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The Thomas Scott No. 1 Well (612), on Cove Creek, 1.1 

 miles northwest of Troy, at an elevation of 750' B., was drilled 

 by the Carter Oil Company and reported a dry hole, its record 

 being published in Volume I (A), page 383, of the Survey. 



The following well, which was abandoned as a dry hole, 

 was reported by residents to have made an oil and gas show : 



Almira M. Dent No. 1 Well Record (612 A). 



Troy District; on Little Cove Creek, 1.4 miles southeast of Con- 

 ings; authority, South Penn Oil Co.; elevation, 825' B. 



Top. Bottom. 



Feet. Feet. 



Pittsburgh Coal 300 



Big Injun Sand 1712 



Berea Sand 2135 



Gordon Sand 2485 



Total depth 2633 



The P. Brannon No. 1 (613), drilled by the Hagerstown 

 Oil Company, in the edge of Doddridge County, at the mouth 

 of Fallen Timber Run of Cove Creek, 1.5 miles south of 

 Leopold, was reported a dry hole, but its record was not se- 

 cured. The following well, drilled in Doddridge, three-fourths 

 mile from the Gilmer Line, was reported to have made a 

 pressure of 200 pounds in 4 l /z minutes and 560 pounds in 30 

 minutes through the 2-inch tubing: 



Charles Spurgeon No. 4246 Well Record (614). 



Cove District, Doddridge County; on Bear Fork, 1.0 mile north- 

 west of Spurgeon; authority, Pittsburgh & W. Va. Gas Co.; completed, 

 Jan. 31, 1914; elevation, 955' B. 



Top. Bottom 

 Feet. Feet. 



Sand, Gas 1180 1210 



Sand, Second Cow Run 1250 1370 



Sand, Maxton 1680 1740 



Big Lime 1810 1924 



Sand, Big I njun (gas, 1974') 1924 2015 



Sand, Gordon 2545 2550 



Total depth 2600 



The following well, the record of which was published in 

 Volume I (A), page 383, of the Survey, was abandoned as a 

 dry hole, but made a show of gas, there still being sufficient 



