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in about the middle of the sections and about 1,500 feet north of the 
Cadiz-Hoped ale road. The sand is here represented by the map to be 
270 feet below sea level, and the location of the well is in the direct exten- 
sion of the center of the Snyder pool. The elevation of the mouth of 
the well is 1,157 feet, making, according to the map, 1,427 feet from 
the mouth of the well to the Berea grit. The record by actual drilling 
gives 1,431 feet. This well produced 8 barrels a day for the first thirty 
days. Another well was drilled a short distance to the southwest, 
resulting in a producer, but smaller than No. 1. The next well drilled 
is to the east of No. 1 and about GOO feet distant. It came in a pro- 
ducer good for 20 barrels a day. 
This new development, known as the Spellacy pool, caused new 
testing to decide whether the producing territory would keep to the 
northeast or make a sharp turn to the southeast, as shown by the 
contours of the geologic structure map. Testing was done in both 
directions. Messrs. Scott, Ripley, and others located a well on the 
Grant Bowles farm in the eastern part of sec. 13, T. 10 N., R. 4 W., 
just south of the Hopedale-Falks station road. At this point the sand 
is represented by the map to be 256 feet below sea level. The elevation 
of the well mouth is 1,203 feet, making an estimated depth of well of 
1,459 feet. The elevation of the sand at the location of this well was 
shown by the map to be at the same elevation as the top limits of 
productive territories in the Snyder pool. This would indicate a 
small well or total absence of oil. The sand was found by drilling at 
1,465 feet, and the result is a perfectly dry hole. 
The Sutherland Oil Company, after careful study of the Berea grit 
map, decided to try a test well in the north part of sec. 8, three- 
quarters of a mile southeast from the Spellacy pool. The location 
selected is on the J. R. Skelley farm, one-quarter of a mile southwest 
of the limits of the town of Hopedale, south of the small stream and 
north of the 270-foot contour, as represented on the map of the sand. 
This contour passes through the most productive area of the Spellacy 
and Snyder pools. The elevation of the well mouth is 1,130 feet, and 
sand is represented by the map to be 2G8 feet below sea level, making 
an estimated depth of well of 1,398 feet. The sand was found at 
1,407 feet, and a small producing well was obtained. A second well 
was at once put down in a line with the first well and the Spellacy 
pool. The elevation and record of well were not obtained, but it has 
come in a producer. 
Hopedale development. — A new development entirely independent 
of the Spellacy pool, and due to the following suggestion quoted from 
page 23 of Bulletin No. 198, was undertaken to the east of Hopedale 
by the Welch Oil Company: 
From the structure and indications of test wells already drilled, a very favor- 
able line for finding oil seems to exist in a northeasterly direction from the south- 
east quarter of sec. 3, toward the town of Unionport. 
