New York State Museum 



Oil and Gas in Southwestern New York 



This report is an account of field work done in western New 

 York during the summer of 1S99. The purpose of the investiga- 

 tion was to record new developments of natural gas and petro- 

 leum in the territory covered by my previous reports and to 

 extend the work as far as possible eastward from Cattaraugus 

 county. For convenience of treatment each county will be con- 

 sidered separately. 



Allegany county 



The borings for oil and gas in the northern part of this county 

 have yielded nothing of economic value and have added very little 

 to our knowledge of the stratigraphy of the region. In many 

 cases no records have been kept, or when kept are imperfect. The 

 following records gleaned from various sources seem worthy of 

 preservation. The authority for each record is given. 



Can fj scrag a 



MR HELMS, DRILLER, WELLSVILLE 



A well about 1800 feet deep was drilled about 1880-81. It had 

 a show of gas at TOO or 800 feet. Corniferous limestone was not 

 reached. 



Bird sail 



H. R. ELLIOT 



The firm of Davis & Elliot. Wellsville (N. Y.) drilled this well. 



Feet Feet Feet 



205 Casing to 205 Top, second pay gas sand 740 



65 Top pay gas sand 270 Bottom, second pay gas sand 760 



12 Bottom pay gas sand 282 Total depth S00 



This well furnished gas enough to run the boiler. 



At Shorttract. nearly midway between Hume and Birdsall, a 

 well was sunk about 1885-86, whose record I have not been able 

 to obtain. 



