118 ANNUAL REPORT 
Depth to 
Thickness of bottom of 
Character of Formation. formation. formation. 
Feet. Feet. 
Subanon (Cees) SINE o66608000Gnh 0000 2, 442, 
Berea: SAN et aera ania teercu ee goes rman 25 467 
Cased with 814 inch casing. 
Red shales (@Bedfiord)eee eee 103 570 
Blackyshales (Ohio) pee eee 560 1,130 
Wihiteshales (Ohio) Ree meee rere 142 22, 
Top: of lime (Corniferous) ate... eeoo. Lisce 22 
HMinstewatenein linea tease eee eer: tate 1,407 
Second water; rose to top of well........ She 1,682 
Cased with 654 inch at............. Bee 1,944 
Bottom of Niagara limestone at......... Ags 1,959 
White! tslatecennehii nie! Nsie ts ukemn Se ean toa 66 2,025 
Redrock s(Shales is eee eet eae: 18 2,043 
Pimestone sh ellipse ee aes 8 2,051 
BITE SAGO sae oe eats ael Oe eee eee 4 2,055 
HELIS I. ose GP ERAN ES omit Sie aa entre eine ea 15 2,070 
Blue iS latern. oko cies ete seep ora Seapets creas 5 2,075 
Clinton sand yrtoptiee ope tear re 2,075 
(ROCEEN GE DUNC rok i ee Be CEN ESC Teun Ne eer See, 2,088 
Below is given a record of the lower part of the Bauer well located 
on section 5 of Berne township. Samples of the drillings were collected 
by the writer. | 
Feet. 
Bottom of the Niagara limestone at........... 2,132 
Shales, light chocolate color; some lime........ 2,132-2,168 
Shales, green and chocolate colored, the latter 
HOAUUTKEONISS — Koponey INNING, oocosobouodouc0cn 2,168-2,199 
Shales, green and chocolate colored; much lime. 2,199-2,236 
Clinton San Ge satis acs cisco eek ore ere eRe Reno bemere 2,236 
For comparison there is given next the record of the deep well drilled 
on the Kockensberger farm about 20 miles east of Lancaster, near Junction 
City. This well was begun in March, 1900, and completed two years later: 
Depth to 
Thickness of bottom of 
Character of Formation. formation. formation. 
; Feet. Feet. 
1D ye) 0) heuer rar res aes eb eet nat i OS 15 5) 
Bluerclayaitoprataceeneec eee 15 30 
( WWII SEINE! o ooscocascouccoce 15 105 
40 ft. 8% in. casing. 
Blwel slates. cuits ohh ean ere 15 120 
(et GRAy SAN Gye wren can nye ee ieee 20 140 
WIA awh erests helt ees ers Cue aiais ee Ad ee 30 170 
Silatemandeshelilshhranraeminerire 50 220: 
WWieaverty J Blackishialem cence rote crete 30 250 
Prey, White slate (Cuyahoga).... 300 550 
Brown slate (Cuyahoga)..... 235 785 
Sunbury (Berea) shale....... 41 826 
Berea sand (steel line meas- 
WHEN) SaadocowoNoOoOUe 14 886 
White slate and red rock..... 14°. 900 
L 910 ft. of 6% in. casing. 
