X ,4 o o s o § « rt a n gtf ~ WfaKEQ 03 - d d oa a el d 93 .-., s 03 03 a ft d = fl a w> _ at at at 7 03 03 > > > CO Si >> >> >, -1 m r/j r/j - 03 a - c d a § oj o> <» hJ ftiftftiJ S c 03 o o3 o3 'd -+J MM« C .5.2 > ° ■ 2 JP "S -^ j? .$ i? " • H Z 2 i? H .£ .2 x i; l 00Oi0'l , -'-'' J rt-l , *NO-tr-it^O-.^l(5iOi(5O^Xa0N(N rtrtN-WNCNN rtrH Nr,rtN-HNrf- oJ M «>3 t^lOC^ICOCOlO'+-*COCNO^(NTi(000^^'-HiM(MTtHrt<^t l £ £ $ a £.2.22.2-^-^-^-^-^^-^-^-^ o HflW ALFRED II. BELL AND GEORGE V. COHEE 11 >. 3 >. >. >. >. >. >. >. >. >. >. >. >. >. >. >. >. >> >i >t >> >> >i >* >~i >~> >•.>. >*•,>* o >> q >i > o 5? o 2; 6 •g c o c O '- , (7 ^ o c ^ misses s^i^J&i^i^iir^i^Neo 6 rt « 3 s 3 OM-/1/ S>> >>>>>>>>5 > >>> > 5 .ZZ 3J O O C O C* u QJ o D .£ 4J OJ © U OJ.32 -Poi^o.^i.esuiBfljBDiia)? a> a> „, a> aj iClCffiiOfflNlOlONlOinNN'ONCOCOCO-t , '^(MiHC-l>OwN^cqiOONOO zzzzzz2Z2ZZZZ2;zzz2;2;2;2i2;2;2;2;2;2;2;t»22;2;2;x2;2;z -.-lOm-tiiOUJCaiOiOCOlOiOiOiOlOMCOMC-l^COCOCONNiHi-lf-icOrHNrtrtr-icOCO ■f'^NaiO-aifl-^XS'.fflfJHM'tiMNMOl'-CH'tONONOONMNM'tNNO — '--— MOCI ~1 — — . X >. X X X X X X X >- X X >i X X X X X X X X >> X >> >> PPhPPPPPPPPPPPPPQQPPPPPPPPQPP Drilled By Farm Name Phillips & Kost, Wilson No. 1 Wheeles & Whisenant, Michael No. 1 Wheeles & Whisenant, Michael No. 2 Texas Canadian, Miller No. 1 W. R. Miller, Stull No. 1 Dee Brother, Emma James No. 1 Carter Oil Co., Akers No. 1 L. Trulock et al, Trulock No. 1 Perry Miller, A. S. Ingram No. 1 MarVin et al, J. H. Bell No. 1 Daugherty & Dunn, J. F. Mitchell No. 1 Crane et al, Wulf No. 1 Denver Producers & Refiners, Kerst White No. 1 Soard Oil Co., Snyder No. 1 Snavely et al, Hostattler No. 1 Kingwood Oil Co., Walker No. 1 0. J. Marshall, Baker No. 1 Paul Doran et al, H. Haskett No. 1 Jarvis Brothers, Wilson Estate No. 1 National Consumers, H. Ward No. 1 Union Producing Co., Cox No. 1 Lowellen & Phyllips, Kennedy Bros No. 1 Lowellen & Phyllips, Kennedy Bros. No. 2 Black & Moore", Sturgell No. 1 Rabe & Henderson, Sarah Wait No. 1 A. M. Myers, Brinkerhoff No. 1A Burkett, Danton & Burns, W. J. Baum No. 1 Dr. Phillips, Emma Six No. 1 Deepest Horizon Tested Pennsylvanian Cypress Devonian Bethel Pennsylvanian St. Louis Cypress Ste. Genevieve Pennsylvanian St. Louis Pennsylvanian "Niagaran" Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Chester "Niagaran" Ste. Genevieve Lower Chester Ste. Genevieve Tar Springs Devonian Pennsylvanian Pennsylvanian Devonian Ste. Genevieve "Niagaran" L. Mississippian Pennsylvanian Total Depth (Feet) Nr-(0>ONiOOOOi , -HlOrH(D»OtC»lOlNlO- *>*>£££ v^v^Ju-g | | j- g g g g g g 3 3 MbCMMM 33 oooooooooo££SSd333 a o o ~o -a tj -a ts qoooooodoooooooooooooQOhhhwh 6 ALFRED II. BELL AND GEORGE V. COHEE 13 55£55aaQQCCQQQQCPP££QQOPQQPQQQQQQQPQO o — . - = ! = = ^c^z 3 d^o I? I— 6—21-13 |ol ^ X ~ ~ --T3- v" i-> « 3c k « -?r^or^> > ? C . — a: 5 g s *S gSte S^5 g^| 8 | 8 1 8 « 8 §£ 8 Q g^ £ §fi'| 2 « ©■§ &* sU 1 g 5 s §~.s c.a a.a s.s-a .s • ,j0r 3-s p -a^^ Pennsylvanian Devonian Devonian Pennsylvania!) L. Mississippian L. Mississippian Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Ste. Cienevieve Cypress Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Cypress Golconda Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Cypress McClosky St. Louis St. Louis Ste. Genevieve St. Louis Cypress St. Louis Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve St. Louis Cypress Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve "McClosky" "McClosky" Lower Chester Fredonia Aux Vases -CCXi 1 EC IN Ol 05 O Ol 05 CO CM -f r-OMiONiOKMiOOOClOO-fWO-iiOONNtOrfCOOfflMMONOO -•CCM^OOOW'HOOOCCfflOI'-ifflvO^COK3lOOOO)"5fflOOK50!0001'* ~ - M^COMCOMMNCOCOC-lCOCOmOlCOMC'llNINrHOlNNClNNINNINrHiHrH — cccc---r — OO Z Z !z; Z Z -r 01 co -f 1-1 X X X — 01 01 ^-l>-CC>OOOcDO'Ot^Tt< CI — oi oi Ol — CO 01 -t C<1 •* -* — Ol 0-1 CO C,-_.-)<-tic0in^XNr-iC0N00XMC0N«--i'-iO©0000Cq rfHMCCMcO-iMrti-iNiHNHrfWNiH CO CO ■-< Ol Edgar Edgar Edgar Edgar Edwards Edwards Edwards Edwards CgSpCgSCfiSMfi LhhhhhhhhhhhhlH rJ ~ l —■ ~-' '~* —" "■"■■ "~" """• "~ H "■"■* "~"" *~" -*^ -t-> -4— ' r3 73 c3 c3 c3 c3 c3 c3 c3 ci c3 75 73 73 bJJbXJcJJhObDbfl&ObDhfloDbDblJ-jp+a-H ~d "3 "3 "3 "3 ^3 "3 "d "C "S "d ~ ~3 "3 cncccCcncCcc^cccncncctt! o3 c3 03 aaaaaaaKHHHWHWsaasHHHBHKHahhfe co ■* c lO » t-- C". OS 0! 00 OS 05 c. or -■ f 1 M ■* 10 !S t^ 00 C. O t-'C^CO-* , lOtDt^CCCBO'-. >-- >-. >-. >> >. >. >. >. >. >. >. >. c Y- r*- '?