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The best well on the farm strted at 140 barrels per. day On the S. 
Gessel farm, lying immediately south of the one just mentioned, there 
were formerly nine producres, but all have been abandoned. The largest 
well in this part of the field was reported on the Isaac Reed farm, in sec- 
tion 36 of Jackson township, Noble county. Its initial production was 200 
barrels daily, and it is said to have kept up this rate for a month. Early in 
the history of the field the wells yielded sufficient gas to supply the boilers 
for pumping, but in many places the flow has become so weak that coal is 
now used. The points just given concerning these three farms apply 
almost equally well to any others in this part of the territory. 
The pool lying along the line adjoining Adams and Salem townships, 
Washington county, is at present separate from the territory northward, 
and is commonly known as the Lowell field. It was discovered late in the 
summer of 1898, and drilling has been active since that time. The prin- 
cipal farms are the Minsch, Dovenberger and Rausch. Of these the first 
named is the best, there being 22 oil and I gas wells on it in September, 
1900. The production of oil on this farm was 150 barrels per day at that 
time. The gas well had an initial rock pressure of 400 pounds, but had not 
been used for purposes other than those on the lease. Seven wells had 
been drilled on the Rausch farm, which joins the Minsch on the south, at 
the time mentioned. Of these six were producers, the combined output of 
which did not exceed 40 barrels per day. The Dovenberger farm joins the 
Minsch on the north. Of the 11 wells drilled on that place 6 were produc- 
ing, three were dry and 2 were abandoned. ‘These wells then made ap- 
proximately 180 barrels per week. In 1901 the pool was extended by the 
discovery of oil on the Fauss farm, lying to the south. A well drilled on 
the Wunderlick farm about July 1, 1901, started at 240 barrels per day, 
and a year later was still flowing 25 barrels. Fourteen wells, all producers, 
have been drilled on the Spies farm of less than 50 acres, the best one hav- 
ing an initial production of 125 barrels. The development of this territory 
makes practically a continuous strip from Macksburg to the Muskingum 
river near Lowell. | 
Development of the {140-Foot Sand.—Besides the Berea and 
Macksburg 500-foot sands which have now been discussed, there is 
still another important producer in the field, viz.,. the Macksburg 
140-foot sand, which as has been previously stated appears to be 
equivalent to the First Cow Run. ‘This territory lies south of Duck 
creek, in Aurelius township, Washington county, and includes sec- 
tions 17, 21, 28 and 29. One of the best farms, owned by W. R. Wickens, 
in the last named section, contained in 1900, six wells in the 500-foot, 
and perhaps 20 in the 140-foot sand. The first and best of these shallow 
wells was drilled about 1885, and started at 180 barrels per day. This in- 
cluded, however, not only the production of the 140-foot sand, but also that 
