Dee Drilling Underway At First Of Two Gallatin County, Ill., Tests

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

Gallatin
IL
United States

Operators
Post Date
Shore Type
Well Name
#2 Brockschmidt, #1 Charles Moye
Geo Coordinate

Drilling Activity Summary

Description

Dee Drilling Co. is drilling the first of two recently scheduled Aux Vases tests in Gallatin County, Ill. The #2 Brockschmidt has a planned depth of 3,100 ft and is in Section 35-7s-8e. The company’s nearby #1 Charles Moye will be in Section 35 and also has a planned depth of 3,100 ft. The Mt. Carmel, Ill.-based company’s drilling program is designed to extend Omaha Field to the east. Gallatin County’s Omaha Field was discovered in 1940 and reservoir production comes from numerous Mississippian pays, including Aux Vases at around 2,730 ft. Campbell Energy has drilled some of the most recent wells in Omaha Field, including #3 Patton in Section 33. It was completed in 2018 and was tested pumping 20 bbl of crude and 100 bbl of water per day through perforations ranging from Benoist Sand at 2,510 ft to McClosky Lime at 2,849 ft.