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Developments in Illinois and Indiana in 1950
Alfred H. Bell and R. C. Cooper
Developments in Illinois and Indiana in 1950
Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (June 1951) 35 (6): 1206-1218
Developments in Illinois and Indiana in 1950
Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (June 1951) 35 (6): 1206-1218
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Abstract
In all, 4,424 wells were drilled for oil and gas in Illinois and Indiana in 1950 as compared with 4,018 in 1949, an increase of 10 per cent. Total oil production decreased 3 per cent, from 74,139,000 barrels in 1949 to 71,914,000 barrels in 1950.4 Wildcat drilling increased from 1,217 completions in 1949 to 1,334 completions in 1950. Fifty-five new pools,5 102 extensions, and 64 new producing zones were discovered in the two states in 1950. Most of the discoveries in 1950 were in Mississippian formations, but the Devonian limestone produced oil or gas in four new pools, and Pennsylvanian sandstone in three. There were no discoveries of new pools in Silurian or Ordovician formations.
ISSN: 0883-9247
Serial Title: Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Serial Volume: 35
Serial Issue: 6
Title: Developments in Illinois and Indiana in 1950
Pages: 1206-1218
Published: 195106
Text Language: English
Publisher: American Association of Petroleum Geologists,
Tulsa, OK,
United States
Accession Number: 2020-011493
Categories: Economic geology, geology of energy sources
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
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Country of Publication: United States
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: 202009
