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Log of Well No. 1, Pelican Oil and Gas Company—Conceluded.

. ; Feet.
Dark Srey SRAlG Se 87 oe pss ce pe so See Dee ee ee ee
lard shells orgies Both, So SRE Bs a ae ee ee AO es
Darkserey shalecii 23s ¥ o> Gat Mea aes SHE TG ee
Hard shell... .. . getter A I ye
Dark grey shale, sandy . ake BS a AN ee ae eG eee
Sandy-shale tj: 58 Uo.0 8.08 sous. hh Teas Bt te Ee a
Sandy shale... .. . es ee ee ee
Coarse rock mixed with “heavy ail, NPE air Mere meng a sr Fas tse
Shaleiaud sand te A258. SEG ISO, ee ee eae
Hard-voek..2. cs TAD Se ee nec ee 898 — 903:
Lime carrying oil oc rece pepe a eaents eee ee ene see ei SNUBS NT
Limestone.. .. oe GOT 1 O51
‘Hard, flinty shell (strong flow ‘of gas ‘under shell) . .. .. 1,051 —1,0534
Limestone.. .. we fer ee ee 10533—-1,158
Hard, lime shall ee Os ee ee tes
Limestone... .. FERNS TAS SEE 2) SORT A As etek ene
Hard shell (gypsum) . eee eek bees RE Sop. Sermo a. Peete ele pal ROG
Blue shale and gypsum. eg ee ee ee 2 EEN Loe aoe at ONG ie teen
Hard; time’sielhs2 2h. DU ee Re ee EAS Ei lo eee
‘Einé. ROCK: wie: 6 Acton  tedoeaios 26 dia. 1,296 —1,538
Lime, shale, and aes rock. . 6 eS epee tt ace. pigs a em ee OO
Grey shale and lime ao) Bee pea eNO aa Te Feet Ee ne cals OO eee
Limestone... ... é ote oe ED Ee ee,
Hard shell. Stars eet eon he Chere caine ee ys a ene eb UO)
Lime rock (shale streaks). eee aerate er OP en eae Ad Si Gl FES (09)
lara SHellcuat.c ee
Layers of limestone ‘and ‘shale. OE Ea tg SAPS Re Be eo; 27020
Strong flow of gas.. .. bie eee Ste oa ey0e0

Limestone and shale, interstratified . . 2,040 —2,0:69

Several companies have carried on boring operations along the river from
McMurray to some distance below MacKay and in some of the wells small quan-
tities of oil: have been struck. The logs of two wells bored at the mouth of
Horse creek in the vicinity of McMurray are given on page 125.

Log of Well No. 1, Athabaska Oils, Limited, Located 9 Miles Below MacKay.

Feet
Mop -Soil.'. ©.’ Bite keoatl . Sits PCY Se wea ees 1= 4
Cemented oil sand. Bees pil ot cube bc Eas FEPERY CEL Spee LAS TEE eee 4— 8
OTS SEV ADUIN copes ees ed sii se oe pono eetie i ink core iene melo 18—. 78
Ca He eee ts Pet criss cy eee, Se che cee Acca ee erei aps 7T8- 98 “
Re ecb oa enon 98— 1515
SUG c ats Geer ieee Stes Pans peas So) Se aftr earn ar pearacine=s Umer Gay Dg ern itn ase LS55-— 330
TEATAYROS LON Coo ce ks eer I ye Oe ge any SRS eee red eee 330-— 3915
Shalela oid) 26m at Sr lire PML FO WARS pares: Yap SOCeLS
Limestone.. . .. 41'5—' 25190
Gypsum.. . 590+ 720
SPSTIVOSEOM Ce ee EE rg ra ee pt eerie wo a one ee 120- 912
Red rock.. . biveiobl: senpiiekl: cb& oh ihe 6906:
Hard, reddish flint ‘sand or rock. er eee ae ee oe Mite Secs PGi a ea a US
BCU Sn QUATED OF LOCK oe cae ge ia nes ee ts ees eee ee eg ee 1,105-1,130

Salt water was struck at depths of 765 and 1,000 feet. A small quantity
of petroleum was struck in the upper part of the well. —

During the summer of 1916 boring operations were conducted at the upper
end of Vermilion chutes and at a point on Peace river 17 miles below Peace
River Crossing.

At Vermilion chutes boring was carried to a depth of 860 feet through
Devonian limestone and shale. The upper beds are porous and impregnated with