1 A 2,100-ft. exploratory test in Shelby County, Ill., has been permitted by RK Petroleum Corp. The Midland, Texas-based operator's #1 Stremming is scheduled to be drilled in Section 5-10n-5e and the wildcat will target pays in Rosiclare. Within two miles to the southwest, #1 Manhart was drilled and abandoned in 1956 at 2,156 ft. Benoist oil production in Stewardson West Field is three miles south of RK Petroleum's location.

2 In the southwestern portion of Clay County, Ill., RK Petro­leum Corp. of Midland, Texas, has scheduled two McClosky tests. The #1 Gary Cooper wildcat will be drilled to 3,050 ft. in Section 34-3n-5e. RK's new field wildcat is one and one-half miles southwest of oil production in a Kenner West Field reservoir that produces from nine Mississippian pays between 2,600 ft.–3,560 ft. including three Devonian pays. The second venture, #1 Bailey in Section 17-4n-5e, is scheduled to reach 2,700 ft. and is permitted as a deeper-pool test in Iola Central Field. Iola Central Field produces from three Mississippian pays: Cypress at 2,277 ft., Benoist at 2,420 ft. and Spar Mountain (Rosiclare) at 2,560 ft.

3 A deeper-pool test has been permitted by Campbell Energy LLC in Concord Consolidated Field, an oil reservoir in southeastern White County, Ill. The #1 Madeline Austin is scheduled to reach 4,500 ft., targeting pays in New Albany. The exploratory test is planned for Section 22-6s-10e. According to IHS Inc., Campbell's venture is surrounded by shallower wells in the long-producing Concord Consolidated Field. Campbell Energy drilled two Concord Consolidated Field wells in 2011—#3 Concord Warsaw reached 3,999 ft., and #4 Concord Warsaw was drilled to 3,420 ft. The Carmi, Ill.-based operator did not release production information about the wells. First oil production from Illinois' Concord Consolidated Field was reported in 1942. The field, which produces from 10 Mississippian pays, from Tar Springs at 2,270 ft. to Ullin at 3,900 ft., has yielded more than 10 million bbl. of crude.

4 Two deeper-pool tests in Indiana's Francisco South Consolidated Field have been planned by MAP Oil Co. of Granville, Ind. The #4-B Don Nurrenbern is awaiting completion in Section 31-2s-9w in Gibson County. The deeper-pool test was permitted to 3,000 ft. in Warsaw (Harrodsburg). Within one-half mile north is #3-B Don Nurrenbern, which targets Salem Lime in the same section and is planned for 2,800 ft. A proposed 2,300-ft. Aux Vases sand test, #2-B Don Nurrenbern, is planned immediately north of the #3-B Don Nurrenbern test. First production from Francisco South Consolidated Field was reported in 1922. Wells in the field produce from shallower pays than MAP Oil's tests, with the deepest production to date coming from St. Genevieve.

5 In Vigo County, Ind., C. Modesitt Oil Production plans to drill a Devonian wildcat near Terre Haute, Ind., in an area being explored by several other operators. The Rosedale, Ind.-based company's #1 Lautenschlager will be drilled to 1,800 ft. in Section 29-12n-8w. The recently opened Glen Ayr Field in Section 20 is two miles north. CountryMark Energy Resources' #1 Hulman Farms was tested in 2011 flowing about 400 bbl. of oil per day over a 21-day period. CountryMark's #2 Hulman Farms is south of Glen Ayr Field and drilling began on that well in May 2011. Hux Oil also has additional wells planned in the area.

6 CountryMark Energy Resources LLC's #2 Hulman Farms was tested flowing 66 bbl. per hour from a second well in Glen Ayr Field in Vigo County, Ind. Located in Section 20-12n-8w, the new completion is producing from a 5-ft. Devonian interval. The total depth has not been disclosed but the well was permitted to 1,800 ft. CountryMark's next well on the acreage is #9 Hulman Farms, with a proposed depth of 1,820 ft. CountryMark's #3 Hulman Farms is scheduled for a surface location one-half mile north. The Evansville, Ind.-based company also plans to drill #4, #5 and #6 Hulman Farms in Vigo County.

