Developments in Ohio in 1947

In all, 1,442 holes were drilled in Ohio, of which 22 per cent produced oil, 42 per cent were gas wells, and 36 per cent were dry. Exploratory tests totaled 1,383, and 59 holes were drilled in areas used for gas storage. Of the total completions, 57 per cent tested the Clinton sand, and of these 31 per cent were dry. Interest in gas development centered principally in and near the city of Canton, Stark County. Activity in oil development was principally in the Clinton sand in Muskingum and Perry counties and in the Berea development in Meigs County. No important new fields were discovered and extensions conformed to normal expectancy. There was no deep exploration of interest.