A seismic study combined with well data of a circular oil field in Cass County, Michigan, indicates that the structure's origin may be related to an impact event. The structural closures in the time structure maps and drilling results both show a central uplift. The fault system in the Trempealeau Formation shows a structure similar to other proven astroblemes. Undisturbed layers just beneath the central uplift also provide an evidence of an impact structure. The impact event occurred on the Utica shale of the Late Ordovician age. The subsequent uplifting and erosion formed the missing of some Late Ordovician rocks in the center of the oil field. A delayed isostatic adjustment may resulted in the structural closures of the Silurian and Devonian sedimentary formations which played the role of structural trap as a hydrocarbon reservoir. The diameter of the original crater was at least 2 kilometers. The meteorite seems likely to be as heavy as about 9×10⁴ tons and as large as 36-50 meters in its diameter depending on itscomposition.

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