210 ANNUAL REPORT 
secured, but the production has declined rapidly, the sand, which is the 
Big Injun, not possessing good “staying qualities.” In July, 1901, by far 
the greater number of wells had been abandoned. In the northern part of 
the field many dry holes have been drilled, and this fact, coupled with the 
short life of the wells, has made the field an expensive one to the oper- 
ators. The underground succession is shown by the following record of 
Holtsclaw well No. 3: 
Feet 
(Oxo: N leek rarer nee aA eget se Leta a nash aN Ton ne or Sg yaa let 410 
TENT CRIMES Sy Seieyoncccyette ace ticace, tote abi Lee ceee ACVay ee TE En OM ET ee 6 
COW ' FRAMES aye ey ee a eee oe oideke ee ai ea ee 950 
TPITEKN SSS ceed Biel ees ae oes TOS 35 
Salt Wana atte Ailes aaa eee Tein eS 1,250 
EBT CK NC SS ss 5 ena sia oars Ponte Oe patie babe ebb ee une as Ce eas 125 
“SBigesliMeyer ata an is cee. foresee Contents nee pee pe eee 1,470 
"TPAICKHOSS. rrerreseale aserk ole raakarene ast cline te temae eke oataaere coi oeC eRe 40 
Break): CSla tetra Gas csc asco ead eae dare erence SDS eR oe 1,540 
PNTEK NESS aha re edhe ee ie VOU Wace Pere martoas 16 
Big! TN jJUN SAWS css eee eee eeee ne seen trsece eae rere a 1,556 
THICKNESS 28 east aaa tie leien oe ueranatnocseN auereher es eae ner ope tees ((ak 
EMCS HE PAV A Be sie ey tae de ee scene ees Soo LL DD 
RS{SL EVO RONG Kraay OF: in anient 7 W Bats aries aes Io. ce CtSTen ata rene TN an A Tk nk IE 595 
Adams Township.—The first deep well in this township was drilled 
in 1887 or 1888 on the land of George Suppes, near the village of Cameron. 
A flow of oil is reported to have been struck in the Big Injun sand, but the 
oil was accompanied by a heavy flow of salt-water, which discouraged the 
operators so far as the Big Injun sand was concerned, and accordingly they 
determined to drill on to the Berea. This was found at a depth approx- 
imating 2,000 feet, but was dry. The well stood idle during four or five 
years and then was pumped for a short time, and finally abandoned. No 
further testing seems to have been done until 1896, when another well was 
drilled on the same farm. A 15-barrel producer was secured in the Big 
Injun sand, but later when the well was shot a second time a large flow 
of salt-water was liberated, and this ruined the well. During the years 
1896-7 work in the field was quite active, the testing being done princi- 
pally in sections 13, 14, 18 and the half-section lying east of 13 and 18. 
Several good wells were secured; one on the Mobley farm in the north- 
east quarter of section 13, drilled in 1897, started at 160 barrels per day, 
and is still producing ; another large well was Greathouse No. 2, lying east 
of the Mobley, and starting at 130 barrels. The sand, however, was soon 
found to be very spotted, and the production of oil short-lived. As late as 
1g02 a well was drilled occasionally, but it does not seem probable that 
much work remains to be done in this locality. All the producing wells 
are in the Big Injun sand, the oil being derived near the top, while further 
down brine is encountered. The Maxton and Keener sands are recog- 
nized, and each occasionally makes a show of oil. 
