The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-01-16

and Tracy sands are the richest de-
veloped in Illinois, The former Is in
the "King-Applegate pool" The chief
activities OF the year We're in the two
above mentioned sands. Most all of
the wells from these sands produced,
initially, between 500 and 1000 bbls.
A short lived impetus was given 10
the Lawrence county area early In
the year, when new pool was tapped
on the outskirts of Lawrenceville,
some two miles or more from the
active fields. Two wells of 100 bbls
yield, Were drilled but several sur
rounding dry wells dhscreElted the
area. The average daily yield OF the
Lawrence county area was between
5000 and $4,000 bbls Both sour"
and sweet" oils were produced, but
each was handled separately.
Surrounding areas Considerable
Indicating was done several miles
west and south OF the present fields
ANY showing OF oil except in Gallatin
and Wabash counties, but without
ana chewing of oil except In Gallatin
county. where the amounts We're
small and insignificant The area in
Richlaad, Wayne and Clay counties
| lie, on or near the synclinal axis OF
the Illinois coal basin.
Marion county--The best results
| from recent wiidcatting We're obtained
in Marion county during 1909-1910
The new Sandoyal field of wells in
1909. now on December |. 1910, has 80
| producing wells. yielding over 300f
hbls. daily; i6 dry holes, and % drill
ling wells. The oil comes from, the
Renoist sand in the Chester forma
lions OF the Mississippian series Of
'roeks, and is equivalent to the Kirk
wood sand of Lawrence county Is
average depth is about 1850 feet, a
second pool was opened mp dnrins
the year near Centralia several mile
south of the Sandoyal area. FouI
Hight wells ana several dry hole.
have been drilled. The productive
sand Is the same as that found neal
SandovaL Tue two fields seem t
lie along an irregular terrace upoJ
ltnt broad ana gentle western Aant
lof the Illinois basin. The genera
Trend is to DuQuoin, on the south
aud to lErownstown and Pana, to thu
north. Much drilling is contemplate
along this area.
Bond county---A new gas area wa
tapped early in the year near Green
Iyille. The sand was found between
1850 and f,900 feet and was correlate.
with the Benoist sand of SandovaI
. land the Kirkwood sand Of Lawrence
county, The wells Welded from !
l25a,DO0 to 100000 cubic feet OF ga
: Ilailg. A recent test was put down o.
! title Brown farm near Pocahontas, an
,secured an initial production OF ahou
ta5 bbls at depth of 1875 feet Th'
!; lpdy seems to lie in the Niagara lime
stone. Mucn drilling is being done a
, 1.-THE present time in an effort to de
velop both the gas and the lower OF
pay.
Wildcat Work.
+ Several light pressure gas we'll
+ were drilled near Jacksonville, MOI
} gan county, during the year. Th
r yield came from a depth of about SO
t feet, and was odorless. and colorless
t but burned with very hot, blu
fame. Several barren wells wer
E drilled in Jefferson. Washington, Pc
D ry. Monroe and Clinton countiei
: Much new drilling was started LAT
S in the year along the Sandoval-D'
] Quoin terrace. especially In Washini
:. ton AMI Perry counties
a Summary of Reports.
e Wells completed during the yea
/, 1873; new production in the yea
II sG,l9i barrels; dry holes 400; aba
Y doned wells 10.
+ Wells drilled in various countie
Y during the year:
g Lawrence-6dG with new prodr
v ton OF 55,435 barrels; IS dry holes.
i Crawford---1 1873 wells, with ne
n production Of 25,292 barrels, 2SS dr
holes.
4 Clark--107 wells new productic
e 1862 barrels dry holes.
5. Cumberand--l5 wells; new produ
& ton 1862 barrels; dry holes.
> Edgar ami Coles-G wells new pr
4 duction 65 barrels; dry holes.
/ Marion--53 wells: new producut
% $40 barrels; Is dry holes.
o escellaneous- wells: new pr
o Iuction 70 barrels; A dry holes.
o On January !. 1910, 1t was estima
% ca that l6.497 wells had been driltt
d ia Illinois. OF these 1878 or l4.4 p
ct cent were barren. In the eleVf
ID months of 1910, 1873 wells were dri