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 STATE OF ILLINOIS 
 
 WILLIAM G. STRATTON, Governor 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION 
 
 VERA M. BINKS, Director 
 
 GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS 
 IN ILLINOIS 
 
 Wayne F. Meents 
 
 
 
 DIVISION OF THE 
 
 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
 
 JOHN C. FRYE, Chief URBANA 
 
 CIRCULAR 292 
 
 1960 
 
ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
 
 3 3051 00004 1339 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 Wayne F. Meents 
 
 ABSTRACT 
 
 Glacial-drift gas in Illinois occurs mainly in the north- 
 east fourth of the state in some 60 areas in 27 counties. There 
 are about 460 producing gas wells of which 250 are flowing 
 pressure wells and the remainder are vaccum pumped. Some 
 172 pressure wells have been tested for open-flow gas volume 
 and several dozen vacuum-pumped wells have been tested for 
 formation vacuum. More than 200 such gas wells had been 
 abandoned before the testing series began in 1946; many of 
 them were drilled before 1900. 
 
 Samples of gas have been collected from 216 wells 
 throughout the state for gas gravity measurements or complete 
 Orsat absorption analyses. Methane content of the gases 
 tested ranged from 22.5 to 95.5 percent. Gas volume tested 
 ranged from a few hundred up to 1, 700, 000 cubic feet per day, 
 average being 70,000 cubic feet per day. 
 
 Formation vacuums range from zero to 14. 5 inches mer- 
 cury, and many of the vacuum-pumped wells flow gas under 
 pressure on days of low atmospheric pressure. Average depth 
 of the glacial-drift gas wells is 132 feet below the surface. 
 Pressures range from near zero to 64 PSI with the majority of 
 the wells between 5 and 20 PSI. 
 
 The gas is believed to be derived from buried soil zones 
 and from organic matter in deep buried valleys. The glacial 
 end moraines control the accumulation ofdriftgasby providing 
 a cover of glacial till thick enough to prevent escape of the 
 gas. 
 
 It is estimated that several billion cubic feet of drift 
 gas has been consumed by homes in Illinois since 1900, def- 
 initely placing drift gas in the economic group of natural re- 
 sources. 
 
 INTRODUCTION 
 
 Wells producing gas from glacial drift deposits have been observed and 
 samples of gas have been analyzed by the Illinois State Geological Survey as far 
 back as the early 1920 's, but detailed tests of volumes and pressures were not 
 attempted until 1946. As new gas areas were discovered throughout the northern 
 part of the state, many requests were received asking for information as to what 
 
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ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 Fig. 2 - Contour map of buried Sangamonian plain (after Horberg, 1953) 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 Wisconsino 
 ~ v -~ : _ : 2 Sonkoty sond 
 -- -„._^, Nebraskon drift ? 
 • 520 Elevation of top of Sankoty-Mohomet sand 
 
 Fig. 3 - Areas underlain by Sankoty- Mahomet sand (after Horberg, 1953) 
 
ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 STAGE 
 
 SUBSTAGE 
 
 SECTION 
 
 THICKNESS 
 AVER MAX 
 
 MATERIAL 
 
 ORIGIN 
 
 WISCONSINAN 
 
 WOODFORDIAN 
 
 
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 100 300 
 
 Till, grovel, sand, 
 silt, loess 
 
 Sangamon soil p- • >-— + -« - t t •+■ ,. • 
 
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 V.."v- 'i ' v. 
 
 ILLINOIAN 
 
 75 150 
 
 5 50 
 
 Sankoty 
 (Mahomet) 
 sand 
 
 Bedrock 
 
 5 50 
 
 50 75 
 
 100 300 
 
 0*. a .4. ".■'.». '«"«.'-' 
 
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 Silt, loess, peot 
 
 Till, grovel, sond 
 
 Silt, peat 
 
 Till, grovel, sond 
 
 Silt, peat 
 
 Till, gravel, sond 
 
 Sond, gravel, silt 
 
 Glacial moraines, outwosh 
 deposits, wind-blown loess 
 
 Wind deposits 
 
 Wind, stream, pond, and 
 swomp deposits 
 
 Weathered zone 
 
 Glaciol moroines, outwosh 
 
 Stream, pond, swomp, ond 
 1 wind deposits 
 
 Weathered zone 
 
 Glocial moroines, outwosh 
 
 Stream, pond, swomp, and 
 7 wind deposits 
 
 Weathered zone 
 
 Glacial moraines, outwosh 
 
 Stream deposits, probably 
 outwosh 
 
 Fig. 4 - Graphic section of Pleistocene deposits in northeastern Illinois 
 
 (after Horberg, 1953) 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 7 
 
 is referred to as the soil zone. In many areas drift gas is produced directly from 
 the soil zone or from a sand-gravel bed above or below the zone. 
 
 In a few areas of deeper production, such as areas producing from the 
 Sankoty sand, the source of the gas is either plant material in the sand, or perhaps 
 a coal bed directly below (Meents, 1958). 
 
 Gas-producing zones in some wells cannot be correlated because of lack of 
 information as to glacial geology or lack of drillers logs on the gas wells in question. 
 
 The soil zones have been referred to as "forest beds, " and the drillers some- 
 times refer to them as "black soil, " "peat, " "black dirt, " "black drift, " "driftwood, 
 "brush piles, " "woodyard, " "chipyard, " "black muck, " "black mud, " "loam, " or 
 "black clay. " 
 
 The accumulation of glacial-drift gas in any one area is controlled by the 
 amount of glacial drift above the gas zone, and the amount of glacial drift above is 
 determined by the positions of the glacial end moraines (fig. 1) or valley fills (fig. 
 3). Area reports discuss the subject in detail. 
 
 GAS TESTING PROCEDURE 
 
 The open-flow gas measurements listed in table 1 (p. 34-55) were taken 
 with the orifice well tester on 166 wells, four tests were made with the pitot-tube, 
 and two by the side static pressure method four diameters from the outlet of the 
 flow nipple. The pitot-tube was used on four of the larger wells ranging up to 
 1,700,000 cubic feet per day. The orifice well tester was used on all clean (free 
 of sand and gravel) flowing gas wells with volumes up to 1,000,000 cubic feet per 
 day. Side static pressure method was used on two wells that were emitting large 
 amounts of sand and gravel. 
 
 In most of the tests on pressure gas wells, connections were made directly 
 at the well head, but a few flow tests were made by connecting a garden hose to 
 available connections in the farm house basement so that gas flowed out through 
 this arrangement to the orifice tester outside. If connections for flow tests could 
 not be made, pressure gauge readings were taken. 
 
 In areas of vacuum well pumps (fig. 5) it was useless to test the output 
 side of the pump because the volume depends on the size of the pump and electric 
 motor driving it. Enough gas was pumped for house heating, etc., in all cases. 
 Several formation vacuum tests were made in these areas where connections were 
 available between the vacuum pump and well head. 
 
 Gas Volumes and Pressures 
 
 Gas well volumes measured from a few hundred cubic feet per day up to 
 1,700,000, with an average of 70,000 cubic feet; many of the better wells pro- 
 duced 10, 000 to 20, 000 cubic feet per day. The largest volume of 1, 700, 000 was 
 tested on the Law farm or lot in the NW| NW{ NE{ sec. 16, T. 29 N., R. 6 E., 
 Livingston County. This well flowed a good water spray on testing «nd was flooded 
 out a few weeks after testing. The next larger volume of 1,450, 000 cubic feet per 
 day was obtained on the Reed well in the NE£ NE} SE| sec. 1, T. 11 N., R. 3E., 
 Shelby County. This well was used for furnace heat for eight months, then became 
 partially flooded with water. 
 
 Shut-in pressures on the better wells are less than 20 PSI, and several 
 good wells had one-fourth to one-half pound. The top pressure measured was 
 64 PSI on the Young well in the SW± SW£ SE± sec. 27, T. 24 N., R. 6 E., in the 
 Arrowsmith area (fig. 17). This well became flooded immediately. 
 
8 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 ROOF OF CELLAR CEILING ETC. 
 
 JL- — SWIRES TO ELECTRIC 
 C<3r~~^ MOTOR VACUUM PUMP 
 
 MERCURY/XX/o^^ 
 
 SWITCH ^ : *>^' 
 
 RUBBER HOSE 
 
 CHAIN 
 
 RUBBER HOSE . 
 
 FLOAT 
 
 LIQUID 
 SEAL 
 
 zr 
 
 GAS 
 
 FLOAT IS WEIGHTED 
 TO INCREASE PRESSURE 
 IN SYSTEM 
 
 GAS HOLDER 
 
 WATER OR KEROSENE 
 3' TO 4' IN DIA. 
 
 WIRES TO 
 MERCURY SWITCH 
 
 GAS 
 
 OIL DRIP 
 
 STAND 
 
 GAS 
 
 OIL 
 
 FILLING 
 CAP 
 / 
 
 OIL 
 
 3" OR 4" 
 PIPE 
 
 NIPPLE 
 
 DRAIN PLUG 
 
 ,TO WELL 
 
 Fig. 5 - Typical vacuum gas pump installation 
 
 It is my opinion that most large-volume wells or high-pressure wells (when 
 drilled) will become flooded with water shortly after part of the gas has been with- 
 drawn. The high volume and pressure are due to the water behind or directly below 
 the gas in the formation. Large volumes would be more than 200,000 cubic feet per 
 day, and high pressures would be above 25 PSI. Gas zones in numerous wells are 
 only a few inches thick, according to drillers, but this can not be verified by drill- 
 ing through the gas zone on high-volume "wild" wells because of the danger of fire 
 and flying gravel, including pebbles. In such wells the drill is removed immediately 
 after tapping the gas pay and the well is shut in if possible. 
 
 The formation vacuum was measured in the vacuum-pumped areas such as 
 Princeton area (fig. 13), Tazewell County and adjacent area (fig. 15), Carlock, 
 Bloomington, and Danvers area (fig. 16), Boynton-Union area (fig. 18), Tiskilwa 
 area (fig. 6; Meents, 1958), and in a few scattered wells. The vacuum ranged 
 from zero to 14.5 inches of mercury. In the Tiskilwa area (fig. 6) 49 wells are 
 vacuum pumped although they will flow under slight pressure on days when atmos- 
 pheric pressure is low (fig. 7). I have arrived at a figure of 3000 cubic feet of 
 gas per day for average farm consumption including the home and a few other build- 
 ings. Several utilities companies are using a gas volume figure of 2000 cubic feet 
 of gas per day for average home use in calculating future supplies for new city sub- 
 divisions. 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
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 MARSHALL CO 
 
 4B7 Gos zone elevation 
 -70 Gos gravity, lines of equal gos gravities 
 
 • Drift gos well; -<>- Dry hole, oil test 
 •■no Surface contour, interval 100 feet 
 
 Fig. 6 - Drift-gas wells andgas gravities in the Tiskilwa area (Meents, 1958) 
 
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 Fig. 8 - Index map showing glacial-drift-gas areas and isolated wells 
 
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 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 Gas Gravities and Analyses 
 
 Gas samples were collected from about 190 glacial-drift gas wells through- 
 out the state. The specific gravity was measured on nearly all samples and com- 
 plete Orsat absorption analysis on 30 (table 2, p. 56-58). Samples from nonpres- 
 sure wells were pumped into the sampling tank, which was usually an evacuated 96 
 cubic inch steel bottle, and samples from pressure wells were taken by purging gas 
 through the jet valve available on the tank. A few of the early Orsat analyses 
 samples were collected by the water-filled one-gallon or five-gallon bottle method. 
 
 Gas samples were analyzed by the Illinois Geological Survey's laboratory 
 in Urbana. The specific gravity of the gases was measured by the effusion method, 
 using the U. S. Bureau of Standards type of specific gravity apparatus, which is 
 the comparison of the specific gravity of a gas to the specific gravity of air, air 
 being 1.00 and pure methane being 0.55. The gravities of glacial-drift gas in Illi- 
 nois are governed by the amount of nitrogen versus the amount of methane, other 
 constituents being minor. The more methane present the lighter the gas, and vice 
 versa. 
 
