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hope for the accumulation of oil and gas in profitable quantity. 

 One of the early wells drilled in the district was the James P. 

 Kane No. 1 (760), located on the head of Grass Run, one-half 

 mile southeast of Lettergap, which was reported to have been 

 put down to a depth of 500 to 600 feet by the springpole 

 method. The well made considerable gas but was not deep 

 enough to test the lower sands. The J. B. Van Horn No. 1 

 (760A), drilled on Leatherbark Run, 2.2 miles northwest of 

 Cedarville, was reported a dry hole, but its record was not 

 secured. The Samuel Burk No. 1 (766), located on Butchers 

 Run, 1.5 miles southeast of Cedarville, was abandoned as a 

 dry hole, but was reported to have made a show of oil. The 

 following well, drilled in Braxton, about \Yz miles from the 

 Gilmer Line, made a good showing of gas but was not drilled 

 below the Injun Sand: 



H. B. Gerwig No. 1 Well Record (767). 



Otter District, Braxton County; on Toms Run, 1.0 mile southeast 

 of Hope; authority, Ash Brothers; elevation, 895' L. 



Top. Bottom. 



Feet. Feet. 



Little Dunkard Sand 455 475 



Sand, Burning Springs 600 690 



Sand, Second Cow Run 740 845 



Sand, Salt.. ..855 980 



Sand, Salt 



Sand Salt 



Sand, Salt (water, 1370') 

 Sand, Salt 



.1185 1250 



.1345 1355 



.1355 1385 



.1430 1495 



Sand, Salt (gas, 1537') 1535 1546 



Sand, Salt 1561 1632 



Big Lime 1830 1875 



Big Injun Sand (gas, I960') 1875 1995 



Total depth 2009 



10" casing, 300'; 6%", 1400'; 2" tubing, 2009'; volume, 500,000 

 cubic feet approximately. 



The J. O. McCoy No. 1 (769), located on Right Fork of 

 Steer Creek, 0.7 mile southeast of Bennett, the record of which 

 is published in the section for Bennett, pages 95-6, was drilled 

 212 feet below the Bayard Sand and found only a show of oil 

 and gas in the Big Injun. In the neighborhood of Stumptown 

 several wells have been drilled, most of which have produced 

 gas, principally from the Salt Sand of Rosedale, the lower 



