Dil, ANNUAL REPORT 
To the above may be added the following additional record of a well 
drilled in the same vicinity by the Ohio O11 Company. 
Feet. Feet. 
Berea terite ces ste e ec eer eae ere 34 1,041 
ONT0f SHAIECS Ae ae ecco oe ee ERED 1,230 2,271 
Helderberg and Niagara limestones ....... 816 3,087 
Clinton Series—Brown shales............. 15 
Redeshalesmamriericmercicn tein 10 
SASS eS oere scope arene tee tetebohons 124 _ 8,236 
Medina shales (ned) ete eae 10 3,246 
Might eray: Shales. cargo, ae eee nee 9 3) PADIS) 
The company was drilling for the Clinton sand, but as shown this was _ 
not present, its place being occupied by shales. ? 
Other deep wells in this township have been sunk in sections 17, 18, 
19g and 25. In fact this territory and the adjoining parts of the counties on 
the west and south have been tested by the Ohio Oil Company, which has 
extensive leases in this part of the state. The result of these tests has been 
to demonstrate that oil and gas are not found in paying quantities in the 
territory under consideration. There are rumors and reports of good wells 
in Waterloo township, but there is good reason to believe that the best wells 
do not poduce more than three barrels per day. 
York Township.—Three wells have been drilled here and all were fail- 
ures. One was located in section 1, another at Nelsonville, and the third 
near Buchtel. 
Lee Township.—T wo wells have been drilled in this township, one on 
the John Elliot farm in section 17, which was dry, and the other in the vil- 
lage of Albany. The latter one made a showing of dark oil, but the quan- 
tity was so small that the well was abandoned. 
Alexander Township._Three Berea wells have been drilled in this 
township. One at Hebardsville on land owned by Henry Merick, drilled 
in the autumn of 1895, made a good showing of heavy oil, but the produc- 
tion was not sufficiently large to warrant operating, and so the well was 
abandoned. 
In the winter of 1895 a well was drilled on the Cooley farm, situated 
about 2 miles south of Hebardsville, and a good flow of gas was found. 
This is reported to have been measured by the mercury gauge, and to have 
produced 1,222,000 cubic feet per day. Not satisfied with this the operator 
proceeded to drill deeper, but struck a heavy flow of salt-water which 
ruined the well. The third well was drilled at Zelda, but was dry. 
Canaan Township. —A well was drilled on section 34 in the autumn of 
1896. ‘The Berea was struck at about 1,220 feet, and was 24 feet thick. It 
was underlaid by the red Bedford. In attempting to shoot the well, the 4o 
