99 



Ashburner.] *■>-> Aug. L6, 



Red rock 5 to 1175 



Soft, muddy, gritty, slate 130 " L305 



Gray slate 80 " 1385 



Light gray slate 10 " 1395 



- dshells 10" 1405 



Sand, smell of oil 10 " 1415 



Sand containing heavy gas ''vein." 2 " 1417 



Sand 5 " 1422 



Gray slate 48 " 1470 



Sand and shells 85 " 1 555 



Dark and light gray slate "210 " 1765 



Sandy slate 45 " 1810 



Hard gray sand 5 " 1815 



Slate 65 " 1880 



Dark brown sand 10 " 1890 



Soft gray slate 00 " 1980 



Dark sand strongly impregnated with oil 10 " 1990 



Dark fine sand coffee grounds) containing oil 10 " 2000 



Drilled dry. Cased :K>4' 



Gas 1415' 



Oil smell 14 



Strong smell of oil 1*90' 



Strong smell of oil 1990' 



Heavy "vein"' of mineral water, easily corroding 



the tools 1990' 



Bear Creek Well, or "Dry Hole," P. (J. L. and P. Co. 



Owned by the Producers' Consolidated Land and Petroleum Company, 

 of Bradford. Situated on Bear Creek, east side of County road between 

 Wilcox and Ridgway, in warrant 3257, Jones Township, Elk County. 

 Land leased from Wilcox Tanning Company. 



Drilling was commenced about April 1, 1878, and was completed in 

 from 50 to 60 days. 



The record was reported by Mr. M. M. Schultz. No show of oil was 

 found. 



The elevation of the top of the well is 1595 feet (Bar.) above ocean. 



Drift 25' to 25' 



Blue slate rock 25 " 50 



Pied rock 15" 65 



Blue slate 10 " 75 



Bedrock 20" 95 



Sandy or " putty " slate rock 25" 120 



rock 25 " 145 



Sofl slate 12 " 157 



Hard shells 5" 162 



