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with  the  oil  wells  to  a  remarkable  degree,  and  numerous  dry  wells 
are  associated  with  the  productive  ones. 
Wayside  pool. — From  5  to  6  miles  southwest  of  Bolton,  between 
Wayside  and  Havana,  is  another  very  productive  oil  area  known  as 
the  Wayside  pool.  It  is  not  nearly  so  productive,  however,  as  the 
Bolton  field,  having  produced  fewer  first-class  wells.  Here,  also, 
gas  is  sometimes  found,  but  it  is  not  so  closely  associated  with  the  oil 
as  in  the  Bolton  field. 
Caney  pool. — In  the  southwest  part  of  the  quadrangle,  a  few  miles 
east  of  Caney,  another  field  produces  both  oil  and  gas.  The  oil  wells 
are  situated  principally  along  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway,  about 
midway  between  Caney  and  Tyro,  but  there  are  some  wells  south  of 
this  area,  near  the  State  line. 
In  the  Caney  field,  as  elsewhere,  the  oil  and  gas  occur  in  intimate 
association.  For  example,  2  miles  east  of  Caney,  around  the  south- 
east cornei*  of  sec.  8,  is  a  group  of  wells,  of  which  eight  or  ten  yield 
a  fair  amount  of  oil  and  three  are  good  producers  of  gas,  the  latter 
ranging  in  capacity  from  15,000,000  to  20,000,000  cubic  feet  a  day. 
Tyro  pool. — During  the  summer  of  1!>04  considerable  drilling  was 
done  around  Tyro  and  to  the  south  and  southeast.  It  seems  that  this 
pool  is,  in  a  measure,  distinct  from  the  Caney  area,  but  future  devel- 
opments may  connect  them.  The  Tyro  field  is  similar  to  the  others 
in  that  the  oil  wells,  gas  wells,  and  dry  holes  are  interspersed  in  an 
irregular  manner. 
Coffey  ville  area. — As  generally  understood  the  Coffey ville  field  has 
k  width  of  8  or  10  miles.     Originally  gas  only  was  produced.     It  was 
found  in  great  abundance  at  and  on  all  sides  of  the  city.     Recently, 
however,  oil  has  been  discovered  in  considerable  quantities  both  south- 
east and  northeast  of  the  city  and  to  some  extent  within  the  city 
limits.     The  strongest  gas  wells  are  3  or  4  miles  west  of  Coffey  ville, 
[>n  both  sides  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  and  along  Onion  Creek, 
tn  fact,  this  gas  field  reaches  west  beyond  Dearing,  south  to  the  State 
ine  and  north  probably  to  the  great  Independence-Dearing  field, 
iext  to  be  described.     The  Dearing  portion  of  the  field  seems  to  be 
elatively  free  from  oil,  but  it  is  generally  believed  that  after  the  gas 
ressure  shall  have  diminished  oil  will  become  available. 
Independence-Dearing  area. — This  field  lies  between  Dearing  and 
ndependence  and  about  midway  between  the  Bolton  and  Coffeyville 
reas.     It  is  5  or  6  miles  across.     Although  developed  within  the  last 
svelve  months  it  contains  more  large  gas  wells  than  any  other  area  in 
e  Kansas  field.     Some  are  authentically  reported  to  have  a  produc- 
on  over  30,000,000  cubic  feet  a  day.     Late  in  November,  1904,  one 
as  bought  by  a  large  gas  company  and  paid  for  on  a  basis  which 
sumed  an  output  of  33,000,000  cubic  feet  a  day. 
