1 A high-volume oil well flowing 1,440 bbl. of crude per day was reported by Belken Oil LLC in Christian County, Ill. According to IHS Inc., #1 Sheldon also produced 30 bbl. of water per day through Hibbard sand perforations at 2,009-17 ft. The Sharpsburg Field producer is in Section 28-14n-2w and was drilled to 2,059 ft. During an openflow test, the well produced 200 bbl. of crude per hour. Log tops include St. Genevieve, at 975 ft.; Keokuk-Burlington lime, 1,615 ft.; Chouteau, 1,818 ft.; Devonian, 2,005 ft.; Hibbard sand, 2,009 ft.; and Silurian, 2,018 ft. Belken Oil is based in Oblong, Ill.

2 A completion by Petro Gold Environmental LLC has extended Sharpsburg northwest with the completion of a Silurian oil well in Christian County, Ill. The #1 Gushes flowed 160 bbl. of oil per day with no water through natural perforations in Silurian at 1,898-1,922 ft. The 1,965-ft. well is in Section 36-14n-3w. In the same section, Petro Gold’s #2 Gushes was completed in October 2011 to 1,970 ft. in Silurian. Oil shows were encountered at 1,898-1,930 ft. with no additional completion details available. In adjacent Section 31, Bi-Petro Inc. is preparing to drill #1 Frisina to 2,200 ft. in Silurian. Bi-Petro has also staked its #2 Frisina in Section 31 with a proposed depth of 2,200 ft. Petro Gold’s headquarters are in Scottsdale, Ariz.

3 Another Silurian wildcat is planned in Illinois’ Harristown Field. In Section 8-15n-2e of Macon County, Pioneer Oil Co. Inc.’s #1 Hudson is scheduled to be drilled to 2,700 ft. Offsetting Pioneer’s location is a shallow 320-ft. test that was abandoned nearly 60 years ago. A nearby producer is in Section 5: Gary D. Swits’ #1 Miller flowed at a daily rate of 5 bbl. of crude through Silurian perforations at 2,185-95 ft. after drilling to 2,305 ft. Production Energy LLC has been active in this part of the county from late 2011 to early 2012, completing several Silurian oil wells in sections 4 and 9 that have extended Harris-town Field to the southeast. Most of the wells in Harristown South Field are about three miles northwest of Pioneer’s #1 Hudson. Field production was first reported in 1975. Pioneer is based in Lawrenceville, Ill.

4 A 2,700-ft. exploratory test is planned in Effingham County, Ill., by Midland, Texas-based RK Petroleum Corp. The site is about two miles south of oil production in Teutopolis Field. The #1 Bergfeld will be vertically drilled in Section 11-7n-6e and targets McClosky. Within three miles of the planned location, three previous tests have been drilled: #1 Harold Hardiek hit 2,625 ft. with no reported production; #1-P Koeberlein had some oil shows in McClosky at 2,660 ft.; and #1 F. Rieman, also with McClosky oil shows at 2,565-2,570 ft. According to IHS Inc., Rosiclare and McClosky oil production in Teutopolis South Field is roughly two miles to the north. One of the field wells, #1 Emma Koeberlein, was tested in 1968 pumping 60 bbl. of crude per day through Rosiclare perforations at 2,479-85 ft. No production information is available on the well, which was drilled by EGO Enterprises.

5 In Daviess County, Ind., Gwaltney Drilling Inc. has staked a Harrodsburg wildcat. The Washington, Ind.-based operator’s #1 Loyd Riggle is planned to reach 1,750 ft. in Section 24-2n-7w. About one-quarter mile to the southwest is a wildcat abandoned by the company in early 2012. The #1 Gerald Lawyer Community in Section 23 was drilled to a total depth of 1,600 ft. in Salem lime. Several wildcat tests have been drilled in sections 23 and 24, with total depths ranging from 1,027 ft. to 1,722 ft. To the west is Veale Field, where oil wells have been completed to depths of 1,000-3,500 ft. The nearest Harrodsburg well in the field is #1 Anderson in Section 22 that was drilled in 2005 to a total depth of 2,553 ft.

