296 ANNUAL REPORT 
Depth 
Thickness of to bottom of 
stratum. stratum. 
Feet. Feet. 
Sand, “very. iSOLt> c.tccssccsers, cveocorewvotome were 40 40 
GLavelpiVeryieSOee 7st ea manana deme tage 20 60 
Quick sama esate wlercke «wie wtsreperelorsneinerets lets 30 90 
Slate, sblack-softosn cc ccstecccisterstecicieeneriet ne 45 135 
sands blacks ‘SOLtwwisomeretne cis cr tereter sock onetaterscototene 15 150 
Cuyahoga and Sunbury (Berea) shales .... 310 460 
1 BVA MACRUG HR RGOACHA awe CLO OIG PReeROS A OO CUO IG OO OOO 10 470 
650 feet of 814 inch casing. 
BediordgandsOhionshalesierase erence 1,710 2,180 
Corniferous limestone top at ..........+.0-- 2,180 
IDNA LK ay WAY INE GoocounK00bd 600008 60 2,240 
LeiMeliSTAVR VERY. NAL Gia cne seteterteelenesereciere 80 2,320 
TEINS WD TES ss co io aravavene tetova store, atoveseeete ete etemtets 150 2,470 
TSUNEO, STAY ela eva eie colors eet “cuetecerotene stenehene avons 30 2,500 
Sand, brown, very hard ........ ata ouetonetonens 30 2,530 
2,582 feet of casing. 
a Br haste rapier ner aAe ne CA nhs HiaR a hr Ate Sen GA 244 2,774 
Rock (saltiveyigae cei sence: wtceekebteten weber vente 30 2,804 
TALIM Cio iaistetecnarseie regene: suey etsolel ener pote leceiotere here rerererane 16 2,820 
Rock sallitteeie rec chclopercnotcieuver stern voinvetereton taleievers 5 2,825 
PATI OS echesetsiccetele austen @ ean enna evatale tetera inet rayOrtenegees 5 2,830 
FROCK: Salta. eis Hake elo ate natovel toley custorsiel suelereteherarece 69 2,899 
THAT © | f AoE UNA aera al dried lecemetepsdeperetone neers 107 3,006 
The wells usually make a show of gas at about 2,500 feet. This ap- 
pears to be from the same horizon as the gas at Jefferson, Ashtabula 
county. These wells demonstrate that neither oil nor gas may be expected 
in the northern half of the county. 
About 15 years ago a deep well was drilled near Peninsula in the 
northern part of the county. Gas was secured from the Ohio shales, and 
this is reported to have supplied a residence since that time. Later a half- 
dozen wells were drilled to the same horizon, with similar results. One 
well lighted the streets and about 10 residences for a short time, but the 
flow soon became inadequate. The best well now (1902) does not supply 
more than two residences. 
A well having a depth of about 800 feet, was drilled in Northfield 
township in the northern part of the county in 1902. The Berea encour- 
aged the operators, and they were planning a number of wells, hoping in 
this manner to secure a profitable supply. 
STARK COUNTY. 
As might be expected a county with such extensive manufacturing 
interests as Stark’s would not rest content until a thorough test had been 
made of the underlying strata for natural gas. The result has been the 
discovery of two small reservoirs of the desired fuel, but the supply has 
not been at all in proportion to the energy and money expended. 
