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of the gas industry would probably be considered fair gas 

 wells. The record of the Marshall No. 1 (not listed), drilled 

 on the Little Kanawha River one-half mile northwest of 

 Burnsville, is published in the section for Burnsville, pages 

 92-3. It made a little oil and gas in the Salt Sand of 

 Rosedale, a show of oil and gas in the Injun and a little oil 

 in the Berea. Seven wells have been drilled along Hyers Run, 

 two miles west of Burnsville, nearly all of which have been 

 light gassers, the Gordon Sand being reported as the pro- 

 ducing horizon. These wells are in Braxton, about l}/2 miles 

 from the Gilmer Line. Six wells have been drilled along 

 Longshoal Run, 1^ to 2 miles northeast of Gilmer Station, 

 some of which are in Braxton and some in Gilmer. The Fred 

 Hoover No. 1 (737) was reported a dry hole; the Wilson 

 Heirs No. 1 (739) was reported to have made a considerable 

 oil show but was abandoned. The two following wells were 

 recently drilled: 



L. W. McNair Heirs No. 1 Well Record (738). 



Saltlick District, Braxton County; on Longshoal Run, 1.6 miles 



northeast of Gilmer Station; authority, South Penn Oil Co.; elevation, 

 815' B. 



Top. Bottom. 



Feet. Feet. 



Big Dunkard Sand 533 575 



Second Cow Run Sand 720 795 



Salt Sand 1100 1165 



Salt Sand 1200 1240 



Salt Sand 1265 1360 



Salt Sand. . .'. . 1375 1400 



Salt Sand (gas, 1470') 1465 1505 



Lime 1515 1550 



Red rock 1550 1575 



Lime 1600 1630 



Maxton Sand 1633 1670 



Big Lime 1670 1725 



Big Injun Sand (gas, 1835') 1725 1945 



Squaw Sand I960 1990 



Gordon Sand (oil) 2338 2343 



Total depth 2904 



t 



This was reported by residents as a 40-barrel well. 