• ^* r'- r^- **• ^- ^ '"'- ^ -^- **"- ^ QOQOPOQQPGPQO^fiQCCOOQQQQCQCC o s z E — 03 ffl Q George Parker, Mary Lange No. 1 Bruce Martin et al, Davis No. 1 Schribor & Martin, Magnus No. 1 L. & G. Oil Co., Stewart No. 1 Garnier et al, C. T. Wade No. 1 C. E. Lange et al, J. C. Bloom No. 1 Max Conrey, Roy Malan No. 1 Lee Drilling Co., Stine No. 1 Powell k McClory, Wallin No. 1 Central States Oil Co., Sperry No. 1 .1. Hausman et al, .1. Neathery No. 1 Gulf Refining Co., U. S. Steel No. 1 Adams Oil k Gas Co., Old Ben Coal Co. No. 1 Gulf Refining Co., E. B. Hinman No. 1 Palacine Oil Co., Old Ben Coal Co. No. 1 M. & G. Drilling Co., Franklin Realtv Co. No. 1 W. R. Haves, Old Ben Coal Co. No. i E. S. Atkins, Old Ben Coal Co. No. 1 Gulf Refining Co., U. S. Fuel Co. No. 2 Independent Producers & Refiners, Bernhard No. 1 K. & F. Development Co., Kelly Frederick No. 1 Spiker, Fee No. 1 J. C. Miller et al, Big Barn No. 1A J. C. Miller et al, Big Barn No. IB Delta Drilling Co., Stenson No. 1 Northfork Oil Co., Dr. H. Logan No. 1 .1. Garfield Buell, Sutton No. 1 Dillon et al, Carol Frohock No. 1 Deepest Horizon Tested Cypress Ste. Genevieve Cypress Bethel Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Stray Lower Chester Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve St. Louis Devonian St. Louis St. Louis Aux Vases St. Louis St. Louis Devonian Devonian Devonian Devonian Pennsylvanian Pennsylvanian Ste. Genevieve St. Louis St. Louis Ste. Genevieve Total Depth (Feet) «C>1NNC0^NN-+NNK5CC00N©hCC»C^CCK3OOO Ot^-iNr4fflMWn-'0'.MXtDO:NCO-'iOO>0'1 , rf©00-'U: CBTfWM'CN'fO'-OTtiTtitOCCa-HCOONmNMCONOiON ^,^, rf ^oa-H^'-i(MiM-HCOTt , eocc^icoco-^ nnwin 3 _o a o NH(MW*HHCOMWHTt(|NraiNMHNMrtHrtOCO«OOC fe 03 Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z x a: x x x x x x Z Z Z x x x x x x >> •

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Crause No. 1 Thompson Drilling Co., Union Central Life Ins. No. 1 D. Holland, Huddleston No. 1 Anderson et al, Peoples No. 1 Lundley & Winkler, Martin No. 1 Kingwood, Wayer No. 1 Benedum-Trees, Interstate Coal Co. No. 1 Pyramid Petroleum Co., Troutt No. 1 Rosenthal, High No. 1 Brogan & Blair, Murman No. 1 Palacine & Eason, Inland Steel Co. No. 1 V. 0. Lewis, Bates No. 1 Midfield Oil Co., R. T. Ervine No. 1 Minerva Oil Co., Sargent No. 1 Papoose Oil Co., Schweinfurth No. 1 Waltersburg L. Mississippian L. Mississippian Cy press Cypress St. Louis Ordovician ''Trenton" Levias Ste. Genevieve St. Louis Ste. Genevieve St. Louis St. Louis "Niagaran" Oneota Ste. Genevieve St. Louis Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve St. Louis Ste. Genevieve Renault Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Devonian St. Louis Bethel Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Chester Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve -Cf f X O -1" ;C C ~ oa — — »-o t^ s *# x n n r- c: r — r -r N -f M M ic COOIOOIOOHMCON lOiOCOffllOWMNNNIMCl NNK^OiONOOlflCDOOO lOrfffifflMOMrHrfCOrHO'* 05^ — ' in o» x c-. x x — X — -c -f xxxoqZZxZZZZZ lO^NN^ONt^OCOOCDlK Zxxxxxxxxxxxx aOi-iCN -h ,-h CO CM CO i-H h.-^NOfflfflOilOOiOO't'Hrt ( iallatin (iallatin ( iallatin ( iallatin (iallatin (iallat in Greene Greene Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton Hancock Henderson Jackson Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper Jasper cccccccdcccs oooooooooooo ~ i. -n m w «: aj r» tw -/./-/ v. c — ~ -~ ~ -^ ■— ^ ~ ■— ■— ~ -~ c3ooooa)a>a.a;a)'Da>a) gggSSSSSSfc ZCC-MM-f U3SNO0O1 OHOIWfiOONOCOO-iN 00*'XXCCZ'/XOOMS1CO 16 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1939 t3 H ►4 « < E-" CO M 3 S * >-> >-, >s >> >i >> >> >> o >~- >••>-•>-■>■ >i >■>■ >• >■ >■ >■ >■■ >> >» >■ >. >■ QQQQQDQQftQQQQQPQOQOQCQCQQP P «a g s >> « -a P Pyramid Petroleum Co., Inland Steel Co. No. 1 M. B. Armer et al, Paul Gilbert No. 1 Kingwood Oil Co., C. E. Cook No. 1 W. R. Curry, H. H. Peterson No. 1 Shell Oil Co., Jefferson Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Transcontinental Oil Co., Carroll No. 1 McQueen et al, Sorenson No. 1 Wiser Oil Co., Severs No. 1 Vawder, Kell No. 1 Alma Oil Co., Jefferson Oil & Gas Co. No. 1 Shell Oil Co., Ragan No. 1 Yingling & Hays, Woods No. 1 Oils, Incorporated, Mace No. 1 S. L. Reinhardt, Inland Steel Co. No. 1 S. W. McGee, E. E. Holloway No. 1 E. M. Gould, Pearce No. 1 Coates et al, Albright No. 1 0. H. Hamer, H. Bragg No. 1 Strine et al, Howard Corrie No. 1 Ketchem & Wilson, R. A. Ackman No. 1 Edward Gieck, Harry Gutteridge No. 2 Mark et al. White No. 1 Harris et al, Downey No. 1 Joe Kesl et al, Grace Gillespie No. 3 Ann Bell Oil Co., Wright No. 1 Ann Bell Oil Co., M. 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Pennington & Dunn, Henry Schoene. No. 1 Dr. James McLlain, J. F. McNulty No. 1 Carnegy et al, W. A. Winter No. 1 Oil Exploration Co., Wickler No. 1 Dr. I. W. Sigel et al, Choisser No. 1 Kingwood Oil Co., Mclntyre No. 1 Carpenter et al, Sloan No. 1 Kingwood Oil Co., Eybon Allyn No. 1 Kingwood Oil Co., J. Oliver No. 1 T. D. Haypenny, M. W. Swinney No. 1 A. C. Leathers, Workman No. 1 Millar, G. W. Sample No. 1 Harry Schwartz, Chas. Thompson No. 1 Harry Muller, F. Fellheimer No. 1 0. A. Reed, J. P. Long No. 1 Joe Aylward, E. E. Bickford No. 1 Frank Frederick et al, Fluge No. 1 Independent Producers & Refiners, B. Derst No. 1 D. J. Marshall, Harry Riley No. 1 P..S 0J o OK — a;- QQ H Ste. Genevieve Salem "Trenton" "Trenton" Silurian "Trenton" Ordovician Devonian Silurian L. Mississippian Devonian Devonian "Trenton" Pennsylvanian Ste. Genevieve Cypress L. Mississippian St. Louis Cypress "Trenton" St. Peter "Trenton" De voni an-Si lurian "Trenton" Bethel Pennsylvanian St. Louis Ste. 