Oil And Gas Developments In Ohio During 1949

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1 Oil And Gas Developments n Ohio During 99 BY R L ALKRE* MEMBER AlME A total of,0 wells were reported drilled in the search for new oil and gas production in of Ohio's 88 counties during the year 99 Of these, were successful and resulted in dry holes; an average of 0 per centfailures This is 0 less than the, canpleted in 98 The reduction is partially due to the sharp decline in the price of crude oil which began' in the late monthsof 98 and continued into the following spring The market stabilized duringthe summer of 99 and drilling operations began to recover The dry hole ratio of 0 per cent is per cent greater than 98 and approximately the same amount for the preceding 0-year period The initial average daily oil production of 8 bbl is an increase of 0 bbl per well over 98 The 7 Mcf initial for gas is a decrease of Mcf per well For the preceding 0-year period, corresponding averages were bbl and 89 Mcf The AP oil reserves reporti gives 99 production as,8,9 bbl Extensions and revisions amounted to,,000 bbl, or a depletion of 88,9 bbl, which brought reserves on Dec', 99 to 7,70,0 bbl The AGA report onnatura, gas reserves shows that Ohio produced, exclusive of gas from underground storage, 7,000,000 Mcf Extensions and discoveries added,89,000 Mcf Consequently, the reserves totaled 8,'97,000 Mcf at the end of 99 DEPTH OF Approximately 0 per cent of all wells drilled were seeking production in the Clinton sand The Berea sand accounted for per cent lie total footage drilled during the year was,9,97 ft Of this 97,78 ft resulted in new gas wells,,9 ft in oil wells,,8 ft in combination oil and gas, and 90,0 ft in dry holes The depth of the average drilling was, ft, as compared to,8 ft in the year 98 Two Sub-Trenton wells were drilled The deeper was the Benedum-Trees No Eichenburg-Franz, Lot 0, Tract, Highland Heights Township, Cuyahoga County, which encountered a show of oil- and a small quantity of gas in the St Peter horizon After acid treatment the well was reported to have made bbl of oil and 8 bbl of salt Manuscript received at the office of the nstitute, April, 90 *Petroleum Geologist, Geological Survey of, Ohio; Columbus improved Reserves of Crude O i l, ~ a t u r Gas ~ l Liquids and ~atural Gas pub ished jointly by American Gas ~ssociat ion and American Petroleum nstitute Vol U Dec, 99 water per day t was later abandoned at total depth of,70 ft,the other was the Pico Oil Co No William Armentrout, Section 7, Scioto Township, Pike County The St Peter horizon was encountered at,007 ft and the well, was later bottomed at,0 ft A show of oil and gas was reported inor immediately below the St Peter, but efforts to set casing to shut off salt water found in the lower portion of the St Peter were' unsuccessful and the well was abandoned The deepest Clinton well was the Mc Cune No Fee, Section, Goshen Township, Mahoning County, dry and abandoned at,0 ft n Section, Rose Township, Carroll County, The East Ohio Gas Co, No G R & C W Aston was dry in the Clinton at,0 ft n Section 0, Manchester Township, Morgan County, the Wiser & Morrow No Margaret Dye was dry in the Medina at,0 ft n Jefferson County, Section, Salem Township, The EastOhio Gas Co, No H Ri R Muesegaes was dry in the Oriskany and abandoned at,970 ft The deepest Ohio (Devonian) shale well was the mperial Glass No Cityof Ekllaire, Pultney Township, Belmont County, which was dry and abandoned at,0 ft,, ft below the base of the Berea sand The average depth of all wells drilled in Ohio by horizons was as follows: Shallow Sands Ekrea Ohis Shale Oriskany Newburg, Clinton Medina Trenton, sub-~ren ton,0 ft,9,,7,0,,0,9 (Chiefly Western Ohio),0 Perry County was the most active during the year with 0 wells The Clinton was the objective of 8 of these tests and they resulted in 9 gas wells, oil wells, combination oil and gas wells, and dry holes The most active area in the county was Hopewell Township, where wells were drilled Ashland County 'closely followed Perry in the number of wells with a total of 0 Berea sand production was most sought with 9 tests resulting in gas wells, oil wells, 9 combination oil and gas wells, and dry holes Perry Township was the most active area in the County n total number of wells drilled, Monroe County followed Ashland with 7; Washington, 7; Muskingum, 7; Knox, ; and Athens County with 0 LARGE The largest gas well was completed in May by National Gas &'Oil Corp on the C G Longshore farm in Section, Brush Creek Township, Muskingum County ts reported initial open-flow natural was 0, Mcf with lb rock

