A consortium consisting of Cronus Exploration, Michigan Technological University and Western Michigan University will develop and execute an economical and environmentally sensitive plan for recovery of hydrocarbons from an abandoned shallow-shelf carbonate field that is typical of many fields in the U. S. Midwest. This 5-year plan will combine recent advances in 2D seismic and surface geochemistry with multi-lateral horizontal drilling, coiled tubing technology and well logging to recover new and bypassed oil in the shallow-shelf carbonate environments typified by the Vernon Field in the Central Michigan Basin.