 The average gravity of the glacial-drift gas in Illinois is 0.66. The purest 
 gas encountered (0.56) was in the Plotner well in the NW{ NE{ NE| sec. 34, T. 18 
 N., R. 9 E., Champaign County area (fig. 21) and in the Freeland well in the SW| 
 SWi SW| sec. 1, T. 14 N., R. 4 E., Moultrie County. The heaviest and most im- 
 pure burnable gas was sampled in a well in the NW| NW| SE^- sec. 2, T. 14 N., R. 
 9 E., Putnam County (fig. 6; Meents, 1958), which measured 0.92. The lower grav- 
 ity gases have net Btu values ranging up to nearly 900, whereas the higher gravity 
 gases range as low as 214 (table 2, p. 56-58). Periodic sampling of the same wells 
 
 R5E 
 
 R6 E 
 
 R7E 
 
 • Flowing gas well 
 875 Gas zone elevation 
 ~~950 Surface elevation 
 Fig. 9 - Harvard area 
 
 • Flowing gas well 
 
 # Abandoned gos well 
 720 Gas zone elevation 
 
 <s^900 Surfoce elevation 
 
 Fig. 10 - Lily Lake area 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 13 
 
 in three different areas have shown the gravities to become lighter and the gases to 
 become purer. In the Child well (T. 19 N., R. 9 E.) in the Ohio-LaMoille area 
 (fig. 1 1) the gas would not burn, but after flowing the well to the atmosphere for 
 several weeks it became burnable. The first gravity test measured 0.89 in 1948, 
 the second 0.87 in 1950, and the third 0.83 in 1953. The Diekhoff well (T. 22 N., 
 R. 3 W.) in the Boynton-Union area (fig. 18) measured 0.81 in 1948 and 0.72 in 
 1953. The Moore well (T.19N.,R. 11 W.) in Vermilion County had a measured 
 gas gravity of 0.92 when drilled on April 26, 1954, and on May 6, 1954, the grav- 
 ity measured 0.84. In all three wells the first gas gravity test was high to very 
 high compared to the average of 0.66 for Illinois. 
 
 GEOLOGY AND GENERAL DISCUSSION OF AREAS 
 Figure 8 and table 1 
 
 Harvard Area (fig. 9) 
 
 The Fritsch well is on the Marengo Ridge end moraine (fig. 1), on the mile 
 wide highest part of the moraine in the Harvard area. The elevation of the produc- 
 ing gas-zone, 875 feet, is close to the 850-foot contour of the Sangamon soil 
 zone (fig. 2). The nearest surface elevation of 850 feet is 4 miles to the south- 
 west, far enough to prevent lateral leakage of the gas. 
 
 Lily Lake Area (fig. 10) 
 
 In the Lily Lake area the Verhaeghe and the Lindgren wells do not follow 
 the highest part of the surface topography, but they have the same gas-zone eleva- 
 tion of 720 feet. The Sangamon soil zone is 700 to 750 feet (fig. 2). These wells 
 are on or near the Marengo Ridge end moraine . 
 
 Ohio-LaMoille Area (fig. 11) 
 
 Gas wells throughout the Ohio-LaMoille area are on the Bloomington, Dover, 
 and Cropsey end moraines. Most of the elevations of the gas zone correlate with 
 the Sangamon soil zone. All of the drift-gas wells in the area are pressure flowing 
 wells and originally were good gas producers. At the time of rechecking in 1956 
 and 1958, only a few wells were used for house heating and the remainder for hot 
 water or cooking. Wells producing enough gas for furnace or room heater use are 
 the Stamberger well in the east, the Faivre well in the north, the Johnson Estate 
 and Whittaker wells in the west, and the Schaill well in the central part. 
 
 Paw Paw Area (fig. 12) 
 
 In the Paw Paw area the Abell and Betz wells are on the Cropsey end mo- 
 raine (fig. 1). The elevation of the gas zone of the Betz well falls between the 
 Sangamon soil zone contours of 700 and 750 feet. The Betz well was drilled deeper 
 for water after it was tested for gas. The Abell well is a producing water well with 
 enough gas for hot water and cooking; it is the only well in this area where gas is 
 being consumed. 
 
 Princeton Area (fig. 13) 
 
 Gas wells in the Princeton area are influenced by the Dover end moraine 
 (fig. 1) and are producing gas from or near the Sangamon soil zone and, in a few 
 wells,from the Sankoty sand. The wells in the northern three-fourths of the area 
 
14 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 Flowing gas well 
 
 ^ Abandoned gos well 
 
 Fig. 11 - 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 r 10 E-n_ rue 
 
 15 
 
 634 Gos zone elevotion 
 
 */^-750 Surface elevation 
 
 Ohio - LaMoille area 
 
16 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 RIE R2E R3E 
 
 • Flowing gas well 
 ^ Abandoned gas well 
 725 Gas zone elevation 
 s^~900 Surface elevation 
 
 Fig. 12 - Paw Paw area 
 
 are probably in or near the Sangamon soil zone. About half of the producing glacial- 
 drift gas wells were vacuum pumped in this area at the time of original tests (1948), 
 and they were at the verge of flowing on days of low atmospheric pressure; this 
 accounts for the low open-flow gauges on nearby flowing pressure wells in the 
 northeast fourth of the area. Probably many of the original pressure wells are 
 vacuum pumped at present. 
 
 Camp Grove-Edel stein Area (fig. 14) 
 
 The three gas wells in the Camp Grove-Edel stein area are on the Bloominton 
 and Metamora end moraines, and they produce from the Sangamon soil zone. All of 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 17 
 
 the producing wells originally tested 
 in the south portion of the area have 
 been abandoned because of too much 
 water, and the remaining well on the 
 Baer farm has been producing gas 
 from a water well with a static water 
 level of 50 feet and not enough gas 
 for general use except cooking. The 
 Green well in the northern area ap- 
 pears to be free of water and is used 
 only for cooking, although it prob- 
 ably could supply enough gas for more 
 units. 
 
 Tazewell County and Adjacent Area 
 (fig. 15) 
 
 A few gas wells in the Taze- 
 well County area, such as the Zion 
 Evangelical Church, Zimmerman, and 
 Gerber wells in T. 25 N., R. 4 W., 
 and the Schwartz well nearby in T. 
 25 N., R. 3 W., are on the Leroy 
 end moraine. Another group of wells 
 on the Bloomington or Metamora end 
 moraines is the H. Schertz, E. 
 Schertz, and the Sommers wells in 
 T. 26 N., andT. 27 N. The elevations 
 of the gas zone in all of the above 
 wells correspond to the Sangamon 
 soil zone. The remainder of the gas 
 wells in this area have gas-zone 
 elevations that are level with the 
 Sankoty sand (fig. 3) or some other 
 soil zone deeper than the Sangamon 
 sippi River valley and its tributaries. 
 
 All of the wells around the city of Morton are vacuum pumped, as noted on 
 the map. Contamination of the gas has occurred in the wells in the city, probably 
 because of leaks, and as a result the wells are gradually being abandoned away 
 from town. The gas from the Straesser well east of town became unburnable a few 
 months after a gas sample was collected. This gas had a measured gravity of 0.85 
 which is near the upper burnable limit of 0.92 or 0.93. The Strunk well on the west 
 side of Morton has not been used since about 1940, and in 1948 the formation vacuum 
 was 5.1 inches of mercury, in 1950 it was 1.4 inches, in 1954, 2.0 inches, in 
 1956, 1.3 inches, and in 1958, 1.0 inch of mercury, indicating a replacement of 
 formation vacuum by air through some uncapped well or wells, probably in Morton. 
 
 The R. Yordy well south of Morton was vacuum checked in 1952 with 6.5 
 inches mercury on the gas formation; in 1954 it was 5.7 inches; in 1956, 5.0 
 inches; and in 1958 it was 4.5 inches of mercury, which may indicate further con- 
 tamination of air in gas wells to the south of town. Other wells in this area with 
 high gas gravities, such as the Aupperle well north of Morton, may have bad well 
 casings that cause air leaks or perhaps bad gas has migrated in from the outcrops. 
 
 O Vacuum pumped gas well 
 • Flowing gas well 
 ^ Abandoned gas well 
 520 Gas zone elevation 
 "" — 600 Surface elevation 
 
 Fig. 13 - Princeton area 
 
 These are associated with the ancient Missis- 
 
18 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 R 7 E 
 
 R 8 E 
 
 • Flowing gas well • Abandoned gas well 660 Gas zone elevation ^^~750 Surface elevation 
 
 Fig. 14 - Camp Grove - Edel stein area 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 19 
 
 O Vacuum pumped gas well 
 
 Flowing gas well 
 
 or • Abandoned gos well 575 Gas zone elevation 
 
 -750 Surface elevotion 
 
 Fig. 15 - Tazewell County and adjacent area 
 
20 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 O Vacuum pumped gas well 
 
 • Flowing gas well 
 
 • Abandoned gas well 
 
 Fig. 16 - Carlock, 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 21 
 
 714 60s zone elevotion 
 
 Bloomington, and Danvers area 
 
 ~BOO Surface elevation 
 
22 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 The original gas well pressure in Goodfield, T. 25 N., R. 2 W., in 1948 
 was 2 7/8 PSI on the Knapp well. The Hangartner well, tested in 1949 with a pres- 
 sure of 2 1/4 PSI, has been rechecked every year as follows: in 1950 it had 2 1/8 
 PSI; in 1951, 1 1/2 PSI; in 1952, 1 3/16 PSI; in 1953 it was vacuum pumped (all 
 gas wells in the city were vacuum pumped at this time); in 1955, 3.1 inches of 
 mercury formation vacuum; in 1956, 4.7 inches of mercury; in 1957, 6.6 inches of 
 mercury; in 1958, 8.7 inches of mercury, and in January 1959, 11.5 inches of mer- 
 cury. For comparison, the gas wells in Danvers to the southeast about 9 miles 
 have a formation vacuum of 14.5 inches of mercury. 
 
 Carlock, Bloomington, and Danvers Area (fig. 16) 
 
 Gas wells producing in the Carlock, Bloomington, and Danvers area are 
 on or near the Normal and Bloomington end moraines and produce from the Sangamon 
 soil zone. Four wells have gas-zone elevations corresponding to the Sankoty sand 
 elevation. These are the Bostic, Schwarzentruper, Pleines, and the Lembke wells 
 in or near T. 24 N. , R. 1 W. 
 
 Some 40 gas wells in Danvers are all vacuum pumped. Formation vacuum 
 of 12.0 inches of mercury was measured on the Witzig well in 1947, in 1952 it 
 measured 13.4 inches of mercury, in 1954 it was 13.6 inches, and in 1955 it was 
 14.2 inches of mercury. Vacuum checking was continued on the newly drilled Otto 
 well and in 1956 it measured 14.0 inches of mercury, in 1957 it was 14.3 inches 
 of mercury, and in 1958, 14.5 inches of mercury which is the highest measured 
 anywhere . 
 
 Arrowsmith Area (fig. 17) 
 
 Gas wells in the Arrowsmith area are on the Normal end moraine. The Bane 
 well gas zone (elevation 702 feet) is about 50 feet below the Sangamon soil zone 
 and the Young well gas zone is about 100 feet below the Sangamon. These gas 
 zones are very near to the bedrock, according to available information from logs 
 of water wells. The Pleines well gas-zone elevation of 700 feet is exactly the 
 same as the Sangamon soil zone. Water had to be pumped from this well every 
 six months in order to have enough gas for house use. 
 
 Boynton-Union Area (fig. 18) 
 
 Wells producing gas in the Boynton-Union area are on the LeRoy end mo- 
 raine. A group of wells surrounding the Springer well appears to be off the morainal 
 trend and their gas-zone elevations appear to correlate with the Sankoty sand. The 
 Diekhoff well and the B. Mowry well produce from the Sangamon soil zone and other 
 wells surrounding these probably do, but this can not be determined due to the lack 
 of information. In the vacuum pumped area, data in regard to formation vacuum was 
 not available due to the inaccessible connections to well heads. Wells in the 
 Springer group are the most southerly vacuum pumped wells in Illinois except for 
 the Harrold well in sec. 18, T. 19N.,R. 3E., DeWitt County. 
 
 Atlanta-McLean Area (fig. 19) 
 
 The Bowers and McReynolds wells in the Atlanta-McLean area are on the 
 LeRoy end moraine, and the Bevan, Bauer, and Mountjoy wells are on the Shelby- 
 ville end moraine. All of the gas-zone elevations correlate with the Sangamon 
 soil zone. Practically all wells in this area have had water problems. 
 
R 4 E 
 
 GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 R 5 E R 6 E 
 
 23 
 
 • Flowing gos well 
 ^ Abandoned gas well 
 702 Gas zone elevation 
 "^~900 Surtoe* efevation 
 
 Fig. 17 - Arrowsmith area 
 
 Hall svilie Area (fig. 20) 
 
 All wells in the Hallsville area are on the Shelbyville end moraine, and gas- 
 zone elevations correspond to the Sangamon soil zone. The Douglas well is one of 
 the better wells in the state, drilled in 1907 and producing more gas than needed 
 for furnace use. Crude gas burner attachments surrounded by firebricks placed in 
 hard-coal stoves were used, consuming three to four times the amount of gas a 
 modern day stove or furnace would use. The Douglas well gas zone is 16 to 36 
 feet higher than the gas zone in the wells in Hallsville and vicinity, probably 
 placing it above water levels encountered in the other wells. 
 
