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two barn-Ii! of oil ill t'ig-hh'(,11 110111'S at thp pl"'sellt tillll!,
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\1'1,\1, hilt lhll' to flit' slIlllll protilldioll of I'llI'h \\",11 it has 111'\"'1' hl,t'll
IhOllght 10 h,' JlI'olilllhlt, 10 pl1ll1l' th"s(' \l'dls, y(·t silll'e the gasoline
.'II'filll' has h~"'Ollh' S1\(·11 a ('a('tol' ill tilt' p,'\I'I'\' \l'odd it I\la~' h" that
Ih"s,' \l'l'lIs \'UII h•• pl'olitahly ol"·l'lI t ,.t! \l'ilh this I;illol or p"Wi'I'. awl
lI!'t. at. IIII' 1""'SI'llt tilll" Il('ill~' 1I~,'t1 ill Ih .. 1'II11ll'illl-! of th, \I',lb
011 th .. lla~"lIl1l1 1"IISt' 11111" (Jjll'I'at"d It,I' :'1\1'. Hlls".,I\.
Th(' t;ill't\,'t! til,ltl. lo,'at .. d "Ioollt t\l'O l\Iiks llol'th alld l'lhl of
(lill'lIl'd ill ,IIISP"I' l·0I111t.", WIIS tlIIIIIg'i11 at Illlt· tilll" til hI' a VI"',\' valll.d,\.' Iid,l. S,I \'alllabl,· thllt all aSI'Ii;dtlllll ('III1'1'aIlY I,,,'altod th,·I.'.'
to tllalilll'al'llll'., asphalt. TIlt' "01111'''11.'' hllilt ;1 hq!" plant ;llIti
\\,Il'I",t! th., Ii.·ld IlIltil Ih,' sl'I,\,ly of oil h"";III1" ill;lol"'I'I<lt,· 1'0"
th.,il' PIlI'POSt', \\llI'll th,' I'lallt 1I';lS al,allololll'd. TIlt' li"I" \l'I\S lil'st
\\ltl'l,,',1 h.\ sl'l',')'al ,lin"'I'''llt .·olilpalli,'s hilI I'a,; lil,all~' I·OlbOlid:tl,·.l
illto Oil" "ollll'allY hy \\'111. l\iI"!.:·.·. \lh'l tll"·I'pt,·,J th,' fi,·I" IIlltil it
II4IS lill4lII.I· IIhulI'lo,lI'oI.
Th,'I'" II·'· ... · II" 1""'lll'lb I"'pl ,d' 11 ... "., ";11'1." \\,·Il" ill llii, ""I!II\~'
1'1';\I'ti"4IlIy all." "I' tilt' \\,·Ib oI"jll,'oI ill thi" I,al't ot' 1\:" :",,10'.
Til.' "ollll,,,"i,'s th;11 W('I',' 1·.·"III.II . . iI0l" ,'01' 1111' .J .. illili'! of IlI,hl .. I'
III" \\'I'lb ill tlli,.; t"ITilol'~' hal"~ lOll!.!' "ill.'" ~1I11' 0111 "I' .,).i"I,I1'·'·
;11101 il is ill1)lIl"sil,\.o to SI"'III'" ,Ill." illl'olillat i,,". ;'" 4In of 'h,' ... "·,, ..ds
that lilt,,\' lIIight haw k,'pt ,It lhat lilli" Ilal'" IIIII)! Sili,'" 1""'11 .1.'-
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l'l'adi"ally all \\...!·Is thilt h,I'" "\"'1' h""11 IItJl·);".\ at all hal'l'
1'.'1'11 filtallllll' ","'is alit! \'1'1'." li:.!hl 1'1'0.\I1'·'·I'S. I' ... ·,\' 1','\\' if clll.\· at
all,\' lilllt' )tI'O.\lll'ill)! 0\'('1' til',' 1I:11·1·..!s 1"'1' day.
TIlt' !.!I'.·at. a",.,1l1l1
"I' wat •. ,' '.II.·(IIIlII ...·"d ill 1'1I1111'ill)! til,' \\'t·II" lias 1.. "'11 thl' .·:tIlS" "I'
s('\'t'l'al of till' \\',·lls J,I'ill~ ,,1""111011."1.
