The field was the largest natural gas discovery up to that time, with an area of 5,120 square miles (13,300 km2), somewhat smaller in area than the state of Connecticut, containing over 1 trillion cubic feet (28×10^9 m3) of natural gas.
The discovery led to the Indiana Gas Boom.
The lack of pressure caused by the removal of the gas led to a complete stoppage of oil production, even though an estimated 900 million barrels (140,000,000 m3) of oil remained in the field.
[3] Beginning in the late 20th century, oil production resumed at a slow pace after advances in artificial lift technology.
The firm's production and refinery interests led, in turn, to Standard's Indiana interests being grouped together after the 1911 breakup of the firm due to antitrust action, leading to the formation of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana.