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  NEW 
  YORK 
  STATE 
  MUSEUM 
  

  

  J. 
  H. 
  Carl 
  well, 
  Allegany, 
  Oct. 
  1890 
  

  

  Top 
  third 
  sand 
  

  

  1139 
  feet 
  

  

  Light 
  show 
  

  

  1184 
  feet 
  

  

  Light 
  show 
  of 
  oil 
  

  

  1145 
  

  

  Light 
  show 
  

  

  1190 
  

  

  Smells 
  stronger 
  

  

  1151 
  

  

  Poor 
  

  

  1196 
  

  

  Better 
  

  

  1157 
  

  

  Bottom 
  of 
  sand 
  

  

  1226 
  

  

  Poor 
  

  

  1172 
  

  

  Depth 
  of 
  well 
  

  

  1247 
  

  

  

  Gary 
  well, 
  no. 
  1 
  

  

  

  Drive 
  pipe 
  

  

  112 
  feet 
  

  

  Full 
  of 
  oil 
  

  

  at 
  1000 
  

  

  Hard 
  water 
  sand 
  

  

  180 
  to 
  230 
  

  

  Well 
  filled 
  300 
  ft 
  with 
  

  

  

  Casing 
  

  

  230 
  

  

  oil 
  in 
  24 
  hours 
  

  

  

  First 
  sand 
  

  

  442 
  

  

  Top 
  third 
  sand 
  

  

  1017 
  

  

  Second 
  sand 
  

  

  700 
  

  

  Bottom 
  third 
  sand 
  

  

  1106 
  

  

  Stray 
  sand 
  

  

  966 
  to 
  1000 
  

  

  Bottom 
  of 
  well 
  

  

  1124 
  

  

  

  Quirlc 
  well, 
  no. 
  1 
  

  

  

  Casing 
  

  

  220 
  feet 
  

  

  Top 
  third 
  sand 
  

  

  983 
  feet 
  

  

  First 
  sand 
  

  

  425 
  to 
  460 
  

  

  Shell 
  

  

  1030 
  

  

  Slush 
  oil, 
  12 
  ft, 
  

  

  in 
  

  

  Bottom 
  third 
  sand 
  

  

  1055 
  

  

  sand 
  and 
  slate 
  

  

  779 
  

  

  Bottom 
  of 
  well 
  

  

  1083 
  

  

  Gray 
  sand 
  and 
  gas, 
  6 
  ft 
  939 
  

  

  Well 
  no. 
  1, 
  Bunnell 
  farm, 
  lot 
  3, 
  range 
  4, 
  Allegany 
  township, 
  near 
  the 
  

   mouth 
  of 
  Four 
  Mile 
  creek. 
  

  

  Record 
  from 
  Franchot 
  Bros. 
  Olean 
  

  

  Conductor 
  

  

  26 
  feet 
  

  

  Top 
  third 
  sand 
  

  

  1075 
  feet 
  

  

  Drift 
  to 
  rock 
  

  

  60 
  

  

  Bottom 
  third 
  sand 
  

  

  1150 
  

  

  Casing 
  , 
  

  

  318 
  

  

  Bottom 
  of 
  well 
  

  

  1213 
  

  

  • 
  

  

  Bunnell 
  well 
  

  

  , 
  no. 
  2 
  (1890) 
  

  

  

  To 
  rock 
  ; 
  

  

  25 
  feet 
  

  

  Gas 
  

  

  at 
  1020 
  feet 
  

  

  Casing 
  

  

  285 
  

  

  Top 
  third 
  sand 
  

  

  1080 
  

  

  Salt 
  water 
  

  

  at 
  400 
  

  

  Bottom 
  third 
  sand 
  

  

  1157 
  

  

  First 
  sand 
  (gas) 
  

  

  510 
  

  

  Bottom 
  of 
  well 
  

  

  1197 
  

  

  Second 
  sand 
  

  

  800 
  

  

  

  

  Between 
  1133 
  and 
  1153 
  feet 
  was 
  a 
  very 
  rich 
  oil 
  sand. 
  The 
  top 
  

   of 
  the 
  third 
  sand 
  for 
  about 
  15 
  feet 
  consisted 
  of 
  fine 
  hard 
  sand 
  and 
  

   shells. 
  

  

  