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enridge farms. Like the preceding pool, however, sufficient work had not 
been done when the territory was visited to indicate the size of the field. 
The sand is the First Cow Run. Outside of these pools many wells have 
been drilled. Near Vincent several gas wells have been secured which 
supply the village with fuel. Several small oil wells also have been found 
in that vicinity. No considerable area remains untested, and yet small 
pools may still be found. 
THE MOORE’S JUNCTION OIL FIELD. 
Location and Area.—The principal part of this pool lies in the im- 
mediate vicinity of Moore’s Junction, 3 miles southwest of Marietta. It 
extends directly out to the Ohio river, across which it is continued in West 
/irginia. It has a length of one and one-half miles parallel to the river, 
and a maximum extension at right angles to this of 1 mile. From the 
western side of this a narrow strip starts north 32 degrees west (as run by 
a surveyor) and extends without a break past Tunnel station to Turkey 
Hen creek in the northwest corner of Warren township. In fact about 2 
miles beyond this, near the southern line of Watertown township on the 
Potmyer and adjacent farms, a few small producers have been secured, 
which may be a continuation of the narrow strip just referred to. Through- 
out parts of this the productive strip is so narrow that one row only of 
wells is drilled. 
Discovery and Development.—The anticline which crosses the river 
at Moore’s Junction has long been known. Because of its presence the 
late Dr. Edward Orton predicted that oil or gas would be found in that 
vicinity. This was before any wells had been drilled. 
According to Colonel Moore, who owns the most valuable part of 
the pool, the first well was drilled in June, 1894, and was located on his 
farm along Chapin run, a short distance from the river. At a depth of 
1130 feet a small amount of oil was secured, and as a result of this en- 
couragement two additional wells were drilled the same year. However, 
the production was so small that the operators were not willing to make 
further tests, and it was not until 1898 that another well was drilled. 
This too, was a failure, but at about that time oil was found across the 
river, and this made certain further explorations on the Ohio side. The 
next well on the Moore farm started at 150 barrels per day, and at about 
the same time Barnsdale and Ranger who held the lease on the Wittekind 
farm, adjoining Moore’s, struck the sand and were rewarded with an 80 
barrel production. 
A little later a well was drilled along the line of the Moore farm, 
close to the Wittekind well. It flowed 500 barrels the first 24 hours, but 
ruined the Wittekind, which at once dropped from 80 to 4o barrels, and 
decreased so rapidly that it was soon abandoned. From that time work 
has been continued on the Moore farm until at present (August, 1902) 
the rigging is up for the 65th well. 