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IllOst "OI11IIl"I'!'ial COllllllOditi('s ill this l'(lIllItl'y, alHll'PII~"'1I11'lltly til"
pl'in's of slll·11 1'0111111011 il i,'s, hilt will" 1't'l'IliI /IS Iia \'1' 11"1'11 as I«~l'iolls­
Iy illf,·,I,·d as 1'''' 1'01"11111 alit I its h.I·-PI·odllds, TII,'s,' pl"IIdlletl> SI'I'III
to hI' \'(,1'." s('w,ili\'" 10 1111,1 l'lll"lailing' of Ihl' "x/,ol'l Iriide of lit,·
l'Olllltl'Y, ill:d lli('Y 1"·Sp.lIlt! 11I111I1·dialt-l.'" to tlilt'llIalillg" (·Plltlitiolls.
Th,· Il"ill' hilS jll·ll1'til'all.'" sJlllt olf oil '·\IH)I·tatioll", ilS 1\ ('OIlSI',!II!'IIt·,· lh,· slIppli,'s of oil ill Ihis "0111111'.'" I'X,·.·.·d Ih,~ ".'!!IIIlItl.
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11:1' l'III'llIilillg' of' lilt· ,·xIHII'I Il'1ld(' ill oil \\';1" a 10WI'I'illl!
of till' III·i.·.· 1'10111 ~l.:~~, 1"'1" hill·I·.·1 In ;.-1(' 1"'1' hal'l·'·1. ;1 I"'dlldioll
of pl':lt'li"it!I.I' -l:-)';; 1111 Ih,· l'ill·O',·!.
With Illi, 1",'1111'11.1'111" 1',·.\lIdioli ill Ih,' pl'i,'" of "l'lltI" oil, ill\'I',,1
1111'111 iii oil PI'ol"'I'1 i,'" iliid 01"1'1.1°11111,'111 iii oil II·nillll'.1 pl'al·li'~all.r
nlllll' 10 il "Iallolsl ill: I'al'ti"lIlal'I,\' is Illis 11'11" ill 11111 :'i,'d 111111 1111'
It'st,·!! tt'ITilol','" alld illslI ill 1"I'I'it(lI'~' that is IlI'lil·\'I·d III IH. wOl'kl'd
Ollt 01' ,'xhallsll'd 10 it lal'g'I' '·Xft·111. .\ laq..',· p(il'l i011 Ill' JlldialW
wOllld Lill 111101,'1' lho· allll\',· ,·olldili(lIlS. /0:\','11 ill tit, 1It'\\'('St tll'\"I'lnp.·d ti..!" ill Illdialla. \'iz" ~lIl1i\,illI ('011111.\', oil ill\""IIIIt'lIt /llId
.11'\'1,101'111,'111 ha\"t' h"t'll 1"'dlll'l'd 1)('l'Il1Ips :,O~I, ,
l'os~ibl." 11'1'1'1' IIIIS IIl'VI'1' bl'j'lI a tilllt~ ill thl' lIisl .. l',I' of oil ill
this ~tat" \\"111'11 us 11I111l.l' PI'I'SIIIIS, alld as IIl1lI·h t'"ilital, ~Iootl l'l'ad~'
to 1'111",' tilt· lIil IJUsilll'ss ,IS at thl' JlI"'Sl'lIt tilllt~, alltl Ih,·~,· ul'e waiting' lh,· tilllt· Idlt'll 0111' POl'ls will hI' 0PI'II 1'01' I'xp0l'lill ill II awl th,·
(,OIlS"'i 111'11 I J'is.· ill pl·il·'·.
