jg 2 PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS. 



pany drilled the John Rastle No. 1 (273) well on Fink Creek, 

 1.2 miles north of Hurst, Freemans Creek District, which pro- 

 duced oil from the Berea Sand at the rate of 15 barrels daily. 

 Twenty years later it was still producing 2>^ barrels. The 

 first gas well was the A. W. Woodford No. 1 (93), drilled by 

 the Federal Oil Company along the West Fork River, in 

 Hackers Creek District, opposite Butchersville. Neither of 

 these wells was spectacular, and it was not until the S. D. 

 Camden No. 1 (145), located on Polk Creek, Freemans Creek 

 District, was drilled by Fred S. Rich and the Southern Oil 

 Company and flowed oil from the Big Injun Sand at the rate 

 of 500 barrels daily that general interest was aroused in the 

 oil and gas possibilities of Lewis County. Since that time de- 

 velopment has been rapid and more than 1,000 wells have 

 been drilled for oil and gas. 



SUMMARIZED RECORDS. 



The following table, compiled with great care from the 

 detailed records of Lewis County wells, is intended to furnish 

 a means of obtaining at a glance the most important data re- 

 garding all wells listed in the county, giving not only the se- 

 rial number by which its position is fixed on Map II, but also 

 the tidal elevation, depth to the Pittsburgh Coal, principal 

 sands, total depth and producing horizons. The detailed rec- 

 ords of many of these wells are published in succeeding pages 

 and the index should be consulted to find the record of any 

 particular well desired. In regions where wells are numerous 

 no attempt was made to secure the records of all wells drilled, 

 but representative wells were selected. In regions where wellr 

 are infrequent they have all been tabulated by name and num- 

 ber, but in some cases the records could not be secured. 

 Throughout the text all wells when mentioned are accom- 

 panied by the serial numbers in parentheses so that their posi- 

 tions on Map II may be readily found. In the column naming 

 the owner an attempt has been made to secure the names of 

 the present owners of the wells rather than the original drill- 

 ers, as many of the wells have been acquired by the large gas 

 companies from small operators and have been given serial 



