216 ANNUAL REPORT 
The oil and gas are derived entirely from the Berea grit, which is 
found in almost every well, and in normal conditions. The gas pressure is 
generally sufficient to flow the wells, and this has diminished the cost ot . 
operating them. As has already been stated the producing territory forms 
a low anticline. 
THE TEMPERANCEVILLE FIELD. 
This lies in Somerset township, Belmont county, and Beaver town- 
ship, Noble county. It lies due north of Temperanceville, and extends 
north and south. As developed in July, 1901, the length of the field was 
two miles and the width one mile. 
The pool was discovered in December, 1899, the first well having 
been drilled on the Pfeffer farm. This began producing 17 barrels per 
day, and in July, 1901, was producing 10 barrels daily, indicating that the 
production will be long maintained. From that time drilling has been 
done, though not with great rapidity, owing in part to the producing ter- 
ritory belonging to one company. ‘Twenty-seven wells were drilled in the 
pool by July 15, 1901, and of these only two were dry, but the two at the 
south end of the field were so small that they were almost valueless. Only 
one gas well had been drilled when the field was visited, and that lay on the 
extreme west side. The best oil well in the pool started at 35 barrels per 
day. The few dry holes found justify the hope that the producing terri- 
tory may be considerably extended. The Berea grit is the producing rock. 
The production of the pool in July, 1901, was 175 barrels per day. Like 
the Barnesville field nearly all of the wells flow. The gravity of the oil 
was reported by the guager for the Buckeye Pipe Line at 40% degrees B. 
The oil is pumped to Sistersville. In November, 1902, there were 28 wells 
in this field, the daily production being 11o barrels. 
The following record of Pfeffer well No. 1 shows the general under- 
ground succession. The head of the well is reported to be at the level of 
the Pittsburg coal. Data furnished by S. B. Hughes, representative of 
the J. M. Guffey Company: 
Feet. Feet. 
SOL seer see sich eee alae ae ae rare PR EUOR 5 5 
Limey blues hardeotaetioetae eee 50 55 
plate; red iiSonti: sis totonen, semen oan. 105 160 
Slates White SSORE TAS Ree re eae 20 180 
Slatess rede vsOLbic icles ave ae ees 210 390 
Slatesiblack acobtieine onsen. oriel ser uuctcns 30 420 
AME Sr ay Mander css ccsescototessstscstebelciens 10 430 
Sand white sole veces ste perneets 50 480 
Slate sblacke ssontee vrei comer iia aarti a0. 490 
SanGs Coray, KiSOPER cies wave sernce sulccueln eectcnle 8 498 
ime White em Caius om teers ae 42 540 
Sand; wiiites sSOLUS wasters: ole Fa SEO) 620 
Slates black: Ssoits Rese woaanccmnorsoraien les 693 
Sand> whites solic. writers cnsces co ereras 44 Way 
Slates blacks msOuunemy cesar Veyeesanes tones 68 805 
