Black Gold Exploration 宣布，已开始在印第安纳州克莱县的 Fritz 2-30 油气井进行钻探。本月初，BGX 从运营商 Adler Energy 手中获得了该油井 10% 的开采权益以及参与 210 英亩共同利益区域内任何补偿开发井的选择权。

这一前景抵消了 Fritz 1 井的潜力。该井大约在 17 年前钻探，发现了石油和天然气储层，但由于当时油价下跌等多种因素而从未生产。该井位于印第安纳州西南部一个已知的产油区，即 Terra Haute Reef Bank。

伊利诺伊盆地每年产油量达 1000-1200 万桶。Adler 已完成对该地区 8 平方英里的 3D 地震评估，包括 Fritz 2-30，显示浅层和深层堆积层。该井计划测试至少十个潜在产油层。3D 地震上清晰可见的深层裂缝表明石油可运移至多个高孔隙度区域，包括 Devonian、Trenton、St. Peter Sand、Black River 和 Knox。这些区域均显示超过 100 英尺的封闭性，为大型油藏提供了空间。

Black Gold Exploration announced that drilling has commenced on the Fritz 2-30 oil and gas well in Clay County, Indiana. Earlier this month, BGX acquired a 10% working interest in the well and an option to participate in any offset developmental wells in a 210-acre area of mutual interest from the operator, Adler Energy.

This prospect offsets the Fritz 1 well, which was drilled about 17 years ago and discovered both oil and gas pay horizons, but never produced due to a variety of factors, including a drop in oil prices at the time. The well is in a known productive oil zone known as the Terra Haute Reef Bank, in Southwestern Indiana.

The Illinois Basin has a history of producing 10–12 million barrels of oil annually. Adler has completed an 8 sq mi 3D seismic evaluation of the area, including the Fritz 2-30, showing both shallow and deeper stacked pay horizons. The well plans to test a minimum of ten potential oil pay zones. Deep seated fractures clearly visible on 3D seismic are demonstrating migratory pathways for oil into multiple zones with high porosity, including the Devonian, Trenton, St. Peter Sand, Black River and the Knox. These zones all show over 100 ft of closure, giving room for large reservoirs of oil.