Although no oil was discovered in the Coastal Plain of these states, there was considerable activity in leasing as well as some geological and geophysical work. Also, 7 wells were drilled during 1946, all dry. The most significant test was that of Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) at Cape Hatteras, Dare County, North Carolina, which reached the total depth of 10,054 feet, with “basement” at 9,878 feet. The Carolina Petroleum Company drilled 5 wells near Merrimon, Cartaret County, North Carolina, all of which reached “basement” at about 4,000 feet. The Standard also drilled a dry hole near Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland. This well was abandoned at 7,710 feet in the Cretaceous. The Rose Hill oil field of Lee County in extreme western Virginia continued to produce oil, but no figures are available.

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