1 Spooner Petroleum Co., Jackson, Miss., plans a wildcat in Newton County, Miss. The test will be drilled 1.25 miles west of the town of Newton. The #1 Turnage-Williams, Section 32-6n-11e, is scheduled to reach 12,200 ft. The nearest production is 13 miles west-southwest in nine-well Otho Field. The well has produced 1.68 million bbl. of crude, 418.67 million cu. ft. of gas and 509,268 bbl. of water. 2 In St. Clair County, Ala., Dominion Exploration & Production, Houston, will drill three wildcats. The #7 Bjornson "32-16" is in Section 32; #8 Land Investments "30-16" is in Section 30; and #9 Sloss et al. "35-13" is in Section 35. All three locations are in township 13s-4e, and will be drilled to 8,000 ft. in the Paleozoic. According to IHS Energy, the nearest completed well is #1 Allbritton/Crawford "8-4" in southern Cullman County, Ala. 3 Ronald G. Lockwood, Edinburg, Ill., will drill a wildcat in Christian County, Ill. The #1-L Brya Trust Comm, Section 25-16n-2w, is projected to 2,100 ft. The wildcat is three miles north of Mount Auburn, Ill., and 1.25 miles east of the nearest previous producer in Illiopolis Field. 4 Washington County, Ill., will be the home of a new well constructed by Vancouver-based BPI Energy Inc. The #1 Washington, Section 29-1s-2w, is 2.4 miles southwest of Hornsby South Field and 2.5 miles southeast of New Minden, Ill. The venture will be drilled to 1,400 ft. 5 Aurora Energy Ltd., Traverse City, Mich., will drill two exploratory wells in Greene County, Ind. The #A3-28 Flynn, Section 28-8n-6w, will be 2.5 miles east of Lonetree Devonian Field and five miles north of Switz City, Ind. The wildcat will be drilled to 1,650 ft. The #D4-16 Powell, Section 16-8n-6w, is three miles northeast of Lonetree Devonian Field and 5.3 miles west of Worthington, Ind. This well will also be drilled to 1,650 ft. 6 Midland, Texas-based RK Petroleum Corp. plans three wildcats in Pike County, Ind. The #2 Gray Farms A, Section 17-1s-7w, is sited 1.4 miles southwest of Cato Field and 3.3 miles north of Winslow, Ind. The #2 Gray Farms C, Section 10-3s-7w, is 1.6 miles southwest of Fritz Corner Field and 4.8 miles east of Spurgeon, Ind. The third wildcat, #2 Gray Farms B, Section 14-3s-7w, is 1.9 miles southwest of Stendal Field and 5.8 miles east of Spurgeon, Ind. All three wells will be drilled to 1,300 ft. 7 Three wildcats are scheduled for Steuben County, N.Y. East Resources Inc., Warrendale, Pa., will drill two, #9 Cryder Creek to 2,780 ft. and #1-A Dennis to 11,120 ft.. The #9 Cryder Creek is in Section G in Rexville Quad, West Union Township. It is 1.4 miles south of Allegany Field and 7.3 miles north of Ulysses, Pa. The #1-A Dennis will be in Section F, Caton Quad, Caton Township. The site is 2.1 miles east in an unnamed Black River field and 5.5 miles south of South Corning, N.Y. And, the Fortuna Energy Corp. subsidiary of Talisman Energy Inc., Calgary, will drill in Steuben County, N.Y. The #1 Congdon R, Section B, is projected to 9,518 ft. The well will be in Campbell Quad, Campbell Township, about 3.2 miles southwest in an unnamed Black River field and 3.8 miles southeast of Savona, N.Y. 8 Two wildcats will be drilled in Chemung County, N.Y., also by East Resources Inc. The #1 Hackett is in Section H, Seeley Creek Quad, Southport Township, 1.6 miles southwest of Seeley Creek Field and 8.2 miles southwest of Elmira, N.Y. The well will be drilled to 11,900 ft. The second well, #1-A Hackett, is in Section H, Seeley Creek Quad, Southport Township. The venture is 1.6 miles southwest of Seeley Creek Field and 8.2 miles southwest of West Elmira, N.Y. This well will be drilled 11,624 ft. 9 Devonian Resources Inc., Pleasantville, Pa, will drill three wildcats in Clarion County, Pa. The #2 Byers, #6 Byers and #7 Byers will all be in Section G, Kossuth Quad, Ashland Township. All