STATE GEOLOGIST. 185 
The Berea wells are as follows: One at a depth of more than 1,800 
feet on the Reese farm in the northwest quarter of section 11, making a 
showing of oil; a strong gas well (already reported) at a depth of 1,932 
feet at Gracey P. O.; two on the Becker farm in section 30, the sand 
having been found at a depth of 1,725 feet in the bed of Eight.Mile Run; 
a dry hole on the Mendenhall farm in section 24; a gas well on the Berg 
farm in the northwest quarter of section 18. It is plain that the Berea 
is not an oil sand in this field. It produces, however, some gas—a great 
boon to the operator in a district without coal. 
THE WELLS IN INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP. 
This township lies north of Newport, and contains two pools: 
(Gio anicheiselora((2)pelbliasNines shes two ares closely, related™ in 
every respect, but are considered separately in this report as a matter of 
convenience. ‘Topographically considered the township is very rugged. 
The valleys are narrow, and the hillsides unfertile, so that the oil has 
proved of more than ordinary help to the residents. 
Archer’s Fork Pool.—This lies in sections 32, 33 and 27, and includes 
a small part of section 2 of Lawrence township. The length of the field 
.is 2 miles, and the width does not appear to exceed one-half mile. The 
oil sand runs 4o degrees east of north. The pool is said to have been 
discovered 10 or II years ago when wells were drilled on the Davis and 
Ward farms. From that date drilling has been quite active until 1900. 
The wells are nearly all in the Berea, which appears normal, and is found 
on Archer’s Fork at a depth of 1,780 feet. Occasionally a little oil is 
found in the First Cow Run and the Big Injun sands, the latter lying 380 
feet above the Berea. Considerable gas is sometimes found in a sand 
called the Second Cow Run. The wells at first contain sufficient gas to 
flow the oil, but the older ones have to be pumped. The number of pro- 
ducing wells in this pool in August, 1900, was less than 50. 
The Elk Pool Run.—This lies north of the last named pool, and in- 
cludes a part of sections 29, 35, 30 and 24. As developed in 1900 its 
length was 2 miles, and its width three-fourths of a mile. The first pro- 
ducing well in the pool was drilled on the Mary Smith farm in the spring 
of 1898, and work was active until the close of 1900. Comparatively 
few dry holes have been drilled thus far, but the great depth of the wells 
and the small settled production have had a discouraging effect, so that 
very little work has been done since 1900. 
The producing sand is the Berea, and is reached at depths ranging 
from 2,000 to 2,200 or more feet. However, a showing of oil is made in 
the Big Injun, 'Keener, Maxton and other sands. The succession of these 
sands is shown by the following skeleton section of a well on the Mead 
farm, furnished the Survey by W. T. Hastings: 