'1'11,·1'1' 111'\"'1' WilS " tillll·. tOI), WIII'1I l'j'/it/IiIt'SS to illl"'st alld tllInlop WitS as !I' /II I'ul 0\'1'1' I h,' ~tittl' as al till' PI'l'sl'1I1 1ilill'. 'l'llt'
al'l':ls awail ill:,! dt'\'l'loPIII,,"t, as l'I'pol'II'd 10 tllis 1)1'11111'1 1I1I'lIt, illdlldl'
till' followillg':
Xobll', La~,.a 1If.{'·, Plllaski. ,I IISP,'I', ~1 iallli, W1·1111, (; I'it III, JIowal'd,
),'olllltaill, lIallliltoll, ~ladis()II, 1>1'111 Will"', lIalll'ol'l<, 1I1·lIdl'il·k!l, I'lIt1111111. \'igo, (hrj'lI, Hllt'lhy, Hllsh, 1)"('lItlll', (J1'j"'IW, :-41111;\'1111, KIIOX,
Dal'i,'''''';, ~lal'till, Ol'allg(', ,1<I(·kSOIl, 'Va.,llillgtoll, HI'ott, ('Ial'k, Harrisoll, 1'('I'I'.\', ~pl'nel'l', Duhois, Pike, Oihsoll, awl Pos,·.r,
The lI!.JoI'e list lIlay 1I0t illt'llIdl' all the coulltil's II\\"OIililiK illvest·
lIll'lIt alld til·Vt'IOPlIll'lIt, but t lit',\' do include all thc UI'I'as, allll tlwy
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fOI'lIInlioll ill rlldiililil is III hI' I'xpltlit,·d. Tit, 1t'lId, 1\('.\', tOil. of oil
dl'illl'I'" Hlld op"rallll's i... 1t.IIIII'd .I" •. ,,, I' h,II·;ll!.rs. alld' litis will IlJak"
allll'sls 11101',· tllfll'(lII~,dl.
III tilt' old 'l'I"'lil,"1 ti.·ld ill till" "i,,11"1'11 parI of tit,' :-:.Iatl·, hfll'ill~s
Ill,I.1I1' till' '1'1'1'111011 fOriliUlioll WI'l',· IIl1t ""I"":~i1I1'\', II" tI", Htrata alld
('olitiitiollS for II,,· U""IIl;tlliiltioll of oil illld ~as h..J(~\\' Tn'lItoli.
o!1'l'r"" 110 illt illI"'1I 11'11 ts , JlIII itS 11",' ',~O \\"",,111"1'11 ill tIl,' ~tHtt', till'
11111111".1' of SIIP"rilll'lIl1dl"1I1 stl'atH illl'I''';I~''~; "\"'1'.'" 1"'1\' IIliks, alltl
ROlli" of lhl's,' slriflil 111'1' kllOWIl oil Ilt'al'ill~ l'Ilt'ks.
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11111'011 lilllt'slolI.·" Hlld "ltillt·s; itlld "Iiil Lll'll"'I' \1,',.,1 ill II:,' ~IIlIlS­
tit'ld Sillld"tOlIt', ;llld """siltl.'" ill Ii ... ('ill'h'lilii"'I'OIl" lillll'slollt's illid
shill •. s. All of III""", lIi,h III., ;lIlt'n"llill"! r'lIl'lIlali"lls.' ;Itld til th.·
total Ihi,·ldl""'S .. I'llit' "1'11,.,1 ;1-; II" ... ";tll'·'· "",.,1\\;11",1 ill IIi'" :""\1<11,'.
1111111 1\',· 1·,·"..11 lilt' ('";,, \I";'''III'''~, '1'111' :ld,lo-d Illi,.);II'·"s I'rnhilt.!.I'
alilOllllls to I, lol,li .. I' "1'11111 1.:',011 I" '2,111/11 1""'1: illlIl Ilti:-; IIIi..l';II'·";-;
\1"011101 hal'\' to I,,· ".\d,·.\ 10 IIII' ,,1.1 '1'1'1'1111111 11l,·k .\'·pllt ill .Jl'illilll!
