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(1), that portion of the Hackers Creek Valley northwest and 

 east of Jane Lew, which seems good for gas in sands ranging 

 from the Berea to the Fifth, and possibly for oil in the Big 

 Injun or Gordon Sands; (2), a strip of territory about one 

 mile wide and four miles long lying immediately southeast of 

 the Chestnut Ridge Anticline, and extending from the Harri- 

 son Line to Hackers Creek, apparently good for gas in sands 

 ranging from the Berea to the Fifth; (3), along the Grassland 

 Syncline near Stonecoal Creek, where there is a possibility of 

 oil in the Big Injun on both branches of Mud Run, and along 

 the axis of the syncline east of Hilly Upland Run. 



Detailed Well Records, Freemans Creek District. 



Freemans Creek District is situated in northwestern 

 Lewis, next to Harrison and Doddridge, and extends from the 

 West Fork River, on the east, to the Gilmer Line, on the west. 

 The Chestnut Ridge Anticline crosses it, making a large part 

 of it ideal territory for gas, as the development shown on 

 Map II will prove. The northwestern part of the district, 

 next to the Doddridge Line, where the measures dip to a com- 

 paratively low level in a gentle monocline, has proved to be 

 rich in oil from the Berea Sand. Drilling has been done in 

 nearly all parts of the district, but numerous farms remain 

 untested and the number of wells will ultimately be nearly 

 twice as great as at the present time. Production of gas 

 ranges from the Salt to the Fifth Sand, while oil has been 

 found in the Salt, Big Injun, Berea and Fifth, and in a few 

 other sands in minor quantities. For the benefit of future 

 operators, a large number of records from this district will be 

 published in the succeeding pages. 



The northeast corner of the district, next to the Woll 

 Summit Anticline, has produced a large amount of gas from 

 the Berea and other sands down to the Fifth. The four fol- 

 lowing records are from this region: 