2 OL AND GAS DEVELOPMENTS N OHO pressure in the Clinton sand at total depth,88 ft The Ohio Fuel Gas Co No B C Wyant, Section, Litchfield Tomship, Medina County, total depth,7 ft, discovered 8,00 Mcf natural in the Clinton sand n Lot 8, Harris- ville Township, Medina County, the Harmon No P T Webster reported 8,000 Mcf natural in the Clinton at total depth of,77 ft An initial natural open flow of 7,0 k f in the Clinton sand was recorded from The Ohio Fuel Gas Co No Clyde Browand in Section, Litchfield Tomship, Medina County; total depth,0 ft The largest oil well discovered during the year was the Preston Oil Co No H C Albert, Section, Hopewell Township, Perry County, total depth,9 ft, which produced 7 bbl from the Clinton sand the first hours after shot n Section, Jackson Township, Knox County, the Shuff & Bucy No va Rine was rated 0 bbl at total depth,978 ft in the Clinton Allen Willey brought in two good wells in Jackson Township, Muskingum County; the first, the John Lewis No, located in Section, made bbl natural at,0 ft in the Clinton, and the second, in Lot, on the R W Ridgeway farm, produced bbl in the Clinton after shot at a total depth of,09 ft The Foraker Drilling Co No John Sipos, Section, York Township, Morgan County, gauged bbl at a total depth of,9 ft in the Clinton D Ridenour No W P Bratten in Section, Hopewell Township, Licking County, total depth,90 ft, gauged 70 bbl after shot OL DEVELOPMENT he daily average oil production during the first week in January, 99, for Pennsylvania grade was,0 bbl The maximum for the year occurred during the week ending May, when the average reached 7,0 B/D By the last week in December it had declined to,00 B/D The daily average (based on days) for this grade over the year was,70 bbl The average for Corning grade was,7 B/D; for Cleveland-Chatham, 89; Zanesville ; and for Lima grade 8 bbl Two field extensions of note occurred in Jackson Tomship, box County, and Jackson Township, Muskingum County Both are in the Corning area and had much to do with the temporary over-supply ofthis grade during the late smr months n Jackson Township, Knox County, oil wells added sane 700 acres to the producing area of the Bladensburg pool Six dry holes were drilled and the new development is now mostly defined The wells averaged to 0 bbl from the Clinton sand at depth of,00 ft n north-central Jackson Tomship, Muskingum County, 0 oil *wells, averaging from 0 to 00 bbl, added approximately 0 acres to the Perryton pool Development began during the late months of 98 and was defined by September, 99 Production is from the Clinton sand at total depth of,70 ft Seven dry holes were drilled n the southcentral part of Hopewell Township, Perry County, 7 oil wells, averaging from 0 to 7 bbl, added 00 acres 'to the Pherson poolproduction is fran the Clinton at,000 ft Two dry holes were found and the development is now defined The oil is Buckeye-Pennsylvania grade Also in the Pennsylvania grade area was the 00 acre extension to the Crooksville field, in southeast Harrison Township, Perry County Four oil wells, gas wells, and dry hole have defined the field except to the west The wells averaged to 0 bbl from the Clinton sand at,0 ft GAS DEVELOPMENT Fewer new gas were discovered in 99 than in some previous years and initial open flows were smaller than corresponding wells The total area proved by new pools was approximately,000 acres Discovery wells in some pools were drilled in 98 but proper evallration could not be ascertained %ti proved by further drilling during 99 Some of the more important new pools were the following: The Ohio Fuel Gas Co No Mc Michael, a discovery well completed in May, 98, Section, in the western part of Litchfield