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PUBLISHED BY 
THE BIOLOGICAL CLUB OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 
Vol. 1. FEBRUARY, J90I No. 4 
THE CORNING OIL AND GAS FIELD. * 
J. A. Bownocker 
Area. — This field lies in the three counties, Athens, Perry and 
Morgan. Leaving out of consideration at present a few small out- 
lying pools, and starting at the south, the productive territory may 
be said to begin in Section 22, Triinple township, Athens county. 
From this point it runs almost due north to the Perry county line. 
The widest part of this portion of the field does pot exceed one-half 
mile, while the narrowest portion permits of a single row only 
of wells. 
It enters Monroe township, Perry county in Section 33, and runs 
almost due north towards Corning, but bends to the northeast about 
one mile south of that place. Here the productive territory attains 
a maximum width of 3 miles, the greatest in the field. The northeast 
course is continued to the Morgan county line, where it turns due 
north, skirting that line with a productive strip about one-half mile 
mide for 2 % miles, when it turns slightly to the east, entering Morgan 
county in Section 31 of Deerfield township. From that place it ex- 
tends through Section 30 and into Section 19, beyond which it has 
not been traced Development of this part of the field is retarded 
by floods of salt water which may limit it in this direction. The 
total length of the field is about 14 miles. 
Outside of this belt are four pools, two of which are of little 
importance. One lies around Glouster, and has an area of less than 
one square mile. A second one lies in Sections 22 and 29, a short 
distance northwest of Glouster. This is the principal territory from 
which the gas of Corning and surrounding towns is derived. A third 
pool lies around Porterville, and the fourth known as the Oakfield 
lies from 3 to 5 miles north of Corning. It includes parts of sections 
5, 21, 28, 29, 32, and 33 of Pleasant aud 22, 27 and 34 of Bearfield 
townships. It is in this pool that the most extensive work is being 
done at the present time. 
* Published by permission of Edward Orton, Jr., State Geologist. 
