14 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-I3TH ANNUAL REPORT

Geological Survey during the recent war and prepared the greater number of the maps embracing a portion of northeastern Florida.
 The usefulness of these maps calls for the continuation of work along these lines, with the State bearing its proportionate part of the cost. To do this increased funds must be made available. The willingness on the part of the United States Geological Survey to aid in this work is shown by the offer to cooperate with the Florida Geological Survey on a dollar for dollar basis. In addition, the expense of printing and engraving is borne by the, Federal Survey. It is recommended that at least $5000.00 be appropriated each year by the State for the prosecution of field work in order that the mapping may progress and be completed within a reasonable. number of years.

 OIL PROSPECTING.

 Interest in the probability of finding oil and gas in Florida is increasing and much money is being spent in drilling test wells at the present time. During the. past several years a number of such wells have been drilled in the State, particularly in the peninsular portion, the deepest in that section being one near Bushnell, in Sumter County, which reached' a depth of 3080 feet.
 The area in which prospecting is now most active is in the northern and western portion of the State. Wells are being drilled' near Burns in Wakulla County about fifteen.miles south of Tallahassee, near Clarksville in northern Calhoun County, near Chipley in northern Washington County, and two in Walton County, near Mossy Head and Bruce. Other wells are to be commenced in the near future, locations having been decided upon, operations only awaiting the delivery and placing of the drilling rig and other necessary machinery.
 It is becoming more. and more generally recognized that the accumulation of oil and gas is dependent upon the character and structure of the underlying geological formations. A detailed study of the geology of the region should be made before a location for a test well is decided upon. These studies should cover a large territory in order to make it possible. to properly correlate the different formations and the. structure within them. Some of the promoters of the wells that have been and are being drilled