Township, Medina County, gauged 0 Mcf at,7 ft with initial rock pressure of,00 lb This led to the drilling of 7 gas wells and dry holes and proved 0 productive acres by the end of 99 The averages for the 8 gas wells completed are: total depth,,88; volume,, Mcf; and rock pressure,,8 lb n Lot, northeastern Jackson Township, Muskingum County, the Bryan No Beasley was completed in Auguse, 98, with initial open flow of 00 Mcf in the Clinton sand at a total depth of,97 ft This discovery led to the drilling of additional gas wells and proved u acres The average depth of the wells was,9 ft The average volume of the five gas wells was 79 Mcf The discovery well, Whitehill No Fee, in Section, northeastern quarter of,jackson Township, Knox County, was completed at a total depth of,9 ft in the Clinton in August, 98 During 99, an additional wells were completed which proveda total of 00 acres The average volume of the wells in the pool was Mcf, and the average depth was,9 ft + n southwestern Wellington Township, Lorain County,,000 acres were proved in the Clinton sand The discovery well was the Harmon Nol Lorain County, Section, which had an initial open flow of 88 Mcf and rock pressure 70 lb Theaverage depth was,9 ft and the average initial rock pressure 8 lb 'During 99 one marginal dry hole was completed Extensions to older pools added 7,0 acres to proved gas acreage Five gas wells, drilled in 99, added 700 acres to an older pool in eastern Homer Township, Medina County Average initial volume was, Mcf and average rock pressure 0 lb An older pool in Bearfield and Pleasant Townships, Perry County, was extended both to the north and southby gas wells in the Clinton sand The average initial open flow was 70 Mcf, rock pressures averaged 98 lb at,900 ft The additional proved acreage totaled 0 Six gas wells proved about 00 additional acres in the Deavertovn popl, discovered- in 9, in southwestern York Tomship, Morgan County These wells are producing from the Clinton at an average depth of,9 ft Average initial rock pressure was 97 lb and average open flow 7 Mcf n southeastern Elyria Township, Lorain County, 9 gas wells extended by 0 acres aclinton sand pool discovered in 97 These wells were closely spaced, and drilling resulted in dry holes The depths of the wells averaged,7 ft, the initial volumes,, Mcf, and the initial pressure averaged 98 lb Approximately,00 acres were added to a pool discovered in 90 in central Bethlehem Township, Stark County Fourteen gas wells, averaging, in depth, 8 Mcf initial open flow, and,8 lb rock preqsure, were canpleted during 99 EXPLORATORY Approximately exploratory wells were drilled, of which 8 discovered new gas; found oil, produced both oil and gas, and 9 resulted in dry holes, The average initial open flow of the gas discoveries was 97 Mcf per well Four-hells resulted in thediscovery of new Clinton sand gas fieldsn Harrison Township, Knox County, the C A Davis No W Purdy, shut in at90 Mcf after shot at total depth of,9 ft n, Concord Township, Lake County, the J T Galey No F Mattison; reported 0 Mcf natural with,7 brock pressure at,8 ft The Harmon No Lorain County -gauged 88 Mcf at,8 ft with 70 lb rock pressure n Rootstown Tomship, Portage

3 County, the F Lyons No A J Fox, produced 7 Mcf natural with, lb rock pressure at total depth of, ft Outpost or extension wells of note totaled five and were located as follows: B H Putnam No J Emerick, Section, Olive Township, Meigs County, gauged 70 Mcf in the Berea sand with 790 lb rock pressure and total depth of,0 ft n Section, Bedford Township, Meigs County, the Nollem No A Spencer produced 70 B 0 after shot and extended the Hemlock Grove pool n Perry County three wells extended their respective pools The - D Shafer No F H Cable, Section, Hopewell Township, made,870 Mcf natural in the Clinton, total depth,9, and extended the bsserman pool n the same township, Section, the Mid-East No R R Weed produced 00 Mcf gas and bbl of oil in the Clinton at,97 ft and extended the Somerset pool The Ohio Fuel Gas Co NO A G Rodgers, in Section, Bearfield Township,, gauged,0 Mcf and 990 lb in the Medina sand at total depth of,9 and extended the Sayre pool Of the dry holes, 7 were wildcat wells seeking production in the Clinton sand, were in the Berea, in the Medina, in the Oriskany, and in the Newburg Two notable Sub-Trenton tests were completed Both were seeking production in the St Peter sand They are described under Depth of Wells elsewhere in this report ACKNOWLEDGMENT The writer expresses his sincere appreciation to D T Ring, vice president of the Preston Oil Co, and to Kenneth Cottingham of The Ohio Fuel Gas Co, for their contributions and cooperation in preparing this review FG - OL AND GAS FELDS OF OHO