 Champaign County Area (fig. 21) 
 
 Gas wells northwest of Champaign are on the Champaign end moraine; wells 
 to the south are on the West Ridge end moraine; and the remaining gas wells to the 
 northeast are on the Urbana end moraine. Elevations of the gas zones correspond 
 
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 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 R 3 W 
 
 R 2 W 
 
 O Vacuum pumped gas well 
 • Flowing gas well 
 
 (j)or# Abandoned gas well 
 Fig. 18 - Boynton-Union area 
 
 577 Gas zone elevation 
 •650 Surface elevation 
 
 to the Sangamon soil zone except the Plotner well in the southeast corner of the 
 area. The Plotner well gas zone cannot be correlated with any known soil zone 
 because of the lack of well log information. 
 
 All of the glacial-drift gas wells northwest of Champaign have had water 
 problems except the Shipman well which appears to be one of the better wells in 
 this section of the state. The Clapper well appears to be one of the better "water 
 problem" wells in this group; after removing water from the well in 1951, the well 
 has yielded enough gas for furnace use. 
 
 The Bateman gas well in this area measured 26,500 cubic feet of gas per 
 day and 14 PSI pressure in May 1948. In the following winter, water practically 
 flooded out the gas and a second test was conducted. On this test very little gas 
 and large "slugs" of water flowed from the well. About 20 pounds of dry ice 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 25 
 
 R 2 W 
 
 R I W 
 
 • Flowing gas wel 
 Y Abandoned gas well 
 626 Gas zone elevation 
 -650 Surface elevation 
 
 Fig. 19 - Atlanta- McLean area 
 
 (carbon dioxide) wbh placed in the 2-inch well casing and the casing head valve 
 was shut; the pressure built up to 37 PSI (original before the test was 3 PSI) in IS 
 minutes and stayed there for 5 minutes and then dropped to 14 1/2 PSI. Casing 
 head valve was opened and 500 cubic feet of gas was measured; water level and 
 ice measured 46 feet from top, total depth being 96 feet. Gas returned the next 
 day and since then the well has yielded enough gas for hot water, cook stove, 
 and heating stove. 
 
 Many of the old wells northeast of Urbana have been abandoned or practi- 
 cally abandoned. The newer wells tested in this area were discovered during 
 drilling for water, and because the amount of gas wracsDuntered was too small to 
 use, the wells were abandoned or were drilled deeper for water. 
 
 Gas wells to the south of Champaign have been used for years in heating 
 homes. The Maxwell and Hardin wells are still being used for home heating. The 
 other wells in this area were good wells when drilled in the early 1900's, but at 
 present most of the gas has been consumed so that some wells have been abandon- 
 ed, and only a few still supply enough gas for cooking. 
 
26 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 Riw RIE R2E 
 
 • Flowing gas well 
 ^ Abandoned gas well 
 630 Gas zone elevation 
 ~700 Surface elevation 
 
 Fig. 20 - Hallsville area 
 
 Cerro Gordo- Milmine Area (fig. 22) 
 
 The gas wells of the Cerro Gordo-Milmine area are on the Cerro Gordo end 
 moraine and their gas zone elevations correspond to the Sangamon soil zone. The 
 Dobson well is another good well in this section of the state. 
 
 Decatur Area (fig. 23) 
 
 The gas wells of the Decatur area are influenced by the broad Shelbyville 
 end moraine, and their gas-zone elevations correspond to those of the Sangamon 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 27 
 
 • Flowing gas well 
 
 • Abandoned gas we 
 
 700 Surface elevation 
 
 Fig. 21 - Champaign County area 
 
28 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 ME 
 
 R 5 E 
 
 R 6 E 
 
 • Flowing gas well • Abandoned gas well 637 Gas zone elevation 
 
 Fig. 22 - Cerro Gordo-Milmine area 
 
 -650 Surface elevation 
 
 soil zone. The Sangamon soil zone crops out along the Sangamon River at an 
 elevation of 600 feet, causing a few of the wells to have a higher nitrogen content 
 due to contamination by air. The Heinkel well had a high gas gravity of 0.87 and 
 the Gammon well one of 0.82, indicating possible contamination. The gas gravity 
 of the Decatur Gun Club well was also slightly high with a reading of 0.79, and 
 it is only a quarter of a mile from the Sangamon River valley and possible outcrops. 
 All of the glacial-drift gas wells in this area are poor producers except for the 
 Decatur Gun Club and the Hiser wells. The Gun Club well has not been used enough 
 to determine the life of the gas, and the Hiser well has not been used since it was 
 drilled. 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 29 
 
 • Flowing gas well • Abandoned gas well 
 
 607 Gas zone elevation 
 
 "700 Surface elevation 
 
 Fig. 23 - Decatur area 
 
30 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
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 o 
 o 
 
 ♦-» 
 (0 
 
 10 
 
 o 
 w 
 
 ■8 
 
 i 
 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 31 
 
 Windsor, Gays, and Mattoon Area (fig. 24) 
 
 The wells in the Windsor, Gays, and Mattoon area are on the Shelbyville 
 end moraine, and generally the gas-zone elevations follow the Sangamon soil 
 zone. All wells in the area are abandoned or nearly abandoned. 
 
 Miscellaneous Wells by Counties (table 1) 
 
 Bureau County 
 
 The Milo School well is on the Bloomington end moraine and produced gas 
 from the Sangamon soil zone. The Larson well (fig. 6) may be associated with 
 Normal end moraine and the gas with Sangamon soil zone. The Elmore well is 
 near the Bloomington end moraine and is producing gas from near the Sangamon 
 soil zone. 
 
 Champaign County 
 
 The Yates well may be associated with the West Ridge end moraine and 
 the Mohr well is not directly connected with any moraine. Information on the 
 gas zones is not available. 
 
 Cook County 
 
 The Giertz well is on the Valparaiso end moraine and information as to 
 gas zone is not available. 
 
 DeWitt County 
 
 The Harrold well is on the eastern side of the broad Shelbyville end mo- 
 raine and the gas zone correlates with the Sangamon soil zone. 
 
 Douglas County 
 
 The Hawkins well is on the Urbana end moraine, and the gas zone informa- 
 tion is not available. 
 
 Ford County 
 
 The Steinberg well is on the Outer Cropsey end moraine; no information 
 is available on gas zone correlation. 
 
 Kane County 
 
 The Sykes well is on the Farm Ridge end moraine and the gas horizon 
 corresponds to the Sangamon soil zone. 
 
 Lake County 
 
 The Natzke well is on one of the Lake Border end moraines and no informa- 
 tion is available about the gas zone. 
 
 LaSalle County 
 
 The Walter well is on the Farm Ridge end moraine, but there is no informa- 
 tion on gas zone correlation. 
 
32 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 Livingston County 
 
 The Leister and Law wells are associated with the Chatsworth end moraine; 
 no information is available on gas zone correlation. 
 
 Moultrie County 
 
 The Freeland well is on the Cerro Gordo end moraine; no information on 
 gas zone correlation. 
 
 Putnam County 
 
 The Maulfair well, on the Inner Cropsey end moraine, is producing gas 
 from the Sankoty sand . 
 
 Shelby County 
 
 The Reed well is on the Shelbyville end moraine; the gas zone corresponds 
 with the Sangamon soil zone. 
 
 Vermilion County 
 
 The Moore, Sheppard, and Johnson wells are on the east extension of the 
 Paxton end moraine; all gas-zone elevations are at or near the Sangamon soil 
 zone. 
 
 The wells are located half a mile from the Vermilion River and the North 
 Fork valleys. According to local residents, gas could be seen bubbling from 
 swampy areas along the valley floors. The elevation of these valley floors ranges 
 from 500 feet to 580 feet. 
 
 Woodford County 
 
 Rumbles well is between the Outer Cropsey and the Normal end moraines 
 and may be producing gas from the Sangamon soil zone. 
 
 Tiskilwa Area (fig. 6; Meents, 1958) 
 
 All of the 49 producing gas wells in the Tiskilwa area are in the Sankoty 
 sand of the Ancient Mississippi Valley. The Sankoty sand crops out along the 
 present Illinois River bluff and the gas becomes progressively purer away from the 
 bluff line as is indicated by gravity tests. 
 
 CONCLUSIONS 
 
 The amount of morainic material above the gas-producing zone controls the 
 amount and quality of the gas, as has been shown on the maps of the area surface 
 and gas-zone elevation. The gas is generally concentrated and more pure under 
 the thick cover of the end moraines and is not present away from the end moraines 
 unless in a bedrock valley fill such as the Ancient Mississippi Valley. Low Btu 
 gas or poor quality gas is usually encountered near a stream valley transversing 
 an end moraine, mainly because of the exposure or nearness of the gas zone to the 
 surface . 
 
 High gas pressures in wells may indicate either a very good gas reservoir 
 or, more often, a water drive and therefore a gas well of short duration. The pres- 
 sure wells, when attached to furnaces, quite often will cone water up into the well, 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 33 
 
 thus damaging the gas supply, but they will operate for years furnishing gas for 
 cook stoves or other low-volume gas units. Vacuum pumps cannot be used on gas 
 wells of this type. 
 
 Several billion cubic feet of glacial-drift gas has been consumed by homes 
 in Illinois. The total volume may be as high as 6 billion, but due to the lack of 
 information on old abandoned wells (about 200), accurate figures cannot be obtained, 
 
 REFERENCES 
 
 Horberg, Leland, 1953, Pleistocene deposits below the Wisconsin drift in north- 
 eastern Illinois: 111. Geol. Survey Rept. Inv. 165. 
 
 Meents, Wayne, 1958, Tiskilwa drift-gas area, Bureau and Putnam Counties, Il- 
 linois: 111. Geol. Survey Circ. 253. 
 
34 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 Table 1. - Results of Tests on 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Elev. 
 
 Shut-in 
 
 
 Approx. 
 
 Date 
 
 Date 
 
 Gas 
 
 gas 
 
 pressure 
 
 Farm 
 
 location 
 
 drilled 
 
 tested 
 
 depth 
 
 zone 
 
 P5I 
 
 
 
 Harvard 
 
 Area (fig. 
 
 9) 
 
 
 
 Fritsch 
 
 NW SE NW 
 18-45N-6E 
 
 1957 
 
 1957 
 
 188 
 
 875 
 
 8 1/2 
 
 
 L 
 
 ily Lake 
 
 Area (fig. 
 
 10) 
 
 
 
 Verhaeghe 
 
 NW NW NW 
 10-40N-7E 
 
 1946 
 
 1946 
 
 200 
 
 720 
 
 44 
 
 Lindgren 
 
 SW SE SW 
 17-40N-7E 
 
 1953 
 
 1953 
 
 165 
 
 720 
 
 1/4 
 
 
 
 Paw Paw Area (fig. 
 
 12) 
 
 
 
 Abell 
 
 NE SW SW 
 9-37N-2E 
 
 1934 
 
 1947 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 18 
 
 Betz 
 
 SW SW SW 
 
 17-37N-2E 
 
 1949 
 
 1949 
 
 212 
 
 725 
 
 11 
 
 
 Ohio-LaMoille Area (f: 
 
 Lg. ii) 
 
 
 
 Guither 
 
 SE SW SE 
 2-18N-8E 
 
 1924 
 
 1947 
 
 185 
 
 605 
 
 3 1/2 
 
 Kuhnert 
 
 SW SE SE 
 2-18N-8E 
 
 1940 
 
 1947 
 
 195 
 
 615 
 
 9 3/4 
 
 Heaton 
 
 NW SE NE 
 12-18N-8E 
 
 1939 
 
 1948 
 
 259 
 
 601 
 
 15 
 
 Whittaker 
 
 NE SW SE 
 12-18N-8E 
 
 1923 
 
 1948 
 
 ~ 
 
 - 
 
 16 1/2 
 
 Johnson Est. 
 