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Simmons No. 1 American Seismograph Co., Martin Leibrock No. 1 Pitchford et al, Hafer No. 1 Shell Petroleum Corp., Hake No. 1 Taylor Drilling Co.. Weihe No. 1 G. H. Blankenship, J. L. Dennis No. 1 Jepp & Skidmore, Hoelscher No. 1 J. L. Henderson, Kornegger No. 1 Morgan & Deaton, D. W. Dawkins No. 1 Pollack, Leibrock No. 1 Beavers et al, Saucey No. 1 Wilson et al, Bergha Greenburg No. 1 J. J. Broadus, Howard Chapman No. 1 Phillips Petroleum Co., Hunleth No. 1 Gulf Refining Co., G. W. Baldwin No. 1 Zephyr Drilling Co., Dr. T. J. Long No. 1 Harry Harter, Flanaus No. 1 J. N. Webster et al, Oexeman No. 1 W. R. Curry, P. N. W. Krughoff No. 1 Max Conrey, Joint Stock Land Bank No. 1 Ed Robinson et al, Brinkman No. 1 Amour et al, Newdeckor No. 1 R. F. Jeter et al, J. Orlick No. 1 Comanche Oil Co., Zgonia No. 1 C. E. Woldridge, Lyons No. 1 Kingwood Oil Co., Brink No. 1 Deepest Horizon Tested Ste. Genevieve Pennsylvanian "Trenton" Ste. Genevieve Pennsylvanian Chester Ste. Genevieve Bethel Fredonia Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve Bethel Renault Bethel Bethel Devonian St. Louis Ste. Genevieve L. Mississippian Bethel Bethel Aux Vases St. Louis Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve St. Louis Bethel Devonian Total Depth (Feet) ■#COMiOOlOfflHMOCT.OO:ONtDffi>OOilOtDOiOtCOMCl r^^iON(DOOlMM«rHOONOOM-HtOtDffllOOOiSOiOtON-*tC t^^O^t^OCDCMCOt^OOCOCOCOCOiOOOOOCOCOCOC-l^COGOOOCOCO c o +3 OS o o COmMMr-lNMP5lO-HrHMMCOM't , rHrt'*COM't-*rHr-(rHCO'H c^c^cooo^T^c^Mc^coMcocoeococOi^fNC^coeooacNtrocococo^ • CD O > rtCOrHTfNtDlO^CWiOCTtOCCiON'fNOiOCNNWHHOlO C O O GCCdCCCCCCCCSCCCCCCCCGCCC oooooooooooooooooooooopoo ■«-=> cegeccoggcggggcacceccscccc iJi; - tc « tc « « m ai cc ic in co b to in ai ic m k k to « to k [fi cq O3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3o3 £ lOCDt^OOO>0^-ilMCOrHlOCC(^00030'-it>)CO^t < iOOt^OOc3iOi-icN 00»/J'Z/jC;0)O>0)OlO!CJfllO10)OOOOOCOOOOrtrHH ALFRED II. BELL AND GEORGE V. COHEE 23 £22 = 22^aai;c£2Ci;C!QCQCQCCQCQCQQQp;p:PPQQ — o — ' d ^ 6 o o -. 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A SEE - - - as 26 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1939 Of the 478 wildcat wells 30 were successful in discovering oil or gas in commercial quantities, either new fields or extensions of old fields. The results of an investigation to ascertain the reason for the locations of as many as possible of the wildcat wells are set forth in the following table : i Reason for Drilling Total Num- ber Suc- cess- ful Per Cent 14 Reason for Drilling Total Num- ber Suc- cess- ful Per Cent Geology and geophysics . Geochemical 173 1 24 Not based on geologic or geophysical information Unknown 239 65 6 3 Total 478 30 6 Economic Data On the basis of posted prices, the total value of the oil produced in 1939 was approximately $94,835,500. The average price calculated from the available data on production and prices for the state was slightly more than $1.00 per barrel. This does not take into consideration the fact that some oil was sold under the posted price. If data on the amount and price of this oil were available, they would make both the total value and the average price somewhat lower than mentioned above. Posted prices for Illinois crude oil in 1939 were as follows : Beginning Date Oct. 13, 1938 June 8, 1939 Aug. 16, 1939 Sept. 13, 1939 Old fields Central basin fields Salem $1.05 1.15 1.15 $0.95 1.05 1.05 $0.95 1.05 0.85 $0.95 1.05 0.95 Beginning Date Old fields Central basin fields Salem Griffin: sandstone production McClosky "sand" production. Oct. 10, Oct. 21, 1939 1939 $0.95 $0.95 1.05 1.05 0.95 1.05 0.95 0.95 0.85 0.85 Dec. 31. 