256 ANNUAL REPORT 
On the Flowers farm, near East Palestine, along the east side of the 
township, a well was drilled about 1890, and is reported to have gone to a 
depth of between 1,700 and 1,800 feet. No data as to the results are at 
hand, but it is safe to say that the well was a failure. 
Middleton Township.—About 1899, a Berea well which was a failure 
was drilled on the Huston farm in section 34. In 1900 a well was 
drilled near the village of Mill Rock. The depth has not been. learned, 
but it probably extended to the Berea sand. It made some gas, but the 
quantity was small, and the well was abandoned. 
Fairfield Township.—lwo wells were drilled on the Nichols farm, 
about two miles southwest of Columbiana, in 1900. The Berea was found 
in normal position and character, but was dry in one well, and made a 
show only of oil and gas in the other. 
Wayne Township.—A well has been drilled on the Rice farm in 
section 15. No definite data are at hand, but it is known that the well 
was a failure. There is no reason to doubt that the Berea grit was found. 
Knox Township.—TlIwo small poo's have been discovered near the 
village of Homeworth, in this township. One lying northeast of the village 
was discovered in 1899, the first well having been drilled on the Yaggi 
farm. ‘The Berea sand was reported at a depth of 618 feet, and was 35 
feet thick. The production of oil was small, but the well is still (1901) 
being pumped. In the same summer a well was drilled on the Cameron 
farm, one mile southwest of the Yaggi tract, and began producing about 
7 barrels per day, a rate that was being maintained in August, I9O1. 
Drilling has been done in the field off and on from the time of the com- 
pletion of the first producer, and about 30 wells have been sunk, of which 
one-third were dry. The best wells had an initial production of about 15 
barrels per day, but the rate soon decreased to a small fraction of this. 
The sand contains but little gas, and consequently the wells have to be 
pumped from the start. The oil commands the Pennsylvania price, and 
is shipped in tank cars. The Berea sand ranges in thickness from 35 to 
52 feet, and is quite hard. Shots of from 60 to 100 quarts are used, and 
some wells have already received the second charge. 
The second pool, near Homeworth, lies southeast of the village, and 
was discovered in July, 1900. This first well was located on land of the 
Brooks heirs, and began producing 30 barrels per day. Work has been 
progressing since that time, and by August, 1901, twenty wells had been 
drilled. These are larger producers than those in the pool previously . 
described, the best starting at 30 barrels or more per day. But two dry 
holes have been drilled thus far. The production is derived entirely 
from the Berea grit, which has a thickness of 50 feet. The pay-rock lies 
at the bottom of the formation, and is frequently separated from the sand 
above by a bed of slate from 6 to 8 feet thick. The sand is softer than that 
in the north pool, and is shot with from 10 to 50 quarts. 