 NE NW NW 
 19-18N-9E 
 
 1900 
 
 1947 
 
 300 
 
 555 
 
 22 1/2 
 
 Becker 
 
 SW SW SE 
 3-18N-10E 
 
 1952 
 
 1952 
 
 215 
 
 617 
 
 21 
 
 Baird 
 
 SE SE SW 
 4-18N-10E 
 
 1904 
 
 1948 
 
 169 
 
 656 
 
 8 3/4 
 
 W. Haas 
 
 SE SW SE 
 8-18N-10E 
 
 1900 
 
 1948 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 13 1/2 
 
 Zelper 
 
 SW SE SE 
 9-18N-10E 
 
 - 
 
 1948 
 
 175 
 
 625 
 
 1/8 
 
 Larson 
 
 NE NE NE 
 15-18N-10E 
 
 1900 
 
 1948 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 9 
 
 C. Haas 
 
 NE SE SW 
 17-18N-10E 
 
 1910 
 
 1948 
 
 170 
 
 615 
 
 12 
 
 Nauman 
 
 NE NE SE 
 17-18N-10E 
 
 - 
 
 1948 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 1 1/2 
 
 Minnick 
 
 NE SE SE 
 18-18N-10E 
 
 1941 
 
 1948 
 
 162 
 
 630 
 
 3 1/2 
 
 C. Haas 
 
 SE SW SE 
 20-18N-10E 
 
 1940 
 
 1948 
 
 141 
 
 634 
 
 4 
 
 Schaill 
 
 SW SW NE 
 23-18N-10E 
 
 1900 
 
 1951 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 8 1/8 
 
 Schaill 
 
 SE SW NE 
 23-18N-10E 
 
 1900 
 
 1947 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 9 3/8 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 Glacial-Drift Gas Wells in Illinois 
 
 35 
 
 Open flow volume 
 Cubic feet per day 
 
 Starting Steady Test 
 test flow min. 
 
 Buildup 
 pressure 
 
 PSIG Min. 
 
 Gas 
 gravity 
 
 Remarks 
 
 Harvard Area (fig. 9) 
 
 121,000 44,000 65 2 5/8 10 .80 Used in furnace for 2 months, ran low; 
 
 for hot water and cooking since. 
 
 Lily Lake Area (fig. 10) 
 62,000 40,000 120 10 10 
 
 1,680 
 
 1,680 18 3 7/8 
 
 58 Used in 2 homes for hot water and cook- 
 ing; not enough for furnace; 103' of water. 
 63 Drilled deeper for water. 
 
 Paw Paw Area (fig. 12 ) 
 
 11,700 11,700 10 17-g- 5 .69 Used in furnace to 1952, then for hot 
 
 water and cooking; well supplies water. 
 27,800 27,800 5 - - .72 Drilled deeper for water. 
 
 579 579 15 
 
 3,970 3,970 15 
 
 10,700 8,210 9 
 
 30,000 30,000 6 
 
 83,000 83,000 15 22^ 
 
 80,000 80,000 3 
 
 8,400 5,520 36 
 
 200 200 15 
 
 20,900 20,900 4 
 
 2,710 2,710 6 
 
 709 669 9 
 
 990 990 10 
 
 689 689 6 
 
 90,000 77,600 18 
 
 135,000 135,000 15 
 
 Ohio-LaMoille Area (fig. 11 
 1 5/8 9 .70 
 
 9 
 
 5 
 
 7i 
 
 30 
 
 16 
 
 1 
 
 7i 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 2k 
 
 1 
 2* 
 
 3k 
 
 15 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 40 
 
 Original pressure 13 PSI. 
 
 ,67 
 
 .68 16 PSI in 1953. 
 
 .60 23 PSI in 1954, used in furnace. 
 
 .61 Water in well; enough gas for cooking. 
 
 .62 Same pressure in 1954. 
 
 .61 14 PSI in 1954, room heaters and cooking. 
 
 .62 
 
 .60 
 
 Same pressure 1954. 
 .60 
 .59 
 .59 
 
 .61 Never used; 6 3/8 PSI in 1956. 
 .57 Used in furnace; 7 1/8 PSI in 1958. 
 
36 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Table 1. - 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Elev. 
 
 Shut-in 
 
 
 Approx. 
 
 Date 
 
 Date 
 
 Gas 
 
 gas 
 
 pressure 
 
 Farm 
 
 location 
 
 drilled 
 
 tested 
 
 depth 
 
 zone 
 
 PS I 
 
 
 Ohio 
 
 -LaMoille 
 
 Area - continued 
 
 
 
 Bauer 
 
 NE NW NW 
 24-18N-10E 
 
 1898 
 
 1948 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 8 3/4 
 
 Walker 
 
 NW SE NE 
 25-18N-10E 
 
 1890 
 
 1948 
 
 — 
 
 — 
 
 2 
 
 Peterson 
 
 NE SE SW 
 36-18N-10E 
 
 1898 
 
 1948 
 
 — 
 
 "" 
 
 7 
 
 Faber 
 
 SE SW NE 
 15-18N-11E 
 
 1909 
 
 1947 
 
 192 
 
 636 
 
 17 
 
 Stamberger 
 
 NE NE SW 
 16-18N-11E 
 
 1934 
 
 1948 
 
 150 
 
 680 
 
 16 3/4 
 
 Rasmussen 
 
 SE SW SW 
 20-18N-11E 
 
 1900 
 
 1948 
 
 172 
 
 643 
 
 7 3/4 
 
 Ultch 
 
 NE NW NE 
 28-18N-11E 
 
 1907 
 
 1948 
 
 160 
 
 640 
 
 11 
 
 Delong 
 
 NE NE NW 
 30-18N-11E 
 
 1898 
 
 1948 
 
 — 
 
 — 
 
 7 1/8 
 
 A. Stuepfert 
 
 SW SE SW 
 30-18N-11E 
 
 1898 
 
 1948 
 
 ~ 
 
 ' 
 
 5 1/2 
 
 E. Stuepfert 
 
 NW NW SW 
 30-18N-11E 
 
 1908 
 
 1948 
 
 127 
 
 663 
 
 7 
 
 Child 
 
 SW SW SW 
 13-19N-9E 
 
 1948 
 
 1948 
 
 150 
 
 675 
 
 9 1/2 
 
 Parsons 
 
 SE NE SE 
 28-19N-9E 
 
 1934 
 
 1948 
 
 " 
 
 
 2 3/8 
 
 Norden Bros. 
 
 NW SE SE 
 31-19N-9E 
 
 1945 
 
 1948 
 
 163 
 
 612 
 
 14 1/4 
 
 Grossman 
 
 NW SW NE 
 33-19N-9E 
 
 1936 
 
 1948 
 
 ™ 
 
 ™ 
 
 7 3/8 
 
 O'Brien 
 
 SW SE NW 
 35-19N-9E 
 
 - 
 
 1948 
 
 330 
 
 595 
 
 1 3/8 
 
 Grossman 
 
 SW NE SW 
 15-19N-10E 
 
 1949 
 
 1949 
 
 330 
 
 612 
 
 20 1/2 
 
 Faivre 
 
 NW NW SW 
 16-19N-10E 
 
 1906 
 
 1948 
 
 268 
 
 617 
 
 16 1/2 
 
 Buckley 
 
 SE SW NW 
 21-19N-10E 
 
 - 
 
 1947 
 
 — 
 
 • 
 
 5 
 
 Goy 
 
 NW NW SW 
 28-19N-10E 
 
 1910 
 
 1948 
 
 250 
 
 644 
 
 12 
 
 
 Princeton 
 
 Area (fig. 
 
 13) 
 
 
 
 Sauer 
 
 SE NE NW 
 4-15N-9E 
 
 - 
 
 1948 
 
 147 
 
 519 
 
 Vac 
 
 Fuller 
 
 SE SE NE 
 24-16N-8E 
 
 1949 
 
 195C 
 
 135 
 
 515 
 
 6 3/4 
 
 Farley 
 
 SE SE NW 
 11-16N-9E 
 
 — 
 
 1948 
 
 135 
 
 565 
 
 Vac 
 
 Bence 
 
 NW NE SE 
 18-16N-9E 
 
 1949 
 
 1949 
 
 63 
 
 517 
 
 3 1/2 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 37 
 
 Continued 
 
 Open flow volume 
 Cubic feet per day 
 
 Starting Steady Test 
 test flow min. 
 
 Buildup 
 pressure 
 
 PSIG Min. 
 
 Gas 
 gravity 
 
 Remarks 
 
 9,775 
 
 1,445 
 
 765 
 
 8,900 
 
 74,900 
 1,430 
 2,430 
 8,812 
 300 
 2,965 
 
 38,000 
 4,755 
 6,270 
 3,020 
 1,130 
 
 4,655 33 
 
 710 30 
 
 600 12 
 
 8,900 15 
 
 75,700 9 
 
 1,390 
 
 2,430 
 
 8,812 
 300 
 
 2,965 
 
 38,000 30 
 
 4,755 6 
 
 6,270 6 
 
 2,600 18 
 
 1,060 15 
 
 63,200 55,500 12 
 4,720 4,720 15 
 
 Ohio-LaMoille Area - continued 
 
 l£ 4 .60 Same pressure, used for cooking in 1958. 
 
 7* 
 
 .61 
 
 .63 Some cooking. 
 
 .59 Same pressure} used for cooking and hot 
 
 water in 1958. 
 .59 Same pressure; used in furnace in 1958. 
 
 li 3 
 
 19^ 30 
 
 16i \ 
 
 6 4 .62 
 
 8 3/4 2i .62 Used for cooking} 15 PSI in 1954. 
 
 7 1 .61 Same pressure} used for cooking in 1954 
 5 2 .62 Used for hot water at times. 
 
 7 t " 
 
 2 3/8 
 13 3/4 1 
 
 2£ .89 3£ PSI in 1953} used in furnace, 1952- 
 
 1954, for cooking since. 
 1 
 
 Used in furnace up to 1953. 
 
 5^ 2^- .75 Same pressure} used for cooking in 1958. 
 
 .69 Pressure was 13?- PSI in 1951} had not 
 
 been used for 2 years. 
 .65 Same pressure in 1957. 
 
 16 1 - Same pressure in 1958} used in room 
 heaters. 
 .69 Home abandoned. 
 
 .68 
 
 Princeton Area (fig. 13) 
 .70 
 
 .67 6 3/4 PSI in 1951} used for hot water 
 
 and cooking in worker houses one summer, 
 .67 
 
 10,000 
 
 1-0,000 6 
 
 .69 Never used} gas ran out. 
 
38 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 Table 1. 
 
 Farm 
 
 
 
 
 
 Elev. 
 
 Shut-in 
 
 Approx. 
 
 Date 
 
 Date 
 
 Gas 
 
 gas 
 
 pressure 
 
 location 
 
 drilled 
 
 tested 
 
 depth 
 
 zone 
 
 PS I 
 
 
 Princeton 
 
 Area - continued 
 
 
 
 NE NW SE 
 
 1954 
 
 1954 
 
 58 
 
 522 
 
 10 1/4 
 
 18-16N-9E 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 NW SW SW 
 
 1947 
 
 1948 
 
 190 
 
 520 
 
 3 3/4 
 
 21-16N-9E 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SE SW NE 
 
 1948 
 
 1948 
 
 145 
 
 520 
 
 Vac 
 
 27-16N-9E 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 NE NW NW 
 
 1959 
 
 1959 
 
 136 
 
 524 
 
 Vac 
 
 35-16N-9E 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 NW SW NW 
 
 1900 
 
 1948 
 
 104 
 
 600 
 
 2 3/4 
 
 26-17N-9E 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 NE NE NW 
 
 1926 
 
 1948 
 
 165 
 
 535 
 
 1/2 
 
 34-17N-9E 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SW NW SW 
 
 - 
 
 1948 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 Vac 
 
 35-17N-9E 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SE NE NE 
 
 1898 
 
 1948 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 1 1/2 
 
 35-17N-9E 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Camp 
 
 Grove-Ede 
 
 Istein Area 
 
 (fig. 14) 
 
 
 
 SW NW SE 
 
 1945 
 
 1948 
 
 173 
 
 617 
 
 14 3/4 
 
 8-11N-8E 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SW NW NW 
 
 1940 
 
 1948 
 
 150 
 
 660 
 
 3/4 
 
 19-11N-8E 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 NW NE NW 
 
 1908 
 
 1948 
 
 87 
 
 743 
 
 2 1/4 
 
 30-13N-8E 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Tazewell 
 
 County and Adjacent . 
 
 ^rea (fig. 
 