1939 $0 95 1.05 1.05 0.95 0.85 In 1939 a total of 7,521.986 ft. of hole was drilled in the state. Of this amount 6,079,423 ft. was drilled in producing wells. If an average cost of $3.00 per foot is assumed, it is calculated that the total investment in drilling was $22,565,958, including both producing wells and dry holes. The average depth of all wells drilled in the state in 1939 was ALFRED H. BELL AND GEORGE V. COHEE 27 2025 ft. and the average initial daily production of the oil wells was 378 bbl. (For details see Tables 2 and 3.) Pipe Lines and Refineries There was much pipe-line construction in Illinois in 1939 (Fig. 2) ; 341 miles of 10-in. line was laid for transporting crude oil, and 255 miles of 8-in. line for transporting' gasoline. The Texas-Empire Pipe Line Co. constructed a 10-in. line from the Salem field in Marion County to Heyworth, 111., where it joins the main line, a distance of approximately 123 miles. The capacity of the line was 40,000 bbl- daily but plans are now under way to construct 42 miles of 10-in. loop between the Salem field and the Heyworth station and 38 miles of 12-in. loop on the trunk line from the Heyworth station to the Wilmington station. These addi- tional loops will increase the capacity of the Salem-Heyworth line from 40,000 to 65,000 bbl. per day estimated and of the trunk line from Hey- worth to Wilmington from 80,000 to 95,000 bbl. per day estimated. Socony-Vacuum constructed a 10-in. line from its Mitchell station between East St. Louis and Wood River, 111., through Illinois and Indiana to Lima, Ohio. Approximately 147 miles of the line is in Illinois. Its daily capacity is reported to be 40,000 barrels. Sohio Pipe Line Co. constructed 71 miles of 10-in. line from the Salem field to its station at Stoy. 111., in the old Crawford County field. The line from Stoy, 111., to Olean, N. Y., was formerly owned by the Tide Water Associated Oil Co. but recently was purchased by the Sohio Pipe Line Company. The Illana Pipe Line Co. constructed 255 miles of 8-in. gasoline line in Illinois from East St. Louis, 111., to East Chicago. Ind. This line con- nects with the Phillips Petroleum Company's gasoline line from Borger. Texas, at the East St. Louis terminal. A 500,000-bbl. storage capacity has been provided at East Chicago. In addition to construction of trunk lines in the state, other lines were "looped" in order to increase their capacity and short lines from the fields to pumping stations and railroad loading racks were con- structed. A number of small refineries were constructed at various points in the Illinois basin as a result of the increased production. Their location close to producing areas gives them the advantage of obtaining crude oil at low prices and furnishes an outlet for production from many inde- pendent operators. At the end of the year, 29 refineries were operating in the state with a total daily capacity of 193,350 bbl. Of the total number of refineries. 17 have a daily capacity of 2000 bbl. or less. Ten refineries have both skimming and cracking units. Crude oil produced in Illinois fields is marketed mainly in the refineries of the Central Refining district 28 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1939 PIPE LINES AND OIL AOT GAS FIELDS OF ILLINOIS Fields prior to 1937; J&* abandoned. U Discoveries in 1937 and 1938; & abandoned P Discoveries in 1939; f abandoned. 1. Bond: Sorento 2. Clay: Flora 3. Iola* 4. Clay, Wayne:' Clay City ■i. Clinton: Hoffman* 6. Clinton, Marion: Centralia 7- Coles: Hutton* s. Mattoon* 9. Edwards: Cowling* 10. Edwards, White: Grayville* 11. Fayette: Louden-Beecher City 12. St. James 13. Franklin: Whittington* 14. Gallatin: Junction* !■=). Jefferson: Cravat* lb. Dix 17- Elk Prairie 18. Ina 19. Uarcoe 20. Roaches JANUARY I 1940 21. 22. 23- 2k. 25- 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31 NEW FIELDS Lawrence : Russellville gas Macoupin : Plainview gas Marion: Patoka Salem-Lake Centralia Tonti* Marion , Clinton : Fairman* Richland: Dundas* Noble Olney Schnell Shelby : Stewardson* 32. Wabash : East Keens burg* 33. Griffin* 3U. Keensburg* 35. Mt. Carmel* * Discoveries and extensions in 1939. 36. Washington: Cordes* 37. Dubois* 38- Wayne: Barn Hill* 39. Boyle s ton 40. Cisne 41. Enterprise* 42. Goldengate* 43. Leech Twp. 44. Mt. Erie 4^. North Aden 46. Rinard 47. South Mt. Erie* 48. Wayne, Hamilton: Aden 49. White: Calvin* ■JO. Mill Shoals* ■jl. New Harmony* >>2. Phil lips town* ■j-5. Stokes* 54. Storms* ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Fin. 2 — Pipe t.ixes A^n on, and has fields of Ilt.ixotr. ALFRED H. BELL AND GEORGE V. COHEE 29 (refineries in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio). For December 1939 the runs to stills in this district were 17,848,000 bbl. Of this amount Illinois production was 60.1 per cent as compared to 30.9 per cent for January 1939. Stocks of crude petroleum on hand in Illinois Dec. 31, 1939, were 12,983,000 bbl. as compared with 11,752,000 bbl. on Dec. 31, 1938. Stocks of refined products in the Central Refining district compared with the previous year are as follows: Dec. 31, 1939 Dec. 31, 1938 Gasoline 13,621,000 3,681,000 2,964,000 12,119,000 Gas oil and distillate fuel 3,427,000 Residual fuel oil 4.025,000 Exploration Methods Subsurface geology and geophysics, largely the reflection seismo- graph, are