4 TABLE - GENERAL SECTON - NORTH CENTRAL OHO* SYSTEM ser Es THcKNEss FORMATON OR MEMBER Devonian Silurian Ordovician? Ohio Shale, brn to blk, fissile Olentangy Shale, gy, soft, calc ' Delaware Limestone, dk hd thin bedded Glumbus ~imestone; lt; hd; massive 9 Oriskany Sandstone, wanting 0 Salt water Monroe Niagara Clinton Medina Richmond Maysville Eden Utica Trenton ' ~ l ~i~~~ ~ ~ 9 k St Peter Lower Magnesian 70 Dolomite, M, gy to brn, thin bedded blanite, soft; gy to blk-gry, massive Alger Shale, t to motl, sane dolo Dayton blanite sane calc sh shale, calc, some dolo Brassfield blanite, limy some sh Shale, calc, some s ' Clinton Sandstone wantina Elkhorn Shale, rd:brn, 'fine grs Shale, dk gy, thin s layers Shale, dk gy, thin s layers Shale, dk gy, sane nod s Shale to shaly s, dk to brn Limestone, t to dk, sane sh Limestone, t gy, pure Shale, PP some s Limestone, gy Shale, gn Sandstone, wanting blanite, l't, grnl, sil, pure Dolomite, sil, t, grn! Sandstone, dolo, t, fine gr Dolomite, dk, sandy Sandstone, dolo, t, hd 0 0, ' 0 Newburg-Sand Rochester of N Y tittle time or "Shellz\ Clinton Sand Red Medina Hudson River group Trenton of driller ~ 0 ' "St Peter 'shale" Salt water Cambrian Jordan? 0 Sandstone, t, hd, pure 0 Dolanite, gy, sandy Sandstone t, hd, pure la 00 Dolomite, gy, sandy : Sandstone, hd, pure 0 Dolanite, dk, hd, smidy 0 kesbach Sandstone, hd, pure Salt water, Pre-Cambrian Crystalline, mainly gneiss ' *Vance well; Deleware County, by Stout and Lamey, Salt water, TABLE - N OHO COUNTY Adams Ashland Athens klmont Carroll Champaign Columbiana Gshocton Cuyahoga Erie Fairfield Gallia Gauge Guernsey Harrison Hocking Holmes Huron Jefferson Lawrence Licking Logan GAS 0 ' - OL COMB- NATON ' 9 ', ; DRY HOLES : - i ;: ' : , 0 : ' 8 9-8, - 9 "' -,, ' - COUNTY brain Mahoning Marion kdiina kigs :Mercer hnroe Morgan Muskinp Noble Perry Pike Portage Ri chl and Scioto Stark Sumnit Tuscarawas Vinton Washington Wayne Wyandot ' GAS :; Total 9 O ~ L COMB - NATON i 7 DRY HOLES ' ' ' - ' 0 7 8,0 ' ~ote: l);e' above table omits wills -drilled for underground storage,, ' '

5 S A N D S TABLE - DRLLED N OHO N 99 WELL MCF / WELL WELL MCF WELL Shallow Berea Ohio Shales Orlskany Newburg Clinton Clinton - Medina NO OF 7 Medina 8 Trenton Sub - Trenton Total or Wts Av 9 GAS ,08, 9?~LLLD: 78 OL NO OF C O M B N A T O N Note: 'ke above table does not (include wells drilled for underground storage of gas during the year DRY 8 h TOTAL NO OR LLEO TABLE - N OHlO NUMBER G A S PER CENT 0 L NUMBER PER CENT COMBNATON* NUMBER PER CENT NUMBER D R Y PER CENT T O T A L Total or Wts Average , , ,00,0,9,8, 0' 7,7 *ncluded in oil and/or gas prior to 99 y E A R Total or Weight Average TABLE - COMPARSON OF BEREA AND CLNTON DRLLNG N OHlO GAS BEREA OL BB L COMB NATONS* CL l NTON GAS OL COMB N AT ONS* ,08,09,,8 99, Total or Weight Average,87, 'ncluded in oil and/or gas prior to 99

6 TABLE - ANNUAL OL PRODUCTON N OHO TABLE 7 - NATURAL GAS PRODUCTON AND CONSUMPTON* PRODUCTON OL PER WELL THOUSANDS cu FT ANNUAL PRODUCTON THOUSANDS CU FT ANNUAL CONSUMPTON -, '*From U S hreau of Mines i : **Production is,"marketed pioduction,"~~cl~sive of repressuring, underground storage, and lbsses ', :, TABLE 8 - PRODUCT l ON OF 0 L N OH 0 BY GRADES - ' - ~ THOUSANDS OF - ' CLEVELAND- PENNSYLVANA ZANESV LLE* CORN l NG T O T A L CHATHAM *ncluded in Pennsylvania grade prior to 99 DATE OF CHANGE, PENNSYLVANA TABLE 9 - PRCES OF ZANESVLE,, - CRUDE OL N OHlO N 99 C O R N N G CLEVELAND- CHATHAM L M A Freedom - Valvoline ** All except Quaker State - # Freedom- Valvoline & Ashland ~efinin~ + Ashland Refining - ++ Qu&er State ## South Penn :, -