A Mississippian-age sandstone producer prominent in Western Kentucky's Illinois Basin counties.
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The Tar Springs Sandstone is a Mississippian-age sandstone formation prominent across the Western Kentucky portion of the Illinois Basin and adjacent southwestern Indiana. The Tar Springs sits stratigraphically above the Cypress and Aux Vases intervals at typically 1,000 to 2,000 feet depth.
The Tar Springs supports active conventional production across Henderson, Daviess, Hopkins, Webster, Union, McLean, Ohio, Muhlenberg, and adjacent counties in Kentucky.