for '/'1"'111011 I'oe'" lIil ill IIII' 11""slt'1'1i 1',11'1 III' I II,' ~:Iilll', A,; iI 1'111,·,
too, tll'illill!-:,s fIJI' oil ill til<' SI'\"t' 1''' I t'OI'III:lliIJIIS 1llt'lIliollt'd wOllld
hu\'(' 10 It,. dl"'pl'l' lli:III III lilt' old TI'I'I1IIIII rod, ti..!oI. wlti..J1 ill'l'l'IIW'd ilblllll 1.()OO f,',·!. Thl' "x""pl i"11 10 I his is 1'01111.1 ill ~lIl1i\'all
C'OIlIlI.\', Irhl'l'" IIII' \\"lIs 1'1111 frolll lil~1 III .>;00 f,·,·t ill Ilt-ptlt,
'I'1t,')'I' hll\'I' 111'1'11 alJollt :1:-',OOn oil illid O::IS \\",·lIs drill,'" ill 111tliana ill tilt' lasl IWI·lIt.v,Ii\"· ,\'I'ars, 1'1'01.;t!,I'; :10.000.)1' tll,·:o.,· 11"1'1'"
tll'illl'd ill thl' '1'1"1'1111111 I'll"" fi,·It!, IIIIt! Ih,· I"sl ill (·lIlIlIli,·s ill \'ariolls
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excI'l'd ill I'uill" allY 01111'1' illtillst!'1' ill lilt' :-O:,Iiltl' al IIII' lill\i', hl·lpl·"
aJolI/.(' 11.1' tilt' \\,011""1'1'111 I-!'IIS ""\',,101'111"111 lhal hrulI:.:Itt IIIII11Y larg\'
lIIul1l1l'nf'lll!'illg'plalits 1'1'0111 otlili' sl'('lioll~ ,)1' thl' ('llIlIlll',\', 1'1'11.',
till' illll'!'I'),1 thai al111t'1lt's to all oil 1\t·1I is (ll'l'Iwp,-; IIle·II·,;,.: III tI",
illtPI'I'st illl-ll'pal'ahll' 1'1'0111 olh.'I' illdll,,:!'il'S, ;\IId ,l'C't, t.~l· ('1'1,,1.· l,n;lIlC't of th,' EO["'III' 01' :\,'01,,'111' IIg.· h,.s IHlt I .. ·• II wil\.,,111 .I~ l'ldlllllll'"
ill IIllt'i"lIt ,Iilllt's, alld also ill 111001"1'11 histol',\', Bill ill tlth.. Ii,pid,
livill~ clays till' III'al'lil'al sid" (If lif:- is wltat IIPP"al" til tLI' 1II1111itilde', alld lilly 111'\1" illl,,'liI inll 'li' III'W d'·\I·I"I'IIII':,1 IIf Ilatll!"~'S !'e-
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d"\'l'lojtIlH'lIt of ('h'ilizlIl iOIl.
"\\,hill' 1111' kllll\\ It-d !.! I' 01' IIii' ,'xilil"II,'" of oil ill 1~loIiil'I;1 dati's
1"1I·k I" ;1 filllf' IIIII~; alllt'ri,'I' 10 th,' iloI\"'llt Ill' (;ilspal' dl' 1'1 I'laia 's
Iltllt- 1.;111.1 01' IIli,.,,,i o llill'.\ f,·ian;. alld wh"11 the Uodt'n'y I Iii", of
I lIt/i:nl' \\1'1'1' l'oalJlillg 0\'\'1' th,· 1I'ITitol'Y adjat'l'flt 10 MOlltPl'lil'I',
thl' :illt·,·,'s,.,flll d,'vl'lopIIII'1I1 of these hiddl~1I !<Ollr,·,'S of wl'nlth is so
1'1""'111 llt<lt illl' illl!,Ol'tal;I'I' of tIll' illllllsl"y that had SI'I'IIII~ illlo
,·Xi,.,t,'I;I·!' was IIl1t yt'l flllly tle\"t·ltllh-d ulltil ,'al'ly ill thl' :\il!l'1"!'lIth
('('lilllly. iliid lias 11'11 appl"'('iatl'd dlll'lIIg II,,~ ,'ill'ly Ililldi"s
"11it/ii/lIlt's lirsl oil ,'x,·ill·II",1I1 dat"s hilt·" to 1t'1;:!, \11i"1I oil
s/lrillg'. . \1'1'1'1' fOl/lld till Ott ... · Ftll'k idld \\"'Sl FOI'k /I lit I aI."l!~ I lit,
stl'l'aJllS tl'ihIlICII'Y to 11,,'111, ill "I'al\ l'o I'd (:Ollllty. TIIt~I'" \\1'1'1' II
Jllllllh"I' of IiJlrillgs 1'1'0111 wlli"'l lilliall '1t1alltilin; of oil cOllld 1'1' 1'01.
1"1'11'11. Tht' oil 1'(1\.1; ('fluid hi' fOlJlld ill IlIallY "la"I's. At 1111" pl,H'I'
011 0111'1' FOl'k IIr,· IIt~d of th\~ c'r",'k Willi ,;o\'1 ItI,lt'k 1i;llId~I"IIt'. 01'
:-;hal." 1\ hil,1t 1'lIllIailll'd 11101'1' tltall :10 PI'I' c·,'III. of oil.
