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and measures about 4 miles long to 2 miles wide. The Chipmunk ■ 



and Flatstone are connected pools, mainly in the town of Carrollton ' 



but extending over into the town of Allegany. The Rice Brook, a i 



small pool, lies to the west of this near the west border of Carrollton i 



township. There are three or four little pools with a few wells each ! 



in the town of Red House ; also one in the town of Hiunphrey about j 



5 miles north of the Allegany pool. A number of well records for i 



the Cattaraugus county district are given in Bishop's paper^ from i 



which a few examples are here reproduced. ^ 



Bunnell well no. 2, lot 3, Allegany. 5 



To rock 25 feet < 



Casing 285 S 



Salt water at 400 { 



First sand (gas) 510 j 



Second sand 800 ij 



Gas at I 020 i 



Top third sand i 080 .; 



Bottom third sand i 157 j 



Bottom of well i 197 ] 



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Well no. I, section 6, Olean. 1 



Casing 244 feet i 



Top Chipmunk sand at 850 j 



Bottom Chipmunk sand at 880 'J 



Top second sand at 990 } 



Bottom second sand at i 051 i 



Top third sand (shells) at i 390 ] 



Bottom third sand (shells) at i 451 ' 



Bottom of well i 714 ; 



Well on John King farm, Carrollton. \ 



Casing 270 feet 1 



Gas at • 570 j 



Top oil sand (24 feet) '. . . 575 . 



Bottom oil sand at 599 ; 



Well no. I, Rums ey farm, Carrollton. ' ; 



Drift 240 feet : 



Cement gravel at 284 | 



Drive pipe 285 



Oil and salt water 480 



A little oil at 580 



Flow of gas and oil at 800 



Bottom of well 882 \ 



Well on Loup farm, Olean. The record of this well is compiled . 



from data given by C. A. Ashburner (see references below), who ' 



reports it to have been the largest gas producer in the region that ' 



had been opened up to the year 1877. The yield was estimated ! 



1 N. Y. State Mus. Ann. Rep't 51, v. 2. ■( 



