Illinois & Southern Illinois Research

Research, reports, geological information, regulatory resources, and historical materials concerning fracking and oil and gas development in Illinois and Southern Illinois.

Lewan et al, 2002. A peer-reviewed geological assessment of the New Albany-Chesterian petroleum system of the Illinois Basin. The study examines the New Albany Shale source rock, petroleum generation and migration, geological structure, and petroleum resources across the basin.

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Higley et al. 2003.A USGS Open-File Report containing geological data, maps, and supporting material concerning the New Albany Shale petroleum system in the Illinois Basin.

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IL Department of Natural Resource webpage.

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