 15) 
 
 
 NW NW NE 
 
 1910 
 
 1948 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 Vac 
 
 3-23N-2W 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 NW NW NE 
 
 1920 
 
 1948 
 
 69 
 
 577 
 
 Vac 
 
 23-23N-2W 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 NW NW NE 
 
 1918 
 
 1948 
 
 72 
 
 583 
 
 Vac 
 
 30-23N-2W 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 NW NE NE 
 
 1944 
 
 1948 
 
 186 
 
 487 
 
 1/4 
 
 35-23N-4W 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SW NW SE 
 
 - 
 
 1948 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 Vac 
 
 29-24N-2W 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 NW SW NE 
 
 1946 
 
 1948 
 
 68 
 
 575 
 
 Vac 
 
 31-24N-3W 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SE SE SW 
 
 1948 
 
 1948 
 
 205 
 
 542 
 
 2 3/4 
 
 12-25N-2W 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SW NW NE 
 
 1949 
 
 1949 
 
 192 
 
 558 
 
 2 1/4 
 
 13-25N-2W 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sg-NE NW 
 
 1946 
 
 1948 
 
 208 
 
 539 
 
 2 7/8 
 
 13-25N-2W 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SW NE NE 
 
 1948 
 
 1948 
 
 210 
 
 542 
 
 2 1/4 
 
 13-25N-2W 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SW SW SW 
 
 1923 
 
 1948 
 
 200 
 
 533 
 
 Vac 
 
 16-25N-2W 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Frantzen 
 
 Schaefer 
 
 Swanland 
 
 Hult 
 
 Phillips 
 
 Monier 
 
 Lange 
 
 Peterson 
 
 Ladd 
 Baer 
 Green 
 
 Long 
 
 Brenneman 
 
 Nafziger 
 
 Brown 
 
 Fasse 
 
 Laidig 
 
 Goetzinger 
 
 Hangartner 
 
 Knapp 
 
 Leach 
 
 Bohanon 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 39 
 
 Continued 
 
 Buildup 
 pressure 
 
 Open flow volume 
 Cubic feet per day 
 
 Starting Steady Test 
 test flow min . 
 
 PSIG Min. 
 
 Gas 
 gravity 
 
 Remarks 
 
 9,600 5,000 12 
 21,500 20,030 24 
 
 1,096 
 1,040 
 
 3,280 
 
 1,084 9 
 1,040 3 
 
 3,150 15 
 
 240,000 240,000 1 
 
 758 740 9 
 
 21,100 16,140 45 
 
 Princeton Area - continued 
 7 1/8 25 .67 Never used. 
 
 3 3/8 l£ 
 
 2 3/8 
 
 .67 Used in furnace for one winter; well 
 
 abandoned. 
 .68 
 
 .66 
 
 .63 
 
 .66 
 
 .69 Very light gas flow at times. 
 
 .65 Vacuum pumped in 1958; enough gas for 
 cooking without pumping. 
 
 Camp Grove-Edelstein Area (fig. 14) 
 
 14-g- 1 .62 Used for one winter, well became flooded 
 with 40 feet of water. 
 3/4 4 .69 Used for cooking in 1958 
 
 !-£■ 2 .60 Same pressure; used for cooking in 1958. 
 
 Tazewell County and Adjacent Area (fig. 15) 
 .70 
 
 .68 
 
 .64 
 
 960 
 
 945 
 
 180,800 164,600 40 2 3/8 
 
 170,000 170,000 15 
 
 44,000 43,600 15 2 7/8 
 
 8,900 6,610 55 2 
 
 .67 Vacuum pumping enough gas for a large 
 
 house in 1958. 
 .68 
 
 .68 4.0 inches mercury pump vacuum. 
 
 .64 Vacuum pumped since 1953. 
 
 .66 Used in furnace under well pressure to 
 
 1953; vacuum pumped since. 
 .67 Abandoned. 
 
 .67 
 
 .68 Pressure up to 1938; vacuum pumped since. 
 
40 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 Table 1. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Elev. 
 
 Shut-in 
 
 
 Approx. 
 
 Date 
 
 Date 
 
 Gas 
 
 gas 
 
 pressure 
 
 Farm 
 
 location 
 
 drilled 
 
 tested 
 
 depth 
 
 zone 
 
 PS I 
 
 
 Tazewell County and 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 Area - cont 
 
 inued 
 
 
 Tanner 
 
 NW NE SW 
 23-25N-2W 
 
 - 
 
 1954 
 
 103 
 
 629 
 
 9 
 
 Webb 
 
 SW SE NE 
 35-25N-2W 
 
 1952 
 
 1952 
 
 165 
 
 540 
 
 2 
 
 Wiedman 
 
 NE SW SE 
 4-25N-3W 
 
 ™ 
 
 1950 
 
 
 
 Vac 
 
 Aupperle 
 
 Eg- NE NW 
 9-25N-3W 
 
 1920 
 
 1948 
 
 162 
 
 548 
 
 Vac 
 
 Belsley 
 
 SW SW SW 
 11-25N-3W 
 
 1947 
 
 1948 
 
 223 
 
 557 
 
 Vac 
 
 Stickey 
 
 NW NW NW 
 12-25N-3W 
 
 ~ 
 
 1948 
 
 225 
 
 568 
 
 Vac 
 
 Schwartz 
 
 NW SE NE 
 18-25N-3W 
 
 1955 
 
 1956 
 
 90 
 
 625 
 
 2 3/4 
 
 Strunk 
 
 SW SW NW 
 20-25N-3W 
 
 1933 
 
 1948 
 
 165 
 
 550 
 
 Vac 
 
 Straesser 
 
 NW NE SE 
 21-25N-3W 
 
 "" 
 
 1950 
 
 " 
 
 
 Vac 
 
 Zimmerman 
 
 SE SW SW 
 26-25N-3W 
 
 "" 
 
 1950 
 
 120 
 
 560 
 
 Vac 
 
 R. Yordy 
 
 NW NW NW 
 33-25N-3W 
 
 ™ 
 
 1948 
 
 " 
 
 
 Vac 
 
 H. Yordy 
 
 SE SW SE 
 34-25N-3W 
 
 1955 
 
 1955 
 
 115 
 
 560 
 
 Vac 
 
 Harrmann 
 
 SW SW NE 
 2-25N-4W 
 
 1930 
 
 1948 
 
 135 
 
 565 
 
 Vac 
 
 Huette 
 
 SE SW SE 
 11-25N-4W 
 
 1920 
 
 1948 
 
 160 
 
 575 
 
 Vac 
 
 Zion Church 
 
 SE SE NE 
 17-25N-4W 
 
 1949 
 
 1949 
 
 137 
 
 606 
 
 24 
 
 Zimmerman 
 
 SE SW NE 
 23-25N-4W 
 
 1948 
 
 1949 
 
 86 
 
 654 
 
 1/2 
 
 Gerber 
 
 SW NW SW 
 35-25N-4W 
 
 1950 
 
 1950 
 
 135 
 
 620 
 
 7 
 
 Cary 
 
 C SW SW 
 11-26N-2W 
 
 1919 
 
 1948 
 
 74 
 
 680 
 
 2 3/8 
 
 Guth 
 
 SW SE SW 
 21-26N-2W 
 
 1951 
 
 1952 
 
 102 
 
 673 
 
 16 1/2 
 
 Faubel 
 
 NE NE NE 
 33-26N-2W 
 
 ~ 
 
 1954 
 
 
 
 2 1/2 
 
 H. Schertz 
 
 NE NW NE 
 1-26N-3W 
 
 1918 
 
 1948 
 
 130 
 
 662 
 
 7 1/4 
 
 Armstrong 
 
 SE NW SW 
 2-26N-3W 
 
 1921 
 
 1948 
 
 " 
 
 
 6 1/2 
 
 Cummings 
 
 NE NE 
 28-26N-3W 
 
 1917 
 
 1956 
 
 75 
 
 605 
 
 Vac 
 
 Simon 
 
 NW NW SE 
 23-26N-4W 
 
 1936 
 
 1952 
 
 154 
 
 546 
 
 Vac 
 
 E. Schertz 
 
 NW NW NW 
 31-27N-2W 
 
 1924 
 
 1948 
 
 101 
 
 684 
 
 8 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 41 
 
 Continued 
 
 Open flow volume 
 Cubic feet per day 
 
 Starting Steady Test 
 test flow min. 
 
 Buildup 
 pressure 
 
 PSIG Min. 
 
 Gas 
 gravity Remarks 
 
 Tazewell County and Adjacent Area - continued 
 
 .74 Used in furnace; 9 PSI in 1958. 
 
 31,000 27,600 18 1 7/8 i .99 Would not burn, probably nitrogen. 
 
 .68 
 
 - - .87 Well vacuum was 1.9 inches mercury in 
 
 1950. 
 
 - - .62 Well vacuum was 8.6 inches mercury in 
 
 1948. 
 .66 
 
 - .62 Used in furnace. 
 
 - - - Dead well, 1.0 inch mercury vacuum in 
 
 1958. 
 .85 
 
 .65 
 
 ' - - .67 Well vacuum was 4.5 inches mercury in 
 
 1958. 
 
 - - .66 Well vacuum was 6.6 inches mercury in 
 
 1958. 
 .70 
 
 - .71 Well vacuum was 3.7 inches mercury in 
 
 1956. 
 78,320 69,260 15 22 6 .59 Used gas in furnace one winter, water 
 
 in well. 
 1,100 1,100 9 - .66 Used in furnace up to 1949. 
 
 240,000 160,000 16 4 16 .65 Used in furnace part of one winter, ran 
 
 low because of water in well. 
 700 645 6 1 3/4 12 .63 
 
 - .66 Used in furnace for 3 years; and in 1 to 
 
 2 room heaters since. 
 
 - .62 Enough for hot water heater. 
 
 .60 Same use and pressure in 1954. 
 
 .63 Used in room heater and cooking in 1954. 
 
 .77 
 
 .85 
 
 1,250 600 21 7/8 9 .62 Abandoned, original pressure of 28 PSI 
 
 when drilled. 
 
 3,910 
 
 7,400 
 
 26 
 
 5 7/8 5 
 
 43,780 
 
 43,150 
 
 6 
 
 6 1/2 1 
 
42 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Table 1. - 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Elev. 
 
 Shut-in 
 
 
 Approx. 
 
 Date 
 
 Date 
 
 Gas 
 
 gas 
 
 pressure 
 
 Farm 
 
 location 
 
 drilled 
 
 tested 
 
 depth 
 
 zone 
 
 PS I 
 
 
 Tazewell 
 
 County and 
 
 Adjacent 
 
 Area - cont 
 
 inued 
 
 
 Groves 
 
 SW NW SE 
 35-27N-3W 
 
 1918 
 
 1948 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 2 3/4 
 
 Sommers 
 
 SW NE NE 
 36-27N-3W 
 
 1912 
 
 1948 
 
 109 
 
 681 
 
 2 1/8 
 
 Carlock, Bloomington, 
 
 and Danvers Area (fig 
 
 . 16) 
 
 
 Hudgens 
 
 SW SE SE 
 2-23N-2E 
 
 1958 
 
 1958 
 
 130 
 
 708 
 
 25 
 
 Sakemiller 
 
 NE NE SW 
 10-23N-2E 
 
 1937 
 
 1948 
 
 110 
 
 725 
 
 3 1/4 
 
 Graf 
 
 NW NW NW 
 14-23N-2E 
 
 1943 
 
 1948 
 
 133 
 
 714 
 
 23 
 
 Krug 
 
 NE SE NW 
 16-23N-2E 
 
 1946 
 
 1948 
 
 118 
 
 755 
 
 6 1/2 
 
 Deneen 
 
 NE NE NW 
 17-23N-3E 
 
 1918 
 
 1948 
 
 168 
 
 672 
 
 - 
 
 Garling 
 
 SW SW NW 
 19-23N-3E 
 
 1908 
 
 1948 
 
 — 
 
 ~ 
 
 5 7/8 
 
 Thomas 
 
 N5- NW NW 
 20-23N-3E 
 
 1920 
 
 1948 
 
 ™ 
 
 " 
 
 5 7/8 
 
 Barrett 
 
 SE NW SW 
 29-23N-3E 
 
 1946 
 
 1948 
 
 180 
 
 722 
 
 15 
 
 Pleines 
 
 NW SW SE 
 1-23N-1W 
 
 1934 
 
 1948 
 
 150 
 
 564 
 
 9 
 
 Denzer 
 
 NW NE SE 
 15-24N-1E 
 
 1948 
 
 1949 
 
 96 
 
 704 
 
 6 
 
 Lembke 
 
 SW SE SW 
 31-24N-1E 
 
 1947 
 
 1948 
 
 170 
 
 563 
 
 10 
 
 Detweiler 
 
 SW SW NE 
 32-24N-1E 
 
 1918 
 
 1948 
 
 108 
 
 667 
 
 1 3/4 
 
 McAnelly 
 
 NE.NE NW 
 36-24N-1E 
 
 1947 
 
 1948 
 
 118 
 
 697 
 
 16 
 
 Smith 
 
 SE SW SE 
 36-24N-1E 
 
 1938 
 
 1948 
 
 110 
 
 712 
 
 11 1/2 
 
 White 
 
 SW SW SE 
 3-24N-3E 
 
 1931 
 
 1948 
 
 94 
 
 706 
 
 20 
 
 Miller 
 
 SE SE SW 
 8-24N-1W 
 
 1909 
 
 1948 
 
 180 
 
 630 
 
 5/8 
 
 Otto 
 
 SE SW SE 
 14-24N-1W 
 
 1955 
 
 1955 
 
 ~ 
 
 ~ 
 
 Vac 
 
 Bostic 
 
 NE SW SW 
 15-24N-1W 
 
 1945 
 
 1948 
 
 243 
 
 550 
 
 3 1/4 
 
 Witzig 
 
 Ng- NW NE 
 23-24N-1W 
 
 ~ 
 
 1947 
 
 153 
 
 657 
 
 Vac 
 
 Schwarzentruper 
 
 NE NE SE 
 33-24N-1W 
 
 1890 
 
 1948 
 
 174 
 
 546 
 
 2 7/8 
 
 Curry & Marquardt 
 
 SW NE NW 
 20-25N-1E 
 
 1958 
 
 1958 
 
 145 
 
 665 
 
 23 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 43 
 
 Continued 
 
 Open flow volume 
 Cubic feet per day 
 
 Starting Steady Test 
 test flow min. 
 
