COVER A slice of Salem Limestone, so thin that it is virtually transparent, is shown magnified 150 times. Under the microscope this famous building limestone is seen to be largely composed of minute fossils, the remains of animals that lived in a shallow sea that cover ed most of Indiana more than 240 million years ago. The inset photograph shows the use of this beautiful stone in construction. M H G A N _.J.. ___ c EXPLANATION County mops are published at seale approximately I inch·to I mile Published map poo-o-oo Publication date ROO-O-OO Revision date 00 Map number o 1­ I PUBLISHED STATE BASE MAPS o No. 100. Index Map of Indiana Showing Counties, Township and Range Lines (December 1945). Scale: 1:1,000,000 No. 101. Map of Indiana Showing County Bound­ aries and Township and Range Lines (January 1952). Scale: 1;500,000 No. 102. Mop of Indiana Showing County Bound­ aries, Township and Range Lines (November 1951). Scale: 1:380,160 No. 1-04.. Bo.G1!. M~ ~t';()n ~ Weslern Indkul<! IT. 25 N. to Indiana-Kentucky boundary, R.I W. to Indiana-Illinois boundary) (March 1951). Scole: 1:250,000 MAPS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM: PUBLICATIONS SECTION GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA PRICE - $0.50 EACH MAP April 5,1961 INDEX MAP OF INDIANA SHOWING PUBLISHED COUNTY BASE MAPS c H G A N EXPLANATION County maps are published at scale approximately I inch to I mile Published well location mops POO-O-OO Publication date ROO-O-OO Revision dote o CHOO-O-OO Date checked without revision (001 Number of wells shown on 1­ published mop OOA Map number (well location mop showing total depth of wells) I 00 or OOB Mop number (well location map) o PUBLISHED PETROLEUM EXPLORATION MAPS OF OIL AND GAS FIELDS (Scali 4 inches to I mile) No. I. Structure Mop of Alford Gas Field and Surround­ ing Area, Pike County,lndiana (August 30, 1948) ;w:.:.::::.J~"'4j~~~ No.2. Structure Map of Prairie Creek Oil Field, Vigo CountY,lndiana (December 18,1948) No.6. Structure Map of Wilfred Oil Pool, Sullivan County, Indiana (January 12, 1949) No. 7. Structure Map of Dodds Bridge and Heien Fields, Sullivan County, Indiana (February 7, 1949) No.8. Structure Mop of Siosi Oil Field, Sullivan and Vigo Counties, Indiana (Febru.ary 7, 1949) No.9. Structure Mop of Old Terre Haute Field, Vi go County, Indiana (February 7, 1949) No.IO. Structure Map of Riley Field, Vigo County, Indiana (February 19,1949) No.ll. Structure Map of Spring Hill Field, Vigo County, Indiana (February 19, 1949) ~ ~ ~ The following Petroleum Explo­ ration mops have been discon­ tinued: Nos. 3,4,5" 13, 14, 15,158,16, MAPS CAN 8E 08TAINED FROM: 168,17,178, 18,188,19, 19B, pU8l1CATIONS SECTION 20, 20B, 21, 22, 22B, 24, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 25, 27, 28, 29,31, 32, 33, INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 34,35,36,37, and 38 8LOOMINGTON, INDIANA COUNTY MAPS-$0.75 EACH FIELD MAPS-$O.!50 EACH April 5,1961 INDEX MAP OF INDIANA SHOWING PUBLISHED COUNTY PETROLEUM EXPLORATION MAPS CONTENTS Page Personnel --- 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ___ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ~ _ 0 __ _ iii Permanent personnel 00 - - - 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 - - 0 - - - - _ - - 0 ___________ 0 __ 0 - 0 iii Seasonal personnel -- 0 0 0 - 0 - - - - - 0 0 - - - - 0 0 - - 0 - 0 - - - _ 0 0 - - 0 0 0 ____ 0 0 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ v Finanoial statement ------------------------------------------------------ 1 Introduotion ----------------------------------------------------------- 2 Organization and administration -------------------------------------------_ _ _ 4 Statistioal summary of aotivities for fisoal 1959-60 ---------------------------------- 7 Coal Section ---------------------------------------------------- •• - - - - - 9 Resources studies ----------- -- -----------------------• ---------------- 11 Stratigraphic mapping of the Mansfield Formation --------------------------------- 11 Stratigraphy of Pennsylvanian rooks ---------------------------------_ -- ___ -- -11 Paleobotanioal studies -------------------------------------------------- 13 Coal petrographic studies -- __ - 0 0 - 0- 0 - 0 - - - - - - - - - 00_ ---- ___ - - - 0 _____________ 13 Other projects -- 0 - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • - - _ • - - - ______ 14 Reports published July 1, 1959, to June 30, 1960· ---------------------• ----- _. --- 14 Reports completed for publication July 1, 1959, to June 30, 1960 (not published) ------------ -15 Drafting and Photography Section ---------------------------------------------- 15 Eduoational Services -------------------------------- -. ------------------- -17 Geoohemistry Section ----------------------------------------------------- -20 Geophysics Section ------------------------------------------------------- 23 Seismic refleotion measurements ------------------------------ -- --------- --- - 23 Seismic refraction measurements -------------------------------------------- 24 Engineering geology ------------------------------ -- -------------------- 24 Magnetic and gravi ty surveys ---------------------------------------------- 24 Altitudes of wells and seismic shot points ------------------------------------- 24 Physi cal properties of Indiana rocks ----------------------------------------- 24 New requirements ----------------------------------------------------- 25 Glacial Geology Section ------------ -- -------------------------- --- --------- 26 Areal mapping -------------------------------------- ------------------ 27 Stratigraphic research --------------------------------------------------- 28 Servioe projects ------------------• ------------------------------------ 29 Educational projeots ----- -- --- -- -------------------- -- ---------------- 0- -29 Industrial Minerals Section ---- -- - -- --- ------- ---- -- -- ------------------ -- ------ 30 Clay and shale -------------------------- -. --- -- - -- -- -- ---------- -- • - - - 31 Dimension stone - - - • - • --- - - - - • - -- --- -- ---- -- ------- •• ------------------ 31 Crushed stone -------------• -------------------------------------------- 32 Sand and gravel --- -- ------ -- ---- - ---- ------------------- -. -. - •• --------- -32 High-silioa sand -------------• ---------------------------------------- 32 Geologi 0 mapping ----------------------------------------------------- 32 Papers and talks ------------------------------------------------------ 33 Service reports ------------------------------------------------------- 33 Meetings and conferences attended -------------------------------------- ••• - 34 Miscellaneous projects -------- •• - • - - - - - - - - - - - - •• ------------------------ 34 Mineral Statistios ---------------------------------------• ------------• --- 35 Paleontology Section -------------- « --------------------------------------- 38 Orientation in purpose and time ----------------------------------• ---------- 38 Research projects ----------------------------------------------------- -40 Se rvi ce proj e cts ------------------------------------ •• ----------------- 40 Nonpaleontological servioe projects ---------------------------------------- « - 42 Educational reports ----------- -- --------------------------------------- -42 Miscellaneous activities -----------• --------- -- -------------------------- -42 Petroleum Seotion -------------------------------------------------------- 43 Committee on Statistios of Exploratory Drilling --------------------------------- --46 American Association of Petroleum Geologists ----------------------------------- 46 Oil production report ---------------------------------------------------- 46 Oil reserves,.. --------------------------------------------------- ~ ---- 46 Review of northern Indiana well records --------------------------------------- 46 Oil and gas well plugging guide -------------------------------------------- -48 Spencer County oil development ----------- -. ------------------------------- -48, Underground natural gas storage -------------------------------------------- -48 Renault.-Aux Vases-Ste. Genevieve subsurface study ------------------------------- 48 Cypress-Paint Creek-Bethel subsurface study ----------------------------------- -48 Collection of Indiana brines -------------------• --------------------------- 48 Deep test well study ----------------------------• ---• ------------------- 49 Publioations Seotion ---• ------------------• ------------------------------- 49 Publications released ey the Geological Survey during 1959-,60 - -- ----------------------- -49 i GEOLOGICAL SURVEY EIGHTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST PERSONNEL Permanent Personnel Administration John B. Patton •.•••...•••.•....•••••..•Acting State Geologist State Geologist (from December 12, 1959) Maurice E. Biggs •••••...Assistant State Geologist (from March I, 1960) Mary Beth Fox •••..•••.•....••••Mineral Statistician and Secretary Martha N. Smith ...•.......••..••...•Secretary to State Geologist Theodore H. Appleton ...••••......•..•••...•.•••.Accountant Ellen L. Freeman ..•.•...•.•••.................•.Librarian Marguerite E. Trisler •.........•.•..•..•••••.... Clerk-Typist Coal Section Charles E. Wier ....•........•....•..••... Geologist and Head S. A. Friedman •••••••....•••••.•..•..•••..•.•.. Geologist Henry H. Gray ...•••..••.•..•.••••......••....••Geologist G. K. Guennel .•.•.•.•••••....•••••..•••....• Paleobotanist Harold C. Hutchison ..•.••••..••.•.•.••••••..•••••Geologist Larry D. Lawrence .••..•.•...•........••. Geological Assistant Richard C. Neavel .....••..••••••..•..••..••Coal Petrographer Janet Sue Helton . • • •