Ohio Natural Gas Fields. — Bozviiockcr. 223 
Hunter farm in section six of Miller township, Knox county. 
This had an initial open flow of between 11,000,000 and 12,000,- 
000 cubic feet per day. In December following a well was 
completed on the Miller farm located on the northern part of 
the same section, the result being a 9,000,000 cubic foot well. 
Early in January, 1903, a well was completed on the Bein- 
hower farm in the southwest corner of the same section, and a 
11,000,000 cubic foot producer secured. Just north of these 
giants a number of producers, ranging from 4,000,000 to 
6,000,000 cubic feet have been completed. These wells rad- 
ically change the character of the field. 
While the territory has not yet been tested sufificientlv to 
demonstrate its lasting quality, the indications are that it will 
equal the best yet found in the Clinton sand. Several of the 
largest companies operating in the Sugar Grove field have en- 
tered this territory, the result being that a number of the prin- 
cipal cities in the central part of the state are using fuel from 
the Homer field. This^ much can be said for the territorv at 
present, — the acreage is large, rock pressure high, gas rock 
continuous, and salt-water absent below the Berea grit. It will 
supplement the supply of fuel received from Sugar Grove, and 
may do much more. 
Geology of the Fields. 
As has already been stated the geological relations in the 
several reservoirs are in the main similar, and consequently 
may be considered together. Where dififerences occur specific 
mention will be made. The gas rock was first classified by Dr. 
Orton with the Clinton, but later he appears to have been in 
doubt concerning the accuracy of this determination. From 
numerous well records, and from samples of drillings collected 
and examined by the writer, it appears that t!ie gas rock h"es 
near the base of the Clinton formation, being separated from 
the underlying Medina by a few feet of dark slate. This will 
be made clear in the following pages : — 
Well Records. The succession of strata below drainage is 
shown by the following record of Federal well No. i, located 
four miles below Lancaster in the old canal bed. 
