Trend-surface analysis of the structure of the Ste. Genevieve limestone in the Effingham, Illinois, area
Recent studies of oil accumulations in the Ste. Genevieve Limestone Formation in Illinois demonstrate the usefulness of fitting third-order trend surfaces to structural data and analyzing the residuals calculated by subtracting the trend surface from the structure surface. Known oil pools are located in areas having positive residual values. This type of investigation, supplemented by conventional structural and stratigraphic studies, was performed on a 9-township (approx. 324 sq miles) area in Effingham and Shelby counties, Illinois. The known oil pools in the oolite and sandstone lenses of the Ste. Genevieve Formation lie within positive residuals resulting from the difference between a third-order trend surface and the structural surface on top of the Ste. Genevieve. A composite map outlining areas where present anticlinal noses, sandstone lenses, and positive residuals lie in close proximity to each other is included in this report to indicate places where future exploration for Ste. Genevieve oil would have the greatest chance for success.
- OSTI ID:
- 5989214
- Journal Information:
- Ill. State Geol. Surv., Circ.; (United States), Vol. 454
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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