During the year 1949 there were 47 test wells drilled in Tennessee; the total footage in excess of 40,000 feet. Eight successful wells were completed. Two of these were wildcats and are producing from the Silurian in Sumner County; one was a new-pool extension now producing from the Upper Stones River in Clay County, and the other five, also classed as “new-pool extension”wells, are producing from the Chester in Morgan County.
First in importance among the wildcats was the Stephens Petroleum Company’s deep test in McNairy County, the Petrie No. 1, which was plugged in July of last year. Information...
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