22 BEREA GRIT OIL SAND IN CADIZ QUADRANGLE, OHIO. [bull.198. 
side of the fold in sees. 2 and 8, T. 9,R. 3. Four test wells have been 
drilled that may be considered as having* a bearing' upon this possible 
oil territory. Well No. 195, on the farm of William Cope, is rumored, 
though no positive information was obtained, to have found very poor 
or no sand. Well No. 217, on the farm of J. Dodds, found very poor 
sand, with but little water and slight show of oil. Well No. 218, on 
Joshua Moore's farm, found the Berea grit to consist from top to bot- 
tom of lime formation, incapable of holding any large amount of fluid. 
Well No. 196, at Southerland's mill, found very good sand, with indi- 
cations of oil. After shooting this well a number of barrels of oil 
were bailed out. Wells Nos. 195 and 217 from their locations could 
not have been expected to be large producers, but had they made a 
show of salt water would have very much improved the chance of 
good producing territory on the anticline. Well No. 196 seems to 
have made a better show than was to be expected, and is apt to sug- 
gest the idea that the impervious sand extends for a considerable dis- 
tance down the side of the anticline. Well No. 218 proves nothing 
except that poor sand exists at the point where the well was drilled. 
With the evidence of these wells taken into consideration, this area 
must be regarded as having favorable structure, but with strong 
probabilities of finding poor sand. 
Salem area, — On the eastern side of the main anticline, north of the 
secondary fold above mentioned, no noticeable features are shown, and 
a selection of the most favorable territory would be very hard to make, 
though a test well in the south part of sec. 20 or 26 would have a fair 
show of success, and if a failure, would furnish valuable data as to 
the probability of an oil pool in that localit}-. 
Piney Fork test wells. — To the west of Smithfield, on and near the 
Piney Fork of Short Creek, four test wells have been drilled. Well 
No. 182, on the farm of Alexander S. Thompson, gave a fair show of 
oil. This well is shown by the map to be at the crest of a small ter- 
race. The other wells, Nos. 181, 183, and 240, were simply dry holes. 
Bricker pool. — From this local uVv westward no favorable territory 
is shown until reaching the producing area on the main anticline north- 
east of the town of Cadiz. Here the Bricker pool was opened up 
in sec. 30 by well No. 49, which started at 150 barrels. The sand at 
this pool is very favorable, and it has furnished a number of wells that 
started at over 100 barrels per da} 7 . This pool is not giving evidence 
of long life. The productive territory has been definitely limited by 
four gas wells on the west, three dry holes on the north, also three 
dry holes on the south, with a strong salt-water well, No. 57, on the 
east. 
Southern extension of main anticline. — Beyond the three dry holes 
on the Rife farm, the southern extension of the eastern slope of the 
