Exploratory Test by Pioneer Oil Targeting Clear Creek Oil Pay in Edgar County, Ill.
Drilling Activity Details
Edgar
IL
United States
Drilling Activity Summary
Description
An Edgar County, Ill., exploratory test has been planned by Pioneer Oil Co. The #1-35 Keske has a planned depth of 800 ft and will be drilled in Section 35-15n-14w. The Illinois Basin venture is targeting oil pays in Clear Creek. About one-half mile to the northwest, the company drilled #1 Bosch Farms in 2018 in Section 2-14n-14w. It was drilled to an unreported depth. The proposed total depth was 1,800 ft with a Trenton objective. Details of #1 Bosch Farms are being held as confidential by Illinois regulators until late 2020. Pennsylvanian oil production in Warrenton-Borton Field is approximately 3.5 miles south-southeast of Lawrenceville, Ill.-based Pioneer’s scheduled drillsite. First production from the reservoir was reported in the 1900s.
An Edgar County, Ill., exploratory test has been planned by Pioneer Oil Co. The #1-35 Keske has a planned depth of 800 ft and will be drilled in Section 35-15n-14w. The Illinois Basin venture is targeting oil pays in Clear Creek. About one-half mile to the northwest, the company drilled #1 Bosch Farms in 2018 in Section 2-14n-14w. It was drilled to an unreported depth. The proposed total depth was 1,800 ft with a Trenton objective. Details of #1 Bosch Farms are being held as confidential by Illinois regulators until late 2020. Pennsylvanian oil production in Warrenton-Borton Field is approximately 3.5 miles south-southeast of Lawrenceville, Ill.-based Pioneer’s scheduled drillsite. First production from the reservoir was reported in the 1900s.