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2.E DA1i - iYU 1926 ON

Pm'RPLEW PQ§SIBILITIES u

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MINERAL RESOURCE RECORDS DIVISlON ;Voe; //.~. !Jfi. 7

ILLINOIS ST A TE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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2. SCOPE

:,. LOCATION

4, UNDERLYING GEOLOGIC STRATA

5. FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR TiiE PRESENCE OF OIL IN THE O_AL . 1!fr DISTRICT

6. UNF ~ORAILE OONDITIO S

7. OONCLU!ION

8. RECO · ENDATXON

9. ESTiliA~E OF COSTS OF PROSPECTING

10. EXHIBIT

LATE I . •

PtATE II ;

PLATE III:

Plate IV:

Dr11 l reeords of ells at Dolten and. 'l:'hornton. Ill1no1a and East­Ohieago, Indiana

:!) th.owing a portion of Oook County 1th boundaries of Calumet D1stx-1ot

and of region covered by field ork

e.p of Indiana-Illinois oil field

ap of Calumet and Des Plaines quadl."s.ngles

Plates III and IV are in the pgoltet on the inside of th back cover

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Pan ot the Oalum t Dietr1Qt probably

overlies an 011 pool or a ser1ee ot mall J)ools.

It 1& therefore ·recommen(led t!:lat one or sevoral test.

holes be drilled. A suitable loo.tio;n to.r a holet

1 noar the aouth East, "JOrner of section lo, Township

]6 roi-th,. Rn.Me 14 Ea.st-. In di'1ll1ng a dept-h Of about

1000 feet ahould be r-eached i f oil,& oomm rcial

quantlt.l:•a 11 not obtained previously. The o1l I

bearing; et,ra\:a &r~ su;pnoeed to be bet e n 650 and

10.00 ttMt be.low urfaoe • lo 1000 feet lies the •

st. •. r sandstone from hich good drinking ater

can 'be obta1ne4. In ca-e~ the drill hole should bti1

unpro4uotlV1 ot oil 1 t oan be ued fo:r a ater well.

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!.scoPE The obJ ot of tn1s report 1e t,e assemble $11 available

evidence, 1n the field and in literature• for~ asatnat

the presence of underground aecumulat1ons of pet.role in

the o-oalled Calume~ D1str1ct or 1n its 1mm diate v1c1n1ty.

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sect1ona 1.a,,,4,9,10,ll,,12,l-,,l-4,15 an 16 o ange 14

East, Townshlp 36 erth, d Sections 5.6,7,8,17 and 18

1n Range 15, st, Tovm.shlp :,6 ortb, all in cook oounty.

J111no1s. i!1t J!lat,es ll AM ll· The f1 ld. ebeervat1one tor th1 re · c,rt cover a territory

which le 11m1t d 1n the orth by 95th Street, in t,he Stuth

by i aat- ,eet lin ·dr one m1le ~Qut O- bornton, 1.n

the . est by the boundary lin of Cook County nd ln th

En~t by uoth.•South 11n$ runn1 · t o i 11 a waat er the

Ill1no1 -Indiana boun ry. ll :va1lable 1n.foi,ns.t1Gn from NOrth a-ee•n indlana.

and Irortb ~ stem lll1?J;01s, bea!'in& on the subj ct of

this r port, as ut1l1zed.

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'+. Pm>El$LXL G Q~LQQIQ itRATA It e should drill 1th a diamond 4r1ll a cor

o~ continue;,.~ rook oolumn thJtough the J'GQks ot the

Oalumet District to a Aepih of _bQ\tt aooo feet e

woul find belo the ,verlylng · ao11 d aan4 th•

tollo .ing rock t~ ta,, from top te bott :

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1agaran L1m. eto.ne

aquok· ta 1h e 1th 11m etene bands

Trent,o Ltmeawne sleo called Plattville•

400 to 450 teet

1;5 • 150 -

Gel n& ;oo - 350 •

Gt. eter andS on~ 115 • 175 -

Llmeetone of Pra1r1e du Chien rlee about

sanaeto - .,; - - -- - - -

Potsdam Sandst.one

220 -

6o -240 •

700 - or more

All of theee ·roe formstiams belong to 4'h veey

01.aeet lim atene., . dston a..11d ·ebal depo ·1ts of Ill1no1a.

