Two Aux Vases Wells Planned in Omaha Field
Drilling Activity Details
Gallatin
IL
United States
Drilling Activity Summary
Description
Two Aux Vases tests are planned in Gallatin County, Ill. by Dee Drilling Co. in an attempt to extend Illinois’ Omaha Field one-half mile to the east. According to IHS Markit, #1 Charles Moye will be in Section 35-7s-8e. The #2 Brockschmidt will be drilled in Section 35 and each well has a planned depth of 3,100 ft. Omaha Field was discovered in 1940, and reservoir production comes from numerous Mississippian pays, including Aux Vases at about 2,730 ft. In 2018, Campbell Energy completed an Omaha Field well at #3 Patton in Section 33. It was drilled to 3,300 ft and was tested pumping 20 bbl of crude and 100 bbl of water per day from perforations ranging from Benoist Sand at 2,510 ft to McClosky Lime at 2,849 ft. CountryMark Energy Resources has also completed several Mississippian oil wells in the field since 2014. Dee Drilling’s headquarters are in Mt. Carmel, Ill.
Two Aux Vases tests are planned in Gallatin County, Ill. by Dee Drilling Co. in an attempt to extend Illinois’ Omaha Field one-half mile to the east. According to IHS Markit, #1 Charles Moye will be in Section 35-7s-8e. The #2 Brockschmidt will be drilled in Section 35 and each well has a planned depth of 3,100 ft. Omaha Field was discovered in 1940, and reservoir production comes from numerous Mississippian pays, including Aux Vases at about 2,730 ft. In 2018, Campbell Energy completed an Omaha Field well at #3 Patton in Section 33. It was drilled to 3,300 ft and was tested pumping 20 bbl of crude and 100 bbl of water per day from perforations ranging from Benoist Sand at 2,510 ft to McClosky Lime at 2,849 ft. CountryMark Energy Resources has also completed several Mississippian oil wells in the field since 2014. Dee Drilling’s headquarters are in Mt. Carmel, Ill.