REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR AND STATE GEOLOGIST 1902 ' r73 



to produce. About 1898-99 several good wells were opened on 

 the Indian reservation north and northwest of the Chipmunk 

 field. This accession has now so fallen off in productiveness 

 that its owner, the South Pennsylvania Oil Co., regards it as 

 "played out." Important additions which appear to be perma- 

 nent have been made farther south. The little pool at Irving's 

 Mills has been connected toward the east with the Chipmunk 

 field, which has been also extended on the south so as to in- 

 clude the greater part of lots 6, 14, 22 and 28, Carrollton. An- 

 other spur from the eastern end of the Chipmunk field extends 

 the line of this addition easterly into lots 3 and 1, Allegany. 

 The Chipmunk-Flatstone pool has also been connected by pay- 

 ing wells with the Bradford field near Limestone. The small 

 pool on lot 1, near the headwaters of Flatstone creek, has also 

 been connected with the main oil field on the south. 



Allegany county 



In 1901, five wells were drilled within a mile of Short Tract 

 village. In all of these amber oil was found at depths ranging 

 between 600 and 800 feet. Only one well was pumped and that 

 has since been abandoned. It was said to yield three barrels 

 of oil a day, but this I have been unable to verify. Concerning 

 this well, Mr W. S. Mills of Fillmore writes: "The casing is full 

 to overflow, but whether its contents are all oil or partly salt 

 water, I can not say." 



Exploration for oil has also been carried on about iy 2 miles 

 northeast of Friendship. A well on the McCarthy farm on the 

 east side of lot 30 struck a vein of oil at 1200 feet which yielded 

 % barrel a day. Another well with similar conditions and yield 

 was bored on lot 22. These wells are not considered important. 



A small pool consisting of about 15 wells has been opened at 

 Dry Brook about 2 miles northeast of Scio, on lots 56 and 41, 

 Amity, and lot 12. Ward, townships. These are small pro- 

 ducers — 1 to 5 barrels, but pay at the present price of oil. 



Scio Oil & Gas Co.'s no. 9 on the Fuller farm, lot 56, Amity, 

 was completed about Oct. 25. 1902. It filled a 65 barrel tank at 

 the first pumping and had to be shut down till more storage 