The upper roekfl 1oh er preaarved 1n ~ large portion

of the stat are h-. re. co :plet ly erroded.

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j GENERAL STRUCTURE: I

:Plate III of this report eho s the oil fields

Q Indiana and tf the adj cant t rrltoJiy ot Ill1no1 , There

oan be seen series of e1l pool.e, mar1 d 1n 1i,J..ue, wh1c,h

~ through ortharn Indlana 1n a orth eeterly dil" ct1on.

These pools ,JJ'e atr~uns al.ons an ant1cl,1DQ ioh le an up•

w-ard folding ·et tb.• ro•a favoi-able tor the aocumulal1on

et oil on 1t;e flfUlkJ,. -0:A our map the crest of th;Ls· anti­

Oline 1s 1nd4Qs:t.td bj a red line. '!'here are 1thout quest,1on

more places A..n- CAb -. e.stem Indiana h ·re oil must l1 :v

accumulated along th1a ant1o11ne; but Wh.1c ave n<>t re\

b en 0pened tor proa.uct;ion by 4r1111ng. The oil pools are

to found alone the flanks of t he ant1el1ne and not en

its orest here an acoumulat1on or gae 1$ much more probable.

This ant1ol1ne cQnt1nuous th~oughout ort.h Eastern

Illinois. ea rule th aat B1de ot tbe ant1o11nee ia ,

Ill1noie a nd Inalana 1$ o~ tsverabie for the aec ulatlon.

of o1l than the ,e•t t • Tb1s has been aho in many

instances. Amfng ot,her faete which p·rove the existence ot

of an anticline 1n Ooek Oounty m-e \he outcpos of limestone

at Thc,_rnton and south est o Blue Island. see Plate n

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These outcrops are limestone domes situated along the

· r_idS · ot th ant1cl1ne and pretru41ng through the co-v. r

of gravel sand and tio11 which tonne the surface of Northern

Ill1no1e.

The entire ant1c11n, 1s a branch of what 1s

kno n to geologists as the 01nc1nnat1 arch which stretches

thr1ugh Ohio and se~ a branch thl'cUSh iorthern Indiana

1nto Illinois.

This anticline or folding ls 1ndloated by three

re 11nee on the top0(5t'Bphia mape o,t th Calumet, nd

Dee Plaines quadrangles ( :eLNtE .1t ). The cetral line

mar ·s th• proba ,ie oreat and the outs1d lines t he prob ble

e,ctension of the tl ntca. center and flanks of the anticline

ore determined rrom outcrops and well records.

011 pools may be expected to x1at teen th•

flanks of th ntiol1n and it crest and th East flank

18 more likely to contain oil cc .ulations than the st..

flank.

In Indiana the 011 pool~ alo this ant1Qline

•re found in the so~c;a+le4 '?renton L1tneetone h1cb. 1 b lo

~h 1aear 11meeton♦ -and halo ai1a 6 eta ehal ich

fello e 1mm~d1ately under the Niagaran limestone. The

T~enton i1mestone 1s aometlmee oall-d Plattville-Gal na limestone in Illinois.

The ou:t.o.rope at Thornt,on are of Niagaran 11mestene

The latter eho s t Thornton a thicknees ot 4,4 feet 6 1~chea.

The mostl rel1abl 1nforinat1on •bout the thickness of the

var1Qua strata underlytng the region south of Oh1oago, wae

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obtained from the ells at Dolt.on, o~n. Ea.at. ot Harvey, and

trom the G~ae 111 CJa m1cal Ce-. neat¥ Ea.at,· Ohlcago •. bl tJ.ate l .

