Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . THE DRAKE WELL. 238. MAP OF OIL REGION AND MAIN PIPE LINES. Several different theories have been ad-vanced as to the origin of the oil, but noneof them are entirely satisfactory. As amatter of fact, petroleum is encounteredin all ages from tlie Laurentian to thetertiary. The sand strata in Pennsylva-nia in which oil is found are chiefly in theChemung group of the Devonian forma-tion. The name is derived from the Che-mung River, where they crop out dis-tinctly. By this time the prospectors had learn-ed where to find the oil, an
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 34 December 1886 to May 1887 . THE DRAKE WELL. 238. MAP OF OIL REGION AND MAIN PIPE LINES. Several different theories have been ad-vanced as to the origin of the oil, but noneof them are entirely satisfactory. As amatter of fact, petroleum is encounteredin all ages from tlie Laurentian to thetertiary. The sand strata in Pennsylva-nia in which oil is found are chiefly in theChemung group of the Devonian forma-tion. The name is derived from the Che-mung River, where they crop out dis-tinctly. By this time the prospectors had learn-ed where to find the oil, and in September,1861, tlie Empire well on the Tarr farmstarted off, to everybodys amazement, atthe rate of 2500 barrels per day. Produc-tion ran to waste for want of barrels andtanks to store the oil,and became more of adrug- in November, when the Phillips wellon the Tarr farm flowed 3000 barrels thefirst day. Other wells came in to swellthe production, and by January 1, 1862,oil could hardly be sold at the wells atany price, and was nominally quoted atten cents per barrel. Sales in N
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