 Buildup 
 pressure 
 
 PSIG Min. 
 
 Gas 
 gravity Remarks 
 
 4,120 
 
 2,950 
 
 21 
 
 2 1/8 
 
 3 
 
 11,700 
 
 2,920 
 
 39 
 
 1 3/4 
 
 5 
 
 86,600 
 
 83,200 
 
 12 
 
 5 1/4 
 
 
 Tazewell County and Adjacent Area - continued 
 16,700 975 36 3/4 9 .65 
 
 1,590 1,590 5 .62 Same, used for hot water heater and 
 
 cooking. 
 
 Carlock, Bloomington, and Danvers Area (fig. 16) 
 
 .59 Used in furnace 1958. 
 
 .60 Used in hot water heater only in 1958. 
 
 - Hot water heater only in 1957. 
 
 2" .70 Used up to 1954 for hot water heater in 
 Motel. 
 450,000 450,000 10 21 10 - Used in furnace for 5 months; well be- 
 came flooded. 
 1,290 1,290 8 5 7/8 11 .62 Hot water heater and some cooking in 
 
 1958. 
 7,140 1,150 36 1 1/4 11 .65 Used in hot water heater at times, 1958. 
 
 20,000 15,000 24 a\ 4 .60 2^ PSI in 1950, not enough for cooking 
 
 at times; water in well, abandoned 1951. 
 104,000 103,000 9 8 3/4 -J- .66 Original pressure was 25 PSI in 1934, 
 
 plenty of gas for house heat. 
 
 21,900 15,520 45 3 3/4 3 .65 Gas was used in furnace for 3 months, 
 
 original pressure was 15 PSI in 1948. 
 
 52,000 52,000 10 9 £ .64 Same pressure, used in furnace 1958. 
 
 5,320 3,280 54 11/8 4 
 
 487,000 481,000 7 16 i .65 Well was flooded out soon after it was 
 
 drilled. 
 81,000 27,000 70 3 1/4 6 .71 Gas used from 1938 through 1947. 
 
 33,200 33,000 9 19 3 .63 Gas used in summer house. 
 
 5,000 4,050 15 .64 Gas was used in cooking, room heaters, 
 
 and gas lights in 1948; no lights in 1958. 
 ----- Well vacuum was 14.5 inches mercury in 
 
 1958. 
 18,800 16,100 30 2 7/8 £ .59 Gas used in furnace up to 1950. 
 
 - - - - .62 Well vacuum was 14.2 inches mercury in 
 
 1955. 
 13,300 12,300 45 2^ £ .65 Original pressure was 24 PSI; used in 
 
 furnace to 1947, in garage in 1958. 
 94,000 78,500 39 19^ 12 .62 Not used yet. 
 
44 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 Table 1, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Elev. 
 
 Shut-in 
 
 
 Approx. 
 
 Date 
 
 Date 
 
 Gas 
 
 gas 
 
 pressure 
 
 Farm 
 
 location 
 
 drilled 
 
 tested 
 
 depth 
 
 zone 
 
 PS I 
 
 
 Carlock, Bl< 
 
 Domington, a 
 
 nd Danvers 
 
 Area - 
 
 continued 
 
 
 Rokey 
 
 NE SW SW 
 25-25N-1E 
 
 1936 
 
 1948 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 10 3/4 
 
 Zimmerman 
 
 SW SE SW 
 27-25N-1E 
 
 1947 
 
 1948 
 
 140 
 
 700 
 
 12 7/8 
 
 Stahl 
 
 SE SW SE 
 15-25N-1W 
 
 1954 
 Arrowsmith 
 
 1954 
 Area (fig. 
 
 125 
 
 17) 
 
 620 
 
 4 7/8 
 
 Pleines 
 
 NW NW NE 
 15-23N-5E 
 
 1935 
 
 1948 
 
 179 
 
 700 
 
 29 1/2 
 
 Bane 
 
 SW SW SE 
 36-24N-4E 
 
 1957 
 
 1957 
 
 140 
 
 702 
 
 39 
 
 Young 
 
 SW SW SE 
 27-24N-6E 
 
 1953 
 
 1953 
 
 216 
 
 606 
 
 64 
 
 
 Boynton-Union 
 
 i Area (fig 
 
 . 18) 
 
 
 
 Camp Griesheim 
 
 NW SE SW 
 17-21N-2W 
 
 - 
 
 1948 
 
 73 
 
 577 
 
 1/2 
 
 Peck 
 
 SW NW SE 
 19-21N-2W 
 
 1934 
 
 1948 
 
 53 
 
 577 
 
 1/2 
 
 Diekhoff 
 
 SE SE SE 
 7-22N-3W 
 
 1948 
 
 1948 
 
 91 
 
 600 
 
 2 1/4 
 
 Zumwalt 
 
 SE NW SW 
 8-22N-3W 
 
 1920 
 
 1948 
 
 156 
 
 560 
 
 1/4 
 
 Springer 
 
 SE NE SE 
 12-22N-3W 
 
 1915 
 
 1948 
 
 90 
 
 562 
 
 Vac 
 
 Litweiler 
 
 SW SE SW 
 15-22N-3W 
 
 ~ 
 
 1948 
 
 162 
 
 557 
 
 5/8 
 
 Shipton 
 
 NW NW NW 
 20-22N-3W 
 
 1915 
 
 1948 
 
 95 
 
 562 
 
 3/4 
 
 B. Mo wry 
 
 SW SE SW 
 26-22N-3W 
 
 1952 
 
 1952 
 
 115 
 
 606 
 
 18 
 
 G. Mowry 
 
 NE SW NW 
 35-22N-3W 
 
 1946 
 
 1946 
 
 178 
 
 545 
 
 4 1/2 
 
 Post 
 
 SW SE NW 
 35-22N-3W 
 
 1944 
 
 1948 
 
 170 
 
 550 
 
 3 
 
 
 Atlanta-McLea 
 
 n Area (fi< 
 
 g. 19) 
 
 
 
 Bevan 
 
 SE SE NW 
 20-21N-1W 
 
 1925 
 
 1948 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 Mountjoy 
 
 NW NW NW 
 29-21N-1W 
 
 1952 
 
 1953 
 
 80 
 
 626 
 
 5 1/4 
 
 Bauer 
 
 SE NE NE 
 25-21N-2W 
 
 1950 
 
 1950 
 
 124 
 
 571 
 
 8 3/4 
 
 Bowers 
 
 NW SW SE 
 35-22N-1W 
 
 1902 
 
 1947 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 6 3/8 
 
 Bowers 
 
 NE SW SE 
 35-22N-1W 
 
 1921 
 
 1947 
 
 66 
 
 646 
 
 7 7/8 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 45 
 
 Continued 
 
 Open flow volume 
 Cubic feet per day 
 
 Starting Steady Test 
 test flow min. 
 
 Buildup 
 pressure 
 
 PSIG Min. 
 
 Gas 
 gravity Remarks 
 
 6,000 
 
 3,120 
 
 8 
 
 264,000 
 
 20,000 
 
 105 
 
 40,800 
 
 29,500 
 
 18 
 
 400 
 
 300 
 
 3 
 
 475 
 
 475 
 
 15 
 
 10,000 
 
 10,000 
 
 15 
 
 Carlock, Bloomington, and Danvers Area - continued 
 33,200 33,000 15 9£ i .63 Used up to 1954 and ran out. 
 
 23,700 4,050 80 3 5/8 15 .62 Not enough gas for furnace use in 1947. 
 
 13,300 12,660 12 4 3/8 6 .61 Used in furnace one winter; 4 PSI in 
 
 1957 and not used. 
 
 Arrowsmith Area (fig. 17) 
 
 6?- 6 .67 Water was pumped out of well every 6 
 months, abandoned before 1957. 
 11 1/8 30 .60 Not used yet. 
 
 52g- 2 .62 Abandoned. 
 
 Boynton-Union Area (fig. 18) 
 
 .66 Used for cooking a few weeks. 
 
 - - Original pressure was 62 PSI, home 
 abandoned 1958. 
 2 1/8 £ .81 Used in furnace under pressure to 1949, 
 vacuum pumped to 1950} for cooking 
 through 1956, then ran out. 
 500 500 9 - - .65 
 
 .68 
 
 .63 Vacuum pumped since 1954. 
 
 .70 Out of gas in 1957. 
 
 .67 Never used. 
 
 .58 5 3/4 PSI in 1953, cooking and hot 
 water; same use in 1958. 
 2^- .61 Original pressure was 5 PSI; house heat- 
 ing; same use in 1958. 
 
 Atlanta-McLean Area (fig. 19) 
 
 .66 Original pressure was 5 PSI 
 
 .67 Used in 2 room heaters up to 1954 and 
 
 ran out. 
 .68 Used in furnace through 1952, well 
 
 became flooded. 
 
 - Abandoned in 1947, too much water in 
 well. 
 
 - Abandoned in 1947, too much water in 
 well. 
 
 10,200 
 
 10,200 
 
 10 
 
 5/8 
 
 £ 
 
 21,500 
 
 21,500 
 
 15 
 
 5/8 
 
 1 
 
 - 
 
 770,000 
 
 8 
 
 17 7/8 
 
 2 
 
 4,700 
 
 4,700 
 
 15 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 28,300 
 
 16,700 
 
 15 
 
 2k 
 
 2h 
 
 190,000 
 
 190,000 
 
 5 
 
 4 3/4 
 
 30 
 
 330,000 
 
 330,000 
 
 6 
 
 8 5/8 
 
 1 
 
 94,500 
 
 16,700 
 
 27 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 7,450 
 
 7,530 
 
 13 
 
 7i 
 
 2 
 
46 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 Table 1. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Elev. 
 
 Shut-in 
 
 
 Approx. 
 
