WESTERN KENTUCKY, ILLINOIS BASIN (BASIN 315)
Coal Fields of Western Kentucky

1995 COMPLETIONS
WELL CLASSIFICATION OIL GAS O&G DRY TOTAL

% SUCCESSFUL

NEW POOL OR FIELD WILDCAT

3

0

0

6

9

WILDCAT WELLS = 33
DEEPER POOL TEST

1

0

0

1

2

DEEPER POOL TESTS = 50
POOL EXTENSION

9

3

0

25

37

EXPLORATORY WELLS = 32
POOL DEVELOPMENT

26

6

0

57

89

DEVELOPMENT WELLS = 35
TOTAL

39

9

0

89

137

TOTAL = 35


SUMMARY TOTALS
NUMBER OF PERMITS ISSUED:

162

NUMBER OF PERMITS TERMINATED:

38

FOOTAGE DRILLED:

252,788

AVERAGE FOOTAGE DRILLED:

1,652

THESE TABLES DO NOT INCLUDE TOTALS FOR SERVICE, MISCELLANEOUS, OR STRATIGRAPHIC TEST WELLS, OR WELLS NOT CLASSED DUE TO ERRORS.


Brandon C. Nuttall / Kentucky Geological Survey / Revised 16-SEP-1996