"j)IJI'illg- tilt' oil ('x('il"II/t'll! of IHi:!.(;(i II'h"1I oil sJlrjll~;" W,'I','
I'011 lid 011 «ltt,,1' ForI; alld \\"('sl FOI·I;, oil s,·"I;.'I·S II(lI'l,,'"' III Ilrat
('til/lily alit I till' "xc'il('lIlt'lll 1';111 Ili,.dl. :-;1'\','I',d \l'dls '_1'('/'1' drill .. d,
!till oil ill I'ityillg- '/uilutiti"s \l'ali 11t:\'t'r fOlllld. Oil IIII' I., rIll of
./. ,,, ('Ial'l; a \1'..11 Il'a:-. drill,·.! Illlrill/! 111t~ oil I'X"itl'IIH'III, Itlil ollly
a >:i1l1all '/Ililllli!.,· 01' oil 1IIi" ..d willI salt wal"I' was ohlaillt'd. At
·HlM 1',','1, ill 1111., 1I'1·1l Illltlll'al /-!'a" Was fOlllld, alltl at. nIH 1"','1 salt
'walel' ,Hili ,J Slltall all/ouut of oil.
"Tilt' i'i('('oud oil ex(,ill'lIlt'lIt ill II,,~ :..ltall~ dlllt's hal'k I" IHli,i,
wl/l'lI all i1rlc'siall \1,·11 Iwillg dl'illt-,) for wal,'l' at TI'I'J',~ 1I11111,'. \' ig'O
(·01l"1,\'. fOlllld oil al II ,It'l'lit of 1,(;;10 f,~d, /lurillg till! fldlll\\ illg
tin' y,'ars 1111"'" 11101'" W(·lls Ilad 111'1.'11 ("'ilt"d ill thaI I(lt'alil,\', alld
Itll fOlllld '1l1alll il i,'s of sulphul' 11'/111'1', lI'il It 11101',· 01' I,'s.~ "il. I I'
WUN 11111 I/ulil JHI'iH, IIIJ\\"'VI'I', that. litis oil d"\'l'loplI"'1I1 atll';lt't,~d
II,,' atl"lilio" '01' op,'l'atlirs. It \l'itS 011 ~IIIY (ilh of Ihat YI'al' Ilrllt
II", I'h(lI'lIix \\'I,ll "'<IS dl'illl'd ill, alld 1'01' /I doze" Y('UI-H yi"ld,',) ""1
IIH'I'II/!I' of 1,(JOI) hlll'l',.Js 01' 11I()"I~ It lIIolllh. The result of this sll'ike
WIII'I likl' Iltal of 1111 Silllillll' OIl,'S in Ih!' Itistol'Y of Ihe oil illdllsl,·y.
IIl11ld ... ·tls of oil 0P"/,lItOl'S f/'o/ll far alit! /It'Hr tloelwd tll 'J'I~I'I'I!
lIautl' H,'al est:!tl' was lislIally 1I1/llOst dOllhl,'d ill pl·icl'. '1\1'1'lIty.
fOUl' 111'\\' ('OIJIPlllli,'s \\"'1'1' ron" .. d, l'i):III"t'll of w"idl 1I111t1,· 10('a.
tiolll;. A dozell 01' 1l101't~ w,'lIs \\,,'1'(' drill(~d to tllt~ 1't"lIlirl'd d"plh
witltill tlJl'(~e lIIil,·s' radills of tilt' Plto,'lIix wI'! I, lit.i'uck til" I'I'IlPPI'
stralnlll. lind, fill' till' Illost parI, fOUlld-llI,thilll-{. '1'1'1'1'1' lIaute
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:,.'\'1'1';1 I j I';II'S I'I't "iolts I" till' lilt! ia lIa li..Jd. 'J'II,~ 0" in d,'\'(·lupllwllt
WaS ,'xII'lId"d rapidly, alld I('lit \\',·l1s drill"t! Iu th .. "OIl1h allli w,::.;t
uf tilt' ori~illal strik,'''; ill \\")001, J1I1IWIH'k IInoi AII"n COli III iI's of
Ohio illdi"a/I'd all I'xt"lisioll IOll'ard tlte Illdiallll lille, ·Ihe I'l'sult
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lS~:). whi"It I','sulh'd ill a 1al'l-:" l!as \1'1'11, making' th,~ b"gillllillg of
lilt' d"ldol'lllf'lIl of 11", /.!r,'al Illdialla J.!il.~ au.! oil ti,·ld. Tlw 1,,diaJlII '1'1'1'1111111 roek fi,·ld "xknds O"l'l' it 1:lI'/;l' an'll, COII\lIl"lIl'ill~
wilh /111' Ollio lille III ils I'a"tnll "ullwI1Ir.", 1I11t1 "Xkll"I"~ w,·sl·
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aI',·" "I' 1"1'1';101'." ill "liI,·it IIII' oil fOl'lIlitl iOIl II"" 11,"'11 fill,·" wil II
1,111" 111·k \1;111'1', Iliakill/! it ,III illlflf,s"ihtlily 1'" .. Iii,' "il I'I':-"'I'loir 10
(,tllIl,lill oil ill "olllllll'r"i,,1 111","1 il i~'s. I'XI'I'pl ill ",'I'laili iSlda",d
jllIllls, Wltl')'" 11/1' tl'l'I'II('" sll'lll'l III'" 01' sli~.dd alit 1..1 illal rolds III"."
