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Developments in Illinois and Indiana in 1948
Alfred H. Bell, R. E. Esarey and B. E. Brooks
Developments in Illinois and Indiana in 1948
AAPG Bulletin (June 1949) 33 (6): 866-876
Developments in Illinois and Indiana in 1948
AAPG Bulletin (June 1949) 33 (6): 866-876
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Abstract
In all, 3,571 wells were drilled for oil and gas in Illinois and Indiana in 1948 as compared with 2,727 in 1947, an increase of 31 per cent. Total oil production decreased a fraction of 1 per cent from 72,901,000 barrels in 1947 to 72,480,000 barrels in 1948. Wildcat drilling increased from 792 completions in 1947 to 955 completions in 1948. Fifty-one new pools, 63 extensions, and 48 new producing zones were discovered in the two states in 1948. Most of the discoveries in 1948 were in Mississippian formations but the Devonian limestone produced oil in five new pools, three in Indiana (Spring Hill in Vigo County and Wilfred and Marts in Sullivan County), and two in Illinois (Assumption and Assumption North, both in Christian County).
ISSN: 0883-9247
Serial Title: AAPG Bulletin
Serial Volume: 33
Serial Issue: 6
Title: Developments in Illinois and Indiana in 1948
Pages: 866-876
Published: 194906
Text Language: English
Publisher: American Association of Petroleum Geologists,
Accession Number: 2020-011460
Categories: Economic geology, geology of energy sources
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
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Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2020, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from GeoScienceWorld, Alexandria, VA, United States. Reference includes data supplied by American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, United States
Update Code: 2020
