246 ANNUAL REPORT 
Outside of the two fields mentioned a number of wells have been 
drilled in this township: One dry hole on the Robertson farm in the eastern 
half of section 7; a dry hole on the Dobbs farm in the southwestern quarter 
of section 33; a dry hole on the Walker farm near the west line of section 
10; a dry hole on the Finley farm in the northwest quarter of section 34, 
and one on the Powell farm in the northeast quarter of the same section; 
in the northeast quarter of section 5 three wells, two of which were dry and 
the third a small producer, now abandoned; two dry holes in the south- 
west corner of section 12. It is safe to say that all these wells extended 
to the Berea sand. 
THE PORT HOMER OIL FIELD. 
This is a very small pool occupying parts of sections 5 and 6 of Saline 
township. The first well was drilled in the winter of 1899-1900, but was 
very small, making a barrel or two only per day. The Berea grit is said 
to have been struck at a depth of 715 feet. In the spring of 1900 the second 
well was completed and started at 100 barrels per day, but this rate was 
not long maintained. Work has been progressing since that time and about 
20 wells have been drilled, but more than one-third of these were dry. The 
Berea is found along the river front at depths ranging from 600 to 620 
feet, but on the opposite side of the river the same formation is reported at 
598 feet. However, the surface there is lower. The relations, nevertheless, 
strongly suggest a low arch with the Port Homer wells on the western 
slope. 
A number of deep wells have been drilled in other parts of the 
township: Two dry holes near the river in the extreme southeastern part 
of the township; a dry hole in the southeast corner of section 5; a dry 
hole on the McCullough farm near the west line of section 7; a dry hole 
near the mouth of Yellow Creek in section 8; two dry holes, one on the 
Mills and the other on the Gray farm, in the southwest corner of section 
11; three wells on the Taylor farm in the southeast quarter of section 17, 
two of which produced some oil, while the third was dry; a dry hole on 
the Burnett estate near the south line of section 18; a small producer, 
now abandoned, on Yellow Creek along the eastern line of section 13, and 
a dry hole near the middle of the same section ; two small oil wells and one 
dry hole on the Leatherberry farm in section 23; a dry hole in the village 
of Irondale. In all these wells the objective plane is the Berea grit, 
and it is not improbable that every well reached that horizon. 
THE KNOXVILLE OIL AND GAS FIELD. 
This is a small area lying on the east and west sides of the village of 
Knoxville, in Knox township. The producing territory lies in sections 
I4, 15, 20 and 21, but does not embrace over one-half of a square mile. 
The first well, which was drilled in 1896, started at two barrels only per 