 Date 
 
 Date 
 
 Gas 
 
 gas 
 
 pressure 
 
 Farm 
 
 location 
 
 drilled 
 
 tested 
 
 depth 
 
 zone 
 
 PS I 
 
 
 Atlanta-McLean Area - 
 
 ■ continued 
 
 
 
 McReynolds 
 
 NE SW SE 
 35-22N-1W 
 
 1947 
 Hallsville 
 
 1947 
 Area (fi 
 
 67 
 g. 20) 
 
 645 
 
 9 1/4 
 
 Veith 
 
 NW SW NW 
 3-19N-1E 
 
 1957 
 
 1957 
 
 76 
 
 644 
 
 4 
 
 Douglas 
 
 NW NW SW 
 14-20N-1E 
 
 1907 
 
 1947 
 
 104 
 
 666 
 
 4 3/8 
 
 Arnold 
 
 NW NW NE 
 33-20N-1E 
 
 - 
 
 1947 
 
 114 
 
 636 
 
 9 
 
 Beck 
 
 SW NW NE 
 33-20N-1E 
 
 1956 
 
 1957 
 
 92 
 
 650 
 
 ~ 
 
 Irwin 
 
 NE NE NW 
 33-20N-1E 
 
 
 1947 
 
 118 
 
 630 
 
 9 3/8 
 
 
 Champaign County Area 
 
 (fig. 21) 
 
 
 
 Lange 
 
 SE NW NW 
 1-18N-8E 
 
 1933 
 
 1949 
 
 85 
 
 653 
 
 6 1/2 
 
 Trouver 
 
 NE NW NW 
 1-18N-8E 
 
 1950 
 
 1950 
 
 120 
 
 644 
 
 
 Heller 
 
 SE SW SW 
 11-18N-8E 
 
 1915 
 
 1948 
 
 ~ 
 
 " 
 
 7 1/2 
 
 Koss 
 
 NE NE NW 
 11-18N-8E 
 
 1910 
 
 1948 
 
 "" 
 
 ~ 
 
 6 3/4 
 
 Revell 
 
 SW NE NW 
 13-18N-8E 
 
 1900 
 
 1948 
 
 — 
 
 " 
 
 4 1/4 
 
 Joyce 
 
 NE NE NW 
 14-18N-8E 
 
 1890 
 
 1948 
 
 125 
 
 617 
 
 12 1/4 
 
 Maxwell 
 
 SE NE NE 
 22-18N-8E 
 
 1923 
 
 1948 
 
 105 
 
 635 
 
 14 1/2 
 
 Hardin 
 
 NE SW NW 
 25-18N-8E 
 
 1920 
 
 1946 
 
 " 
 
 " 
 
 
 Plotner 
 
 NW NE NE 
 34-18N-9E 
 
 1947 
 
 1947 
 
 175 
 
 512 
 
 57 
 
 Creek 
 
 SW NW NW 
 15-19N-8E 
 
 1950 
 
 1950 
 
 93 
 
 630 
 
 " 
 
 Leech 
 
 NW SW NW 
 15-19N-8E 
 
 1946 
 
 1946 
 
 95 
 
 630 
 
 8 1/2 
 
 Tomaras 
 
 NW SE NW 
 36-19N-8E 
 
 1900 
 
 1948 
 
 100 
 
 638 
 
 2 1/4 
 
 White 
 
 SE SW SW 
 4-19N-9E 
 
 1954 
 
 1954 
 
 97 
 
 630 
 
 1 1/2 
 
 Lamb 
 
 SW NW NW 
 8-19N-9E 
 
 1952 
 
 1952 
 
 116 
 
 ~ 
 
 1 1/2 
 
 Collins 
 
 NE SE NW 
 9-19N-9E 
 
 1953 
 
 1953 
 
 89 
 
 618 
 
 1/2 
 
 Clapper 
 
 NE NW NW 
 25-20N-7E 
 
 1948 
 
 1948 
 
 93 
 
 642 
 
 10 1/2 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 47 
 
 Continued 
 
 Open flow volume 
 Cubic feet per day 
 
 Starting Steady Test 
 test flow min. 
 
 Buildup 
 pressure 
 
 PSIG Min. 
 
 Gas 
 gravity 
 
 Remarks 
 
 30,500 30,500 15 
 
 1,400 1,100 20 
 
 137,800 137,800 10 
 
 4,700 3,540 40 
 
 11,900 11,000 20 
 
 51,400 31,900 30 
 
 28,000 
 
 28,000 
 
 2 
 
 6 3/4 
 
 i 
 
 2 
 
 2,450 
 
 2,450 
 
 10 
 
 7 1/4 
 
 25 
 
 17,500 
 
 17,500 
 
 20 
 
 6 3/4 
 
 2 
 
 3,370 
 
 750 
 
 24 
 
 1 1/8 
 
 2k 
 
 650 
 
 650 
 
 9 
 
 3 1/8 
 
 2 
 
 41,000 
 
 25,800 
 
 33 
 
 7 5/8 
 
 4 
 
 23,400 
 
 20,900 
 
 9 
 
 9 3/8 
 
 7 
 
 225,000 
 
 225,000 
 
 30 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 800,000 
 
 880,000 
 
 15 
 
 50 
 
 1 
 
 7,980 
 
 5,170 
 
 40 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 81,600 
 
 81,000 
 
 60 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 4,000 
 
 4,000 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 6,035 
 
 4,670 
 
 30 
 
 1 1/2 
 
 5 
 
 11,800 
 
 11,800 
 
 15 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 528 
 
 528 
 
 15 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 60,000 
 
 60,000 
 
 10 
 
 _ 
 
 _ 
 
 Atlanta-McLean Area - continued 
 
 9 5 .65 Used in furnace through 1947 and ran 
 out, water in well. 
 
 Hallsville Area (fig. 20) 
 
 .72 Used for hot water heater and cooking 
 for 2 months, water in well. 
 4 1/4 7 .63 Used in heating stoves and cooking, 
 
 same pressure 1958 . 
 4 1/2 5 .61 
 
 (Grig, pressure 12 PSI; in 2 furnaces 
 5/8 12 - < part of one winter, ran low; not used 
 ^at time of test. 
 .61 8 PSI in 1958, used for furnace heat 
 each fall. 
 
 Champaign County Area (fig. 21) 
 
 6 3/4 -g- .66 Used in furnace 2 years; in fireplace up 
 to 1958; orig. pressure 15 PSI. 
 
 7 1/4 25 .75 Well abandoned after test. 
 
 .58 Used for cooking and hot water heater, 
 
 original pressure was 12 PSI. 
 .60 
 
 .58 Used in hot water heater in 1958. 
 
 .59 Used in furnace since Oct. 1957. 
 
 | In furnace 1946, ran low; 2 stoves, 2 
 -< water heaters, at times in room heater 
 l_since 1947; 11 PSI in 1958. 
 1 .56 Good spray of water with gas, well 
 abandoned. 
 - Well abandoned, too much water. 
 
 .61 Never used. 
 
 .58 Original pressure was 15 PSI. 
 
 .72 Abandoned. 
 
 .98 Gas would not burn, to drill deeper for 
 water 
 Will make into a water well. 
 
 .67 Good water spray, drilled deeper and 
 made into a water well. 
 
48 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Table 1. - 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Elev. 
 
 Shut-in 
 
 
 Approx. 
 
 Date 
 
 Date 
 
 Gas 
 
 gas 
 
 pressure 
 
 Farm 
 
 location 
 
 drilled 
 
 tested 
 
 depth 
 
 zone 
 
 PS I 
 
 
 Champaign County Area ■ 
 
 ■ continued 
 
 
 
 Clapper 
 
 NE NW NW 
 
 1948 
 
 1948 
 
 93 
 
 642 
 
 9 1/2 
 
 (2nd well) 
 
 25-20N-7E 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Babb 
 
 NW NE SE 
 1-20N-8E 
 
 1928 
 
 1951 
 
 110 
 
 642 
 
 1/4 
 
 Mt. Vernon Church 
 
 SE SE SE 
 9-20N-8E 
 
 1949 
 
 1956 
 
 130 
 
 642 
 
 - 
 
 Kelly 
 
 SW NE NE 
 19-20N-8E 
 
 1947 
 
 1947 
 
 185 
 
 640 
 
 - 
 
 Lindsey 
 
 NW NW SE 
 20-20N-8E 
 
 1949 
 
 1949 
 
 166 
 
 640 
 
 14 1/2 
 
 Wilson 
 
 SW SW NW 
 24-20N-8E 
 
 1917 
 
 1948 
 
 140 
 
 600 
 
 1 
 
 Shipman 
 
 NW NW SW 
 26-20N-8E 
 
 1915 
 
 1949 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 8 1/2 
 
 Bateman 
 
 SE NE SE 
 30-20N-8E 
 
 1915 
 
 1948 
 
 96 
 
 642 
 
 14 
 
 Marriott 
 
 SW SE SE 
 22-20N-9E 
 
 1900 
 
 1948 
 
 83 
 
 667 
 
 2 3/4 
 
 Baker 
 
 SW SE NW 
 23-20N-9E 
 
 1933 
 
 1948 
 
 67 
 
 673 
 
 5/8 
 
 McCormick 
 
 SE SE SW 
 
 27-20N-9E 
 
 1951 
 
 1951 
 
 102 
 
 628 
 
 3/4 
 
 Barr 
 
 NE SE SE 
 28-20N-9E 
 
 — 
 
 1949 
 
 90 
 
 640 
 
 1/4 
 
 
 Cerro 
 
 Gordo-Milmine Area 
 
 (fig. 22) 
 
 
 
 Dobson 
 
 NW NW SW 
 25-17N-4E 
 
 1944 
 
 1948 
 
 95 
 
 637 
 
 15 
 
 Long 
 
 SW SW NW 
 8-17N-5E 
 
 1947 
 
 1948 
 
 56 
 
 620 
 
 10 
 
 Weir 
 
 SW SW NW 
 18-17N-5E 
 
 1954 
 
 1954 
 
 99 
 
 630 
 
 19 
 
 McPherson 
 
 NW NE SW 
 6-17N-6E 
 
 1948 
 Decatur 
 
 1949 
 Area (fig. 
 
 100 
 
 23) 
 
 610 
 
 19 
 
 Morris 
 
 NW NE NE 
 4-15N-2E 
 
 1924 
 
 1948 
 
 112 
 
 586 
 
 1/4 
 
 Miller 
 
 SE SE NE 
 5-15N-2E 
 
 - 
 
 1947 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 1/4 
 
 Heinkel 
 
 SE SE SW 
 1-6N-2E 
 
 1946 
 
 1948 
 
 58 
 
 582 
 
 2 
 
 Gammon 
 
 SW SE NE 
 29-16N-2E 
 
 1948 
 
 1948 
 
 70 
 
 595 
 
 - 
 
 Noland 
 
 NW SW SW 
 33-16N-2E 
 
 1910 
 
 1947 
 
 100 
 
 590 
 
 1/2 
 
 Decatur Gun Club 
 
 NE NW NW 
 4-16N-3E 
 
 1953 
 
 1953 
 
 75 
 
 600 
 
 3 3/4 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 49 
 
 Continued 
 
 Open flow volume 
 Cubic feet per day 
 
 Starting Steady Test 
 test flow min. 
 
 Buildup 
 pressure 
 
 PSIG Min. 
 
 Gas 
 gravity 
 
 Remarks 
 
 400,000 
 
 3,400 
 
 97,000 
 
 260,000 
 
 884 
 
 70,000 
 
 10,600 
 
 24,500 
 
 1,340 
 
 8,000 
 
 170,000 10 
 
 100 10 
 
 3,400 15 
 
 97,000 15 
 
 260,000 5 
 
 780 15 
 
 70,000 9 
 
 26,500 12 
 
 20,900 21 
 
 1,000 32 
 
 8,000 10 
 
 100 
 
 Champaign County Area - continued 
 
 9 1/2 2" - Slight spray of water, some sand; well 
 cleaned in 1951; used in furnace since. 
 .69 
 
 4 5/8 12 - Water produced from the well at a depth 
 
 of 154 feet, ran out of gas in 1957. 
 6 1/2 30 .62 Drilled deeper for water. 
 
 .67 Used in furnace 2 weeks, 1/2 PSI and 
 very little gas in 1958. 
 3/4 4 .66 Was water well up to 1944, original gas 
 pressure was 15 PSI. 
 8 1/2 2k .66 Used in furnace, 4§- PSI in 1958. 
 
 4 
 
 13 1/8 5 .63 Water in well; not enough gas for 
 
 furnace, enough for cooking and hot water. 
 Measured 20 feet of water in well June 
 1950, gas volume shut off. 
 .71 Gas used for hot water. 
 
 3/4 1 .64 Used for cooking and room heater, well 
 plugged up with sand in 1954. 
 .71 Never used. 
 
 Cerro Gordo-Milmine Area (fig. 22) 
 229,000 229,000 11 13 4 .59 Used in furnace, 10 PSI in 1958. 
 
 10,100 
 
 170,000 
 
 6,390 
 
 400 41 1/4 
 96,000 23 11 
 
 3 .60 10 PSI 18 days after test, well 
 
 abandoned. 
 2 .63 Used in furnace for 2 weeks, ran out of 
 
 gas; 30 feet of water in well. 
 4,650 56 9 12 .67 Used for one month, ran out of gas. 
 
 Decatur Area (fig. 23) 
 
 300 
 
 300 
 
 10 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 975 
 
 1,000 
 
 10 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 43,200 
 
 10 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 4,800 
 
 5,000 
 
 6 
 
 3 1/4 
 
 15 
 
 900 
 
 975 
 
 12 
 
 1/2 
 
 2 
 
 98,000 
 
 96,000 
 
 14 
 
 3 1/2 
 
 1 
 
 .72 Used in cookstove and gas light fix- 
 tures; original pressure was 15 PSI. 
 .71 Used in cookstove. 
 
