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Leidy Natural Gas Boom PA1139 Print E-mail

Against expert advice, Dorcie Calhoun drilled Leidy Township's first successful deep gas well about a quarter-mile south of here. On January 8, 1950, the well hit natural gas at a depth of 5,659 feet, and for a time it brought up an estimated 15 million cubic feet per day. This news attracted national attention, and within months more than 30 companies and independents were drilling here before production ceased.
SR 4001 just W of the Leidy Bridge, Leidy Twp.. Clinton County Pennsylvania.

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