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ACTIVITY
In The Gas Fields All Over
The State
Several Wells Drilled 10 In
Knox County
fColumbus Joulnan

November was surely q banner
month for the gas Developments OF
the central Ohio field, as more new
gas volume was found than for any
previous month In the history Of the
Clinton sand gas. Drilling has been
going on for close to 16 years in the
field, but never as yet was there as
productive q month as, was November.
This immense amount OF gas found
was largely due to the Ashland Coun-
ty field, where In one township eight
wells produced close 10 53,e0O,OOO Gu
bic feet alone, to sayu nothing Of the
large producers found in other coun-
ties. Previous to November the larg-
est months production of gas was in
October, when the volume registered
for the month was 100,760,0oo cubic
feet, but November went some better,
with total new volume Of 113,175,OO0
cubic feet, gain OF 12,415, 900 cubic
feet over any previous month since
gas was first found In the field. This
large volume of gas goes to show that
the patrons of the different gas lines
will not suffer for heat and light as
they have during previous years with
shortage Of the product. The large
companies now have more gas than
they can market through their pres
ent pipe line system, and If the good
work of finding additional territory
keeps up they will be compelled to
look further for patrons and extend
their trunk lines to other points.
For some years the northern section
of the state has been looked upon as
outside the gas producing area, but
development of late shows it to be the
most productive portion OF the gas
field, with the best Of prospects for
finding many rich oil pools. Two of
the new gas lines reaching into the
northern end of the field are rapidly
nearing completion, and when those
lines are completed a large volume of
the product can be forced to the large
cities. The Ohio Fuel Supply Com
pany is extending it's lines, while the
Medina Oil and Gas Company has
about completed its line from Mans
field to Kenton, where it will meet the
trunk lines running into Lima, Celina,
Wapakoneta, st. Marys and other
towns in western Ohio. This new
line will hook onto the line running
from the Licking County field to the
towns above mentioned, and when all
are connected up there will be JOY In
all the towns utilizing gas for heat.
In the Gibsonville field, in Laurel
township, Hooking County, the Colum'
bus Gas and Fuel Company drilled in
two fine gas wells. No. on the Isaac
Waltz farm produced 100000 cubic
feet and No.. 8, Isaac Quinn farm,
about 100000 feet. The best that the
Central Contract and Finance Com
pany could find in that field of late
was 100000 cubic feet well in No. l.
G. Seesholtz farm.
On the Kenyon College grounds, In
College township, Knox county, the
Ohio Fuel Supply Company Of Colum
bus secured the lease of the college
grounds and has drilled in three wells
which are good for 100000 cubic feet
or better each.
In November 18 wells were com
pleted in Licking county, Of which Ii
were gas producers. In Fairfield
county seven wells were drilled, OF
which four were gassers. In Knox
county out of seven wells completed
six were gas producers. The record
of Hooking county was five out of six
The only well drilled in Perry coun
ty was dry. The average production
of the new gas wells drilled in centra
Ohio in November was 2,630,5S0 cubic
foot daily