Petroleum Industry in Illinois, 1984. Oil and Gas Developments. Waterflood Operations

摘要

The report includes statistical information regarding the petroleum industry in Illinois, during 1984. Illinois produced 28,873,000 barrels of crude oil in 1984. The value of this crude is estimated to be $830 million. New test holes drilled for oil and gas numbered 2,732-4.1 percent more than in 1983. These tests resulted in 1,575 oil wells, 21 gas wells, and 1,136 dry holes. In addition, 28 former dry holes were reworked or deepened and completed as producers, and 9 former producers were reworked or deepened and completed as producers in new pay zones. In oil and gas exploration and development, including service wells and structure tests, total footage drilled in 1984 was 6,868,485 feet, 5.5 percent more than in 1983. Ten oil fields, 50 new pay zones in fields, and 51 extensions to fields were discovered in 1984.