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THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 



Vol. U FEBRUARY, J90I No. 4 



THE CORNING OIL AND GAS FIELD. * 



J. A. BOWNOCKER 



Area. — This field lies in the three counties, Athens, Perry and 

 Morgan. Leaving out of consideration at i^resent a few small out- 

 lying pools, and starting at the south, the productive territory may 

 be said to begin in Section 22, Trimple township, Athens county. 

 From this point it runs almost due north to the Perry county line. 

 The widest part of this portion of the field does not exceed one-half 

 mile, while the narrowest portion permits of a single row only 

 of wells. 



It enters Monroe township, Perry county in Section 33, and runs 

 almost due north towards Corning, but bends to the northeast about 

 one mile south of that place. Here the productive territory attains 

 a maximum width of 3 miles, the greatest in the field. The northeast 

 course is continued to the Morgan county line, where it turns due 

 north, skirting that line with a productive strip about one-half mile 

 mide for 2)-^ miles, when it turns slightly to the east, entering Morgan 

 county in Section 31 of Deerfield township. From that place it ex- 

 tends through Section 30 and into Section 19, beyond which it has 

 not been traced Development of this part of the field is retarded 

 by floods of salt water which may limit it in this direction. The 

 total length of the field is about 14 miles. 



Outside of this belt are four pools, two of which are of little 

 importance. One lies around Glouster, and has an area of less than 

 one square mile. A second one lies in Sections 22 and 29, a short 

 distance northwest of Glouster. This is the principal territory from 

 which the gas of Corning and surrounding towns is derived. A third 

 pool lies around Porterville, and the fourth known as the Oakfield 

 lies from 3 to 5 miles north of Corning. It includes parts of sections 

 5, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33 of Pleasant and 22, 27 and 34 of Bearfleld 

 townships. It is in this pool that the most extensive work is being 

 done at the present time. 



* Published by permission of Edward Orton, Jr., State Geologist. 