 .87 Used in large furnace to heat a ware- 
 house, abandoned in 1951. 
 .82 Never used, abandoned. 
 
 .79 Used occasionally in space heaters, 4 
 PSI in 1957. 
 
50 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 Table 1, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Elev. 
 
 Shut-in 
 
 
 Approx. 
 
 Date 
 
 Date 
 
 Gas 
 
 gas 
 
 pressure 
 
 Farm 
 
 location 
 
 drilled 
 
 tested 
 
 depth 
 
 zone 
 
 PS I 
 
 
 
 Decatur 
 
 Area - continued 
 
 
 
 Taylor 
 
 NW SE SE 
 19-16N-3E 
 
 1954 
 
 1954 
 
 65 
 
 607 
 
 7 1/4 
 
 Beamon 
 
 NE NW NW 
 30-16N-3E 
 
 " 
 
 1954 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 Fitzwater 
 
 NE NW SW 
 33-17N-2E 
 
 1949 
 
 1950 
 
 38 
 
 612 
 
 5 
 
 Eyman 
 
 NE NE 
 12-17N-3E 
 
 1949 
 
 1949 
 
 63 
 
 617 
 
 - 
 
 Hiser 
 
 NE SE SE 
 27-17N-3E 
 
 - 
 
 1948 
 
 95 
 
 600 
 
 9 
 
 Eades 
 
 NE SE NE 
 34-17N-3E 
 
 1958 
 
 1958 
 
 86 
 
 590 
 
 - 
 
 McVey 
 
 NW NE SE 
 7-17N-4E 
 
 1949 
 
 1949 
 
 70 
 
 610 
 
 3/4 
 
 
 Windsor, 
 
 Gays, ai 
 
 id Mattoon 
 
 Area (fig. 
 
 24) 
 
 
 Fling 
 
 SE SE SE 
 2-11N-5E 
 
 1910 
 
 1947 
 
 72 
 
 646 
 
 1 
 
 Bowman 
 
 SE NW NE 
 26-12N-6E 
 
 1949 
 
 1949 
 
 60 
 
 692 
 
 2 
 
 Hardinger 
 
 NW NE SE 
 26-12N-6E 
 
 1935 
 
 1948 
 
 60 
 
 705 
 
 3/8 
 
 Shafer 
 
 NW NE NE 
 26-12N-6E 
 
 1954 
 
 1954 
 
 - 
 
 - 
 
 12 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS WELLS BY COUNTIES (fig. 
 Bureau County 
 
 Milo School 
 Larson, fig. 
 Elmore 
 
 SE SE SE 
 16-14N-8E 
 6 NE NW SE 
 7-14N-9E 
 NW SE NE 
 10-15N-8E 
 
 1953 1954 
 
 1947 
 
 1950 1950 
 
 179 
 
 85 
 79 
 
 711 
 610 
 601 
 
 8 3/4 
 8 1/2 
 
 8 1/2 
 
 
 
 
 Champaign County 
 
 
 
 
 Yates 
 Mohr 
 
 
 SW SW SW 
 34-17N-8E 
 NE NW SE 
 8-18N-14W 
 
 1948 
 1951 1951 
 
 Cook County 
 
 170 
 
 502 
 
 4 1/2 
 11 
 
 Giertz 
 
 
 SE SE NE 
 33-41N-9E 
 
 1957 1957 
 DeWitt County 
 
 112 
 
 703 
 
 9 3/8 
 
 Harrold 
 
 
 SE NE NE 
 18-19N-3E 
 
 1952 1952 
 
 60 
 
 690 
 
 - 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 51 
 
 Continued 
 
 Open flow volume 
 Cubic feet per day 
 
 Starting Steady Test 
 test flow min. 
 
 Buildup 
 pressure 
 
 PSIG Min. 
 
 Gas 
 gravity 
 
 Remarks 
 
 Decatur Area - continued 
 67,900 54,500 19 6 1/2 15 
 
 1,600 - - - 
 
 406,000 400,000 7 9 
 
 28,000 17,000 45 7 
 
 300 200 9 
 
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 £ 
 
 10 
 
 .67 Used for winter heat, 4§- PSI in 1955, 
 
 2i PSI in 1957. 
 .68 Not used. 
 
 .70 Water heater only in 1952. 
 
 .66 Water came in hole when testing gas 
 
 volume. 
 .64 Never used. 
 
 .61 To drill deeper for water; water in hole 
 
 after gas volume test. 
 .71 
 
 Windsor, Gays, and Mattoon Area (fig. 24) 
 
 20,900 
 
 14,340 
 
 40 
 
 - 
 
 2,920 
 
 1,300 
 
 21 
 
 14 
 
 3,450 
 
 3,450 
 
 5 
 
 - 
 
 14,000 
 
 12,000 
 
 3 
 
 11 
 
 - For cooking to 1956; now depends on atmos. 
 pressure; orig. pressure 15 PSI, 1910. 
 
 .63 Never used. 
 
 - Used in cookstove when gas is available, 
 1958. 
 
 .62 Used in 2 room heaters for 2 months and 
 ran out, well abandoned. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS WELLS BY COUNTIES (fig. 8) 
 
 Bureau County 
 
 8 8 1/4 10 .66 Used for heat part of one winter, well 
 
 abandoned. 
 5 7 1/2 5 .74 Used for furnace heat. 
 
 11,000 11,000 
 140,000 140,000 
 10,200 9,660 12 7 1/2 3 .70 Used for furnace heat, 10 PSI in 1958 
 
 8,370 2,070 60 
 
 1,300 1,300 10 8 1/2 10 
 
 Champaign County 
 7/8 3 
 
 .64 Used in hot water heater up to 1954 and 
 
 ran out. 
 .62 Water in well, abandoned. 
 
 36,500 14,100 50 3 
 
 41,000 41,000 15 1 
 
 Cook County 
 1 .61 
 
 DeWitt County 
 
 18 .69 Used in furnace 3 weeks; vacuumed pumped 
 since 1953; 1.5 inches mercury vacuum 
 on formation in 1958. 
 
52 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 Table 1. 
 
 Farm 
 
 Elev. Shut-in 
 Approx. Date Date Gas gas pressure 
 location drilled tested depth zone PSI 
 
 Hawkins 
 
 Steinberg 
 
 Sykes 
 
 Natzke 
 
 Walter 
 
 Leister 
 
 Law 
 
 Freeland 
 
 Maulf air 
 
 Reed 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS WELLS BY COUNTIES (fig. 8)-continued 
 Douglas County 
 1955 1955 
 
 NW SW NW 
 14-16N-9E 
 
 SE SW SW 
 29-25N-7E 
 
 SW SE NW 
 16-42N-8E 
 
 SW NE NE 
 23-45N-11E 
 
 NE SE SE 
 15-32N-3E 
 
 NW NW NE 
 4-27N-6E 
 
 NW NW NE 
 16-29N-6E 
 
 SW SW SW 
 1-14N-4E 
 
 NW NE SW 
 7-32N-1W 
 
 NE NE SE 
 1-11N-3E 
 
 Ford County 
 
 1944 1944 
 
 Kane County 
 
 1954 1954 
 
 Lake County 
 
 1957 1958 
 
 LaSalle County 
 
 1946 1949 
 
 104 
 
 247 
 
 163 
 
 97 
 
 137 
 
 Livingston County 
 
 1949 70 
 
 1955 
 
 1955 
 
 Moultrie County 
 1948 1948 
 
 Putnam County 
 1953 
 
 Shelby County 
 1946 1947 
 
 210 
 
 160 
 
 72 
 
 546 
 
 533 
 
 727 
 
 688 
 
 511 
 
 615 
 
 110 619 
 
 480 
 
 530 
 
 593 
 
 33 
 
 32 
 
 38 
 
 24 
 
 8 1/4 
 
 23 
 
 24 
 
 47 3/4 
 
 Vac 
 
 21 
 
 Moore 
 
 NE NE NW 
 26-19N-11W 
 
 Vermilion County 
 1954 1954 
 
 75 
 
 568 
 
 7 1/2 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 53 
 
 Continued 
 
 Open flow volume 
 Cubic feet per day 
 
 Starting Steady Test 
 test flow min. 
 
 Buildup 
 pressure 
 
 PSIG Min. 
 
 Gas 
 gravity 
 
 Remarks 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS WELLS BY COUNTIES (fig. 8) - continued 
 Douglas County 
 145,000 29,800 58 20 22 .59 Never used, no pressure in 1958. 
 
 1,000 1,000 4 
 
 Ford County 
 
 - Never used, abandoned. 
 
 570,000 570,000 8 37 
 
 132,000 92,000 45 17 
 
 232,000 51,000 56 3 
 
 Kane County 
 
 (Used in furnace for 2 months and for 
 
 \ .66-^cooking up to 1956} 82^- feet of water 
 
 [in hole and no gas Oct. 1957. 
 
 Lake County 
 
 10 .61 Used gas for 2 days and ran out, well 
 became plugged. 
 
 LaSalle County 
 
 9 .87 Used for a few weeks and ran low, 45 
 feet of water in hole. 
 
 400 
 
 Livingston County 
 400 10 5 7/8 15 .63 Used in cookstove. 
 
 1,700,000 1,700,000 10 24 
 
 {With good spray of water and gravel, gas 
 cleaned up when valve was closed to 
 volume of 627,000 cu. ft.; later flooded. 
 
 206,000 14,000 40 3 
 
 10 
 
 Moultrie County 
 
 .56 90 feet of water in well, drilled deeper 
 for water. 
 
 Putnam County 
 - .88 Gas gravity in 1958 was also .88. 
 
 Shelby County 
 
 [Used in furnace for 8 months and ran low, 
 1,450,000 1,450,000 12 20 1/4 2 .57<used in hot water heater to 1952 and 
 
 Idrilled deeper for water. 
 
 Vermilion County 
 18,600 14,200 12 6 1/4 3 .92 Flooded out, never used. 
 
54 ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 292 
 
 Table 1. 
 
 Farm 
 
 Approx. 
 location 
 
 Date 
 drilled 
 
 Date 
 tested 
 
 Gas 
 depth 
 
 Elev. 
 
 gas 
 
 zone 
 
 Shut-in 
 
 pressure 
 
 PSI 
 
 Hobby 
 
 Dare 
 
 Boester 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS WELLS BY COUNTIES (fig. 8) - continued 
 Vermilion County - continued 
 
 Sheppard 
 
 SW SW SW 
 18-20N-11W 
 
 1943 1943 
 
 127 
 
 560 
 
 Johnson 
 
 NE NW SE 
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 1944 1947 
 Woodford County 
 
 70 
 
 588 
 
 Rumbles 
 
 SE SE SE 
 30-26N-2E 
 
 1948 1948 
 
 82 
 
 660 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS WELLS ON ILLINOIS DRIFT 
 Hancock County 
 1955 1955 
 
 SW NW NW 
 1-7N-5W 
 
 SW SE SE 
 4-20N-6W 
 
 SW SE SE 
 15-14N-13W 
 
 Mason County 
 
 1955 1955 
 
 Scott County 
 
 1954 1954 
 
 112 
 
 60 
 
 107 
 
 626 
 
 550 
 
 438 
 
 4 1/8 
 
 2 7/8 
 
 3 1/4 
 
GLACIAL-DRIFT GAS IN ILLINOIS 
 
 55 
 
 Continued 
 
 Open flow volume 
 Cubic feet per day 
 
 Starting 
 test 
 
 Steady Test 
 flow min. 
 
 Buildup 
 pressure 
 
 PSIG Min. 
 
 Gas 
 gravity 
 
 Remarks 
 
 16,400 
 
 5,170 
 
 500 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS WELLS BY COUNTIES (fig. 8)- continued 
 Vermilion County - continued 
 - - .75 Never used. 
 
 2,090 65 2 3/4 11 
 
 ,71 Used for cooking up to 1958, less than 
 600 cubic feet in July 1958. 
 
 Woodford County 
 
 5,350 15 2 7/8 2 .77 Used in furnace for 3 days, ran out; 
 
 well flooded with 45 feet of water. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS WELLS ON ILLINOIS DRIFT 
 
 Hancock County 
 
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 abandon. 
 
 5,450 
 
 9,500 
 
 4,740 45 
 
 Mason County 
 
 1 3/4 15 .87 Well had been blowing for 3 days pre- 
 vious to test, gas has not been used. 
 
 Scott County 
 
 .75 Original pressure 29 PSI; used in fur- 
 nace for 20 days, ran out 8 days before 
 test. 
 
56 
 
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