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This lower sand was estimated to yield from 2 to 10 barrels per day. 

 On deepening the well, salt water was encountered, and on reaming out 

 the hole to reset the casing a string of tools was lost and the well aban- 

 doned.* Another report gives the total depth of this well as 624 feet. 



Bear Creek zvdl. This well was started late in 1914, about four miles 

 a little east of north of Oneida at the Bear Creek mines, but difficulties 

 were experienced and work was stopped at a depth of 580 feet, the entire 

 distance being in the Lee formation. The well mouth has an elevation of 

 about 1450 feet and is at the top of the Lee formation. 



Beatty well. This well, located on the Big South Fork of Cumberland 

 River, 2 or 3 miles north of the State line in Kentucky, was drilled about 

 1825 for brine. Its elevation is about 815 to 825 feet, and the top is in 

 the Pennington shale, probably between 25 and 75 feet below the top of 

 this shale. One report says oil in considerable quantities was encountered 

 at a depth of about 200 feet, while another account says oil was struck 

 350 or 360 feet down. It is understood that this old well is to be cleaned 

 out. A short distance west of it several wells located on the plateau sur- 

 face some 500 feet higher have just been drilled and are said to have made 

 satisfactory showings. The same parties are continuing their drilling in 

 that region. Their wells on the plateau level are. about 500 feet above 

 water level in the river. They reach the base of the Lee at about 380 feet, 

 get the top of the big lime (Newman) about 675, get the first pay "sand" 

 at 700, and others at 800, 900 and 956 feet in the big lime, with the Chat- 

 tanooga black shale at 1290 feet depth. 



Owens zvell on Station Camp Creek. This well was drilled by Cadahy 

 Bros, of Chicago in 1896 about l l /2 miles west of the South Fork o.f the 

 Cumberland River on Station Camp Creek. It started in the sandstones 

 of the Lee formation, not far above their base. Salt water was found at 

 various depths from 200 to 550 feet. The Beaver sand, extending from 

 about 600 to 750 feet depth, was very hard and flinty and made a small 

 showing of oil. The total depth reached was 1515 feet when the well was 

 abandoned. 



Rugby Land Company zvell No. I. This well was drilled in 1896 by 

 the Forest Oil Company, in the extreme southwestern edge of Scott 

 County, a few miles northwest of Rugby Road. The well was started at 

 an elevation of 1280 feet. There was a show of tar at 512-517 in hard 

 white sand, and a show of dark green oil in hard white lime at 1335-1340. 

 The detailed log given by Munnt may be briefly summarized here as 

 follows : 



*Munn, op. cit. p. 20. 

 tO/>. cit., p. 20. 



