The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-03-16
A Big Jump
4 In Royalty Prices.
The Other Three Fields, Namely
JarvisviIle, Wolf Summit and
New Creek, Show up
Handsomely this Week
with Numerousnew
and fine Produce
ers, Activity
Increasing.

lhteIeSt III IlhFTlsOu county oil de-
velopment has been greatly revived
by the prospects In the Wallace field,
which is practically new develop
ment and wldens the field far beyond
previously established lines, Early
last October some oil was found In the
Orr well there, conclusiyely showing
the fluids existence In that region,
but, the production reported was
scarcely deemed sufficient to attach
much Significance to that field. How
ever, Monday morning at 6 O'clock
signal strike was made in the ]. b.
Whiteman No. l, drilled by the South
Penn, and values In thatneighborhood
were largely enhanced. There is
doubtless more or less exaggeratlon
about the production Of this well, but
beyond question oil has been found in
paying quantity. 1t was first reported
as an 500 barrel gusher, making over
80 barrels an hour for the first "a hours
and this report is verified by inHorma-
tion given out by the parties living in
that locality. A later report, from an
entirely different source, namely, oil
men employed at New Creek, esti-
mates Its daily capacity at 100 barrels,
while South Penn official figures IL
down to Is barrels. Summing up all
this information one may safely con.
clude 1t to be fine producer and far
beyond the average in this county.
This well is located about mile from
Wallace on 45 degree southwest line
and about II miles from the Wolf
Summit field on a As degree northwest
line and is In direct line with the big
Doddridge county development on
Hughes River and Fink. The de-
velopment is In the Gordon sand. But
twomore holes are drilling there, the
J. NJ. Orr No. within $50 feet Of the
Gordon, and John J. Ashcraft No. i
down 1900 feet, but practically aban-
doned for the present owing TO the
tools being fastened.
In the Jarvisville field the South
Penn has completed It's NJ. v. Hurst
No. 5 and has a light producer OF
about 5 barrels daily; also It's test well
on the L. j. Ayers farm and has a %
barrel pumper.
In the Wolf Summit field the South
Penn has completed It's ]. r. Williams
No. 4 and has a l25 barrel producer;
its Hiram Lynch No. ~, making 40
barrels; its p. &C. Williams No. 5, a 60
barrel well; its Elizabeth Fletcher No.
8, light producer on the northeastern
extension; It's test well on William
Dennison, good for % barrels; its No.
2 Elizabeth Fletcher good for 10 bar
rels; in the same pool Its &c. VIII
llams No. 8, good for more than 100
barrels; Its A. j. Williams No. 3, on
the north, making IS barrels daily;
and in the same field the Southern has
drilled its No. 2 on the +. w. Williams
farm, which is maklng go barrels day.
In the New Creek field the South
Penn has It's L. A. Duncan No. 2
and 1t is making more than
100 barrels; Guffy 4 Company's Harri-
son Flanagan Nos. i and 2 are also In.
good for more than 100 barrels each.
In this field the South Penn has / well
on the Smith, Brown & Co.
farm, 2 on Amos Carter, and the
Elizabeth Fletcher farm is literally
covered with derricks. In the same
field the Southern has ; wells drilling
on the J. @. Smith farm, ]. M. Guffy
s. Co. also have one other drilling on
Harrison Flanagan.
Judge Goff has IA producers and 6
wells drilling.
The independents Dakln No. . is a
IS barrel producer.
The CASTOR well on Duck Greek
came in dry.
At New Creek the South Penn has
Q. w. Smith No. finished, and it is a
20 barrel producer; also It's W. f.
Williams No. ., a light well.