three are projected to 4,500 ft. The #2 Byers is 1.1 miles south of Cranberry-Rockland Field and 5.5 miles northwest of Knox, Pa. The #6 Byers is 1.4 miles east of Black Hill Field and 5.1 miles northwest of Knox, and #7 Byers is 1.2 miles east of Black Hill Field and 5.3 miles northwest of Knox. 10 Washington County, Pa., will be the home of two new wildcats. Kriebel Minerals Inc., Clarion, Pa., will drill a well in Section B in Mather Quad, east of Bethlehem Township. The #1 Larosa is 2.1 miles south of Zollarsville Field and 1.2 miles north of Clarksville, Pa. It will be drilled to 4,400 ft. Richard H. Burkland, Lemont Furnace, Pa., will drill a well in Section A in Ellsworth Quad, North Bethlehem Township. The #1 Ott will be drilled to 5,000 ft. and is 2.1 miles northwest of Zollarsville Field and 2.6 miles west of Cokeburg, Pa. 11 Linn Operating LLC, Pittsburgh, will drill two wells in Harrison County, W.Va., both to 5,000 ft. The #2000 Sutton will be in Grant District in Mount Clare Quad. The venture will be 1.1 miles southwest of Glade Run Field and 2.7 miles south of Nutter Fort. The #2001 Sutton is also in Grant District in Mount Clare Quad. The venture is 1.2 miles north of Weston-Jane Lew Field and 2.9 miles south of Nutter Fort, W.Va. 12 Dominion Exploration & Production Inc., Houston, received permits to drill two wells in Raleigh County, W.Va. Both wells will be drilled to 2,770 ft. and are in Slab Fork District in Rhodell Quad. The #14940 Pocahontas Land Corp. is 1.6 miles southwest of Rhodell, W.V. The #14941 Pocahontas Land Corp. is 1.5 miles south of Rhodell, W.V. Both wells are 1.1 miles north of the same unnamed Weir field. 13 C.R. Bradley, dba Basin Energy Co., Prestonsburg, Ky., will drill three Devonian wildcats in Lawrence County, Ky. The #LC101 Hinkle Lafe and #LC102 Hinkle Lafe are both in Section 21-s-83e, in Louisa Quad. The ventures are close to Louisa, Ky. The #LC103 Hinkle Lafe, Section 25-s-84e, is also in Louisa Quad. All three wells will be drilled to 3,999 ft. 14 Louisville, Ky.-based Indigo Drilling will drill two wildcats in Taylor County, Ky. The #1 Phillips Patricia, Section 20-k-49e, is in Greenburg Quad. This venture is 1.5 miles southeast of Greensburg Consolidated Field and 4.2 miles west of Campbellsville, Ky. The #4 Phillips Patricia, Section 20-k-49e, is also in Greenburg Quad. This wildcat is 1.4 miles southeast of Greensburg Consolidated Field and 5.3 miles west of Campbellsville, Ky. Both of the wells will be drilled to 1,999 ft. 15 Energy Associates Inc., Lexington, Ky., will drill three wildcats in Clay County, Ky. The #3 Smith Alex B, Section 6-g-71e, #1 Smith Alex B, Section 7-g-71e, and #2 Smith Alex B, Section 7-g-71e, are all in Ogle Quad and will be drilled to 3,500 ft. The #3 Smith Alex B is 2.5 miles west of an unnamed Corniferous field and 8.8 miles southeast of Manchester, Ky. The #1 Smith Alex B is 1.5 miles west of an unnamed Corniferous field and 9.5 miles southeast of Manchester. The #2 Smith Alex B is 1.7 miles west of an unnamed Corniferous field and 9.2 miles southeast of Manchester. 16 In Claiborne County, Tenn., a new wildcat will be drilled by the Daugherty Petroleum Inc. unit of NGAS Resources, Lexington, Ky. The DPI-#525 WPP LLC, Section 7-a-68e, will be in the Eagan Quad. This 3,800-ft. well is 1.1 miles southeast of an unnamed Big Lime field and is 12.9 miles west of Middlesborough, Ky. 17 JTS Resources Inc., Dallas, will drill two wells in Overton County, Tenn. The #1 B John, Section 18-4s-52e, and #2 Jesica, Section 23-4s-52e, will be drilled to 2,200 ft. in Obey City Quad. The #1 B John is 1.9 miles west of an unnamed Mississippian field and 5.1 miles northeast of Monterey, Tenn. The #2 Jesica is three miles southeast of an unnamed Fort Payne field and is 3.9 miles northeast of Monterey, Tenn.