Deep Geologic Structure Test Scheduled in Vigo County, Ind.

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

Vigo
IN
United States

Post Date
Shore Type
Well Name
#1 Wabash
Geo Coordinate

Drilling Activity Summary

Description

A deep test in Vigo County, Ind., has been scheduled by Wabash Valley Resources LLC. Permitted as a deep geologic structure test, #1 Wabash will be in Section 32-13n-9w, and the proposed total depth is 8,350 ft. It will be the deepest drilling in this part of Indiana. According to the permit, the venture will be a multipurpose research well designed to investigate hydrocarbon potential throughout the stratigraphic column, drilling into the Pre-Cambrian basement for knowledge about the deep Illinois Basin. In addition, the venture is designed to evaluate reservoir potential for long-term storage of CO2. The #1 Wabash is being funded by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of a CO2 capture-and-sequester initiative. Wabash Valley Resources is based in Terre Haute, Ind., and the company owns ammonia production and carbon sequestration facilities in the city. One exploratory test has been drilled in Section 32 at a 1,802-ft wildcat abandoned in 1960. To the west in Section 31 is a 1,890-ft dry hole abandoned in 1977. Nearby production is about 3 miles to the northwest at a shallow gas well in Section 17 and 4 miles to the south-southeast in Terre Haute Field.