h,,\'I' I rapl'l,d tl", oil alld Itas.
,. III titl' ,,0111111'1'/1 pillt of llil' fi,·I,I, lwlaldy ill \\1Ial is kllowlI itS
lh,. ! 'allld"11 distl'ir't ill ,lay ('Ollllt.y, alld :tiliO ill SI'\"'I':t1 of Ihl'
isolal.,,, /,ollis IOI:at"" ill lIlt' /.!;tS at't'a IIl'al' .\I,·xalHll'ia, ~laJ'iol1 alld
11111'11'''1'01 ('il.', I hp pl'il/l'ipal pays ill'" flllllld 1'1'0111 /'iii to :.WO fl','1
ill till' '/'1'1'111011. Ihr' lIPI'('" l'ol1ioll of tlil' fOI'lJIati!)1I in Ihlsl' dis·
trids h".illl! tilll'" witll lIallll'al ~as lit cOII-;idl'l·abl,· j 1I'(:I\SI II'" \l'11t'1I
11/1: li .. ld \\'ali lit'\\'. III tilt' "asl"1'1I "lid of tlw tid", kllO\1 II lis the
HI'III'Vi! d ist rid. nil of 11/1' profil nl,lp PlIYS W,'I'I: foulld 1,lI'alt-d ill
.thl' "J1I"'!' (ill 1'1'1'1 of till' '1'1'1'111011. III tlrl' (',II'ly tll1~'s of Ih,' I'x,.it,,·
1I1t'lIt, I-!:ts I\as Sf) pll'lItiflll thill il \\'IIS wa."II'I!. Lan~" lIallll",all"
\\'lIlIld I ... SI'I'" ill 1111 paris of lit" lit'ld, \\ il" Illilliolls of t'lIhil~ fl,t'l
of 1111' /lalllral fllt'l I!oill~ 10 wliste daily. At lIiat tillll' it Was
thought Ihal Ihe Hlll'''!.I' wOllld alwal's last, hilt ill 1111,'1' Yl'/I1"S it
Willi diseo\'('I't',j lhat lIot 111'111' l'nollglr gns I'ollid lit' I' 011 lid to fUl'lIilill
flll'l for II/(~ (Il1l11pill!{ of lh,~ \\'l' II s, IIl1d 1'01' tlrlll r!'allt'" IIIo\l,;II\1(\s
of \\'t'II" \\'('1'1' pIIII,'c1 Ollt alld allHllt\llIwti tlllll would Ita\'!) un~1I
!ilIUg' fortlllH'S 1'01' tlll,il' O\\'II('I'S Irad th,'I'I' 111'('11 iI sllpply of ~lIS 10
halloll,' tllt'i'l 1'IIt'i1ply. This ~1'I'at WlIst(: of Illdilllla f.!US ('alls,'t!
~llh,'1' :"ita1I's to IlI)Opt tllI~ ('Olls(,I'\'atioll poli,',\' of h:llldlill~ ii, IIl1d
IlIallY Hlal,'s Iran' p ..ofit,~d fl'Ol1i tlr(~ (,XIH'I·il·lIel~ ill Illdialla.
