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tanks could be erected. A well on the Reese farm, southeast 

 of the Fuller well and belonging to the Baldwin & Norton Oil 

 Co., completed about the same time, gave 57 barrels the first 

 head. As in the previous case, pumping was delayed for lack 

 of storage. These two wells, the best drilled in Allegany county 

 for many years, indicate that the center of the Scio pool may 

 lie between the old Scio and Dry Brook fields. 



In October 1902, the Norton Oil Co. of Wellsville put down a 

 well on the Miles farm, southwest of Scio toward Albertson, in 

 the hope of connecting the Scio field with the northern spur of 

 the main oil field toward Allentown. The well, however, 

 proved to be a light producer. 



The Andover field has been extended slightly on the eastern 

 side, so as to include two tiers of lots on the southwest corner 

 and side of Greenwood, Steuben co. The extension north in- 

 cludes, also, lot 8 in the first tier. ]n 1901 three wells were 

 drilled on lots 23, 25 and 48, Greenwood, the last or most east- 

 erly being nearly barren. A notable extension, also, has been 

 made south of the village of Independence, where 60 wells have 

 been drilled within two years. The new wells are located 

 mostly on lots SO, 81, 75. 71. ( ,u and 96, Independence. Two small 

 wells have also been drilled east of the new extension on the 

 northwest part of lots 7 and 8. West Union. The Independence 

 wells are all small — 1 to 3 barrels. Oil comes from the Fulmer 

 Valley sand, which is 200 feet lower than the Penney sand. 

 These small wells are shot with heavy charges — 200 to 300 

 quarts — of nitroglycerin. 



Three or four wells have also been drilled in the south part 

 of Granger township. A fair show of oil was obtained, but not 

 enough to pay for drilling. 1 



1 Information from W. J Penny, president Natural Gas Co., Andover. 



