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The geographical hmits of the gas ticlds can only be broadly de- 

 fined, but it is observable that with one or two exceptions they arc 

 situated in the western section of the State in the middle and 

 southern tiers of counties. The wells of Oswego county, near the 

 end of Like Ontario, represent the most easterly points at which 

 the presence of gas in quantity has been established, and there the 

 pools seem to be confined to small areas. The disturbed condition 

 of the strata has, no doubt, militated against the accumulation of 

 gas in the eastern section of the State, 



Production. The information received for the year 1908 showed 

 that there were about looo gas wells in the State, the output of 

 which was used for lighting and heating purposes, not including 

 the wells in the oil regions of Cattaraugus and Allegany counties 

 that supplied gas for pumping petroleum. The wells were operated 

 by about 200 individuals and companies. Chautauqua county had 

 more than one half of the total number of producers, though most 

 of them were individuals operating only a single well for private 

 use. Aside from them the production of the fields w^as largely con- 

 trolled by companies who have pipe lines and distribute the gas 

 for general consumption. 



The production during the past four years is shown in the ac- 

 companying table which gives the value of the output for the lead- 

 ing counties as nearly as it can be distributed. The total value in 

 1908 amounted to $987,775 against a value of $800,014 in 1907, a 

 gain of $187,761 for the year. 



Production of natural gas 



COUNTY 



1905 



Allegany-Cattaraugus $204 430 



Chautauqua 26 232 



Eriea 281 253 



Livingston^. 41 805 



Onondaga 16 825 



Oswego 13 583 



Wyomingc 22 872 



Total I $607 000 



igo6 



S247 



94 



317 



52 



16 



13 



25 



208 



345 

 554 

 805 



385 

 182 

 100 



$766 579 



1907 



S250 



106 



320 



55 



17 



10 



159 

 411 

 199 

 780 

 0^0 

 58s 



.39 850 



$800 014 



1908 



$264 736 



153 019 



451 869 



54 083 



13 837 



12 800 



37 431 



$987 775 



rtlncluie^a oart of the nro'luction of Genesee county. 



b Inclufles also Seneca. Schuyler. Steuben, Ontario and Yates counties. 



c Includes also Niagara and Genesee counties. 