6 Land & Natural Resources Development Inc. has permitted an exploratory test in Barlow Bend Field area in southeastern Clarke County, Ala. The #2 Hattie Gibby 7-15 will be drilled to an undisclosed depth with an objective in Paleozoic in Section 7-6n-5e, southwest of the Alabama River. The test offsets to the northeast the sole producer in Barlow Bend Field: #1 Henry Gibby Unit 7-15, which was completed in 1986 through Smackover perforations at 12,740-58 ft. The initial daily potential was 838 bbl. of 34.7-degree-gravity oil, 652,000 cu. ft. of gas and 264 bbl. of water. Nearby production is from a Spooner Petroleum discovery in Monroe County where #1 Hoeffner-Broughton 35-13 flowed 161 bbl. of 30-degree-gravity crude, 142,000 cu. ft. of gas and 32 bbl. of water daily through Smackover perforations at 12,964-72 ft. During its first two months online (June-July 2011), the well produced 620 bbl. of oil and 88 bbl. of water. Land & Natural’s headquarters are in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

7 A Covington County, Ala., Paleozoic wildcat has been staked by Pruet Production Co. about two miles northeast of a 11,000-ft. test recently abandoned by the Jackson, Miss.-based company. The #1 Reeves 27-9 is planned for a site in Section 27-4n-15e. The nearest oil well is five miles to the west-northwest in one-well Fall Creek Field: Palmer Petroleum Inc.’s #1 Longleaf Ltd. 13-14 was tested in 2007 pumping 43 bbl. of 44-degree-gravity oil per day through Frisco City perforations at 10,772-76 ft. Palmer recompleted the well through deeper Smack-over perforations at 10,872-84 ft. pumping 95 bbl. of 39.6-degreegravity oil and 10,000 cu. ft. of casinghead gas per day.

8 Schmude Oil Inc. is drilling a Dundee Lime exploratory test in Oceana County, Mich. The #1-7 Herremans is in Section 7-15n-15w and has a planed vertical depth of 2,850 ft. from a site in Section 7-15n-15w. Duncan Oil Inc. is also active in this part of Oceana County, with a planned 6,175-ft. Trenton/Black River exploratory test, #1-17 Gorenflo, in Section 17-15n-15w. Several shallower nearby tests have been drilled that reached depths of less than 3,000 ft. including a 1964 completion that was abandoned at 2,700 ft. with gas shows during production tests from Traverse Lime and Dundee. Scmude’s headquarters are in Traverse City.

9 A Utica/Collingwood shale discovery by Encana Oil & Gas (USA) was tested flowing 1.46 million cu. ft. of gas and 2,136 bbl. of water per day. The #1-13 HD1 State Excelsior is in Section 24-27n-6w of Kalkaska County, Mich. Production comes from Utica/Collingwood perforations at 9,150-14,434 ft. The gas well has been named the Kalkaska County-Collingwood Field opener. The discovery was drilled to 15,367 ft. (8,870 ft. true vertical) and bottomed about one mile to the north beneath Section 13. The horizontal venture was drilled from #1-24 State Excelsior, which reached a total depth of 9,102 ft. in mid-2011. The company currently has 425,000 net acres of exploration land in the play. The #1-13 HD1 State Excelsior is the third horizontal gas find in the play announced by Calgary-based Encana. Just south of #1-13 HD1 State Excelsior, Encana has completed drilling operations on #1-25 HD1 State Excelsior and is waiting on completion tools.

10 Fort Worth-based Silver Oak Energy LLC has planned two horizontal exploratory tests in Michigan that target Squaw Bay (Traverse). According to IHS Inc., #1-19 HD1 Laux will be drilled to 6,650 ft., 2,200 ft. true vertical. The horizontal venture is in Saginaw County in Section 19-9n-4e. Silver Oak’s planned exploratory tests will be the first horizontal drilling in this part of the county. Numerous vertical tests in the area have been drilled to depths ranging from 1,810-3,539 ft. About 20 miles west of #1-19 HD1 Laux in Gratiot County, #1-23 HD1 Skaryd is planned for a surface location in Section 23-9n-1w. The proposed total depth is 6,650 ft., 2,200 ft. true vertical, and is slated to bottom about one mile to the south-southeast beneath Section 23.

All data in the Exploration Highlights section is based on sources believed to be reliable, but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The prudent investor intending to act upon any particular data is urged to verify it with all other available sources. In no way should the publication of these items be construed as an express or implied endorsement of a company or its activities.

Most land in the U.S. is divided into townships—rectangular tracts six miles square. The township, in turn, is divided into 36 numbered sections, each a one-mile square. The lines running north-south and dividing east from west are called range lines. The lines running east-west and dividing north from south are township lines.

A well in Section 15-Township 4 north-Range 3 east is abbreviated: 15-4n-3e.

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