still the principal methods used in guiding exploration and development. Soil analysis as a means of exploration was conducted in various areas in the state. Gravimeters and magnetometers are being used to a small extent and structure test drilling is carried on by a few companies. The extent of reflection seismograph surveys for 1939 in Illinois is indicated by the following tabulation : Number of seismograph parties Date active in Illinois Jan. 1, 1939 11 Apr. 1, 1939 12 July 1, 1939 13 Oct. 1, 1939 15 Jan. 1, 1940 7 A total of approximately 295 townships or 10,620 square miles were fairly well covered by seismograph surveys in southern Illinois in 1939. Although much of the area covered overlapped that covered during 1938, particularly in the deeper part of the Illinois basin, seismograph surveys were extended outwards from the central basin area during 1939 over a large area to the west of the third principal meridian, mainly in Christian, Montgomery, Bond, Washington, and Perry counties, to the south in Williamson, Saline, and Gallatin counties, and to the east in Crawford, Lawrence, and Wabash counties. Development in 1939 was largely in the Salem and Louden fields and in White and Wabash Counties where a number of new fields in the younger productive formations were discovered (Table 4). December 30 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1939 3939 marked the beginning of Devonian limestone development in the Salem field. The Kingwood Oil Co. and Bell-Shanafelt No. 18A. NE}4 NWi/4 NEVi sec. 20, T. 2 N., R. 2 E., was the discovery well in this formation in the Salem field (Table 5). The well reached the top of the Table 3.^ — Summary of Drilling and Initial Production in Illinois for 1939 County Number of Wells Drilled in 1939 Total Com- pleted Total Producing Oil Gas Total Initial Production Oil, Bbl. Gas, Millions Cu. Ft. Footage Drilled in 1939 Total Producing Wells Adams Bond Brown Champaign,. Christian Clark Clay Clinton Coles Cook Crawford Cumberland. Douglas Edgar _ Edwards Effingham. .. Fayette Franklin Fulton Gallatin Greene Hamilton Hancock Henderson. __ Jackson Jasper Jefferson Jersey Johnson Knox Lawrence Livingston. _ McDonough. Macon Macoupin... Madison Marion. Monroe Montgomery Morgan Moultrie Peoria Perry Pike Randolph... Richland St. Clair Saline Sangamon Schuyler Shelby Tazewell Wabash Warren Washington. Wayne White Williamson.. 4 2 4 20 159 62 17 1 7 11 2 9 34 13 960 9 3 19 2 7 3 1 1 8 73 1 1 1 41 1 7 2 4 9 1,242 16 11 1 4 1 16 2 7 102 38 7 2 3 17 2 217 1 133 237 104 5 3,675 4 136 35 3 2 17 895 1 6 1 1 1 36 3 1 1 1,155 7 1 91 21 1 170 96 193 68 2,946 150 66, 725 3,135 33 12 2,443 236, 037 199 319 72 3 10 4,963 68 1 25 667, 813 200 2 26, 697 1,403 28 28, 733 7,660 56, 186 15,033 1,117,750 I) 159.4 0.7 109.8 269.9 1,853 14, 929 2,406 2, 900 4,850 21,883 484, 954 81, 105 27, 286 210 11,901 19,914 928 9,900 98, 946 34, 521 1,506,441 31,251 2, 099 39, 344 1,730 27, 707 1,295 1,235 1,380 18,117 167, 136 1,802 1,747 800 55, 639 1,530 3,946 5,300 2,904 11,720 2, 449, 707 10, 272 14,883 1,160 8,872 1,562 22, 450 1,452 9,546 279, 741 36, 939 17,835 4,633 2,655 34, 559 3,700 537, 130 1,050 181, 702 893, 323 295, 598 11,608 7,521,986 5,351 422, 153 46, 733 3,301 2,562 48, 189 1,395,934 3,068 9,025 3,381 382 722 73, 640 23, 676 512 1,364 1,300 2, 277, 051 3,164 680 246, 240 12,817 1,969 418,576 123, 297 761,200 193, 136 6, 079, 423 ALFRED II. BELL AND GEORGE V. 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COHEE 3:5 5s s 3 Z her of Wells in Pool 1-3-40 5 - c5 c — ■ 00 10 tort rt^ - ?J M 3«rt N-rtto tortrto^««rt ^ M tort CO - Date cif Dis- covery 2-7-39 10-10-39 12-12-39 2-7-39 10-10-39 8-8-39 11-28-39 9-6-39 12-12-39 4-18-39 11-7-39 3-7-39 9-6-39 6-13-39 12-30-39 4-2.5-39 .5-2-39 5-16-39 7-25-39 6-27-39 2-21-39 7-11-39 7-11-39 10-24-39 12-5-39 4-18-39 10-3-39 7-11-39 5-2-39 7-5-39 ■3 k 2 — -"_- O O — «- 3 N ^ X l~ -f 1 - O W 3 Tt _: ~i c ;_- -r A --Z 3 X « 2, i- OS SgO^ ** ~j — d •<*• C*i — — •* .>.>.fl«ao>,>.> 1 c>.>.aa«!«3«s«>,>,»>, , 3 >, >>.H _*_*_rt«"nn_*^:_rt«.*_rt^;;3^^to3^.3^_<:_<:.7, _* ;?;-■:•:_<.!«! — 55S-3 s,*i-aoo5j3o5 ='-= 2 «s - x 8,33 x 3 . y €£€6 i M tort tort U r>9 U tort rtto tort to tort tort to — ' O — . to. ^ to.tort tort to U-l to tort . to- l_to ■£ O . co OT t c-i m c >~ c: ~ /. m m 3; - ~i t-i o ic J-. t x ,; ~ t in f ■/, - © to CO CO* CO* — "CN , m"^-"^"(M*CO"-— ""co'co""— Pi-? (N ^H*Ti -h*"^-* Co"<-N*(M*CO h'mNNN Total Depth, Ft. 3, 409 3,201 3, 132 1,239 2,643 2,084 1,370 2, 930 2,714 3, 100 1,439 3,441 3, 269 1,719 1,329 538 2,383 1,794 2,424 1,955 1,919 3,405 3,017 2, 964 3,206 1,969 3, 132 2,992 2,193 3,068 03 s"fe"3 [ rt.zs ; ="tortw22 c;,?! -'^-?r>2[toi- ic : ss>z 2 a ■a a >. B — lg — 6 to- 6 - - Z . Z =- - "3 * ■* 7c c k~ a £o7,S_^^- . .