The Trento·n Limestone 1'h1ch contain$ th .· oil poole

in Indiana and probably also 1n orthe.rn :tll1n.o.ie bE:tgins at

a depth of 1,~ to 150 belo tbe 1ag~an Ltm ,atone-, th1

interval between the to limestones 1ns f111 d out by ·the

aci.uo-k ta Shale. The trenteQ Limestone has an avara.g th1ok­

~ss ot 300 to :;50 feet .. In order to penetrate lt compl tel7

1t oula. be nee seary to ari11 thx'ough the eurfaoe 1 yr

of gravel and sa.n • tbe ent1re Niagaran Limeston , the aquo­

k ta shale, and the TreAton Lim stQne 1tsel • Thi would

mean drill hole of about 900 to 1000 f et depth• counted

from the surface.

lf such a drill hol . should not sho oil, 1t eoUld

be extended into the st. · et~er SruidStone hleh unde:r11ea tho

Trenton I.,imestone in a. th1okneea of 65 to 115 eet, Tho

st. Peter s dstone ie rt<1)h 1n. • ,xe~llent tor and the- drt111

hole could b uee fo~ a ~ at ~r . ell.

( b) OIL s~s ELT...S:

The Nlagaran 1mes·tQn · contains 1n its outer.ope

n1'!leroue o1l and ephalt seep$~ These can be seen G1tsily

ln the 11meet,one quarry at 'f' he-re big lwnps ♦f

asphalt and aried petrel um can be collected tram limestone

rocks,.

In ei,1t of these 1.ndioat1ona the 1agaran Lllle­

atona is noi a very geod 011 produc r and no acotunulat1011J1 . The

of oil ~n commercial quant1t1ee are known from 1t.

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largest amount. of oil from the N1agaran Limee\one e.t Chicago

as ruolt in 1865 1n artesian 11 t Chicago · an4 e-atern

AVhU&4. Th sup ly ho rver as isoon exhausted and ae never

of commercial importance.

011 ds~oa1ts are usually acoompanted by saline aters

and not _by trash a\e~- Oas seems to be tonne by t.he dec,mp­

oe1t1on ot 011 1n oontact 1th saline aters. Th~ preaenc,

of mineral springs South ot Chlcago is a favorable $V1denoe

to:r the ptteaence of petrol um. such a mineral sprtng of

alkaline, saline ohe.r cter- ls reporte-d at the south East

corner of section 3 T()W?1Sh1 }7 orth, Range 12 st. It

1B called Dyn 11 Spring ater ls markete by th

Dyttrell Spr1ns Oompt:m3. The ell t the h"uee situated in

t he tr1ans].e fo Eh by t e emerd.ng of stocy Ialan4 Aven ,

Sibl ·y Boule~N:'d and 1oh1gan City Road has strchng mineral

ta~t, proba ty fr m iron carbone~e.

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( ) The deep ell atere 1n Northern Ill1nQ1e

indicate a very lo geothermal gradient, that 1s a very

elo gradual increase oft mperature 1th increasing depth~

since \he pres nc of oil qr ooe.l 1e usually c·onsidered. a

reason or a high geothermal grad.\ nt,, t his fact as

froqu ntly quot d as 8"1denc 1nst th presence 9f

pttrol um in ~nh Eastern Illinois. e know, of course.

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t?J.at coal toes not· ex1st. Nonh ot G~ and 111 oountt ·e

1n Illtno1 but ooncPrnlng oil th 14 geothermal grat1 nt

·can not ba con&.1de:red as a deo1a1ve neg t1ve v1denoe since

ther are many exc$pt1ons \o this ,-uie 1n oth~r 011 r1·elds.

( b) Onderf9.'&un4 o1roulat1on ot fresh ei9 1 not

favorable to th aQo ulatlon of oil h1ch is e s1ly Orlven

a ¥ by freely c1rcula.t1ns und ,.rgroblnd currents of ter.

There 1e cons1derabl.e c1roul t1on of under rottnd wa ... ere

in North me.stern ?ll1no1••

( c ) 'lhe ei-rosion o.f tl1e upper rook str -t 1s

very comple~e in NorthGrn Illinois. This faQt 1e not I

. oonsid.ered · a fnvortng th') form :t,1on of oil pools ln

th1a region beeausG 1t rscduoea th9 n ber of rock lQ1er1

h1eh arB e.va.1labl$ tot- oil poola and also t :vora roo p•netr t1on by aurtaee tars.

