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duction is reached they continue without important change for years. The 
data already given illustrating the life of wells in the Joy, Buck Run and 
Cow Run fields show the staying quality of the sand, and there is no 
reason why the records in those pools should not be duplicated here. 
Below the production of a few farms is given (August, 1900). They 
have been selected at random and represent very well the average for 
the field: 
Noland,. section 11, 11 producers, 30 barrels per day. 
Reese, section 11, 21 producerz, 50 barrels per day. 
Gracey, section 13, 15 producers, 20 barrels per day. 
Hall, section 12, 22 producers, 25 barrels per day. 
From these farms it appears that the average production of the wells 
is less than 2 barrels per day. The daily output of the entire pool was 
about 300 barrels at the date above mentioned. 
The Productive Sands.—There are 4 of these: (1) The First Cow 
Iti, (ZA) Moe Inimest, (3) Wine Sati sauna, aincl (41) Wine Iberea, IBesidles 
these a well or two is reported in the Second Cow Run, but as will be 
shown later this cannot be the true sand bearing that name. 
The First Cow Run sand is the only large producer in the field. It 
is found at a depth of 300 feet along the run on the Noland farm in sec- 
tion 11, and at 478 feet in the bed of Eight Mile Run in the northwest 
quarter of section 18. The sand appears in all respects normal. 
The Second Cow Run sand is placed by the driller about 180 feet 
below the first sand, and this in those parts of the field nearest Cow Run, 
where it will be remembered the interval between the sands is 400 feet. 
It scarcely needs be stated that the sand in question cannot be the true 
Second Cow Run. Its position corresponds more closely with that of the 
Dunkard sand of the West Virginia survey. | 
The Priest sand supplies a few wells on Eight Mile Run in sections 
24 and 30. It is reported to lie 150 below. the Second Cow Run, so called. 
Its position with reference to the First sand, however, strongly suggests 
that it is nothing more than the Second Cow Run sand. 
The wells in the Salt sand are as follows: 2 (both dry) on the 
Becker farm in section 30 along Eight Mile Run; 3 producers and 5 dry | 
holes on the William Mendenhall farm in sections 24 of Newport, and 19 
of Lawrence townships, the sand being struck along Eight Mile Run at a - 
depth of almost 1,100 feet; 3 wells on the Berg farm in section 24, at a 
depth of 1,110 feet in the bed of the run. The wells in this sand have 
been of little commercial value. Those on the Berg farm are reported 
to have had a settled production each of 10 barrels per day. But one of 
them has been abandoned, and the remaining 2 produce conjointly 2 bar- 
rels only per day. The sand is reported to be quite free from water. 