-= 5« to-.i-«6 *•-? 5 5- « aS-o* 7 £52- . - .■- >.~ a S« ja -a >.'c >. -t -3 S £ >•— J=> ~ 5--3 >•— ~ S - C a so -3 oS a — ^3 BS eS 03 as a5^ as .3 >g os *3J es cB^ 43 J3 « d © rt3-3c3!fl It, 2 a ._ -•1 al-J r _ M ■ 3 ! rtO aj ate toC33 3 2t 3 » 3: a 3 c 3 J :gd : : hi S iS a & .2 3 S 9 ?Ss H ^ : 1 rtOo CO c C2 ^h NNO o C o ass a g a M —. M t> a> > Q Qa>Q i— MOM S^z ■/. / V 3 "3 "3 P3Q coco Devonian limestone at a depth of 3345 ft. The initial production was 3024 bbl. In the Salem field the producing zone is por- ous dolomite consisting of an average of 30 ft. of pay, which is encountered 50 to 55 ft. below the top of the limestone. Many wells record as much as 20 ft. of poor sat- uration overlying 20 ft. of good saturation. The average initial production from the first wells was approximately 3300 bbl. No water was produced with the oil. There was considerable development of the Devonian limestone in the Sandoval pool iu central western Marion County, where the Bethel sandstone (Benoist sand) has produced for many years. The discov- ery well in the Devonian limestone was drilled in December, 1938 and the develop- ment of this formation in the field was car- ried on throughout the year. By the end of the year 22 wells had been completed in the field with an average initial production of 1450 bbl. A considerable quantity of water is produced with the oil in the field ; a well drilled near the southern limit of the pro- ducing area had an initial production of 600 bbl. of oil and 1400 bbl. of water. To the end of 1939 the Devonian limestone in the field had produced approximately 794.000 bbl. of oil. In December, 1939, wells were drilled to the Devonian limestone in the Centralia and Bartelso fields in Clinton County and both were producers (Table 5). These recent Devonian limestone dis- coveries will be followed by the drilling of many Devonian wells in these fields and will encourage deeper exploration in both new and old fields where production is ob- tained from younger formations and where the deeper formations have not been tested. During the past year, 190 wells were drilled to the Devonian or deeper in the state. Of this number 61 wells were drilled in pro- ducing fields ; the remainder were ' ' wild- cat ' ' wells. Natural Gas Gas was marketed from two fields in Illinois during 1939, the Russellville field in Lawrence County and the Ayers field in ALFRED II. BELL AND GEORGE V. COHEE 35 Bond County. The Russellville gas field, in northeastern Lawrence County, includes 920 productive acres and produced 963,712,000 cu. ft. during the year. The field was discovered in 1937 and had produced 1,065,112,000 cu. ft. of gas to the end of 1939. Production is obtained from the Buchanan sandstone of Pennsylvanian age. The gas is "dry" and the average B. t. u. value is 950. The Ayers gas field in north cen- tral Bond County includes 325 productive acres and produced 13,626,000 cu. ft. during 1939. The field was discovered in 1922 and had produced 180,626.000 cu. ft. of gas to the end of 1939. Production is obtained from Aux Vases sandstone of the Chester series. The gas is "dry" and the B. t. u. value is 1050. In July 1939 the Eason Oil Company's Storms Heirs No. 1 well was drilled in sec. 14, T. 6 S., R. 9 E., White County, and was completed as a gas well in the Waltersburg sandstone of the Chester series at a depth of 2215 ft. The well had an initial production of 12,300,000 cu. ft. of gas. Other wells drilled later produced both gas and oil. On March 5 five wells were producing gas and 30 wells producing gas and oil in the Storms field. The initial gas production of all the wells in the field was from Table 7. — Illinois Completions and Production since January 1, 1936 Date 1936 1937 1938 1939 January February March April May June July August September October November December Comple- tions 92 449 2,541 240 241 282 210 316 386 273 377 320 319 363 348 3.675 Producing Wells 52 292 2,010 208 200 205 167 263 311 221 310 244 266 286 289 2,970 Production (Thousands of Barrels) New Fields Old Fields Total 2 2,884 19,811 4,194 4,300 5,116 5,157 6,575 6,819 8,457 9,569 10,172 10,322 9 , 955 10,465 91,101' 4,542 4,264 252 242 264 258 274 264 280 283 271 279 267 267 3,201 4,445 7,426 24,075 4,446 4,542 5,380 5.415 6,849 7,083 8,737 9.852 10.443 10,601 10,222 10,732 94,302 1 Includes new Devonian production from old fields. 2 U. S. Bureau of Mines monthly petroleum statements. 