The Mannington Oil Field and the History of its Development

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Research Article| January 01, 1892 The Mannington Oil Field and the History of its Development I. C. White I. C. White Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1892) 3 (1): 187–216. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-3-187 Article history first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation I. C. White; The Mannington Oil Field and the History of its Development. GSA Bulletin 1892;; 3 (1): 187–216. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-3-187 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The Field.Location and general Features.—The Mannington oil field is situated in Marion county, West Virginia, on the main line of the Baltimore and Ohio railway. It is an extension of the Mount Morris (Pennsylvania) field, which begins just north of the West Virginia state line and trends in a belt of varying width southwestward across Marion and Monongalia counties to the edge of Harrison county. Dolls run, Pedlars run, Jakes run, Fairview and Mods run are centers of development along the belt, which as now defined is from half a mile to three miles wide and about 35 miles long.The cross section on the accompanying map (plate 6) shows that the oil belt in question is found on the western slope of the Indiana anticline, and is from 15 to 20 miles distant from the great axis of Chestnut ridge. The dip is northwestward, and varies from . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this article.