Landgas Sets Pipe At First Of Two Tests In Sangamon County, Ill.

Drilling Activity Details

Locations

Sangamon
IL
United States

Post Date
Shore Type
Well Name
#1 Theilen
Geo Coordinate

Drilling Activity Summary

Description

According to IHS Markit, Landgas Exploration & Production has set 5 1/2-in. production casing to 1,650 ft at the company’s first two wildcats in Sangamon County, Ill. The #1 Theilen is currently waiting on completion tools. It is in Section 27-15n-6w and it was drilled to 1,998 ft. In Section 27, 5 1/2-in. casing has been set to 1,550 ft at #2 Theilen. It was drilled to 1,600 ft. Both of Landgas’ wildcats are targeting oil pays in the Trenton. Few wildcats have been drilled in this part of Sangamon County. One earlier test, #1 Workman in Section 28, was abandoned in 1939 at 1,903 ft in Trenton. Nearby production is about 10 miles east of the Landgas program. Opened in 1960, wells in Springfield East Field yield crude from Silurian. Landgas E&P is based in Edinburg, Ill.