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ave. e n that the Cal.um t District has a

local entielil'>J3 feVQ-r ble for 011 aooumu-ation d

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-o.onta1ns, 1n t h& T:rent-on Lim&etone, a rook high is an oil

prod11c r in !nd1ana. There re miner.al spi' ngs near th

ant1cline and ooo•sional. @11 eeeps 1~ t1e 1age.r Lim stone.

The ant1o11ne 3.s l1m1ted ln 1ze and the 011 pools, 1t

present ml.l$t be SJDIAll as compared ·t.h thos 1n the 'b1g

oil fields of the united Stat.es. The s o-thenaal grad.1 flt,

th erro-s1on of the upper Noke, the underground c1roulat.1on·

ot wat r ar \D'lf'avor :ble fact& but they 4o not xclucte th

pess1b111ty of oil pools 1n the Calum t region. It ls very

probabl that 011 ts present• but it. is uncertain. Whtther

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tt can be true in comm rc1al quant1t.1 e.

a. It 1s reoommende that t 1 st. one test hOl

be drill d. A good 1oca\1on e t,o be near the sou\h East

corner of section l.6, Range Vt at, To hip 36 orth • It, is

halt B¥ bet een th$ suppose er t and the EQstern n of the 1t cl1 and euf 1e1entl1 near t,o the dome str"1Ctur

bioh 1 r resented b1' the l1m stone outtcrop at 'l'horotoa.

9. ~~BUjlSmts Qt~~~~..,..~ tas't hole wo~a. etri!!e the Trento L1mas1;one

at a pth f about 650 eet and p ae out of 1t t ~ut

1000 feet. f i c .ts to dr1 .. l 2.50 foot th., ta t bol.

ould eoat ~500 to whic i . ay a --a 5()0 or a po 1bl

a.d. ·tlonal 50 feet o dr1111 and toi, he o1og1c uper­

v1e1o o t hol.

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l . RECORD or \'7ELL AT DOLTON, COOK COUNTY-ILLINOIS Elevation 600 fe t abo•e sea level

URATA Soil, sand, gravel.and clay N1age.ran Limestone aquoketa. Shale

Trenton L1meston st. Peter s andet,one tcwer ·agnee1 n L1meeto:ne

THIQKNFJSS 57 feet

389 • 174 -290 -126 -276 -

RRTH 57 feet;

446 -020 -910 -

io;6 -1;12 -

2. RF,C·ORD OF fiELL OF G'.RASELLI OH I C , CO. f E T OflICAQO, I · Elevation 587 feet above sea level

§TRAT,& f1j I C1}r.{~~ ~H

Sand and gravel 40 feet, '4-o·feet Devonian ·.Shalt and sandy .11:nestone J-ia.gare.n Limf!atone aquoc:eta Shale

'l'renton Limestone st. P ter Sandeton-e Lo er agnes1an L1meetone Pot.ad.am Sand8ton·

110 490 135 341

64 456 201

- 150 - 640 - 775 ... 1116 - 1180 - 16:,6 • 1e,1

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gl&1'i6 THICKNESS PEP'l'H

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Sand, gravel and clay 42 feet 6" 42 feet 61'

N1agare.n Limestone 4,4 - 6rt 477 • 6~

this ll as .a.toppe for l " ok of fund.a at 477 feet hen 11; reached the shale bed h.ioh underlies th 1asa~an L1meetone

W ella Drilled and Bored ol Every Si:te and Depth

THEW.

ALL WORK GUARANTEED.

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Repa1rin11, Repipinll and Deepeoioi, Old and U nlinished W ell1 a Specialty.

J. ~ - Thorne Co. , DeaPlainca, Ill.

Gentlc."'!ll:l,J I

~.,y 11, 19.26

I no iut~rtstJ"cd iu tht:: t:,f;<)lowi,l !t.1rui.tiO>.&h a.ra.iud Chioaco 81· d l nm verJ ar.xioua to bet oJ.l J.atn 001.:.0 ,3ri,.iui;; drill lE>CS ant'\: tho T1n.li t;,r of wa.ter T.?hioh 1-, obtPin9f\ from l\eop drilling& e.rou11d Chioago .

