Ewing Field Wildcat Spud in Jefferson County, Ill.
Drilling Activity Details
Jefferson
IL
United States
Drilling Activity Summary
Description
In Jefferson County, Ill., Gesell’s Pump Sales & Service has spud a 6,200-ft wildcat, #1 Karber Trust. The Ewing Field venture is targeting oil pays in Platteville and is in Section 31-4s-3e. Within one-half mile north, the Whittington, Ill.-based company was active in the area in 2014 at #1 Jack Thompson. The venture was drilled to 3,763 ft, with some oil shows encountered in Warsaw at 3,744-63 ft. Gesell also completed #2 Hayse in Section 32, pumping 16 bbl of crude and 30 bbl of water per day from McClosky Lime at 2,926-32 ft. The company’s nearby #3 Hayse was completed in 2013 in a Lower Salem Lime zone at 3,734-51 ft. Through September 2018, recovery from both wells totals 17.549 Mbbl of crude. After completing #1 Karber Trust, the rig will be moved to the southwest to drill a 6,200-ft Platteville test at #2 Pickens-Chenault in Section 25-5s-2e. Platteville test at #2 Pickens-Chenault in Section 25-5s-2e.
In Jefferson County, Ill., Gesell’s Pump Sales & Service has spud a 6,200-ft wildcat, #1 Karber Trust. The Ewing Field venture is targeting oil pays in Platteville and is in Section 31-4s-3e. Within one-half mile north, the Whittington, Ill.-based company was active in the area in 2014 at #1 Jack Thompson. The venture was drilled to 3,763 ft, with some oil shows encountered in Warsaw at 3,744-63 ft. Gesell also completed #2 Hayse in Section 32, pumping 16 bbl of crude and 30 bbl of water per day from McClosky Lime at 2,926-32 ft. The company’s nearby #3 Hayse was completed in 2013 in a Lower Salem Lime zone at 3,734-51 ft. Through September 2018, recovery from both wells totals 17.549 Mbbl of crude. After completing #1 Karber Trust, the rig will be moved to the southwest to drill a 6,200-ft Platteville test at #2 Pickens-Chenault in Section 25-5s-2e. Platteville test at #2 Pickens-Chenault in Section 25-5s-2e.