Table 12—Oil and gas will drilling in 1967 
Source: 
Geologists. 
 THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEEtrain from the company's Matthews mine
in Claiborne County to a steam-electric generating plant of the Georgia Power
Co. in Milledgeville, Ga. Initial coal delivery is scheduled for early in
1968. 
 
 Coke.—Woodward Iron Co. was the only coke producer in the State. Coke
and breeze were produced by 44 coke ovens; coke was used in foundries and
blast furnaces, and breeze was used and sold. Coal chemicals produced included
coke oven gas, ammonium sulfate, tar, and crude light oil (converted to industrial-grade
benzene), toluene, and crude naphtha. 
 
 Natural Gas.—State production of natural gas in 1967 was 58 million
cubic feet valued at $11,000. One gas-producing well was completed in Macon
County. 
 
 Petroleum.—Cumulative production of crude petroleum in Tennessee since
1916 is 699,000 barrels. Crude petroleum was produced from 33 wells in the
north-central part of the State. Pemberton Oil and Lumber Co. and David Law
& Mack 
735 
 
Petroleum Co. were the principal producers. 
 During the year, exploration drilling for petroleum was conducted in 18
counties and resulted in three commercial producers. 
 
County 
Exploratory wells 
-—                       
 
Oil Gas Dry Footage 
 
 
Bledsoe                
 
Clay                     
Fentress                  
 
-- 
1 2,0307 63351 855 
Henry                    
Jackson                   
Macon           
Marshall                  
Morgan                   
Obion                    
Overton                   
2 
1 
1 1,0082 2,4077 6,0292 1,5771 1,4015 14,2631 930 
Robertson 
 
 
4 3,465 
Rutherford 
Scott            
Smith                    
1 
 
1 5,6162 4,8881 305 
Stewart                   
 
 
2 1,445 
Sumner                   
 
 
2 600 
White                   Wilson                    
 
Total       
 
 
2 1,3021 5,534 
 
3 
1 43 59,990 
 
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