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RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE. 



DEVELOPMENTS. 



Drilling was started on the first well, the Toomey No. 1, on February 

 20, 1915, and it was completed to a depth of 1700 feet on April 27. The 

 West No. 1 well was drilled June 12 to July 7 to a depth of 1100 feet; 

 the Hendren No. 1, June 21 to July 13, 973 feet deep; and the Toomey 

 No. 2, July 3 to 23, 965 feet deep. These wells are all in a group some 

 four miles northwest of Oneida, their location with reference to each other 

 being shown in Fig. 2. 



TOOMCY NO. I 



FIG. 2. Location of Toomey 1 and 2, West 1 and Hendren 1 oil wells. 



WELL RECORDS. 



Record of Toomey No. 1 well, 4 miles northwest of Oneida, Tenn. 



Drilled by Chas. W. Whitcomb ; elevation 1320 feet. Well mouth about 

 220 feet below the top of the Lee formation. Diameter at mouth 8^4 

 inches; placed 8^4 -inch casing at 335 feet, 6^ -inch casing at 788 feet. 



Thickness From To 



Soft dark sand 20 20 



Hard white sand 180 20 200 



Hard dark slate and thin coal 30 200 230 



Hard white sand 80 230 310 



Soft slate 40 310 350 



Hard white sand 70 350 420 



Soft slate 10 420 430 



Slate, alternately hard and soft 120 430 550 