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alld 10"at"d 011 th,' I). A. Bl'ysoII fa 1'111, ill ('III's,,"1' 'l'o\\,w.hip, 'VI·lls
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Wt'" stal·t,·d at lit) hal'l'ds 1\ day II<ltlll'al, IllIt \I itllill 11m'" 1IIIIIIIhs
had dl'oppl·d to :!,-, halT"1s ada,\'. '1'111'11 it was gin'lI a "II',t 1111.1
illl'I"'a"",d to ~I() 1""'I'"ls a day, This SIIIIIt' I·Olllp .. lI." dl'i1I"d ';"\'I'l'al
'\'I·lls ill IIII' vi"illit." of th,· Bl'ysolI \\",11 withollt 1·l'stilts. '1'1,,' St'I'olld
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th,· III·a,'.,· ,~il" h,·11 IIt'al' (';lIlId"II, .Jay ('01111/,\', kliOII'1I liS I "'1,"'\'illl'.
alld ill 1','1111 Towl,ship. \\',·lIs showillg a PI'Odllt'liOll a\'ol" :I,~,I)()
haIT,·ls \1"1'1' d!'ilkd ill this pool, hlit tilt· lifl' of Ilw II'I'II~ II ;1" shol'l
1I-; th,·." Id,·\\' flllt ill a 1"'\1 .",·;II·S, a,-; did til,' gas ill thl' ,,;"",. til'ld.
,\lIotll"I' i1l1POI'I.!1I1 alld p!'ot/Il,·t iI',· 1'0111 wa~ 101'a",01 ill I ii,' 1101'111\I"'st ""/"11"1' of tl,,· sal, ... 10WIIShip, allol kllOWII as III,' Ilal'l'I', 'I'llis
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'1'111' h",1 'I"" ill tl,,· pool \las Ih,· fil'sl ,n·1I drill"d, alld ";IS 101·al .. d
Oil th.· SOlltlkitsl "01'11"1' .. f Ilw 1I111111ah )1. IllIn·is fal'lIL fl'OIlI
\1'11"111'" 11/1' pool d,·I·i",·d its I'lillll,·. This w .. 11 s/al't"d ;II I:, l,al'I'I,ls
Ill' oil lllid 1·los,· 10 :!,OOo 1"""1'.. ls of \\'alt'I', hilt al tIlt' "x/,ir;d iOIl oj'
fOlly da."s lilt' \lal"I' had ahollt "xhallslnl ;lIld IIII' 11'..11 /'l'lIdlll· .. d
1.400 har/'l·ls "I' oil, I"'illl{ 0111' of Iii,' 1"'lIlal'kahll' WI·lls of I "dialla.
This 1'11111 '\'as IllI"at,'d .ill"t al th,· I'd!!,' of tI", (lodfl'''Y /I'SI'I'VI',
klW\I'1i as Illdiall lal/ds, "POII whi"11 lal(,I' Slll/'" fait· \1',·11" W,'I'I'
fOlllll1.
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pools was also ril·It. hilt till' fndilll{ aWIt." of tlw !!as slIPl'ly 1111111"
all th .. pools look alikl' to lhl' oiltl/'lIl.
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of tile Hlal,', till' past ft·\I' yl'lIrs hilS HhOWII 80/ll,' J)f·odll.-l iOIl ill
Hillsoll, I'ilito, "i~~o. Hlllli\,HII. ~IHl'tin 111111 otlr(·r ('ollllties, 11111 IllIlh.
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PEmUT NO. 80
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B. & B. OIL COMPANY #1, Hermar A. Nel'son, 100' SL, 50' EL, in
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DRY HOLE.
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sand
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casing
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PERMIT NO.
LAPORTE COUNTY
DEWEY T,r,rp:
15740
Jack West - # 1 - John Gorski - 395'NL 990 lW L- NW NE, sec 16, 33N
4w, Elev. 673.7'. Completed November 12, 1954. Dry Hole.
22
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New Albany Blk. Shale
Devonian & silurian lime
blue shale
lime
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shale
lime
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700
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Ra~ge
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Anneniix A. MThe San Pierre Oil Fie~d a Report o~ The ~tatp :eo
-- in ths '~'4 cditlor of the Re~ort of the ~ivisl~~ o~ ~at~rn
TIesoUr2GS. Indiana. ;. 3'7.
11;J:!en'1'lX 3. ~~·arrett. -Sc:\~rari::J rtCo!:3.~tions
=-n Ir.J.1n:-n, 19 14 ." 1!1 the edltion of'
c~ ~atur~l Resource~. p. 14- 1 9.
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