Identifier: HistoricalCollectionsOfOhio1891V2 (find matches)
Title: Historical Collections of Ohio: An Encyclopedia of the State ; History Both General and Local, Geography with Descriptions of Its Counties, Cities and Villages, Its Agricultural, Manufacturing, Mining and Business Development, Sketches of Eminent and Interesting Characters, Etc., with Notes of a Tour over It in 1886 V 2
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Howe, Henry, 1816-1893
Subjects: Ohio -- Biography Ohio -- History Ohio -- Local History Ohio -- Description and travel
Publisher: Columbus : Henry Howe & Son

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est which therecent discovery of natural gas in largequantities has attracted. A few years ago nogeologist or practical driller would haveadvised a friend or patron to put down a wellin Western Ohio. < But conditions changewith dramatic celerity in this country, and to-day Northwestern Ohio is the scene of anintense and contagious excitement. A few days ago the largest gas well in theworld was struck near Findlay. Its daily output of gas is 20,000,000 cubic feet. Thereare in the aggregate forty-five gas wells inand about Findlay. Together they pourforth 100,000,000 cubic feet of # gas daily,an equal amount in heating capacity to 3,000tons of coal. The Ohio natural gas is said to be richerin heat producing properties than the Penn-sylvania gas by fifteen per cent. ^ according tothe tests and estimates of scientific men. There is a very important and significantgeological fact in connection with the Ohiogas and oil discoveries. Both fluids comefrom the Trenton limestone, a widespread
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HANCOCK COUNTY. 153 formation of the lower silurian age. In orderthat gas or oil may be given forth in valuablequantities there must always be some struc-tural peculiarity in the Trenton limestoneformation so that an arch will be formed toserve as a storehouse for the fluids to accu-mulate in. The town of Findlay, which isthe centre of the gas region, is built oversuch a fold or arch in the limestone. Thewestern extremity of this arch is coincidentwith the north and south line made by theMain street of Findlay, so that a well maybe drilled anywhere east of that street, anddry gas will be found in abundance at a depthof about 1,150 feet. A person cannot dig acellar or well without setting some gas free,and it is said, in jest, that difficulty is foundin setting fence posts on account of the press-ure of gas from beneath. The people of Findlay saw indications ofgas for half a century without suspecting theremarkable treasure underlying them. Oneman in the town, a German physician namedC

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