4 to 30 million cu. ft. of gas. When the oil wells were drilled the gas was then released and burned in flares. It has been reported that ap- proximately 100,000,000 cu. ft. of gas is being burned daily in this field. A small amount is used in drilling and pumping operations, and in heat- treatment of the oil produced from the field. The gas is "dry" and the heat value is 930 B.t.u. per cubic foot, 30 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1939 A considerable quantity of gas is being produced with the oil in the Salem field, in southwestern Marion County. The field, which is almost two years old, had produced approximately 75,000,000 bbl. of oil to the end of March, 1940. Oil is produced from the Bethel and Aux Vases sandstones of the Chester series, the McClosky "sand" and the Salem limestone of Lower Mississippian age, and the Devonian limestone. Natural gas is produced with the oil from each producing formation. A comparison of the estimated total amount of gas produced by each up to the end of February, 1940 is as follows : Bethel sandstone, 35 per cent ; Aux Vases sandstone, 9 ; Salem limestone, 1 ; McClosky ' ' sand, " 30 ; Devonian limestone, 25. A recent estimate of the amount of gas produced in the Salem field is 250,000,000 cu. ft. daily. It is also estimated that approximately half of the ultimate gas production has been produced from the formations now producing oil. A small amount of the gas is used for repressuring, drilling, and heating purposes, the remainder is burned in flares. The gas is "wet" and the average B.t.u. value is approximately 1600 per cubic foot. There is an average yield of from 1 to IVi gal. of natural gasoline from 1000 cu. ft. of gas. In the Louden field, in northeastern Fayette County, natural gas in likewise produced with the oil. The Louden field is more than two years old, and to the end of March, 1940 had produced approximately 26,500,000 bbl. of oil. Production is obtained from the Cypress, Paint Creek Stray, and Bethel sandstones of the Chester series. Natural gas is produced throughout the pool; however, there is a "gas cap" in the north part centering from sec. 28, T. 8 N., R. 3 E.. northeast to sec. 15, T. 8 N., R. 3 E. There is an average yield of from 1.3 to 1.5 gal. of natural gasoline from 1000 cu. ft. of natural gas from the field. It is estimated that approximately 30,000,000 cu. ft. of gas is pro- duced daily in the field. Of this amount 1,000,000 cu. ft. is used for re- pressuring, and it is estimated that 3,000,000 cu. ft. is used for lease operations, 3,500,000 for fuel, and the remaining 22,500,000 cu. ft. is burned in flares. In other new fields in the state a small amount of natural gas is pro- duced with the oil. The amount of gas now produced is very small in the first McClosky "sand" fields in the central basin area as compared to the production when the fields were first developed. Although there has been an increase in the gas-oil ratio in these fields, oil production has declined to such a low figure that the natural gas production is insignificant. The estimated average gas-oil ratio for many of these fields is 1000 cu. ft. of gas per barrel of oil. Pan; of the gas is used on the leases for pumping and heating purposes, the remainder is burned in flares. During the latter part of the year 1938 and early in 1939, five shal- low gas wells were completed in Hillyard township, T. 8 N., R. 8 W., near Plainview, Macoupin County. The wells were completed in the basal Pennsylvanian sandstone at an average depth of 440 ft. The initial production ranged from 125,000 to 750,000 cu. ft. per day. The gas is "dry" and has an average calculated B.t.u. value of 806 per cubic foot. The gas has not yet been marketed. There are three abandoned gas fields in Macoupin County — Spanish Needle Creek, Gillespie-Benld. ALFRED II. BELL AND GEORGE V. COHEE 37 and Staunton (Table 1). Those had a total productive area of 560 acres and during the life of the fields they produced a total of 1,200,000,000 eu. ft. of gas. The gas was marketed in near-by cities within the county. The last field was abandoned in 1935. Improved Recovery Methods Hi pressuring. — A repressuring project by the Texas Company in the Salem held was continued in 1939. At the end of the year approximately one million cubic feet, of gas daily was being injected into 11 gas-input wells. Three new input wells were added during the year. No data as to the results in increased recovery are available as yet. In the northern part of the Louden field the Carter Oil Co. has 39 gas-input wells in T. 8 X., R. 3 E., Fayette County. Of this total, 5 in- put wells were completed in 1938 and on Jan. 1, 1939 an accumulated volume of 2,636.000 eu. ft. of residue gas was returned to the reservoir through these wells. On Jan. 1, 1940, the accumulated injection volume to all sands was estimated to be 92,000,000 eu. ft. This project is in an early stage and is not intended to increase actual measured daily pro- duction at present. ^Y(ltcr-flooding. — In the Clay City field, which is producing from the McClosky sand, the