220 ANNUAL REPORT 
Two additional wells, both failures, are reported in this township; 
one on the Thoburn farm in section 31, which went to the Berea sand, 
and the other on the Parker farm in section 1. 
Washington Township._live wells have been drilled on the Isaac 
Welsh estate in section 11. The first two were drilled some distance below 
the Berea, which was found at about 1,700 feet. Number 1 showed some 
oil in the top of the Berea, but two or three feet lower a large quantity of 
salt-water was encountered, and this ruined the well. The Berea was 
about 25 feet thick. Number 2 did not show more than 8 feet of sand, 
and this contained a little oil, Number 4 made a good showing of oil in 
the Big Injun, but the Berea was dry. From 25 to 30 barrels of oil were 
pumped from the Big Injun sand in one week. The total depth of the well 
was 1,7011%4 feet. Well No. 5 made a good showing of oil in the Big 
Injun, but No. 6 did not do even that. In the fall of 1888 John McKeown 
drilled a well on the Armstrong farm in section 16, a record of which is 
given below: 
Thickness of 
formation. Total depth. 
Feet. 
Feet. 
SOL; Sse ts ay, heater sae eee eee emecr areas 10 10 
Hand rok wes Bian hot eer en eames 20 30 
Slate Se eater se Ta Ay vee 5 Pees Jam eels eee rere 20 50 
COO WKS. OeGIy INO, Ysadeocassve6cc 4 54 
ROMER He Baer ape Nee SUA age co Ret Des BT aaa Bei 20 74 
WiMESTONE ella LOnsstlinit\ serene inate 80 154 
COG: IERSOUTT, IND, Bs oso s0000000080 6 160 
Slater i bDlwesiiatce cesses ea eee 3 190 
FROCK, ane GE ces ke ore ep ae eeepe one eee rere 25 215 
late Sibi Me rete ie. ies ae cake reetckle vileks aes 40 255 
FROCK eR Cie irae see as eet oct evo ome ar NEE 155 410 
Slates sles Seite is aie teceker ope nels Pre enc oie 100 510 
Slate, blue with occasional sandy 
SET CALS Qi actrees tah Pats uy eeeree ts lent Sct aoe 400 910 
SANG SOLE META Visco mec elt areee hot eee 100 1,010 
Salt sand, white, hard, changing to 
DUCES PATE BAS RE Oo Meese et She, Snicaee tate 158 1,168 
Slates sss Gir ee ala were he aah eicsackone ees Sis 1,174 
BAG EMIUM GS ONO Sincere cae eer ere 319 1,493 
SSE Re ne cerare pen c  naRE ioe Ue EAS cee 130 1,623 
SANG Marden HR Sie aso a eee Seon 25 1,648 
Slate mwhite cine on er Seren coe eae yore 755) 1,673 
Sandeand slates SOltan serene lien 25 1,698 
Slate, bluesand venittvenice pec 1144! 1,822 
IGG “SUED ooocogeosadonbobo oboe onON 16 1,838 
Sand, coarse, black and very soft...... 16 1,854 
Slatessnedwandmsandyevseeucmnbat yee 60 1,914 
Slates darks rerittyenoun cee wna eae etek 150 2,064 
Sain Se ei ae, a eon int ae Teen eer ee 15 2,079 
Slate ile eee eee oa cee emer Latte 50 2,129 
Sand-and shale, dark gray............ 75 2,204 
SEH 06 aga ae RP IN hea nus ane nib ne 5 SOE STAR 30 2,204 
