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When the D didn't come through, First, a native of nearby Merion, Pa., was there--delighting the mass of hometown supporters on hand by blocking, catching, or smothering everything the Quakers could throw at him. He finished with 16 saves...
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Some of the wells are drilled by utilities and wildcatters who provide free fuel and a small royalty to the landowner. Other wells are sunk by individuals. A typical case is that of Fred Norman of Harborcreek, near Erie, Pa., who decided three years ago to follow the example of many of his neighbors and dig his own well. For $3,000 Norman hired a water-well driller, who struck gas at only 874 ft. Norman's cousin, a plumber, rigged a pipe to carry the gas into the house, where it fuels a hot-water heater, two heating...
Another lucky resident is Fred Jones of Butler, Pa. His farm had three producing wells when he bought it 20 years ago, and they still provide him with all the gas he wants; a pipeline company siphons off the rest of the gas and pays him an annual fee, which last year came to $667. Such arrangements are common. Peoples Natural Gas Co. of Pittsburgh has 379 lease agreements with landowners in a 16-county area. Collectively the wells produce about 600 million cu. ft. of gas annually, enough to supply more than 5,000 homes for a year. Other...