I bnve been 1nf'oJ'Qed that you drilled the water 11011

in the Tillage of Thornton. Uould you bet willin._; to lot oe have the loG of thie well and auoh other wello ao 3ou naw drilled d..i.ring the last few yoe.ro south nrtd ~aet of t;llica.;o, i;;i ving me the depth of the hole , tho thiolcneae and depth ot the difterent etrata, o.r~d the aoourate looo.tion of tllo hole? I aloo should like to kno·, whether ;,ou have c..l'loou11tered salt water or rely fresh we.tor.

• I hopo thif.3 inquiry doea not look 11Kc an 1 .,l)oaition to ~ou, but I am very rnuoh int ~reotod in thoao fuote troa a geologio point of Ticw. ·

Yo,1ra very truly•

AC oe:B:!B

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'EMBElt.S · CHICAGO REAL ESTATE BOARD · IWNOIS ASSN. OF REAL ESrATE BOARDS • NATIONAL ASSN. OF REAL ESTATE BOARDS · CHICAGO ASSN. OF COMMERCE · ILLINOIS ASSN. OF COMMERCE

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H · WALIACE CALDWELL REALTY CO. INCORPORATED

Sl.iBDIVIDE/{_S · · Bl.Jf LDEl{S ENTIRE 23RD FLOOR BELL BUILDING

307 N. MICHIGAN AVE. TELEPHONE CENTRAL 5270

Village of Thornton, Thornton, Illinois.

Gentlemen;-

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April 27th, 1926.

Vi e have in contemplation, the drilling of wells for water on our properties, to temporarily supply_ them, until a regular supply is available.

It would be very much appreciated if you would advise us the name of the concern that did the drilling for you, in connection with your w ter supply, as we understand that this was very satisfactorily accomplished by them.

Thanking you in advance for this information, we are,

Yours

Dear str:-W~k was done by w.~.,Jhorne Co DesPlaines Ill and work was very satisfactory

CJ Fleck 4/28/26

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A. C. NOE DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY

THE UNIVERSlTY OF CHICAGO CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S.A.

Yay 22, 1926

Mr. C. J. Eleck Village of Thornton, Thornton, Ill.

Dear Sir:

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I understand that a well has been drilled for your village by w. L. Thorne Company of Des Plaines, Illinois.

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I should like to have the log of this well, giving the depth of it, the strata, and, if possible, the temperature of the water and an analysis of the water if you have that. This information would be Taluable for the study of the Geology of Cook County.

An addressed, stamped envelope is enclosed for your renly.

Very truly yours .,

ACNoe:EHB

• •• Referring to the above. Our well here ie 477 feet deep and the test as made by the D arbern Chemical Company of Chicago i a as fa.lewe: Silica • 584, Oxides of Iron & Aluminum .292,carb0nate of lime 6.424,Sujphate of lime none,Caroanate of magnesia 2.654,Sodiaum & Potassium sulphates 1.205, Sodium & Potaa.sium Chlorides .340.Sodium & Potassium caroona1a 5.698,Sodium & Potassium nitrates Trace,Loss .089 Total mineral solids 17.286,0rganic Matter Trace, Total incrusting solids 9. 954, Total non incrust ing solids 7.332,Pouiads incruating soli ds per 1000.gale US 1.42.Pounda non-incrusting solids per lOOOUS Gals 1.05,Contains a littl• over 17-1/4 grains of miner-al matter tnd a trace of organic matter per US gallon ef 231 cubic inche~. Test made on June 27th 1923 Lab test ~o ~7132. You may oe:able to obtain a leg as to the Strata and temperature frem the Driller as none is on file here.

Yours truly C J Fleck Clerk

May 25th 1926

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MAP OF

INDIANA

THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION­

DIVISION OF GEOLOGY

W. N. LOGAN, State Geologist

INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U.S. A.

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