7 According to Oil Online, Miller Energy Resources Inc. completed and put into production three recently drilled wells in Tennessee. The Hunts­ville, Tenn.-based company drilled two of the wells on a 2,400-acre farmout agreement on the Baker-Senior lease in Scott County. The #1 Mill Baker-Senior was drilled to 2,520 ft. and produced 58 bbl. of oil per day from Fort Payne. The #2M Mill Baker-Senior, which also targeted Fort Payne, was drilled to 2,492 ft. and produced 36 bbl. per day and an unreported amount of gas, which is separated at the surface and sold to the existing gas pipeline. The #24 Lindsey is in Campbell County and was drilled to 4,860 ft. and produces from Big Lime and Fort Payne. This producer had an open flow rate of 2.3 million cu. ft. of gas per day. Additional completion information is not available. Miller owns a 50% interest in the well and has plans to drill 12 new wells and rework 100 existing wells in Tennessee between 2011 and 2012.

8 Traverse City, Mich.-based Savoy Energy LP has extended its Trenton-Black River oil find with four discoveries in Adrian Field in Lenawee County, Mich. The #4-16A Ruesink was drilled to a projected depth of 3,750 ft. in Section 16-6s-3e and produced 218 bbl. per day. Gauged on a 9.5/64-in. choke, the flowing tubing pressure was 300 psi after a 200-gallon acid treatment in an open-hole section at 3,704-07 ft. According to Savoy, the gross pay interval was 121 ft. Savoy's #1-22 Warner in Section 21-6s-3e flowed 192 bbl. per day. The producer was drilled to 3,950 ft. and was tested following an 8,800-gallon acid treatment of an open-hole Trenton interval from 3,410-25 ft. Gauged on a 10/64-in. choke, the flowing pressure was 320 psi. The #2-22 Thompson is in Section 22-6s-3e and was drilled to 3,950 ft. This producer flowed 240 bbl. daily with a flowing pressure of 440 psi when tested on a 10/64-in. choke. Savoy completed the well with a 1,500-gallon acid treatment on a Trenton section from 3,210-95 ft. with 230 ft. of gross pay logged. Flowing 312 bbl. of oil per day, #1-21 Warner was drilled to a projected depth of 3,950 ft. in Section 21-6s-3e. Gauged on a 10/64-in. choke, the flowing pressure was 265 psi from an open-hole interval below the casing shoe at 3,649 ft. According to Savoy, 245 ft. of gross pay was logged in Trenton and 120 ft. logged in Black River. Savoy has field extension wells permitted at the north and south ends of the field.

9 According to IHS Inc., Schmude Oil Inc. of Traverse City, Mich., has opened a new field after a recent oil well completion in Presque Isle County, Mich. Schmude's #1-24 State Allis was tested at a daily rate of 55 bbl. of 40.7-degree-gravity oil through Niagaran Brown perforations at 3,220-47 ft. The 3,527-ft. vertical well was drilled in Section 24-34n-2e. Schmude's discovery has been named the Allis 24-34n-2e field opener.

10 A horizontal Marcellus completion by Trans Energy Inc. was reported in Marshall County, W.Va. During its first 30 days of production, #1H Keaton flowed 5.67 million cu. ft. of gas equivalent per day. The well was tested on a 20/64-in. choke. The venture was permitted to a true vertical depth of 7,200 ft. and additional drilling and completion information was not released. According to IHS Inc., most of the gas wells around Trans Energy's Marcellus producer reached depths of 1,500-3,000 ft. The St. Marys, W.Va.-based company is also currently fracture-stimulating nearby #1H Lucey, a proposed 7,200-ft. (true vertical) well drilled earlier this year.