202 ANNUAL REPORT 
Oil and Gas,—On the northwest side of the field much gas is found, 
the closed pressure reaching 400 pounds in some wells; but elsewhere the 
quantity-is very small, not sufficient in some cases to develop and operate 
the territory. This has necessitated hauling coal from Safford, near the 
western edge of the county, more than 10 miles distant. The oil has a 
gravity of 47 deg. B., and is of excellent quality. The largest wells started 
at about 100 barrels daily, but the average has been much less than this ; 
however, while the wells do not have usually a large initial produc- 
tion, they do have excellent “staying qualities,’ making the pool one of 
the most valuable ones in this part of the state. According to the report 
of the gauger for the Buckeye Pipe Line Company the 300 wells in the 
field were making 55,000 barrels per month during the summer of I90T. 
Salt-water is not abundant, but increases southward, where it adds to the 
expense of operating the territory. The wells are cased usually to the 
top) of the Bie: lime: 
Other Wells in Center Township,—Many wells have been drilled in 
this township with the hope of finding a northward extension of the Jack- 
son Ridge and Moose Ridge pools, but thus far the results have been 
almost entirely negative. The locations of these wells are as follows: A 
well making a show of oil on the Ferrenbach land in the northeast quarter 
of section 12; a gas well on the Short farm near the north line of section 4; 
a dry hole on the Brubach farm in the northwest quarter of section 5, and 
one on the Brothers’ estate in the northwest quarter of the same section; 
four wells in section 6, a dry hole near the middle of the section on the 
Brubach land, a small oil well on the Cooke farm in the southeast quarter ; 
a gas well on the Kerr land in the northeast quarter and a dry hole on the 
Ferrenbach farm in the northwest quarter; a dry hole on the McCannon 
farm in the southeast quarter of section 1; a small gas well (now aban- 
doned) on the Holida land in the southwest quarter of section 35; two 
wells near the south line of section 36 along the B. Z. & C. R. R., one 
yielding gas and the other some oil; a dry hole on the Clingan farm in the 
northwest quarter of section 31; two dry holes on the Shumacher farm 
near the middle of section 23; a dry hole on the Burkhead farm in the 
southwest quarter of section 20; a dry hole on the Stout farm near the 
middle of section 16; two dry holes in section 13, one on the Shumacher 
farm near the east line and one on the Windland farm in the northwest 
quarter; a dry hole on the Clanges farm in the southeast quarter of sec- 
tion 10; a dry hole on the Mooney farm in the southeast quarter of sec- 
LiOner2, 
THE GRAYSVILLE POOL. 
Location and Area.—This lies almost entirely in Washington town- 
ship, embracing sections 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 16 and 17. Beyond this town- 
ship the pool extends northward into Wayne, where it includes parts of 
