DAC Energy & Drilling Adds Fourth Wildcat to Menard County, Ill., Program
Drilling Activity Details
Menard
IL
United States
Drilling Activity Summary
Description
DAC Energy & Drilling has added a fourth wildcat to its Menard County., Ill., drilling program. According to IHS Markit the #5-1 Dart has a planned depth of 1,400 ft, and it will be in Section 3-19n-7w. The test is targeting Spechts Ferry (Lower Decorah), a nonproducing formation. The ventures are likely targeting Trenton, with the intent of drilling deep enough to completely penetrate Trenton. Only 30 wells have been drilled in the county, with the last venture in 2017. Offsetting DAC’s proposed #5-1 Dart is #1 Dart Oil in Section 3-19n-7w. Permitted to 1,400 ft, the wildcat was junked and abandoned at 180 ft by Hicks Well Drilling. Production in this part of Illinois comes from Morgan County’s Prentice Field, about 20 miles to the southwest. Opened in 1953, recovery comes from pays in the Pennsylvanian. DAC Energy’s headquarters are in Alma, W. Va.
DAC Energy & Drilling has added a fourth wildcat to its Menard County., Ill., drilling program. According to IHS Markit the #5-1 Dart has a planned depth of 1,400 ft, and it will be in Section 3-19n-7w. The test is targeting Spechts Ferry (Lower Decorah), a nonproducing formation. The ventures are likely targeting Trenton, with the intent of drilling deep enough to completely penetrate Trenton. Only 30 wells have been drilled in the county, with the last venture in 2017. Offsetting DAC’s proposed #5-1 Dart is #1 Dart Oil in Section 3-19n-7w. Permitted to 1,400 ft, the wildcat was junked and abandoned at 180 ft by Hicks Well Drilling. Production in this part of Illinois comes from Morgan County’s Prentice Field, about 20 miles to the southwest. Opened in 1953, recovery comes from pays in the Pennsylvanian. DAC Energy’s headquarters are in Alma, W. Va.