Pure Oil Co. started an experimental water-flood- ing project on the B. Travis lease, sec. 33, T. 3 N., R. 8 E., Clay County. Water was first injected in the B. Travis No. 1 well on Sept. 28, 1939, at an initial rate of about 1300 bbl. per day, and on Jan. 1, 1940, an estimated 100,000 bbl. had been used. As the project has been in opera- tion for only a short time, no data on its results could be obtained. During 1939 there was little change in repressuring or water-flooding operations in the old southeastern Illinois field or in the old fields of western and southwestern Illinois. The fact that production was cur- tailed approximately one-third throughout the year was unfavorable to the initiation of new projects or to the expansion of old ones. Legislation Two new statutes affecting the oil and gas industry were enacted by the State of Illinois in 1939. These are House Bill No. 1079, approved -Inly 11, 1939, "An Act to require the reporting' of information essential for the sealing of wells to prevent escape of oil, "as, salt or fresh water or other materials from one stratum to another through such wells" and House Bill Xo. 1080 filed without signature, July 21. 1939, "An Act to amend Sections 2. 3, 4, 5, and 6 of 'An Act in relation to sinking, filling and operating of wells for oil, gas, water or other purposes,' approved May 16. 190."). as amended." The new laws require that permits to drib be issued by the Department of Alines and Minerals, Springfield, before drilling is started. They provide for the filing of well logs with the State Geological Survey within 30 days of completion, for the saving of well cuttings for geologic study in wells designated by the Survey and for making cores available for study by the Survey. The method prescribed for plugging abandoned wells has been amended in accordance with modern practice. The plugging laws are administered by the Depart- ment of Mines and Minerals. Springfield. 38 OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ILLINOIS IN 1939 Unlike most of the major oil-producing states, Illinois does not have any comprehensive law providing for the conservation of oil and gas. Although the greater number of the oil-producing operations are being carried on efficiently, the existence of wasteful practices in some areas must be recognized. The burning of large quantities of natural gas in flares, particularly in the Salem pool, represents a loss of reservoir energy, which if utilized by returning the gas to the oil sand would result in a substantially greater ultimate recovery of oil. The drilling of too many wells in a small area, as for example in parts of the Salem pool and on town lots in Centralia, is not only an economic loss but will also result in physical waste through the premature abandonment of wells. Acknowledgments The writers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of many com- panies and individuals who furnished data used in this report. Mr. Roy B. Ralston and Mr. Wayne F. Meents, both of the Survey staff, assisted in assembling the statistical data. Explanation op Table 1 The field is the unit in table 1. Each space may represent one of four possi- bilities: either it is not applicable to the particular field, or the proper entry is not determinable, or the proper entry may be determinable but is not deter- minable from data available to the author, or the proper entry is determinable. Spaces that are not applicable are left blank; in spaces where the proper entries are determinable from data available to the author, y is inserted; in spaces where the proper entries are determinable by the author, such entries are made; y implies a hope that in some future year a definite figure will be available. The entry of an is a positive declaration. The quantity of gas includes gas sold or otherwise marketed. Gas blown into the air, burned as flares or otherwise wasted is not included. Under the columns on "Depth." the average depth to the top of the pro- ductive zone and to the bottom of the productive well, when subtracted, does not necessarily give the approximate thickness of the productive zone. In classifying wells as to producing methods, all wells that are not "flow- ing" are entered in the column headed "Artificial Lift." Footnotes to Column Headings — Table 1 a The old Southeastern fields are listed in geographic order from north to south; all others are listed alphabetically by counties. f> Areas where both oil and gas are produced, unless gas is marketed out- side the field, are included in the column headed "Oil." c Wells producing both oil and gas are classified as "Producing Oil." Gas wells are those producing gas, but include those producing wet gas, from which casinghead gasoline may be produced. 14 (A-23642)