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No. 5 well, on the river above the mill, June, 1869—April, 1870. At 
981 feet struck so powerful a gas vein, that the bore-hole was deluged 
with water and abandoned for four months. In June, 1871, athree quart 
nitro-glycerine torpedo was exploded without increasing the production 
of oil. Th pebble rock was almost as fine as sea-sand. 
No. 6 well, on Queenstown Run; August, 1870-—April 5, 1871; drilled 
with the water cased out; all the previous wells were drilled in water ; 
casing commenced at 357 feet ; not much gas. 
No. 7 well, on Queenstown Run; August 7, 1870—March 1, 1871; water 
eased out at 512 feet ; seme gas at 1,050; commenced pumping about 9 
barrels a day, and has produced up to September 7, 1872, 4,183 barrels. 
No. 8 well, on Queenstown Run; June 26, 1871—September 22, 1871 - 
water cased out; first show of cil September 22, and began to fill up very 
slowly. At 12.35 A. M., September 23, struck a vein of gas and oil 
which spouted over the top of the derrick, and was fired by the nightlamp 
hung in the derrick, burning the rigging down. The spouts occured 
every two minutes. At 9 A. m. the fire was extinguished and the oil 
began to fill the tank at the rate of 35 barrels an hour, but gradually 
calmed down to about 60 barrels a day during the first month, and October 
22 ceased to flow. Tubeing and sucker rods were then put in, and she 
began te flow again at the rate of 150 barrels a day. 
This well has been cleaned out many times to keep her in good rwnning 
order. Immediately after any one such cleaning she produces from 70 
to 90 barrels a day, and gradually falls off to about 20 to 25, when it is 
anderstood that she again needs cleaning. In fifty weeks she has pro- 
duced 9,505 barrels. ‘There is not much gas except when flowing. 
No. 9 well, on. the river opposite Catfish; June 24, 1871—October 24, 
1871; water cased out; cost $5,750. 
No. 10 well, on Lower Campbell Traet; July 10, 1871—May 22, 1872; 
water cased out. After passing through third sand at 1,300 feet, put in 
a 4 quart torpedo, which seemed to have very little effect. Sand pumped 
for two days afterwards and found that she filled up with less than a bar. 
rel of oil per day, and therefore concluded it was useless to tube her. 
Not much gas at any time. 
No. 11 well, on river haif mile below the mill; August 24, 1871—June 
24, 1872 ; water cased out at 437 feet, Struek very heavy vein of gas at 
858 feet. 
The gas from this well, by calculation, would supply fuel to run the 
rolling mill and machine shop boilers, being therefore equal to'100 tons 
of coal per week. 
The pressure of gas would sometimes lift the tools 20 or 30 feet in the 
hole, tools weighing 1,700 pounds and repe 3800 pounds. ‘The flow of gas 
is enormous and continuous. 
No. 12 well, on Queenstown Run; December 9, 1871—April 12, 1872; 
water cased out at 394 feet, Struek heavy vein of gas February 2, at 
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