The oil fields of Crawford and Lawrence counties . f oil were found to lie between 30 and 35° B, while that of the Dun-canville pool lies between 22 and 23° B. The Duncanville oil is soldonly for fuel. The development of the Tracey and McClosky sands inLawrence county gave still higher grades of oil, varying from 35 to39° B. The difference of gravities necessarily caused a division of priceand since 1908, oil above 30° B has commanded one price while thatbelow 30° B has commanded another. The following table gives theaverage monthly prices paid for Illinois petroleum from 1905 to 191%inclusive
The oil fields of Crawford and Lawrence counties . f oil were found to lie between 30 and 35° B, while that of the Dun-canville pool lies between 22 and 23° B. The Duncanville oil is soldonly for fuel. The development of the Tracey and McClosky sands inLawrence county gave still higher grades of oil, varying from 35 to39° B. The difference of gravities necessarily caused a division of priceand since 1908, oil above 30° B has commanded one price while thatbelow 30° B has commanded another. The following table gives theaverage monthly prices paid for Illinois petroleum from 1905 to 191%inclusive, as reported by Dr. D. T. Day and to January 1, 1912, thidate of completion of this report, as supplied by the writer: 168 OIL FIELDS OF CRAWFORD AND LAWRENCE COUNTIES, [bull. no. 22 2§5 1« ?< CO <J CO ? COCOCD(D!D(DO CO CO CD CO CO CO CO CO CO CO < CO CO CO CO CO CO CO c )0O t^coco CO < hmmihh 1-1 ,* Is «C3Sfe ft So ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. Bull. No. 22, Plate
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